Epic Win

  This may more or less start as an incomplete thought but hopefully it will make sense towards the end.

  Today, after reflecting on some things earlier this week and coming from 3D last night talking with my small group girls, I finally started to understand what the Lord has been showing me. I suppose sometimes I can be a bit slow when it comes to a lesson God has been teaching me. Then again... when I really think about it, aren't we all? God isn't something you can just get because He's so infinite and none of us will truly understand and know Him till Christ comes back, however; that is also part of the adventure. Discovering new things about Him and in my own opinion, it never gets old.

  So, being that Monday I had the unexpected privilege of helping Kyle Adams, the tight-end for the bears at my job, [Click here to read on his experience/work in Haiti last summer]

Plip Plop, Raindrops

  I hear the rain as it hits my windowpane and think, wow... God is amazing. I just simply adore Him and all His goodness. It's quite late and though I should be asleep, I just felt compelled to write.

  The sound of water falling from the sky has to be one of my favorite things to hear and to know that the Lord, the One who created the world, made something like rain that is so soothing to my soul. Such a small thing.
  I think it's safe to say that everyone likes a little rain. To venture and say that everyone likes a lot of it might be a stretch. This makes me ponder my spiritual life and if I'm just plip plopping around in life without any real purpose or intention of watering those around me.

  Yes, rain can be a small thing, but with a little help from a strong wind, it can definitely go places. That's how I want my life to be. Though I may be a small droplet in the world, I know that I have a God who is more than big enough to help me make a huge impact in the lives of those around me, for the better.
  Storms can be scary sometimes, but how else are things going to get stirred up, shaken, wiped clean? When it's all over and the rain starts to slow down to a steady trickle, we can walk out and see a bit of sunshine start to creep in and be completely content with the plip plop of the raindrops, knowing that it gave us something we needed. Water to bring life. Just the same, Christ has done for us. He brought us life, real life giving water and on occasion has to stir things up a bit, but for our own good. To make an impact on us so that we in turn can make an impact on others.

  Night~

For those BLAH sort of days...

"And let us not grow weary while doing good,

for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart." -Galatians 6:9

   This verse has been one of my many favorite verses of encouragement. There are a lot of times where we feel that we are doing everything right as we know how, wanting to please God and doing things in a way that glorifies Him. We seek honestly to serve Him and though we may do things right, unpleasant things happen or go down in our lives that seem unfair and we just don't understand why it's happening to us when all we know is that we haven't done anything to deserve certain things. In some cases it would seem that all of our good things go unnoticed quite often and that there is no point to continue working as hard as some of us do.

Eni Mini Miny Moe!!

  Today was quite the adventure I must say. I think that's part of the beauty of not knowing what's going to happen. Honestly, how boring would that be if we knew everything. I sure wouldn't want to know, takes the fun out of experiencing things in the moment.

  Let me start this story with a very sunny and warm Sunday of sand volleyball.

Maewyn Succat

  Wow, it's definitely been awhile since I've graced you all with my presence here in the blog world. Not to worry though, I'm back ;] I had a pretty full day and I'm only just now getting to write about it. Which is awesome!

  This morning I thought I overslept and would be late to work, luckily, [no pun intended] I woke up with just enough time to brew a cup of coffee and eat Nutella on toast. What a delicious way to start a morning, seriously... I don't care how tired you are, that will put a little pep in your step. Once arriving at work,

Happy New Year

A Heart's Lonely Cry

Here lies this heart, broken and battered

It’s calling for help, it’s saddened and shattered

I see the pieces but what can I do?

I look towards the Heavens, can I trust You?

I attempt to see what’s before me but the way is shadowed

How I would like to know what the future holds or who’s steps must I follow

Maybe some things are just left to wander the unknown

But it frightens me to see what I reaped from what I’ve sown.

Will this heart be pleased with the deeds it’s done?

Can it live and be free once again to run?

The problem seems too big but what can I do?

I look towards the Heavens, can I trust You?

A still small Voice is heard above this lonely cry

The Voice of the One who’s life paid a price

A price far too great than I could ever bare

Why little heart do you doubt… do you fear?

“Let me pick up the pieces and mend them together”

Says the God of all things created,

From the tiniest flower to the change in the weather

“Yes, you can trust Me! And you I will never leave!”

A heart’s cry is no longer lonely or grieving

But fully reliant on the peace it’s been given

Yes the sun always comes after the rain

And this thing doesn’t last forever, this thing called pain.

Amaris I. Nazario

May 1, 2009