I want more love and power Lord! I want more of YOU in my life!

Just read or sing this over and over again and feel the depth of His sovereignty and His power and love! It just hit me so hard tonight when I was worshipping with some great people...how badly I want more of Him in my life. Not even like oh, just a little and only sometimes. It's like ALL THE TIME!! I want more of YOU in my life, God but I want more of it 24/7 nonstop-glory-in-my-life!! You are amazing, Lord, thank you for being in my life, you are so powerful!!!

More love, more power
More of You in my life
More love, more power
More of You in my life.

I will worship You with all of my heart
And I will worship You with all of my mind
And I will worship You with all of my strength
For you are my Lord
You are my Lord.

More faith, more passion
More of You in my life
More faith, more passion
More of You in my life

I will worship You with all of my heart
And I will worship You with all of my mind
And I will worship You with all of my strength
For you are my Lord
You are my Lord.

More love, more power
More of You in my life
More love, more power
More of You in my life.

I will worship You with all of my heart
And I will worship You with all of my mind
And I will worship You with all of my strength
For you are my Lord
You are my Lord.

I pray His blessings upon you today :)

I hope this touches you as it has touched me :]

DEAR GOD:
I want to thank You for what you have already done. I am not going to wait until I see results or receive rewards; I am thanking you right now. I am not going to wait until I feel better or things look better; I am thanking you right now. I am not going to wait until people say they are sorry or until they stop talking about me; I am thanking you right now. I am not going to wait until the pain in my body disappears ; I am thanking you right now. I am not going to wait until my financial situation improves; I am going to thank you right now. I am not going to wait until the children are asleep and the house is quiet; I am going to thank you right now. I am not going to wait until I get promoted at work or until I get the job; I am going to thank you right now. I am not going to wait until I understand every experience in my life that has caused me pain or grief; I am thanking you right now. I am not going to wait until the journey gets easier or the challenges are removed; I am thanking you right now. I am thanking you because I am alive. I am thanking you because I made it through the day's difficulties. I am thanking you because I have walked around the obstacles.
I am thanking you because I have the ability and the opportunity to do more
and do better.

I'm thanking you because FATHER, YOU haven't given up on me.


I pray God's peace surrounds you today, believe that He loves you no matter what, Katelyn

Philippians 4:13

So Sorry-by Feist

We don't need to say goodbye
We don't need to fight and cry
Oh we, we could hold each other tight
tonight

These lyrics have been stuck in my head all afternoon, it's really a beautiful song. Relaxing, soothing tune and everything :) Thing is, all I can think about when I listen to it is one guy. I know, I know, don't tell me about it, boys shmoys. It's just kinda lame, and yet mezmerizing, that after all this time, when I think of him, there is still this paralyzed image of him...and I can't be mad at him. I can't think negatively of him. All I think of is the way he used to grab my hand because he loved to hold it, the way he use to kiss my eyes, the little gaze he gave me that says, well, okay it said lots of things lots of different times and it's too much to try and type :) It's just so weird, why does my heart still have this tinge of desire when I think of his face? All I can think of or ever choose to dwell on is the old, amazing 'him' that I once knew. I can only imaginatively 'gaze upon' the good things of 'him'. Considering this as just a good ol' quality that everyone should have; only seeing the good in others, is an incomplete and untrue thought. It would only be labeled as an excuse, and I know if I chose to don it my own, it would only be that. A flittering, decaying, hopeless idea of what really isn't going on. Now, just because I am saying this, acknowledging what I should not do, doesn't mean I do know what to do. But that's the beauty of God being in control :) I don't have a clue, so I let it go. I let it fall through the wind like pollen falling from a flower, gently landing on the soggy, green grass. Until a bird or a little bug comes along and picks it up. Makes sense of the whole thing, defines it. Gives it a purpose, and tells tales of lessons learned from the little dust of pollen. :) God is my little bird, he will make sense of my silly thoughts. He will define my baby heart aches and give them a reason for being. I only call them 'baby' heart aches because...I'm sure a more numerous and brutal pile will accumilate throughout my life. While this one, little pollen baby, somewhat dissapears. And what I will have left of it is the peace of knowing I got through it, I'm alive, and I'm happy. :)

Carry me Jesus
Carry me through
Oh, Jesus, rinse me
Rinse me full through

I don't at all know
I'm questioning what
I do and don't know

Whether or not
You give me a clue
Whether or not
You say that it's true

I'll always love you
I will stay true
I'll always love you
You hold me right through

My issues will fall
they will fall like the dew

Jesus, You love me
I know that You do :]

Pushing away the choking vines †

Are you having a bad day? Are you feeling pressured to be perfect..do everything right? Feelin' like ya just don't measure up to the expecttations of others? Think that other guys life is a breeze or that other girl has it all together..why don't they like me? Feling like life is unfair...thinkin' if there really was a God He would make life easier, especially for someone TRYING SO HARD TO PLEASE HIM. I'm sure theres a shoe in there that slightly fits..

I capitalized the "trying so hard to please Him" part because...I believe that's one of the biggest burdens in anyones life. It gets even worse for a Christian because we all of the sudden have this CrAzy idea that we can somehow measure up and make Jesus believe we're perfect. Yeah...right. Doesn't happen people. God made us IMperfect so we would need Him. He wants to be wanted. He wants to be sought after and desired as The King of the universe. If we were perfect, life was easy & we were good at everything..who would we think to ourselves.."I really need that guy in my life.." We wouldn't have anybody to rest in. We wouldn't have anyone to say to us "I love you no matter the grade on your math test, my child, now relax in my love." Shoot...I like having the peace of knowing that I know NOTHING. I am a little ant and God is a huge, gorgeous, black F-250 (what do you mean is that my dream car..? Course not..;]) towering over me. HE IS IN CONTROL. I AM NOT. I love it!!!! I don't HAVE to TRY and sustain my life alone and deal with it in spick and span form (I said try because...we could never accomplish it no matter what we tried.) I just want to leave you with this...stop trying to be practically perfect...you'll never get anywhere. God loves you no matter what. He'll be there at the end of the day, in the morning when you wake up, at lunch time while you're eating your P.B.J., when you get home from school and you're tempted by lust or negativity or whatever pushes your temptation buttons..He's THERE. Don't let it freak you out..or maybe it should..maybe it'll convict you! Who knows..either way, one of my insane all time favorite verses says this, "For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ." (Galatians 1:10) Serve God with everything in your whole being! PRAISE HIS BEAUTIFUL NAME AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAINS!!! Sing His GlOrY WiTH YoUr EvErY bReAtH! HE IS THE MESSIAH! HE Is Yahweh, He is friend, He is lover, He is protector, He is Father...He is there. You're gonna spend eternity with Him in a perfect heaven...so what about English 101?


Jesus Christ gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
Titus 2:14

A Cry for Freedom `/* ~/* *\'~

The flower is sleeping
With a tinged and sorrowful glow
She wishes for The Sun again

She wishes for The Sun
To shine on her face

She wishes for The Sun
That she may be filled with grace

She wishes for The Sun
So she will wilt no more

She wishes for The Sun
That it may open her petals
Now fallen and weak
From hurts and anguish
She could never extinguish

She feels a glimmer of hope
As The warm Sun begins to rise
But the clouds quickly cover
Her hope for a smile

This facade will continue
Until she realizes...

If only she would ask The Sun
It would shout away the clouds


me:.

"God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble." 1Peter 5:5b

He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to humble yourself to walk with your God. Mic 6.8

Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, SHOWING ALL HUMILITY TO ALL MEN. Titus 3.1 3.2

Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time, casting all your cares upon Him, for He cares for you. 1Pe 5.6 5.7

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up. James 4.10

Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

I must humble myself as the little child who came when Jesus called in order to be great in the Kingdom of Heaven. Mt 18.4

If my people, who are called by my Name will humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 2Chr 7.14

For everyone who exalts himself will be abased, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.

We should humble ourselves before God and let Him search our hearts and confess our sins, rather than exalting ourselves in the presence of God. Lk 18.14

When pride comes, then comes shame; but with the humble is wisdom. Pr 11.2

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. Pr 16.18 16.19

He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him; he is true, and there is no unrighteousness in him. Jn 7.18

At any kind of social gathering where you are invited take the lowest place. This is one way to humble yourself.

Humility recognises that "I need God".

Recognize when people follow that it is only because they see that God is with me. Keep the attitude, "I need God".

......These are just a few quotes and verses I found on humility. I don't know about you, but I know that one thing is for sure, I am NOTHING compared to the Creator of the universe. I feel dissapointed in other people when I see that they are being self-righteous, putting themselves on a pedestal, floating away because their head is so big, however you want to think of it. And here I AM, being the same as all the 'high and mighty', airhead people I criticize. Thinking inside of how great I'm being, what a great person I am, how great my hair looks, seriously, it's absolutely ridiculous. And the worst part of it all: I'm pretty sure it is THE BIGGEST spiritual barrier I have ever felt between my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The very thing that has been at it's very highest point this past month or so, and I put my pride in the middle of it. I put my foggy, gray pride between God and I. The devil knows that it can so easily separate us from God, he knows that he can so easily slip it in our lives when we think we're being the strongest. And there ya go! Before ya know it your spiritual relationship kinda slips a little, and you don't understand this weird feeling in the pit of your stomach..that something is weird, you might even understand exactly what you're doing to yourself, and immaturely, naively find a way to jusify your idiocy, and continue living in it! But you don't understand why your spiritual fervor is not there! And that's sayin a lot cause I can get pretty flippin excited about JESUS!!! Your very spiritual excitement the thing that should define you, your relationship with Christ and your safety in Him, slipping away? UH OH! Might wanna fix that! Anyway, that's my little confession I guess =) God bless ya'll. You're in my prayers as brothers and sisters in Christ.

Phil. 4:13

Enjoyment In the SImple THings Of liFE =D

So recently Iv'e been experiencing complete joy and contentment through my amazing Jesus. Not just temporary happy moments that numb the pain of everyday life once and a while when you smile and switch back and forth from good days to bad days. TrUe HaPPiNeSs! This happened to me by realizing in my heart, not just understanding in my head, that my worth is in Jesus Christ and I don't need to call to anybody to receive definition through their approval! That God was there when I was born, the first time I skinned my knee, the first time I lost a family member, the first time someone I thought was my friend hurt me, and He will be there for the last time those things happen. He was there ten years ago and He will be there in twenty. He loved me yesterday, He loves me today, and He will love me tomorrow.

Anyway, my point of this really, was to talk about how important it can sometimes be to just find a smile in the small stuff. Like today, I was kinda stressed out, didn't really know why, I was just subconciously letting something get to me I guess, but I rolled down the window in the car, and I stuck my head out and just felt the cool air brush my face. "Thank You, God, for giving me life today. I'm gonna choose to look at this day as a miracle that I'm even alive." That simple moment made the rest of my day just that much easier to handle.

A Prayer To Know The Holy

Lord, I pray that You would promote your children to seek You with an everfervent, unyielding spirit. I pray that You would allow us to humble ourselves in Your presence God. Knowing that You, the Author of our life, are in control. Lord, I pray that we would hunger and thirst for a better understanding of Your heart. That we would thirst to know You and long to live for You every day, in every way. I pray for the church and for your people Lord, that we would earnestly seek to be close to You and honor You with our lives. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.

Knowing Intimately The One Whom We Praise

"The intelect knoweth that it is ignorant of Thee, because it knoweth Thou canst not be known, unless the unknowable could be known, and the invisible beheld, and the inaccessible attained." Nicholas of Cusa said this. If you don't follow his old english wording he's pretty much saying that humanity knows (or should know) that the image and true heart of God our creator, can't really be attained by our finite minds as humans. We can't really understand who God truly is unless the things that are unknowable could be known etc.. one of my favorite pastors, Darryl DelHousaye said last night in a sermon, "I can't trust what I don't know" and "I can't trust whom I don't know." Saying that, we cannot trust and have faith in Christ's commandments and teachings if we do not study them and know them in our hearts, and we cannot trust this God who is spoken of if we do not know Him and seek at least to try and understand Him. Why would we trust someone whom is unknown? Why would we have faith in the teachings of a man named Jesus whom we have not taken the time to grow intimately close with?

Nocholas goes on to say this, "If anyone should set forth any concept by which Thou canst be conceived, I know that that concept is not a concept of Thee, for every concept is ended in the wall of Paradise....So too, if any were to tell of the understanding of Thee, wishing to supply a means whereby Thou mightest be understood, this man is yet far from Thee....forasmuch as Thou art absolute above all the concepts which any man can frame."

Ya might need to read it again, it's all good, so did I. Anyway, this pretty much all saying, in order to trust God and put our lives in His hands and worship Him intimately and live solely and fervently for Him, we must search to know Him as He truly is. We must request of Him to allow us to be brought into the presence of The Holy Spirit and thrive off of that existence and rest in the knowledge of His Spirit. We must know His commands to trust Him, and we must know Him to have faith in Him.

**1 John 1**

1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 3We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4We write this to make our[a] joy complete.
5This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. 7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[b] sin.
8If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.

Psalm 34-quickly becoming one of my favorite Psalms

Psalm 34

Of David.

1 [a] I will extol the LORD at all times;
his praise will always be on my lips.
2 My soul will boast in the LORD;
let the afflicted hear and rejoice.

3 Glorify the LORD with me;
let us exalt his name together.

4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me;
he delivered me from all my fears.

5 Those who look to him are radiant;
their faces are never covered with shame.

6 This poor man called, and the LORD heard him;
he saved him out of all his troubles.

7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him,
and he delivers them.

8 Taste and see that the LORD is good;
blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

9 Fear the LORD, you his saints,
for those who fear him lack nothing.

10 The lions may grow weak and hungry,
but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

11 Come, my children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

12 Whoever of you loves life
and desires to see many good days,

13 keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking lies.

14 Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.

15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their cry;

16 the face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth.

17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.

18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

19 A righteous man may have many troubles,
but the LORD delivers him from them all;

20 he protects all his bones,
not one of them will be broken.

21 Evil will slay the wicked;
the foes of the righteous will be condemned.

22 The LORD redeems his servants;
no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him.

I just love this verse for so many reasons! The beginning talks about praising the Lord continually with every word that comes out of your mouth all the time!!! I strive to do that, and I love in verse 3 how it says 'let us extol His name together..' I love that it implies brothers and sisters in Christ praising His name together, being unified by praising the God that we share a love for. I love how it continues to repeat throughout the chapter things like in verse 4 (I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.) and things like verses 6 and 7. The Lord delivers us from our fears and our troubles. He doesn't just take them out a little bit at a time and tease us He delivers US from them. His angels protect us against them. I love in verse 8, "taste and see that the Lord is good." I lovE That!! It's like glorifying Gos by using our senses and then praising Him for them and seeing how great He is through them! It continually repeats that the Lord will help the righteous and the hurting ones who cry out to Him, He will comfort them and help them. He will 'keep our bones from being broken' (verse 20). And the ending is just amazing, it's totally the icing on the cake, verse 22 "The LORD redeems his servants; no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him." His servants....? Yeah, that's us! He will redeem us! We will not be condemned because we take refuge in Him...and that is THE BEST PLACE to take refuge isn't it? Heck yeah it is!!

God bless ya'll.

answer the questions with, "Because I love Him..."

When people ask you why you still believe in God and follow and love Him when terrible things in life happen..what do you say? When people ask you how you can follow a God who lets people starve and lets people die of cancer and allows children be raped..what do you say? I never knew what to say to these questions...I always figured some Christian answer like, "that's how He gets peoples attention and draws more people to follow Him" would come to me. But nothing that I really believed or felt came to mind when thinking of what to say to these questions asked of me. But today I was thinkin...and I realized..we say we love Christ with all of our hearts right? (hopefully!! ;]) well what do people say love is when talkin about someone in your life when they ask how you know you really 'love' em' and what that means? Most of it is loving someone past their faults, or loving someone no matter what they do to you or anybody else, stickin with them through each and every storm in life, remaining loyal..by their side..no matter what. Somethin like that you would agree right? Well, I think we should have a love for Christ like that when questions are asked of us or even when we ask them to ourselves. "God why did my grandma get cancer? Why would you cause such a godly woman this pain, and the pain to my grandfather having to go through this with her?" You could ask that of yourselves but remember, God has an everlasting love for us...so..we should have such a love for Him. Understand, just like you would if your spouse did something that they KNOW ticks you off..that you love em' anyway! That's exactly what it is...when you wanna say, "Heloootes...why did you do that to me?!? I'm upset now..but because I love and trust you I forgive you." Or "why are we going through a financial struggle right now?" well, it sucks but you stick with your spouse because well, thats love =). So when you ask or are asked why God did something or why He allows this & this & that to happen...say, "Because I love Him...and I TRUST Him." I MADE A CHOICE to love and trust in My God no matter what..and I have a peace in Him. I think that's a good answer. =D


-James 1:12
"Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who LOVE Him."

1 Corinthians 13:4-7
"4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps NO RECORD OF WRONGS. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always TRUSTS, always hopes, always PERSEVERES."

Take some time to be quiet today =)

Go away from all the people around you, don't think about what has to be done or what will happen if you don't do it, don't think about what other people have said to you today to affect your attitude. Don't think about what you're doing tonight or if you have time to do it. Sit somewhere you can be quiet...your backyard, your bedroom, your kitchen floor, your closet heck go to your bathroom and sit in the bathtub if thats where you can be quiet. Sit down. Lay your head back. Get comfy =) and just relax...have YOU time. That doesn't have to be selfish, you just might need some time to stop listening to all the noise and stuff in your life ...and be quiet. It's awesome..do it :D

Be still, and know that I am God. //:Psalm 46:10

Not Myself-John Mayer

Suppose I said
I am on my best behavior
there are times
I lose my worried mind
Would you want me when I'm not myself?
Wait it out while I am someone else?
Suppose I said
Colors change for no good reason
words will go
From poetry to prose
Would you want me when I'm not myself?
Wait it out while I am someone else?
And I, in time, will come around
I always do for you
Suppose I said
You're my saving grace?
Would you want me when I'm not myself?
Wait it out while I am someone else?
Would you want me when I'm not myself?
Wait it out while I am someone else?


...yep, I want you even when you're not yourself. =)

Psalm 150:6

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.
Y Psalm 150:6 Y

okay, I don't care whats going on in your life, you are in the category of "everything that has breath," so suck it up & praise the Lord okay? Haha, I'm kiddin, you might have something going on where you couldn't even imagine praising the Lord. You are so sad and down that you can't think of anything happy. But sometimes if I'm in a 'feeling sorry for myself' mood, I need some sense knocked into me. I need someone to tell me to stop bein sad about life and remember that I have food, clothing, a comfy bed (mines actually kinda hard) and a God who loves me and even though we can't see the good out of the situatin right now, God doesn't do stinky things in our lives just to do stinky things in our lives. See what I mean? God doesn't leave us in that stinky spot if we trust that He has a plan, no matter how hard whatever is going on in our lives is we have to realize, God is doing this so something better can come out in the end. It might take us forever to realize it but, the sooner we sit up & smile and get over whatever our deal is, the sooner we'll see the goodness God has planned & the sooner we will feel better and life will be easier! (PS- when you smile it sends messages to your brain that you are happy, meaning, 'hello! Smile & it will be easier to be happy;]')
And another thing, satan does not attack the ones who just keep giving in and giving in to his attacks half as much as he attacks the ones who keep getting back up again. The ones who stand up, brush themselves off and say, "God loves me, I'm gonna be okay." Satan can't stand it when he can't get us down. He can't stand it that no matter how hard it gets, we don't give in to him and we let go and let God! So I'm just warnin you, it will be hard. But Jesus hung on a splintery cross while he was bleading to death with his hands and feet holding Him to the cross with nails. I'm pretty sure He can help you next time you feel like you can't take anymore ;).

Your Grace is Enough: Chris Tomlin

I heard this song playing just now & I really just wanted to share it with you, I really wanted you to feel Gods awesome love and power and remember, that His grace is definately enough. We are nothing compared to His wonderful, encompassing glory!


Great is Your faithfulness oh God
You wrestle with the sinner's heart
You lead us by still waters and to mercy
And nothing can keep us apart

So remember Your people
Remember Your children
Remember Your promise Oh God

Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough for me

Great is Your love and justice God
You use the weak to lead the strong
You lead us in the song of Your salvation
And all Your people sing along

So remember Your people
Remember Your children
Remember Your promise Oh God

Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough for me (x2)

So remember Your people
Remember Your children
Remember Your promise Oh God

Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough for me

Your grace is enough
Heaven reaching down to us
Your grace is enough for me
God i see your grace is enough
I'm covered in your love
Your grace is enough for me For me

..a brother among you who needs help?..

If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother. Rather be openhanded and freely lend him whatever he needs. Deuteronomy 15:7-8

Just read it again, think about it. Think about what we, today, as Christians do, and how we react when we see a brother (sister) in need.

Not many of us jump to the chance of helping our Christian siblings do we? Eh, not really. I know I could do it more! Lets look at the words the author uses to describe how we act to a troubled brother; hardhearted and tightfisted. Thats kinna harsh huh? I've heard the word hardheaded used plenty around my family and friends but..heardhearted? We're gonna harden not just our minds but our hearts to someone in need? The definition of hardhearted in the dictionary is just this, "unfeeling; unmerciful; pitiless." I don't think I would want anyone to know me as a person who is "unfeeling; unmerciful; and pitiless" to anyone! No matter who they are! And tightfisted. The other word used in the passage. That makes it sound like you're gonna punch somebody! But lets look at the definition; "parsimonious; stingy; tight." Parsimony is like another word for stingy. So as Christians, we treat our Christian brothers and sisters in need by having an 'unfeeling, unmerciful, pitiless, stingy and tight' attitude toward them. Even if we don't all do that...we should try and make an effort to do just the opposite. So that we don't have that reputation =D Just think about it, every time a brother/sister tells you they need help or somethin in life is going wrong, help em! Jump to the chance! Knowing that you are doing what God wants us all to do, knowing that you will be glorifying God by helping a Christian sibling in need! We are making God smile, our friend smile, and ourselves. (I guarnantee you will be happy after helping someone else ;]) So think about it, pray about it, maybe God is revealing the fact that you need to help someone out =) Toodles!

Katelyn Marie

few more audrey quotes =)

“Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present - and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.”

"It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so 'don't fuss, dear; get on with it.'”

“I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it.”

Happy New Years!!!

Happy New Years!!! It's almost 2007 guys!! Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I hope ya'lls Christmases were great and you remembered Jesus...cause He is more important than presents =D anyway, I hope you all had a blessed year of 2006 and you have an even greater 2007! It's weird to think about the moments we've had in this year..they won't ever be there again. Two seconds ago when I was typing this and then the other two seconds ago when you were reading something i had typed which might..well probably will be already in the next year. Those moments will never come back. The things you've done this year that you might regret but you shouldn't cause if you payed attention you probably learned from them, they're gone. The really awesome things that you laughed about or got really excited about and had fun with your family and friends and presents you opened and birthdays you had or attended, won't come again. But you know what? It's gone, we can have the good memories and think about them and smile about them, we can have the sad memories of deaths or heartaches or people moving or whatever. We can remember them, but don't live on them, don't base what you do on what you've already done. Think about what you want to do and what you strive for in life and go for it. Go for your goals and your dreams, things that make you happy, things to glorify God, things to remember next year as memories that will be better than last years memories! If you have a lot that you want to change in your life, change it! Don't think about how sad or mad you are about what you have done, but make sure you don't do any worse things this next year and have better things to think about and remember =D Focus on others, love your family and friends more, make them know they're important, don't take things personally, look at the good out of EVERY situation, look for the good in Every person, don't be rude just cause you can, refrain from saying that one sarcastic thing that will be funny but, whats it really gonne do? Is it really gonna make life better or would it maybe hurt somebodies feelings? Smile more. Listen to music. Listen to people when they talk to you no matter how boring or insignificant what they're talking about may seem. Admit your faults, realize you're not perfect, and forgive yourself. Forgive others. Put time into making someone else besides yourself happy. Make new friend...or just one in particular. Rejoice in all that you have, even if it's just a nice meal during the day or a bed to sleep in at night. Let people that you care about know that they are important. Hold back the negative words and feelings, save them for screamo yell at the world time by yourself in your room =) Don't care what others think. Something I will leave you with that Audrey Hepburn said is something I love, “For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”

Happy New Year =D

Katelyn Marie

L. CPL. Luke B. Holler and S. SGT. Jason D. Whitehouse, U.S. Marine Corps

Lance Cpl. Luke B. Holler, 21, of Bulverde, Texas, died Nov. 2 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, San Antonio, Texas.


Luke B. Holler and Jason D. Whitehouse died on Nov. 2, 2006 defending our country. I honor them with all my heart and all my gratitude goes to them and every other service man of our country for protecting us when they could be back home with their families or doing whatever. Instead of doing that they chose to take years of training, and combat, to protect and serve OUR country. The one we call America, yet we criticize and blame the leaders of it because they haven't been doing it exactly the way we want them to. Just because they didn't have a meeting with us before they made every major decision to ask what we thought about it..we criticize them for our negativity. Well, let me ask you this, if your freedom was taken away and you had to live in poverty in another country with no freedom of religion or speech...wouldn't that America you so often blame for every little thing start to look pretty nice?? Let me just remind you that those soldiers don't run on nothing, they need our support to feel like they're fighting for a reason. Like they're fighting for something. Like they're fighting for America. Keep these soldiers families in your prayers and all the other ones who have passed, and the ones who are still out there, defending our freedom. God bless, Katelyn Marie