someday my prince will come...so what should I do with today?

It seems as though every girl's dream is to grow up and get married. Most girls have their wedding day planned and all the details arranged...now all they need is to find that special someone. Something that I've noticed lately is that many girls act as though their lives don't begin until they're married. Now, don't get me wrong, I desperately want to get married but guess what...God has a different plan for my life right now. Why not take advantage of singleness and serve God with passion and purpose?



Yes, it's fun for us as girls to sit around a daydream about 'prince charming', but we should pursue glorifying God where He has us right now. It's easy for us as girls to get carried away with the wonder and excitement of dating and marriage and we often even create a fantastical impression in our minds of how we think it all should work...but sorry to rain on everyone's parade, Mr. Right can never be perfect because he's a human being and so are we.



I myself am a hopeless romantic so I am more preaching to myself than anything just so you all are aware. I look forward to the exciting adventure of finding the one person meant for me, the wedding day, and the years to come...but that's not here yet. Instead of waisting my life away until marriage, or in other words putting my life on hold, I want to use it for God's glory. One of my friends told me today that it's not all about the wedding day, the details of the event, and the beauty of that day; it's about the years to come after that day that you'll spend with the person you marry. These are just some random thoughts going on in my mind so I thought I'd write them down for you all to read.

when i am weak, then He is strong

Hmmm...tonight was interesting... :)

There are so many amazing things going on in my life now...I don't even really know where to start. I wake up every day feeling so blessed by God for everything and everyone in my life. Being out of school has been wonderful especially looking back now and realizing how faithful God was to me throughout my first year at ASU.

I am so excited because Summer Camp '07 is coming up in about two weeks. I am really getting to know some of my new freshman well and I love them very much and look forward to getting to know them even better at camp! I am really praying that God would do big things in my group and that we would become much closer with each other and with God.

It strikes me as funny because every time I grow closer to God, I see my inadequacy and my inability to do anything without Christ! I am really praying that at camp God would work in my heart to truly show me the magnificence of His grace and the complete utter wretch that I am. I am so grateful that Christ saved me....where would I be without Him? (that question makes me shudder so I would prefer not to answer it presently...)

Anyways, that's it for now...currently I'm just reveling in God's goodness! Until Summer Camp '07!

Freedom

After a long, grueling, difficult, last semester of my junior year at ASU...I am done! I remember thinking just a couple weeks ago..."don't talk about finals, I don't want to think about how close they are...yikes!!!" and now they are finally over. Praise the Lord...He is always faithful! He got me through..even yesterday I didn't know how I was going to get through the day, but here I am...alive and well! I now have a 3 month break which will be amazing...just not much of a break...

This summer will consist of a moving into rental home in Tempe across the street from ASU to do ministry by June 1st, going to 2 continents I have never been to for 5 weeks and much much more including hanging with friends, just chillin', sharing the gospel, and many fun adventures!

By the way, we need lots of help moving so if anyone is interested in helping, let me know cause we'll definitely have things you could do to help! And...to all of you who haven't finished your finals yet...the end is near; don't give up and FINISH STRONG!