All About Me In 30 Days - Day 1

A Photo Of Yourself And A Description Of How Your Day Was

Happy Thanksgiving!  I hope you are all having a wonderful start to your weekend...I sure am!

My day today was amazing!  It started off by sleeping in!  After a long week, sleeping in was amazing!  My grandparents are visiting for the weekend, so for brunch we had incredible food that was mostly made my my grandma and grandpa.  Since my grandparents were bringing some of our favourite 'traditional' foods my mom's cousin and her family came over for brunch.  We had a good visit with them! 

Then after they left I took my grandparents out for a ride in my 'new' car!  They hadn't seen it yet so it was nice to show it off! 

After that we had a relaxing afternoon, waiting for the turkey to cook, and for my friend to come over.  Traditionally our family has always spend Thanksgiving just as a family, but this year I really felt it on my heart to invite a friend over as her family has moved away.  It was great to have Sarah over!  We had a dinner/evening full of laughter...much to the expense of my brother!  It felt great to have my entire family together, with my grandparents and Sarah! 

God has blessed me abundantly!  Though times have been extremely tough lately, I can't help but have an overwhelming sense of being blessed. 

I am living closer to my extended family than I have since I was little.  (And now a whole 15 minutes closer to my little cousins and Aunt and Uncle!!)  God has brought me an amazing friend who is honestly more like a sister to me.  God is also been bringing me a couple more friend!  I just feel blessed, and extremely thankful!

And finally, I am so grateful for Jesus' amazing love for me and my family!  He will never let us go...no matter if times are good or bad.  He's holding us in the palm of His hand!  I am so thankful for His great love for us all!

Missing:  Mom...who was taking all the pictures!

Like A Child

"And [Jesus] said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."  Matthew 18:3

I've been thinking about this verse ever since Friday night. 

In case you missed my last post, on Friday night my little four year old cousin asked Jesus into her live.  I saw my grandparents on Saturday and my grandpa told me of the conversation he had with Nevaeh the night before.  It completely melted my heart! 

...but it made me think.  When I told some of my siblings (cause I was SOOOOOOO excited!!!) one of them said "but she's so young."  That's just it.  She's young....with pure faith.  Like Jesus said, we can only come to truly believe in Him if we come with the faith of a child...pure and untainted by the things of the world.  That is why I believe Nevaeh understands the love of Jesus more than someone who is much older than her.  As we get older we try to examine and take apart everything, where as small children take everything how it is.  They don't try to pull it apart based on circumstances.  They just believe.  And God honors that. 

I don't think I'm explaining all this very well.  I just found a video that may help to 'explain' through seeing a 5 year old girl sing her heart out to Jesus!  Enjoy!

Click This Link To Watch The Video  ...sorry...I'm not sure how embed this video! 

All The Angels Are Rejocing...

"...In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”  Luke 15:10

And tonight all the angels are rejoicing that my dear little cousin asked Jesus into her heart tonight!  I could not be happier than I am right now!  :)

I am so proud of you Nevaeh for taking this huge step in your life!  I can't wait to see your own personal relationship with Jesus grow and thrive!  I love you! 

Are You Ready?

All week I have been struggling with what to write.  I know I need to say something, but the words are not there.

Earlier this week my pastor's grandson tragically and very suddenly passed away.  As a whole I think it's safe to say it shook my entire church to the core.  I know it shook me a lot.  I didn't know his grandson but it made me think even greater about how death can hit at any given moment. 

On Tuesday when I heard the news my dad said something that hit me hard.  He said he thought about how what if that was my family.  What would we do?  Do we all know where we are all headed?  I know I personally know with certainty that when I die I will spend eternity in heaven with Jesus.  That is because I have given my whole life over to Jesus.  But I can't speak for everyone...even in my own family. 

It breaks me more than anything when I think about people in my life who are currently choosing to ignore the reality of Jesus.   It just breaks me...  I do not want anyone I know or love...especially my family to spend eternity in hell.

This week just made it really real that any one of us could possibly die at any given moment.  There is such an urgency in how we live our lives today.  We CAN NOT ignore Jesus' call to us any longer.  We can't.  Because me, or you, may not have tomorrow.  We may not have another breath after the one you are breathing right now.  Please, I seriously beg you.  If you do not know Jesus already.  If you do not know with certainty that if you died today you would spend eternity in heaven.  PLEASE do not over look this.  Please learn more about Jesus and how much He loves YOU!  He died for YOU!  He is waiting in heaven for YOU!  And He wants more than anything to have a relationship with YOU! 

Eternity is coming faster than you know it.  We all need to be ready...

Thankful...For Technology

Sometimes I despise technology because...well because of a lot of reasons!  But today I am thankful for it.  For the very first time (sadly!) I sat down and skyped with one of my very close friends in Kamloops!  She just had a baby in June and I've been feeling very sad about living so far away and missing this new season of their lives!  It was so great to see her and hear her voice...it felt almost as if I was sitting in her living room having tea with her! 

I am so thankful that even though I live 18 or so hours away from Adam and Rachelle that technology has paved a way for us to feel like the distance between us isn't that great at all! 

Thanks for the amazing chat Rachelle!  I am so grateful for your friendship!    :) 

Silver and Gold Have I None But Such As I Have...

"Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” ~Acts 3:6

I may not have silver.  I may not have gold.  I may not be the richest woman in the world.  Yet I am rich.  I have something greater...and what I have can save YOUR life! 

"There's something better I can give.  If you surrender you will live.  Just gotta taste and see it's good.  I'd make you see it if I could.  It's gonna save your life." 

Ok...so youtube is being frustrating...so click this link to go to the song...

In Everything Give Praise

Last night I started reading Job.  I could barely get through reading through chapter 1!  I've read the book so many times before but this time it became very real.

Imagine for a moment.  There is a man named Job who was a God fearing man.  He lived a good life...a life that pleased God.  He had a big family.  He was wealthy. And the Bible even says he was the most influential man in the Middle East!  Job had it all, and I am sure life was amazing for him! 

Then one day Satan comes before God.  (What a conversation that would have been!  Satan, who was cast from heaven and who will spend eternity in hell before the Almighty God who created Heaven and earth...Wow!)  So imagine this conversation and God begins to tell Satan all about how amazing Job is!  Satan comes back at God's remarks and says that if Job had reason to he would curse God.  So God basically gives Satan access to every thing in Job's life...except his very life. 

Already this story is pretty crazy!  But a day came when absolutely everything in Job's life changed...

A messenger came to say all Job's livestock was taken away and all his servants massacred.  Before the messenger was finished speaking another messenger came to say all Job's flocks and servants were burned to death.  Again while the messenger is still speaking a third messenger arrived saying Job's camels and servants (he must have had so many servants!) were massacred.  Finally a fourth messenger arrived to say the home all his children were in collapsed and all his children had been killed. 

WOW!  Imagine what a bad day Job would have been having!  To hear all that one after another is crazy!  I don't know how I would react to that but here is Job's reaction:  (vs 20-22)  "Job stood up, tore his robe in grief, and shaved his head.  Then he fell to the ground and worshipped.  He said, "Naked I came from my mother, and naked I will return.  The Lord has given, and the Lord has taken away!  May the name of the Lord be praised."  Through all this Job did not sin or blame God for doing anything wrong." 

I can't even imagine a response like that!  Everything Job had was taken away, even his own children, yet he praised God! 

Maybe this passage really spoke me this time around because life hasn't been all wonderful lately.  I've briefly mentioned in previous posts that May was a rough month for me.  It felt like everything wrong that could happen all happened one week after the next.  It's taken all summer for me to feel like I can manage the pain from May.  There's still so much to work through.  Tears are still shed.  But in the midst of the pain and confusion I need to remember Job.  I need to remember to give praise to God even in this season of deep pain.  I need to keep believing that God is the very same today as He was in Job's life.

And as long as we have breath there is time for redemption.  Time for the people in my life who are so far from God right now to turn around and come home.