Prom 2015!

I just wanted to share some of my prom pictures:). I think that I have realized every dance at high school will have drama and stress. People get upset for silly reasons and do silly things. There isn't much that can be done about it! I have also learned that it can be so hard to be different and that the normal thing to do is dance very closely and sometimes even more. The hard thing to do is to not give yourself away to someone who isn't your husband and do things that God probably doesn't enjoy. It is so hard to be a high schooler but God will carry you through it! I am so thankful for how God has worked things out for me and just loved me! 

My date with Jaeley!

I just wanted to share my Instagram post from Jaeley and mines date! It was such a fun night and a huge blessing to me! Crazy how much a 7 year old girl can bless my heart!! 

https://instagram.com/p/0a227YRXb2/

Let's start spring great!

Last weekend I had spring break, just a break from school, work, and everyday stresses. I had a lot of relaxing time and time to think. Although there were some hard things I had to work through with God, He proved ever faithful. 

I had been thinking a lot about how my old sins just aren't sins for me anymore. I used to struggle with lying A LOT. Now I feel sick when I lie and it just stresses me out too much. Some of my other previous sins-jealousy and issues with other people, just aren't present for me today. I have felt so free from those sins and I was praising God for that!! It just brings me so much joy from where I was before and where God has taken me to now. I have found a church I love, and people that love me and truly care about me. 

But on the other hand, those sins aren't gone from my life. When you make the choice to sin, God wipes that free from you and forgives you, but there are still everyday consequences from that. And I think a lot of people don't want God to save them from their sin and evil but from the punishment of their sins. That is how we learn. Although it is painful every single day and I can't believe the people I have hurt, I have grown and matured.  God has worked in me and strengthened my faith, but everyday when I am tempted to sin I have to think of people that have been hurt by my sin and how hard it was to watch them suffer. It makes my stomach sick to think of, but it truly does save me from sinning more. 

When I pray I know that God has forgiven me from my sins and I pray that He is setting aside a place in heaven for me. I also pray that He would save me from future sins and hurting other people. Something God has used in me is to think of how the sins I have committed I will have to tell my future husband. The pain it will cause him, and that makes me incredibly sad. But more than that if I care about a future husband that much, Jesus Christ is my husband and I am His bride. Think about the pain a spouse would feel times 10! I don't want to hurt people with my sin but sin causes hurt. I need to walk with God apart from sin!

Matthew 7

Here are my Matthew 7 notes!!!

Matthew 6

Here are my Matthew 6 notes!! 

Matthew 5

Oh my goodness this is an amazing chapter!!!!! Wow!! There just aren't words to explain it except read it!!! Gods spirit is powerful in this!! I love it!! I love the last section that talks about how when we don't love our enemies of the people that are hard to love, we are no different than those that don't love Jesus!!! Take some time and look at my notes but most importantly read Gods word!!!! 

You Matter

I came up with this idea today to frame the ticket from a concert I went to with some boys I babysit. We had such a wonderful time at the for king and country concert last November!! I still need to do something for the other kiddos too:). 

If you have a moment take some time and read into For King and Country and their purpose! They have some awesome words out there and lots of amazing music!! 

Matthew 4

Here are my Matthew 4 notes!! I really like these chapter, because it is the beginning of Jesus showing us and the world who He was!! We get to see into His ministry. He didn't have a list of possible disciples and then have interviews. He saw them and told them to follow Him. 

Matthew 3

Here are my Matthew 3 notes!! 

Matthew 2

Here are my notes from Matthew 2! 

New year!

So one of my goals this year was to try and start posting every day again. Obviously that failed, for the first 4 days...Last night I was thanking God for my relaxing break to just get to find peace in myself again and just actually relax. Most of the time I am just going going going! And the first couple days of break that's how it was too. But then I got a cold and just felt crummy. I do not believe God wants us to never have breaks and just tire ourselves out. He even rested on the 7th day. By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done. (Genesis 2:2-3 NIV). That resting time is for us to speak to our Father and serve our relationship with Him. We are constantly serving others for Him, working, running around, doing stuff around the house; but we also have to keep our relationship with Him healthy and strong!! 

I also wanted to share my new way of taking notes. I used to be very adamant about reading my bible in the morning, but this year I have let that go. I have spent some time over breaking redoing my morning schedule and I am excited to get back to my Jesus time in the morning! 

I will be going through Matthew to start the year! 

I got this idea from a present I did for a boy I babysit for recently. I made him a scripture scraps notebook. I used lots of scrapbook paper and fun stickers and notes and drawings and other random things! It makes taking notes from the bible so much more fun and alive. So I have started cutting pieces of paper out and writing verses that stand out to me on them!