truth.

Thank goodness it's Friday! This week has been majorly lacking in the sleep department. I'm not sure why but I have been staying up later and getting up earlier! Anywho I am hoping this weekend can be somewhat relaxing :) 


I want to share this verse with you that has been on my heart. Lately I have been overwhelmed with fact that the world is bombarding us with LIES everyday. Lies about who we are, how we should live, what our worth is, what love is, how to make ourselves happy, etc...


If we hear more lies than truth, we will begin to believe and give into the lies. Therefore, we must be filled with TRUTH, and this must be intentional! 


So here is some truth for you to soak in today.




 "For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago." Ephesians 2:10


This is truth. You are God's masterpiece! He has a specific, purpose-filled plan just for you! He wants to use you to do great things! YES, YOU! 


phew! 


Today is also day four of "things you might not know about my prince and I..." :) 

I am officially a bigger eater than my prince! It is a little embarrassing to admit, but often times I find myself cleaning off his plate :) 

Sometimes I think he just has better self-control than me...

I just really enjoy food! 

:D

Blessings on your weekend!  

music!

I love this song! Listen to the words...God's arms are ALWAYS open wide!

Also, today is Day # 3 of my Valentines countdown! So...something you might not know...

My prince is a musician! :) 

He was in a band for a little while, and they got to play at Sonshine Music Festival! 

This was my prince proposing to me :) We were at an apple orchard when we came upon his guitar...(I will tell the full story later :)) He wrote a song basically asking me to marry him! 

L-O-V-E

suits!

Tonight my prince and I found the perfect suits for our men for the wedding! We had looked at Men's Wearhouse, but the look and prices were just a little off....last night I was up late searching wedding blogs and found a link to H&M! This is where we found them! They are cheap and trendy...just what we wanted! :)

Picture this with a tie and different shirt :) 

My prince will wear the matching pants, vest and coat. The groomsmen will just wear the pants and vest with ties to match the bridesmaids!


Ok so as promised, I must tell you something about my prince and I that you might not know! So here I go...

We are bad dancers :) seriously I think we might have to take lessons for our first dance?

Hello February

I can not believe it is February already! That means we are only 6 months away from the wedding!!!!! Yay and yikes at the same time! My checklist on The Knot says I still have 455 items to do...HAHA seriously!

Since it is now the Month of Valentines Day, I have decided to begin celebrating! On each post I will include a picture, and something you might not know about my prince and I :)

for example,

My prince was my date to my first ever school dance :)
we were so little!

messy

how was your weekend? mine was...messy!

warning: this story is very personal, humbling, and a little icky. 


So Friday night I got home from work and just wanted to relax. I was catching up on some blogs, and waiting for my prince to get off work himself. Well, I had to go to the bathroom (nothing too unusual...) so I went! Now this next part is a little blurry probably from the trauma that was caused. ha. When I went to flush the toilet I realized it was clogged. ok no big deal this happens all the time right? wellllllll I started to plunge, but instead of going down, the toilet water began to rise...and rise...and rise...and RISE. Something was terribly wrong. THE TOILET THEN BEGAN TO OVERFLOW. And I mean oooooooverrrrrflooowwwww. YES. The toilet has been a little broken for awhile, but it has never ever ever caused something like this. I didn't know what to do so I tried flushing and plunging again. BAD IDEA. Now the poopy toilet water was flooding the bathroom. seriously...flooding the bathroom! ICKY ICKY ICKY. I was literally standing in my own poop. I know you probably are very grossed out by now but I wanted you to know the desperation I was in. The toilet finally stopped running, and I began to clean up the HUGE UGLY MESS. I was so eager to be clean! yikes. That is my story...one I will never forget!

Now let me tell you what came to my mind while I was in this MESSY situation.

Gross. Disgusting. Horrible. Smelly. Why. Sick. Ugh. Annoying. Nasty. Dirty. Sin. 


As I was feeling helpless and dirty, I heard God say to me...
This is like your sin. When we sin (disobey God) it is like we are standing in poopy toilet water. God wants to get us away from this mess and cleanse us, but sometimes we think it is more fun to stand in our poop. seriously how silly do we sound!?

"For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:23


Our sin separates us from God. As long as we choose to live for ourself and this world, we are stuck in our own mess. The good news is that "...While we were still sinners, Christ died for us!" Romans 5:8


God saw us in our mess, standing in our toilet water, and He sent His son to cleanse us! We simply have to accept His cleansing! I don't know about you, but I never want to experience an overflowing toilet again. 


"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9

control

Today I went into a ditch. I was on my way to work around 6:30 a.m....as I was exiting the highway onto a ramp...I hit some ice and lost control. I ended up allll the way in the ditch completely stuck (and super close to hitting a wall)! Thankfully I have an amazing dad who came to my rescue after I woke him up with a phonecall. He let me take his car to work while he waited on the side of the road for a towtruck! Thank you daddy I love you!! As I was then running late for work, I kept thinking why did this happen? There must be a reason or some kind of lesson? What is God trying to teach me?

When I was driving I thought that I had control of my car. I had no idea a little bit of ice could leave me completely trapped in a ditch...but it did.

What am I trying to control in my life? Is it my time, money, appearance, or sins? I may go a long time feeling in control of these things, but all it takes is a little bit of ice...

The only constant, absolute thing in this life is God. We may end up in the ditch sometimes, but if we are willing to let go of trying to control, then He is willing to take control and pull us out!

 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
      do not depend on your own understanding.
 Seek his will in all you do,      and he will show you which path to take."  
Proverbs 3:5-6
                                                                                              


 "We can make our plans,      but the Lord determines our steps."         
Proverbs 16:9




"So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!" 
1 Corinthians 10:12 




"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."
John 10:10

unpredictable

Whats up Wednesday?! :)

Today has been an interesting day so far...

I woke up late

I cut myself pretty bad while shaving my legs...who knows why I was shaving my legs when I was running late and going to wear pants...but I did.

I went to work on my day off to do an observation for my class observing and assessing young children.

I somehow missed my turn and desperately need gas in my car.

But now I am at Panera! I am eating garden vegatable soup and drinking coffee out of a lovely green mug. When I am done talking to you I am going to dive into homework for a couple hours before class.

My revelation today is that life is unpredictable. How often do our days go exactly how we planned or imagined they would go? ...not very often! Instead of letting life get to us, let's embrace the little things in life that make our days interesting!

I must admit...I love American Idol :) I have watched it almost every year since the beginning! Since the new season started I have been thinking about previous singers who did well on the show! One that just came to my mind is Mandisa. She was on American idol a couple years ago and publicly professed her faith in Christ on the show! You go girl!

I love this song she sings...it is a great reminder especially when days don't go how we planned!