Empower 2012 & God's Presence!

This weekend was wonderful! Me and my mama went to the empower conference at edinbrook church on Saturday! It was so good to feel god's presence with me the whole time!

We started out the day leaving our house at 7:30 listening to 98.5 {Christian channel}

{Empower!}



We worshiped with god...

On the left is Amanda..{Our Worship Leader} and on the right is our other singer Ana (:

Then we had an awesome lunch :)

Cuties!

I learned SO much from this retreat on now i can strengthen my relationship with god. Yesterday my mama asked me to do the dishes.. My first thought was "oh my gosh NOO" but then i quickly remembered that every little chance i get alone is a chance for me to talk to god. So i plugged in my ipod and listened to christian music & talked to him about what i was going to do better in my life. After it was done i was wishing i had more dishes to do! :)

Also, before i go, my beautiful best friend is in the hospital. Prayers for her would be AWESOME! <3

You're A God Who Has All Things, And Still You Want Me.

Moving on is not about not looking back. It’s taking a glance at yesterday, and seeing how much you’ve grown since then.
Maybe I have failed more often than I have succeeded but I can pick myself up, hold my head high and move forward.
Because I’m telling you that from this great fall, I’ve come a long way and I love my life now more than ever thought possible.

I have been listening to this song the whole week and its so inspiring to me. It has helped me get through this weeks ups and down <3
Listen..

Thank you go for being with me through these ups and down in my life and thank you for giving me the tools to do so. i love how you created music so that people could connect with you better. i love you! Amen <3

Empower 2012!

I am SO excited to go to this conference on January 7th!

 It's a conference for women [clearly stated in the title] at Edinbrook Church! They have such awesome things going on.. Like a reflection area, a prayer room, tea demo, nail painting station, massage therapist & of course connecting with our more than selfless and completely 100% faithful god!

 

Find out more info about this HERE 

My Lesson For The Rest of My Life

Today in my holocaust & genocide studies class we had a REAL survivor of the holocaust. His name..

~Fred Baron~

He begain by tellin us htat when he was only 15 years old,Hitler came to power. THe night of kristallnacht (night of broken glass) was when he was first arrested by the nazi's. When he was let out, his sister and him fled to hungary & stayed with someone who was hiding jews. In march 1944 the nazi's deproted 750,000 jews from hungary to various camps. THey were put in cattle cars (packed with people) & it took 3 days to get to the camp. 3 DAYS! Without food or water..or sunlight :(

Throughout those 3 days babies were born in the cattle cars, people died & people went crazy. When the doors were opened and a burst of light came through, it took him a few hours to adjust to the light because it had been so long. He was taken to auschwitz & saw people being yelled at, black smoke stacks, and people being KILLED! Actually saw it.. How terrible.

Over 20,000 people were killed in auschwitz each day. Including his mother and father.

While the war was still going on, a british doctor found him walking on the side of the road & brought him home and nuresed him back to health. Sorta. He still had to go to the hospital to recover. But like all things in life, everything has a plan. At he hospital he met his future wife who was also a holocaust survior and they got married! He found his sister (now in florida) & he talks to high school groups about this. I wish i could be that brave.

At the end, at he was tearing up. (I started crying too), he said "I don't talk about this just to inform.. I don't need to be reminded of this horid tragety that happened to me, i do it so that your generation will be more accepting of people, because my generation didn't"

Literally broke.my.heart.

It made me realize even more, how rich & privlaged we truely are in america. SOme of us forget that & need to be reminded.

He is the deffenition of a true hero <3

Love Is...

Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn't want what it doesn't have.
Love doesn't strut,
Doesn't have a swelled head,
Doesn't force itself on others,
Isn't always "me first,"
Doesn't fly off the handle,
Doesn't keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn't revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end.



My Favorite..

Soo, for all my "ED" friends out there that are struggling right now i just wanted to share the things that go me though my touch times (:

I just love finding these awesome quotes in the bible.

Don't EVER give up. God is with you the whole way to recovery.. (:



Please (:

PLEASE.

Know that you are beautiful..

Hear me when i say that I [believe] in you

 Trust me when i tell you it will get better

Keep hoping that tomorrow will be better

Don't regret the struggles that have made you stronger

Always remember that you are never alone

Put a smile [:)] on that gorgeous face. :D

Don't underestimate your ability.

Believe that you can do this.

Love yourself

Don't ever, ever, EVER give up 

Day 21: A Picture of Something You Wish You Could Forget

I'm not going to lie.. This question had me thinking. I was stumped.

I had a few things in mind...

 I wish i could forget all the mean and hurtful things girls have said to me..

 I wish i could forget certain people in my life...

But then again. All this stuff made me stronger & has made me who i am today.

Everything happens for a reason & if certain things never happened then i don't know where i would be.

My mind wants me to forget all this stuff..

...But my heart is saying that you are the strong person you are because of this!

No Self Esteem.. Ever

One of the first things i wrote about on my blog was basically my whole life story.

Its kind of overwhelming for me [or anyone for that matter] to read it.

But in there i talk about self esteem.. and my body image issues.

Ever since i was in 5th grade i remember feeling not pretty enough.

I was never the part of the "kewl girls" or anything.

Which really bothered me.

I went to a school that was very small.

All the moms knew each other and they all had there little cliques.

All the cool girls moms talked & all the not cool girls moms talked.

It was super annoying and i HATED it.

I would always pray to god to make me prettier & let me be friends with the cool girls.

I wanted so badly to fit in.

Being a girl is hard.. They are so judgemental, mean, cruel, and flat out bitches.

Excuse my language but I'm a little irritated right now.

Don't get me wrong, not all girls are mean. Obviously. But the ones i went to school with were.

Each year i would walk into the school and think "okay god is going to make this my year. I'm going to be one of the pretty girls"

But.. I never got that. Or so i thought..

I was reading the bible when i saw this passage.

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”

—1 Samuel 16:7

I think i have posted this bible verse on another one of my posts, but it is my favorite from the bible.

This verse is so powerful. I shouldn't care what other people think about me.

God LOVES me for me and that is all that matters.

To this day [like many other teenagers] i have issues with not being as pretty as someone else.

But then i look at this verse and think how silly i am and almost selfish that gods acceptance for me isn't enough? Whyy do we worry so much about other people?

What has our media done to us?

15 Things You Probably Never Knew Or Thought About

1. At least 5 people in the world love you so much they would die for you
2. At least 15 people in the world love you in some way
3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because he/she wants to be just like you
4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone even if he/she doesn't like you
5. Every night someone thinks about you before he/she goes to sleep
6. You mean the world to someone
7. If not for you, someone might not be living
8. You are special and unique
9. Someone that you don't know exists loves you
10. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it
11. When you think the world has turned its back on you, take a look, you most likely turned your back on the world
12. When you think you have no chance of getting what you want, you probably won't get it, but if you believe in yourself, probably sooner then later, you will get it
13. Always remember the compliments you received, forget the rude remarks
14. Always tell someone how you feel about him/her: You will feel better when they know
15. If you have a great friend, take the time to let him/her know that there great

Giuliana Rancic

So i'm sure you have all heard of Giuliana Rancic. [She is a host on Enews!]

Well she has been trying to get pregnant for a few years now and her body just isnt having it :/

So my mom was watching the Today Show this morning and she was on there!

She said that the last time they went in for fertility, the doctor said she needed a mamogram before anything..

She was fighing hik and brushing it off sahing "No im fine i dont need that"

Once the test results came back..

Breast Cancer

For people that don't know, if you are pregnant and have breast cancer, it can speed up the cancer...

...So it was a good thing she didn't get pregnant.

God wanted her to take care of the cancer before she could care for a child!

See.. Everything happens for a reason!

Our God is SO faithful <3

What is Wrong With Some People?

I think that we can all agree that freedom of speech is one of the great things about America. But where do we draw the line from speaking our mind and being down right hurtful and rude?

People are protesting outside of fallen soldiers funerals

[don't ask why..]

but they are making signs that say..

"GOD HATES AMERICA"

"THANK GOD FOR DEAD SOLDIERS"

"GOD HATES AMERICA"

...and lots more hurtful things that dont make sence to me..

For me this is more of a personal issue..

I have had grandpa's and uncle's fight for our country and they hold there head up PROUD.

If something like this ever happened at one of there funeral's 

well.. lets just say it wouldnt fly by me to well!

These protesters are irritating.

Get over it. Im not even sure why these people are so mean?

BUT

 I think these people need to get a real life & actually learn that god DOES love america..

and he even loves the protesters!

Our god is amazing and SO faithful!

I pray for these people.. & hopefully they will get on the right track

Checklist For Life

So when i was in 8th grade my friend kelly gave me this book for my birthday!

Its a checklist for life [Clearly you can read the cover]

But i LOVED this book & every now and then when im having a rough time ill read something from it.

The first chapter in the book is.. "Mirror, Mirror"

In 8th grade [and alot of times now] i had such a horrible time with mean girls saying stuff.

THis chapter made me help accept myself a little more.

At the end of the chapter it has a "Things To Remember" page.. with lots of bible verses having to do with self acceptance.

My favorite of this page was..

"The lord said to samuel, do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because i have refused him. For the lord does not see as mans sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the lord looks at the heart" (1 Samuel 16:7)

I just love how it really makes you feel better when you read this!

The book included...

• Things Fall Apart
• Cliques
• Gossip
• Accepting Others
• Pride
• Success
• Values
•  Sex and Intimacy
• Purpose
• Instand Gratification
• Handling Confusing
• Handling Breakups
• parents
• Everyday Miracles
• Loyalty
• Overreacting
• Rumors
• Perfectionism
• Need For Rest
•  Dealing With Rejection
• Exaggeration
• Maintaining a Sence of Wonder
• Role Models
• Competition
• Siblings
• Consequences
• Joy
• Honesty
• Making Ethical Decisions
• Respect
• Procrastination
• Criticism
• Sacrafice
• Humility
• Copperation
• Complaining
• Time
• Obedience
• Trials
• Love
• Prayer
• Grades and Standards
• Living With Regret
• Wisdom
• Jealousy and Envy
• Temptation
• Overcoming Obsticles
• Cheerfulness
• Handling Money
• Believing in Yourself
• Revenge
• Making Excuses
• Bearing Burdens
• Choosing Your Battles
• Peer Pressure
• Planning For the Future
• Choices
• Humor and Laughter
• Listening
• Work
• Spirituality
• Silence and Solitude
• Self Control
• Kindness and Compassion
• Maturity

This book REALLY helped me thoughout my middle school years and 9/10th grade years..

so im pretty sure you guys should go get it!! (:



Day 17: A Picture of Something That Has Made A Huge Impact On Your Life Recently

I recently read this book.. & i just love it (:

Its kind of life changing!

Teen Creed

Don't let your parents down..

They brought you UP.

Be h u m b l e enough to obey...

You may be giving orders someday.

Choose companions with care...

You become what they are.

Choose only a date...

Who would make a good mate.

Don't show off when your driving...

Drive with saftey and arrive.

Guard your thoughts...

What YOU think you are.

Be master of your habits...

Or they will master you.

Don't let the crowd pressure you...

Stand for something,

..Or you"ll fall for anything

Don't Quit

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,

When the road you're taking seems all uphill,

When you're feeling low and the stress is high...

and you want to smile but you have to sigh,

When worries are getting you down a bit,

By all means pray and don't you quit,

Success is failure turned inside out,

God's hidden gift in the clouds of doubt,

You never can tell how close you are,

It may be near when it seems so far,

So trust in the lord when you're hardest hit...

Its when things go wrong that you must not quit!