Some Random Pictures

I love my little duck hunter :)

And dandelions :)

and Khan, who is the King of the barn :)

Look at this kid's tongue!! Nando is the cutest

The long lost song.

So A LOOOONNNNGGGG time ago, when I was about 13, I wrote a "song" (poem, thing, whatever you want to call it). Recently I found it written in an old notebook.
And here it is.
I feel like now, 7 years later, I could do better. Plus I don't think you can call it a song. But nonetheless

"Next Time"

Maybe next time you see me
I'll be riding a white horse across the valley with the Lord I love
Maybe next time you see me
I'll be talking to David, or maybe Moses
or even the boy who gave his lunch to Jesus.

A day is coming that we'll finally see
That light on the horizon, our Bridegroom-to-be

And on that day, that blessed day
When all our sins are washed away
We're made whole, we're made new
A glorious creation destined to worship You

Maybe next time you see me
I'll be at His throne, hands held high
Singing Glory to God with all my might
Worshipping my Lord, forevermore


Yikes. I wish I could find all my old songs I wrote. But I don't know where they are. Maybe some day I'll come up with them :)

I'll leave you with a dose of sunshine, aka NANDO! He is excited about fall coming too

Actually. I don't want to write another blog so I'm gonna talk about fall. And how much I love it. I can't wait for...
Sweatshirts, scarves, and boots
Bonfires and smores
crunchy leaves and cool mornings
pumpkin pie and caramel apples
holidays and family time
football games on sunday afternoons
and sooooooooooooooooooooooooo much more. I LOVE FALL!!!

Thoughts on my thoughts.

Apparently once I get started I can't stop.
About planting a seed...figuratively or physically.
When you plant a seed, it takes a significant amount of time for any evidence of growth to show up...it doesn't happen overnight. Heck it doesnt happen in a week. It takes time and nurishment to get a seed to start growing, and even more time for it to produce any fruit. You don't plant seeds and then when the day after you don't see any growth you give up. It takes time. Timing is everything.
ALSO. It has to be an appropriate season. I don't care what kind of seed you sow, if you do it in the middle of winter when there is snow on the ground and it's below freezing, your seed wont grow. If the conditions aren't right, and the season isn't suitable for growth, it won't happen. I mean God can do anything, but you get what I mean.

I don't know. that opened my eyes to some things. And now I'm just babbling :)

Church time. Praise God :)

Some Thoughts.

"God doesn't give you the people you want, he gives you the people you need. To help you, to hurt you, to leave you, to love you, and to make you the person you were meant to be."

This quote really stuck out to me today.

How is it that one person can have such an impact on a life? It's weird, or maybe just so complex I don't understand it, that God orchestrates our lives in such a way that virtually everyone we meet is intended to play some sort of role in our lives. And in turn we play a role in theirs. I know for a fact that I have impacted, hopefully positively, the lives of a couple of my friends. I thank God for those opportunities. I love when God uses me to touch other people's lives.

BUT, I have a good friend that, for a bit while we were close, he was getting back to his walk with Christ. I was constantly asking him about church and encouraging him to get back into his relationship with God. But now that we are not as close anymore, he has slipped back to the way he was before he met me. I'm struggling with keeping my mouth shut about it, but today God really spoke to me and reminded me "You planted the seed."

He knows deep down where his heart should be. Through me, a seed was sown into his heart, and hopefully it will be enough to bring him back. I did what I could. God is more than big enough to do the rest. I'm so burdened for him right now. Prayers for my random friend are appreciated :)

Changing topics.
A while back a good friend of mine said to me "I don't give you second chances, I simply love you to the point that you'll never need a second chance with me. You'll always be on your first chance".
And if that isn't a picture of how God's love for us works, then i don't know what is. I've heard the verse about God's mercies being new every morning, but do you realize just how amazing that is? What kind of love gives you a blank slate every single day? God's compassion towards his kids (aka YOU AND ME) is outstanding. I'm so so thankful today for that kind of love.



AND since I love lists oh so much...
1. I got to take pictures last night and it felt good :)
2. I broke out the Nicholas Sparks books again the other day, and I forgot how much I LOVE to read.
3. Friends is the funniest best show there is.
4. I didn't know turkeys could fly. That adds a new level of terror to my life.
5. I have an interview in Lexington Kentucky. God-your will and not mine PLEASEEE
6. Friends are the greatest gift God can give you.
7. I need a break from school like now. Before I explode...or catch this bug wiping out my friends at school.
8. I love Jesus.
9. Today has been such a good day, which is surprising since it isn't even sunny outside.
10. I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy that fall is here. I will be buying a pumpkin and carving it soon so expect pictures.



I don't understand why but I am in love with this picture.

Peaceee out!
"My God is strong and mighty, my God is able. My hope is in the One, for He is able"

This Is The Start Of Something New

Every once in a while, in the midst of ordinary life...love brings you a fairy tale. And I feel like I'm living in mine. Some days.

The constant battle going on in my heart is enough to wear me out every single day. It's hard to put so much effort into fighting for something you're not sure you want to keep.
All I can say is thank God for his new mercy every single morning.

Be ready for new pictures and posts. If I can get up the energy to actually do them.

The perfect sky :)

I Guess That's Just the Cowboy In Me

How can so much change so quickly? How can something that once looked so good turn into something that daily breaks your heart? This isn't how its supposed to go...this isn't right. So what's left to do?

I am now way too familiar with the phrase "stuck between a rock and a hard place." The problem? I put myself there. The bigger problem? I can't get out. Not without hurting myself and everyone else anyways.
I've always learned that god works all things for our good. So I'm trying to trust that, but this faith is proving more difficult to walk out than I thought.
All I can say is things better change...and fast.


The urge to run, the restlessness, the heart of stone I sometimes get. The things I do for foolish pride, the me that's never satisfied. The face thats in the mirror when I don't like what I see. I guess that's just the cowboy In me.

Lord change my heart. Or change my circumstances. Whatever is best. But please change something