The Patriarchs

I am so thankful when I think on my college experience. The Lord blessed me in so many ways. These girls may top that list though. I miss so many things about CBU and California. I miss my family, FITP, and I MISS THESE GIRLS! (a lot of other things as well.)

I met them my junior year when we started doing a Bible study together. They quickly grew to be so dear to my heart and one of the greatest blessings in my life. They are beautiful, kind, generous, and so much fun! They seek to know the Lord, pursue His truth in Scripture, encourage others with their servant hearts, and challenge me with their honest and sincere love for God and one another.

Thank you girls for teaching me what true, Christ-exalting friendship looks like, for being humble and genuine in pursuing Christ, for blessing my soul in ways you may never know, and for allowing the Lord to work in and through you to change me especially. I pray for you often. Philippians 1:3-11″I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.”

I love you all so much, miss you like crazy, and look forward to seeing you soon!

If grace is in ocean…

I have not been blogging because I have felt that I did not have anything to say. I kept thinking I don’t have anything good to say, I don’t have anything to encourage others with.

BUT THEN GOD, in His grace, revealed my selfishness and sinfulness. Of course I did not have anything to say. I was looking at who I am and not at who God is! You see, I like to think of them sometimes as “but God” moments. They change you by transforming and renewing your mind and then directing your steps. They remind you of the JOY of your salvation and cause you to worship God, who is infinitely merciful and kind. Oh how He loves us!

So now I rejoice because He is the source of our lives in Christ Jesus (1 Cor. 1:30) and now possibly more than ever I may boast all the more gladly of my weakness so that the power of Christ may rest upon me for the glory of His name. His grace is immeasurably good and my soul hopes in Him. I pray today you find encouragement in Christ and what he has done for you.

We’re here!

Sorry it has been awhile since I have blogged. Don’t worry, this will not be another failed attempt at a blog on my part.

We are here and finally got our stuff and internet! A more detailed blog with pictures will be coming soon. I miss everyone so much!

The House that Built Me

Joey and I are moving to Bloomington, Indiana in less than two weeks. This is a season in my life that I don’t know how to describe, but I do know that God is good and faithful. Lately, I have been learning a lot of “to this end… so that” statements in Scripture and I am so thankful for these lessons. I am praying that in our move, new adventure, and life we build in Bloomington God will be glorified  and we learn to continually walk worthy of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I am confident that He will fulfill every resolve for good and teach us more of His kindness.

I look forward with hope to what He has planned for our lives. But my heart aches for what I am leaving in California for a season and will miss everyone dearly. The Lord has been good in granting us so many wonderful friends and family. I am so thankful for each of them and know we will remain close even in this new time.

So to this end, I look with eager anticipation for how He will use and grow us, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified.