Hello World... How you been?

Hello world
How've you been?
Good to see you, my old friend
Sometimes I feel cold as steel
Broken like I'm never gonna heal
I see a light, a little hope
In a little girl
Hello world

Every day I drive by
A little white church
It's got these little white crosses
Like angels in the yard
Maybe I should stop on in
Say a prayer
Maybe talk to God
Like he is there
Oh I know he is there
Yeah, I know he's there

Hello world
How've you been?
Good to see you, my old friend
Sometimes I feel as cold as steel
And broken like I'm never going to heal
I see a light
A little grace, a little faith unfurled
Hello world

Sometimes I forget what living's for
And I hear my life through my front door
And I'll be there...
Hello world
Hello world

All the empty disappears
I remember why I'm here
Just surrender and believe
I fall down on my knees
Oh hello world
Hello world
Hello world

(~ Lady Antebellum)

"It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas!!!!"

So first off this post is in participation of getting in the Christmas spirit with my darling Cathy over at misscathie.com! You should all head over and read her beautiful and interesting blog, because it's one of my favorites, and I think it should be one of YOURS too! *Nod* So THERE!

So! Without farther a due (is that used and spelled properly???!) - My Christmas list!!

(The first two things are the only things I have sent to my Mom - so don't get them for me! She might be mad! ;-) I'll inform everyone after Christmas if I have gotten them or not, in case you care! Wow... That just sounded selfish! HAHAHA!).

1 -
YES! You read that right - I want a book called "Sketchy Behavior"! (And yes, English teachers out there one and all, my exclamation mark is OUTSIDE my quotation marks! So there BAM! Horror of horrors!! *Gasp* Moving on...). But no worries everyone! It is a book written by a Christian, and the "Sketchy" part is just that she likes to draw stuff... Mind at rest? Good! *Hopes I get it* ;-)

2 -
I don't think any explanation is needed for this item - it just looks all around awesome, so yeah... *Grin*

~~~~ *PAUSE ON THE LIST*~~~~~~
End of Mom only list ;-)
~~~~~~~~~*RESUME LIST*~~~~~~~~~

3. Ballet flats - I am in desperate need of new ones!! My old ones look absolutely terrible (and still cute cause they have polka dots, and I don't care how awful the shoes look - with polka dots you can never not be cute! ;-)). (P.S. I'm shoe size 7 1/2 ;-) *Hint Hint* ;-)).

4. Books - I drool in bookstores! (Ew.). But there you have it!! :-P Especially sweet, sappy, fluffy romance novels or stories about cool kids! ;-)

5. Money - to buy more books! ;-) Amazon gift cards anyone?? Lol! ;-)

6. - Mooovies!! :oD TV shows!!!

7. A pair of NICE black pants - my other one's are too short and they pick up dust and hair like nobody's business! Lol!

8. Shirts from this amazing store!! www.wildolivetees.com


There are also a few things I love to do around Christmas time, and here are two of them! :-)

1. - Operation Christmas Child! :-) I look forward each year to putting together a special box for one of Jesus' many kids all over the world! :-) It makes me happy! (And a great time to spend with Grandma and Grampa putting boxes together!). I also LOVE to make dolls to include in the boxes, but I didn't have time this year! *Sadness* Hopefully next year! :-) Anyways - go check out their website and get involved some year! :-)

2. - Heifer or World Vision, or another organization that gives food to people who need it! Basically you pick out what kind of animal you want to buy, and it gives it to a family somewhere! Such a blessing to be involved in something like that!! :-)

So Merry Christmas season peeps! Crank up the Christmas music, go bless some people with special gifts, and don't forget the TRUE meaning behind Christmas, and Who came to earth to save us!! :oD (And don't forget to eat cookies and drink Peppermint Hot Chocolate - my favorite!!! ;-)).

You Are Good - So Good!

You are Good
Point of Grace

When the sun starts to rise and I open my eyes
You are good, so good
In the heat of the day with each stone that I lay
You are good, so good

With every breath I take in
I'll tell You I'm grateful again
When the moon rises high before each kiss goodnight
You are good

When the road starts to turn around each bend I've learned
You are good, so good
And when somebody's hand holds me up, helps me stand
You are so good

With every breath I take in
I'll tell You I'm grateful again
'Cause it's more than enough just to know I am loved
And you are good

So how can I thank You
And what can I bring
What can a poor man lay at the feet of a king

So I'll sing you a love song
It's all that I have
To tell You I'm grateful
For holding my life in Your hands

When it's dark and it's cold and I can't feel my soul
You are still good
When the world has gone gray and the rain's here to stay
You are still good

With every breath I take in
I'll tell you I'm grateful again
And the storm may swell even then it is well
You are good

So how can I thank You
And what can I bring
What can a poor man lay at the feet of a king
So I'll sing you a love song
It's all that I have
To tell You I'm grateful
For holding my life in Your hands

"God is good - all the time!" - Lately my life has felt nuts and all over the place. There is a lot of stressful stuff happening over here, and sometimes it's hard to remember that God truly is Good all the time! But He is - He's always holding His kids in His hands!

Abba Father! I need You so badly!

This song just really spoke to me - and I hope it blesses you as well! :-)

And I love to dance with you under the big blue *African* sky ;-)

Sooo have you ever had those days, or weeks for that matter, where you feel EVERYTHING is wrong???

No???????? GET OFF MY BLOG!!!! ;-)
Kidding! Kidding! Sheesh peeps! Settle down!

Sooo for me - this was the week! We were out of power, which wouldn't have been a BIG deal except we were also out of water - no bathroom. O_o Have you ever tried to live with no bathroom? It's fun - trust me! *Nod* ;-) And then to top that off they cancelled school for the whole week! WAIT! NO! STOP! I have to stay home alllll week??? With the whole state out of power there is not much else you can do - you can't even sew because no one will buy me one of those cool old fashioned sewing machines! *Pout*
And THEN yesterday I talked to one of my bestest friends/adopted sista - HannahBeth (the good thing about adoption is that you can never be disowned - think about THAT in terms of God adopting us - wow! That'll just floor you!), about our trip to Africa, and the kids, and the Mama's and our painful longing to be back. And THEN I decided to make up the long overdue slideshow (which you can view down there *Points down to the last post*). So all afternoon I was going through pictures of the kids and watching the slideshow over and over to make sure it was turning out ok (the ending still doesn't work, but oh well! :-P). By night time everything in my life just seemed WRONG - and suppressed feelings started coming out. My dear friend Olivia began talking to me about one thing, and it opened up the door for other deeper things that have been going on in my heart.

May I just pause here to say she's amazing?? I can???? Great - She's amazing!!

Anywho - she encouraged me to begin spending more time just sitting in the Lord's presents - learning from Him. I will admit, I have been struggling a lot in this area, and I know that satan has been attacking me in different areas of my life because I have been lax in this.

Encouragement - do we encourage each other as much as we could or should? Have you ever thought that even that person who seems so confident and light-hearted on the outside might be the very person who is actually aching and hurting inside and needs a kind word, a hug, or a wake up shake?

Olivia, thanks for my wake up shake! Thanks for helping me back up onto the right path - the straight and narrow path. (Ever think about THAT? God's path is not all twisted and confusing - as life often seems these days - but STRAIGHT - you can see the light of heaven up ahead. And NARROW - it's not so big you start wondering where you actually are - it is narrow that you can clearly see the whole path. And it is light - because in God there is no darkness whatsoever! :-)).

Oh, and I am hooked on the song which I posted above ^ Such a happy song! :-)

Have a beautiful day my loves - life is good, even when it doesn't feel that way because God's Love makes it good.

My Africa Loves!

For those who have been asking, but haven't gotten to see a slideshow yet. :-) Enjoy!

Who Painted the Moon Black???

If you have never heard Hayley Westenra, fix that right now. ;-) One of my favorites by her ^

Anyways, I know I have just been posting a lot of videos lately, and not many real posts, but what can I say? I love the songs and want to share, and my life is really boring these days - just school, babysitting, cleaning, and trying to plan my sista's wedding shower. Ah life. Can't wait for December 16th... 2013 - HOPEFULLY I will be graduated!!! If not then I look forward to May 2013, but I sure am hoping to be done WAY before then! *Nod*

How am I doing? No clue - know I'm ready to be done with school though. :-P Want to be on a plane bound for somewhere sooo badly! I have nooo idea where God is going to lead me after graduation, but I'm excited for wherever that is. And yes I DO know this is pretty much all I talk about these days, but what can I say? It's pretty much all I think about too. Lol. :-P But God gives grace for each and every day, and I know He's got a plan in mind for having me at school right now, so I'm trusting Him! :-)

Went up to visit my bestie Sam this past weekend - dang we had a good time! Love that girl like craziness! And miss her again! Can't wait for the next time!! :-) It was a much needed rest for both of us! And I love seeing her younger siblings too - so much fun! :-)

Hmm... It seems like I had something I was planning on writing a blog post about, but apparently it has flown from my brain like so many other thoughts. (I currently have a note to myself written on my hand to email my prof. because I totally kept forgetting. Lol. ).

Goodnight world.

Cuz you're the deer in the headlights!

Owl City songs just make me happy! :-) Weird video, but fun song!!!