Just Like Rebekah

Happy 4th of July!!!

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord  ~Psalm 33:12a

Keep Guessing-Wordless Wednesday

What my family does while I'm gone...

While I'm away, most of our tomatoes and some of our other vegetables ripened. So.......they made spaghetti sauce. Special thanks to Joshua for the pics.

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Guess where I am?- An almost Wordless Wednesday

But if you know don't put it in the comments for my safety please. =D

Happy Father's Day!!

I just wanted to tell everyone happy Father's Day. Thank you Daddy for all that you've done. You are a great example of a dad and one day I want to marry someone like you. Even though I'm not with you, consider this post a big hug. Thanks.

This is the best pic I have of him on this computer

 Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect ~Matthew 5:48

Fingerprint Friday-Garden Visitors

or should I say inhabitants?

  

 I can see the fingerprints of god
When I look at you
I can see the fingerprints of god
And I know its true
Youre a masterpiece
That all creation quietly applauds
And you're covered with the fingerprints of god

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Entitlement

Have you ever felt like you've been jipped? Have you ever felt like someone gave you less than you deserved? Maybe it's when your friend says she'll invite you to her party but she doesn't. Or maybe someone else got the role you thought you should get. Or maybe your teacher gave you a D on a paper that took most of your weekend.We've all felt like this at one point or another. Most of the time we feel this way because we were expecting something and we didn't get it. It's times like these when you have to step back and assess the situation. We need to ask ourselves...

• What was I expecting?
• Why was I expecting it?

Often, we feel entitled to things and when we don't get them, we feel short-changed. It's part of our selfish human nature to feel this way. But the truth is that we don't deserve anything. Nothing in this world has our name written on it; it's all a blessing from God. We need to remember...

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. ~James 1:17

 

Fingerprint Friday

There is a song by Steven Curtis Chapman that says:
I can see the fingerprints of god
When I look at you
I can see the fingerprints of god
And I know its true
Youre a masterpiece
That all creation quietly applauds
And you're covered with the fingerprints of god

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Going Public

You know how God has a way of doing things that totally contradict what your plans? He has a way of nudging you until you can’t ignore it and eventually if you allow Him to push you, you’ll end up where He wants you to be. I thought I had the next few years all planned out. Last summer, my plan was to finish high school, go to Belhaven Collegeand major in dance and minor in creative writing, come home and teach ballet. This year, my plan has changed; God has led me in a new direction.

 

I guess it started when I visited Belhaven last year. I loved the campus and the professors but something just wasn’t right. But I had it in my head that I was going there. That was God’s first nudge.

That summer (2008) I went to Joffrey South. There, I met with Valerieand told her my plan. Her reply was to encourage me not to stop performing. This was the next nudge

 

At the beginning of this year, I started taking open classes twice a week at the Atlanta Ballet. As the year wore on, God made it clear that I should pursue a career in dance. With this decision, I knew that I needed more training in order for this to become a reality. Through a series of events, I was invited to be a part of the pre-professional program at Atlanta Ballet. In January, I started taking there part time and I will be enrolled full time in the fall.

 

Next year, I will graduate from high school/college(yes, God worked out the education too) and then I will try to enter the dance world. My plan went from being very stable to very uncertain but I know that God has everything under control. I am very excited about using my gifts to glorify Him and can't wait to see what He has in store (although I'm a little nervous too).

 

The mind of a man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps ~Proverbs 16:9

 

 

 

 

 

Fingerprint Friday

 

I can see the fingerprints of God
When I look at you
I can see the fingerprints of God
And I know its true
Youre a masterpiece
That all creation quietly applauds
And you're covered with the fingerprints of God

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