In You

I absolutely L-O-V-E this song by MercyMe: In You

I put my hope in you

I lay my life in the palm of your hand

I'm constantly drawn to you O Lord

In ways I cannot comprehend

It's the creator calling the created

The maker beckoning the made

The bride finding what she's always waited for

When we find ourselves that day

Chorus:In you where the hungry feast at the table

The blind frozen by colors in view The lame will dance, they'll dance for they are able

And the weary find rest

O the weary find rest in you

It's no secret that we don't belong here

though set apart by the grace of you

We look for the day when we go to a place

Where the old become brand new

Chorus: In you where the hungry feast at the table

The blind frozen by colors in view

The lame will dance, they'll dance for they are able

And the weary find rest

O the weary find rest in you....

where the hungry feast at the table

The blind frozen by colors in view

The lame will dance, they'll dance for they are able

And the weary find rest

O we will find rest in you

na na na na naa naa na na na na

we will find hope(na na na na) o we will find rest

(na na na na)you are our refuge(na na na na)

you are our sanctuary(na na na na)

we come you lord

Elijah Samuel Rees

I just HAD to share this photo with you guys! That is my cousin, Krystal Rees. and that little guy is Elijah Samuel Rees!!! He was born yesturday, 21 inches, 9 lb. 14 oz. He is just so cute!! God's blessing truly is EVERYWHERE!! So yea, I just had to show you guys my new 2nd cousin!!

Youth

I love Youth Group! My youth group has to be the best in the world. I love worship with these people. Everyone in there doesnt care who's watching or what's going on, all they care about it God. When you walk into the doors, you feel the love coming from these people. It's AMAZING!

My favorite part about youth: the worship of course. Like I said before, these people know what their doing. No one cares if their voice isn't amazing, or if someone hears them whisper a prayer. I love it when Mrs. Leah Beth "explains" the song. It really makes me think of what I am singing.

Again....these people are awesome :)

these are just 3 of the many ah-mazing people who I call some of my best friends :) luff u guyz!!!

Communion

Communion. A common thing to do in Christian churches. But, do we really take into mind what we are doing?
At my church, we had a special Easter night service, and we took communion. My brother was in there, and he's only 6, so he doesn't understand the meaning of it. When he saw the "crackers" and "grape juice" being passes around, he said "mommy! Its snack time! I want a snack too!" Obviously, he's too young to take communion. But for those of us who do take it, do we see it as "snack time"?Communion is great. I love to hear Pastors words describing the night when Jesus and his 12 apostles took upon the 1st Holy Communion. I think since we do take communion regularly in church, we overlook the importance there is in it.



As the picture says above, it is a time to remember Christs sacrifice for us. We have to think about what we are doing when we partake of communion.

The Bread:

In my church, the bread we use is more like a Saltine. I'm not exactly sure what is actually is, but its like a cracker. I'm paraphrasing here, but this is along the lines of what Christ said during the 1st communion:

Christ held up the bread, "This is my body, broken for you. Eat it in remembrance of me"


The bread is symbolizing His body. It was broken for us.


The Wine:

At my church, we dont use wine, but we use grape juice. But in the 1st communion, they did use wine. Here is another one of my paraphrasings of the 1st communion:

Christ held up the wine, "This is my blood, shed for you. Drink it in rememnrance of me"

So hes saying that he shed his blood for us, AND broke his body for US.

Communion should always give new light unto Christs sacrifice for us. Again, I did paraphrase a lot of this, and this is my view on this subject, but thanks for reading :)

And remember: Communion isn't just "snack time" it's WAY more than that :)

skating for Osage

I love ice skating! Its so awesome, even when 3 people have a plan of making you fall :). Its so cool to just hang out with people, while raising money for the Mission Trip :) I am so proud of myself.... I NEVER EVER fell! And this was only my 2nd time EVER! Im so happy :)

Yard Work

So yesterday I did yard work for the Mission trip at someones house with about 6 other people. It was so much fun I think. We worked all day, and sweated like crazy, but it gave everyone to talk and just get 2 know each other better. It was awesome to just hang. I probably lost "the game" a million times though, because people would randomly blurt out "I LOST THE GAME!". It was an all-over fun day. :)

Oh, btw, Happy mothers day to everyone out there.

So on a final note, I saw this thing on Face Book about the game. Its a great was 2 have people lose the game.

Say "Thug Aim" 5 times, FAST"

U lost the game. haha :)

-peace :)

The Game

YOU JUST LOST THE GAME!!!! haha :)


if you hve no idea what the "game" is, check out this blog: www-livelifewithnoregrets.blogspot.com

is so awesome :)

Testify

Okay, so I am in this small group at school called "Character Plus Council" Its a really lame group where 30 "top" students make lessons to teach to the students about character. So today, we were creating a lesson on "respect", and we have to give quotes on that topic to add to the lesson.
A certain person gave a quote of scripture, Matthew 22:39 "thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."

The teacher who runs this said we could not use this quote, just because it was from the Bible. WOW! I was so shocked. I mean, I know schools try to limit religion in school, but to not be allowed to give a quote by Jesus?! That seems a little far to me.

A few students, who are not Christians, backed her up by "yea, we shouldnt be putting bible in this lesson, thats just crap", or "totally, I feel like we all have our differences, and some people, these Christians, need to keep their religion to themselves." OMGOODNESS!! I could not believe what I was hearing.

It made me realize that as Christians, we really need to stand up for our beliefs, even if we are the only ones. I stress this so much, because the world is changing, and we need, no HAVE to stand up for Christ, and "Testify the Love".

well, thats all that I have for now...-peace :)

City Museum

So I went to the city museum last night with tons of people. It was so much fun :) Sure I have a few scratches here and there, and sat in a wet puddle, but overall it was an ah-mazing night :) Some of the highlights of the night were:
-Christian made a trash can out of clay in the art room.
-Playing hide-and seek in the caves.
-Hiding in the best spot in the caves, only to find out that the game has ended, and the 20 other people you were playing with, has left the caves to leave you and 4 other people hiding without calling to say the game has ended :)
-The Giant pencil in the skateless skatepark :)
-Rope swinging
-climbing outside, and being scared to death everytime you look down.
-the dodgeball pit (fun until aaron pelts you in the back with a ball :(.)
-running around looking like idiots. (that has to be one of the best parts)
-Going into the small little tunnel into the whale, and getting closterphobic B-/
-Going to relax for a moment, sitting down, only to find out that there is a puddle right where you sat...

Man, the City museum is awesome :)