Tuesday, October 26, 2010

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Sometimes you lock eyes... and just know.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

What God has done for me so far...

Let me tell you about this blog readers. My God is sovereign and he is good. I could never ever ever imagine being anywhere else that Cedarville University. If you are looking for a great school, you must check it out. God is moving on this campus, and i cannot being to put into words what he has done. Recently I have joined the One Voice Gospel Choir, which was the best decision that I have ever made. You know how you get that feeling of belonging? Yupp I have that, and I can't wait to see what God has in store for me in that choir. Last night we had Gospel Fest, and let me tell you it was a night of praise. Everything from being free, to excellence, to an Awesome God. Hmmmmmmmm YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS he is worthy. Oh, and btdubs that is my new praise word. Grace is still there, but now worthy has entered the picture. Oh my my my he is worthy of our praise, because of his grace. Now that is a dangerous sentence. Hmmmmmm, he is so worthy. I need to stop or I am going to have a shout session in my room. HALLELJU!!!!!!!

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Worship, worship, worship, worship, WORSHIP!!!

God is soooo worthy, that no one can even express. That is what I have been reminded time and time again. That everything I do he is the one that enabled me to do it. Everytime I open my mouth to sing he is there giving me the ability to further his kingdom. It is so amazing to be filled with a campus full of people who want to fulfill the will of God like me. Growing up in a public school I was not as fortunate. It has not even been a week yet and God has moved in me. I have met some great friends, and have but fuel in some old ones. But most of all i am here with my saviour and nothing can take that away from me.

Saturday, August 21, 2010

CU Bound :)

So I have to say that I have been looking forward to this weekend since i left summer studies last July. It's incredible to finally realize that I am a college student. It has not hit me yet for sure, it all feels like such a dream. I keep seeing people on campus that I know and they keep telling me how awesome it is to see me finally on campus. It's weird to me that I am actually growing up. I mean i look at my friends and i am like yupp you look like your going to college, and i don't feel like i do.

I am really stoked about looking for what God wants me to do with my life. There has already been an opportunity put in front of me to go to Uganda my junior year, i really want to do that so i will for sure start praying about that. There are just so many things, I pray that i can just do God's Will and not have to back track.

Needless to say I am so excited to be her with my "posse" of 7, and all the summer studies crew. Also my twin sister/mentor the lovely Bri Dupree. I cannot wait to see where God takes that relationship.

It's the 2nd day and I can already tell God is going to move in CU.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Life

Sometimes i wish i could read people like a book. i wish i really understood completely how they felt and there was never a question. I wish i really understood if people felt the same way that i feel about them. Oh and i wish that i knew if people were annoyed cause that could help to. Idk.. the was just my random thought for the day :)

Friday, August 6, 2010

Smite 2010

Holy Cow! The best 10 days of my whole entire summer! I am not even sure where to begin. I guess I will just hit the most important things to me of the week.

The first night we were there (Saturday) we helped out with there version on youth group. We did the lifehouse everyting skit( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVJqRLU3J0I watch it if you have never seen it) and it was amazing, the teens were very responsive and after a hard day of preparing the Lord blessed us with 10 salvations. It was such an amazing night!

Sunday morning we went to black people church and it was SOOOO sweet. We got to worship Jesus in a way i had never done before. I feel like that day I got a little glimpse of heaven and boy is it going to be exciting! The next night (sunday) we had a family dinner. That night i met Glinn and Tiffany. They forever have impacted me. Tiffany taught me how to jerk, and glinn taught me how to angry dance. it was super awesome to be able to fellowship with them. I ended up giving tiffany a bible on tuesday which was amazing.

Tuesday night we put on our first block party at hert park. within the first hour we had seen 200 people. God really brought the people in so we could touch their hearts. That night we had a couple more salvations, which was so awesome to see God move in the people in Roanoke.

Wednesday was our day to have to ourselves. So we went to the lake and just got to enjoy God's creation it was sooo awesome! it was seriously so beautiful! I wish there were beautiful mountain's in Indiana :)

Thursday we did another block party but this time it was in land's down. It was beautiful and tons of people showed up. I worked the clothes table and this lady was dancing around and so i asked her, "if everything was okay," She said, "Yes everything is wonderful i am so blessed," and i said "The Lord is blessing you isn't he," and she said "Yes he is!" That was soo encouraging to she the Lord work in the lives of those people.

Friday we put on a 3 on 3 basketball tournament. It was awesome to see everyone interact with each other, and to be able to put on a positive thing in the community. It was awesome again to see God move through his people.

Saturday was a super busy day! First we started out with a car show and it was raining so not alot of cars showed up. I think that God was letting us rest so that we would be ready for another night of Straight Street. We were so exhausted so he was telling us to save ourselves and give our all that night. We did some more skits and songs, and some decisions were made. It was neat to see some of the kids back that we met through out the week.

In my life God taught me to always be in his word. Prayer is a powerful thing. Never ever be afraid God will always give you the strength and the words. Most of all see him in everything.

If his grace is an ocean we're all sinking. Heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss and my heart turns violently inside of my chest and I don't have time to maintain these regrets when I think about the wayyy that he loves us WOAH how he LOVES us WOAH how he LOVES us WOAH how he LOVES. - John Mark McMillian

Monday, July 12, 2010

Summer

Normally summer time brings a new school year, with the same friends and new memories. Yes, i'll have new memories, but these one's will last me a life time. August 20 marks a new life for me whether i like it or not. And trust me i like, but i kinda wish i could stay in this moment forever, i mean what did this ever hurt anyone? but i know i have to move on to bigger and better things. i don't think i could be any more excited. :)

Friday, June 18, 2010

I'm in that pour your heart out type a mood.

It's funny how something so perfect can seem so wrong at the same time. I don't really understand how this can happen but I'm sure that someday soon it will all make since. I'm not quite sure what tomorrow has in store for me, but i know what i want today. I wish I couls explain to you the feeling that I get when you laugh at me, or the way we can talk and it never gets old. I want you to know that I'm here. I'm waiting. And as far as I know, I'll be waiting here till your ready. Ready to face this world head on together. Even though distance maybe a challange, God can pull us through. As long as he is on our side, we've got nothin to lose. Cause sometimes I feel like you're all i got, and others we're barely hangin on. Let's try this and see, let's watch as we fly. I'm not movin, so come on take my hand we're halfway there.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Summer...

As this summer is already started... It's been amazing. It's a very different summer from all the rest. My future is in front of me now more than ever, and that in it's self is kinda a scary thing. To say that i'm excited is an understatement, but to say that i'm nervous is one too. I've already had to make choices this summer, and to be quite honest i was not a fan of making those decisions,but i had to.

Cedarville in the fall. It's sooo unreal. I've been talking about it for the past year, and now i'm about to do it. Ha. I don't think that it's actually hit me that I'm graduated as of 3 weeks ago.

This summer will be filled of memories that will last a lifetime, and freinds that maybe for the last time i will hang out with, and others who i'll be with forever. This summer will be the summer that changed my life.

Friday, May 14, 2010

Memory 9 Emily Crawford






So i met this girl and it was her senior year, never would i ever have guessed it would have come to this. She was always at the places i was, and so i felt that the only thing to do was be freinds with her since i saw her all the time. Suprisingly her going to college brought us closer and we soon became very good friends. I'm not really sure what life without her would be like, and i don't think that i really want to know to be honest. So many memories together that i can't even list them cause their are just to many to be able to count. Hey Emily, i love you and remember yes, i am a black girl in disguise, and yes you can stand under my umbrella anytime you want ;)

Monday, May 10, 2010

Memory 8 Jr. Sr.









Oh my word this was the time of my life chillin with the besties and just having a ball. To say that i wish that i could be in their class is for sure an understatement. Over the years some of my best friends have come from that class. Without them i am not sure what i would do, they have gotten me through some of the roughest times in my life. Everyone came over to my house after to party, and let me tell you i was stressed, but in the end it was all worth it :)




























Thursday, May 6, 2010

Memory 7 Spring Break 09




Spring break 2009!!! Florida, going to see my grandparents a boring experience that I don't look forward to. But that year, Tiffany(middle) and Korinna (right) were going to be 30 min from me. YES PLEASE!! Laying on the beach, collecting shells, swimming, taking pictures, and witnessing God's creation at it's best. This for sure was a Spring Break that I will remember for awhile. Ha oh and ordering the most epic chocolate cake for room service ever! Oh my word the best chocolate cake I have her had, we legit fought over it, that's how good it was! Chilling with friends and family is what I love to do. I think that's why this trip was soo much fun!

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Memory 6 The Worship Group

During my sophomore and junior year, like any other teenager I was trying to find myself. This group of people helped me discover who I was, and helped me to understand music in a different way. Josh (who is not in the picture) helped me more than anything else. He showed me that music is more than words on a page and notes in an order. He helped me realize that music is an overflow of the soul, and that's what really makes people enjoy it. Krista (who is on my left) is totally an older sister to me. I talk to her and she gives me advise and she totally understands what I am going through. Even though she has moved nothing has changed in our relationship. That more than anything means alot to me. Don't get me wrong I miss them alot, but I know that deep down inside they are with me in every single thing that I do.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Memory 5 My Smith Sister! :)

Ever since freshman year i have been forced to have a locker next to this girl. She always talked to me and I always talked back and she was a super sweet girl. I never ever in a million years thought that she would be the "peanut butter" to my "jelly" but she is. We have grown closer than I ever wanted to my senior year, cause honestly i went into this year with the attitude that i didn't need to make another friend becasue i was going to college. Clearly God had other plans, because i could not imagine this year without her. From the fights in english class, to the boys, to the creeper in english, to the sweater vest teacher we have been through it all together. Ask me if i regret any of it and i will tell you no not for a second. If anything i wish that it could have been like this before now. Why you ask ,because i now feel like i have met my sister from another mother and quite frankly she has the same last name as me! I love you miss raechel smith with all my heart, and no matter what happens you will always be the "peanut butter to my jelly sandwich".

Monday, May 3, 2010

Memory 4 Frightful 5

So this "group" has probably made the second semester of my senior year. Basically the guys were having a "man night" (weird i know but what can you do). Us girls, Emily Johnson, Katelyn Mershon, Korinna Waggoner, Hanna Hill, and I decided we wanted to prank the guys. We ended up writing, kissing with lipstick, putting smell good stuff, and girl stuff in and outside 6 of the guys cars. They got us back by putting rice on our cars, shaving cream, and toilet paper. But it rained and it didn't really matter. So therefore we got them better!! So.. The Frightful five... maybe coming to a car near you ;)

Friday, April 30, 2010

Memory 3 Summer Studies.

So basically the summer before my junior year was THE BEST SUMMER EVER!!!! I met some incredible people who I will never ever ever forget. On the left is "the gang". We were basically beast at bowling, and had such an amazing time. First one's to start, and last one's to be done. We were pretty epic if I do say so myself. Basically some pretty epic things happend in this group. Derek and Britney are offical (and will get married haha) they are on the left. Then Korinna, the girl on the right and I
saw Alex at the mall just a couple months ago. He was in claire's with his sister's which was hillarious if I do say so myself, and it was Valentine's Day. hahaha good times. So all of us are going to Cedarville except Bri-wanna, the only other girl I have not talked about. I wish she was going cause I could see us being epic bestfriends. Her and I had some good times with the ice cream, and just in general. This is one of the summers that I will remember forever!!
This(on the right) is the one and only Sarah Anderson!! She was an AMAZING R.A and I wish that I would have known her forever. One of my favorite memories with her is going with SAG!!! Her and Grace (another R.A) decided to make a cooking video and boy was it funny. I was the director/film person which was a good time. We were sooo much alike it was a little scary I'm not going to lie. I can't wait for her to come see me in college!! It will be a blast!!
This is none other than BRI DUPREE!!! She was another
R.A. It's very strange how God put's people in your life, and it's perfect he is just amazing. Bri is basically my sister from another mother. I feel like we have just known eachother forever! This year I went to Cedarville a couple times and visted her. She is my mentor and I just love her to death. I am not sure what I would have done without her. She is such a huge inspiration and she has done so many things in my life. She has opened up doors that I never thought I could open till at least college. She has taught me how to get my praise on and not be afriad to just show my creator how I really feel. She made me realize that at times we forget what the word GRACE really means, and for that I am sooo thankful. So I guess I am trying to say she is pretty much amazing and I can't wait to see where God takes this relationship.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Memory 2 The Besties




I lost a best friend this year but ya know what... through it all it's made me stronger. I now have 4 of the best friends that i could ever ask for. I'm not really sure why God has put them in my life but i can tell you right now, I hope that they stay there forever!! I love you BESTIES!!!

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Memory 1 Madrigals.

The main highlight of my Senior year would have to be Madrigals. Ever since my freshman year I wanted to be in the top choir at Brownsburg High School. I finally got in my senior year. It has been so neat to see this choir grow as a family. It's going to be hard to say goodbye. So many fun memories, and sad ones too. Mrs. Mobeiusand Mrs. Prather has helped me to grow alot this year. To step out of my box and try new things. Music is now a huge part of my life, and I hope to be able to continue in college.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Memories...

I am quickly reminded that my high school years are coming to an end. There are 115 days till I get to walk on the Cedarville campus. Soo in that i have decided that everyday till the end of the year I'm going to share a memory from my high school years. I'm actually kinda excited about it!! So i hope you'll be looking forward to it ya never know you may see your name!! :))

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Its weird to think that in ten years you will not worry about the things that you worry about now.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

So i officially have the best friends in the whole world. It is a for sure fact. They are just amazing and always have the right thing to say. So THANKS friends. You guys are the best.