In God's Hand

In God's Hands, I'm in Good hands

My Soul is Safe and Secure

In God's hands, Sweet Assurance

It's Good to know I'm in God's hands

Sometimes it seems a Trial lasts too long,

It's scarcly past and I must face another one,

And when I've done the very best I can,

It's time to leave it in God's hands

I love this song, I've been singing it alot lately. It is so Good to know I'm in God's hands, and He's going to take care of me. Could you imagine Life out of the safty of His Hands? So many times we change and turn, but God doesn't, He's still holding firm...He still holds us safe in His hands. If I can only learn to just trust in that, trust that He has it all under control, I mean with all He has already done for us...why is it so hard to trust?

Don't Drink the Milk!

My Birthday

Well Today I'm officially 19!!!!!Wooooo-Hooooo!

Donnie said Now am I gonna start counting down to my 20th b-day...haha, very funny Donnie...I told ya'll the countdown thing was getting on someone's nerves.hehe

Thanks for all the comments, and Happy Birthdays, and Texts during church...hehe

It was a wonderful day, and I'm so totally ready to face my last year of being a teen...one more year, and then my 20's~

Growing Up A P.K.

Since I'm about to turn 19, I have really been evaluating my life... and what's the biggest part of my life? Being a Preacher's Kid!

I love being a Preacher's Kid, I've loved growing up in the ministry! I also want to make clear, that I love my church, and the people, the Bus Kids, and I want everyone to know, that I have learned from many past experiences, so many, I've been a Preacher's Kid all my life!

I've been at my church all my life, I've seen people come and go, I've seen buskids grow up, I've learned how to do so much.

But all the while, I love my church! I want everyone to know that.

I would never want anyone to think that I was unhappy, or hated being a pastor's kid.

I just want everyone to encourage and uplift their pastor. To serve the Lord in their church with a good spirit...Because that's what I'm trying to do.

Please know that I'm just trying to Live Joyfully in the Lord''hence the blog name''

that was my goal of starting this blog...To show people that you can be joyful while you live and work as a Christian. So I guess that's what I'm trying to get across...Live Joyfully~Focus on the Positive~Serve the Lord with Gladness~if your a pastor's kid, love every minute of it! Encourage your Daddy, lift up the members, do what ever your pastor says, work with the kids, Love every minute!!!!~and last but not least...Being a P.K. means your life effects alot of people, But remember to always honor God, serve Him, love Him, and strive to please Him!

Well Good Night~

Proverbs 18:22

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

Back to School Again~

Yesterday I heard from a friend that goes to The Crown College, All the students are heading back today so please be in Prayer that they will be safe as they travel back.

Sarah just began her last Semester of Highschool, Soon she'll be graduating and leaving me Forever and I'll be all alone...hehe...okay maybe not all alone, but it will be tough. Oh I'm just not going to talk about that now!

Katie and Bethany have started back also, I think they are ready for Spring Break.hehe

Anyway I'll leave ya'll with a verse...One of the first I had to memorize...

''Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needed not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.'' 2 Timothy 2:15

January 4th, 2010

Today... Went with Jennifer and Granny to run a few errands...Basically taking it slow, Mondays around here are always a little slower~

I am thinking...about emailing some of my friends, about a certain someone who I haven't seen in awhile...about alot of things I wanna do this year...about my 19th birthday, that's only 34 days away!!!

I am thankful for...Every blessing that the Lord has given me, every moment He allows me to live, Every friend and family member...I could go on forever...God sending His Son!!!!! Salvation!!!!

I am wearing...denim skirt and a blue and green shirt...

I am going...No where...Home for the rest of the day, it's so cold outside, I'm staying as close to the fireplace as possible!

I am hearing...Katie and Bethany playing..

Around the house...Everyone is just taking it easy right now, Last night it was alittle more exciting, everyone was waiting for a very special phone call...hehe

Plans for the rest of the week...hhhmmmm... Jennifer's friend Rebecca is coming to stay on Wednesday and Thursday night, then we are going to see her family on Saturday, ummm there is a ballgame on Friday but I'm not sure I'm going...and the rest is just normal stuff, church on Wednesday night, Thursday night soulwinning...and that's pretty much it, nothing special..unless the Lord surprises me~

Praying for...Our Church to have the Best year ever!!! Donnie and Rachael, a young man in our church and his mother, Jennifer and Jonathan, Katie and Nathan, a Family in our church, My prince charming...

Favorite Verse of the Week..

Jeremiah 33;3

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

Favorite Picture of the week...

Scary right? This is what you get when you try and do a serious picture...Bethany could do it, but me and Jennifer were about to laugh...HEHE I love taking weird pictures!!!!

Catching Up..

My Daddy was just looking at my blog, and said did you know you haven't posted since December 31st?
He couldn't believe it..hehe
So now here I am, catching up...Let's see what's happened since last I posted?
A New Year...Can ya'll believe it's 2010???I hate coming into a new year, and writing the date down, I'm still writing 09'...I'll miss it...My Granny turned 81, Happy Birthday Granny!!!!! We celebrated at Olive Garden last night, after driving all day and attending a friend's wedding... I was pretty tired~
The Wedding was beautiful, it was so encouraging to see a Godly Couple who had saved their first kiss, and kept their selves pure for each other. Finally reach the exciting Wedding day!!! I wish I had took pictures, but sadly I forgot my camera:(
Let's see, today I had Children's church and decided to take some pictures... The kid's were very good today! Even one of the bigger boys, that usaully get's in trouble was perfect today...Mama told him after church that he was really good, and he said he was trying to do better..hehe Praise the Lord!
We played a fun game that all the kid's really liked, I posted some video's of the kids trying to play...the boys weren't as good as the girls..hehe
Tonight we had such a sweet service, several people gave testimony of how God had blessed them, Daddy preached on for the Cause of Christ and how everything we were gonna do this year in our Church was going to be for the Cause of Christ!
The Fundamental Three Sang tonight, our favorite song!!!! One Thing I Know...Katie took my camera and recorded us singing, it may not sound the best in the world, and we were kinda worried at the begining because we didn't have the words and we were afraid we had forgotten them~ But the Lord blessed.
Well I suppose I've caught ya'll up-to-date with everything, Have a Good Week!

Mama Frying the Chicken


Daddy and my Uncle Pete waiting to eat..


Molly handcuffing Bethany..


We love old Jimmy Stuart Movies!


Rachael and Donnie


Time to play UNO Attack




If only someone would change the color to green!!!!!


Donnie got tired of holding his cards


Katie acting crazy...I just can't help but laugh when I see this one~


Everyone at Olive Garden


Granny opening her presents


Blowing out her candles



Tyler won one of the quiet seat prizes!!!!


So did Katlyn!!!!


Mama taught about the little boy who gave his lunch, she used bread and sardenes to illustrate...we dared the kids to try them, Molly and Logan were the only brave ones!!!

Click here to watch the kids play the game...
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Craziness on the Van...



and I'll post the video of us singing tomorrow...it's late~

2010

Wow 2010! Can you believe we are about to enter the year 2010!??!!

This year has been a good year, God has really blessed me...He has helped me accomplish some big things in my life, He has answered Some big prayers, Souls have been saved and people have joined our church. God has been Good!

As I look back on 2009 I know that I have failed God everyday, I am so undeserving of everything God has done.It's like the song says, Even though I don't deserve to live, My life is just begun...And I can't help but Praise the Lord for all He's done!

I've been trying to think of my New Year's resolutions...

I want to become even closer to my God this year, read my Bible even more, pray even more, learn to leave certain things and certain desires in His hands, Have a sweeter spirit this year, a more compassionate heart, a more forgiving heart, help me to be more humble, a better witness, a positive attitude, learn to see God's hand in everything...I have so many more things that I need to improve, But I know that the things above and the other things are all impossible without God.

I'm excited about what the Lord is gonna do this year, and I have to admit kind of scared....

This year has come with it's share of surprises, Good and Bad...I can't even imagine what will happen this year!!!

I pray if the Lord doesn't return in 2010, the Lord will allow me another year on earth, To try and live for Him!

This year on my Blog, I hope the Lord will Bless it...that unsaved people will stumble upon it and find the message of Salvation and receive Christ, I hope even more Christian's will be encouraged, and everything I do and say on here will bring glory and honor to Jesus Christ!

Here are some posts from 2009 I think the Lord used in some way or another...

I Just Keep Trusting my Lord

Trying to be Joyful in the Lord

Your Love Meant For Me

Sisters

My first Cookware

Jesus is your Forgiveness

Courtship

Our 2009 Youth Rally

Live with Urgency

Where are the Men?

Sword Conference 2009

A woman's Touch

When I come to the End of Myself

I'm falling in Love

Across the Miles

Forgiving Friends that Forsake God

The Christian Dating Game

Dating, Going Out, Going Steady, Courting, Dating with a Purpose,

Betrothal, Girlfriends, Boyfriends,

If your a certain age and your like me you hear these words a lot!!!!

Random strangers, will simply mention theses words when they hear that I am 18...

and I know that for most young people this is one of the main things that they really concentrate..or ask about. With all these different So-Called ways of finding true love, it can be rather confusing. What is right, how do I find the person that God has for me, without all the Heartache and trouble that comes with most of the ways above.

Well I can tell you that the Worlds way of dating, is definitely not the way, if you want to prevent breaking your heart, and if you want to give your future mate all your Love and all of your heart, then dating is not for you.

A lot of Christians say they are dating with a purpose, but just because you say I'll date Bob this week, because he could be the one I marry, and then go out with Harry the next because your not sure...is not the way to go, I think that would bring even more confusion and heartache as dating the worlds way.

The Truth is we want to Find our future mate....

But instead of constantly looking, we need to let God bring our special someone in our lives.

I know that I myself cannot find a guy that will suit me perfectly, But I know that God knows where he is, and what he is doing. So I know that if I leave this in God's hands...he will bring this person across my path, and Me, my family, and this young man will know it's right.

I know alot of Christian girls think I'm crazy, even my little piano student that I teach thinks I'm crazy...she is a cute little Christian girl, but because of her parents, she already has the worlds standard in finding a guy. She told me that her boyfriend broke up with her, and that he said that if he didn't like his new girlfriend he would come back to her. At first I thought this was funny, here's a little girl not even 11 years old yet and her heart has already been broken...it is so sad how we have let the world tell us, how to find love.

The Bible says ''Trust in the Lord, and do good;...

Delight thyself also in the Lord and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him and He shall bring it to pass.'' Psalms 37:3,4,5

It also says.. ''Hitherto have ye asked, nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.'' John 16:24

And '' Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me? Jeremiah 32:26

If you are where God wants you, and you are living for Him...then God will send the one your way, and I have seen many a time, that there is nothing too hard for God.

So you can play the Dating game, you might play your cards right..and find the one, But will you be able to give him all your heart, or does an old beau have a piece that you can never get back . I want to know that God gave me my man, and I want to give the Glory to Him, and I don't want to give my man only a piece of my heart, but I want to give him the whole thing...and I want no regrets, I want God's will for my life...and His perfect mate for me, in His perfect time.

Don't think that is impossible because I can show you example after example of where man thought it impossible, but with God nothing is impossible.

So young people when you hear those words, and people begin to question why your not Dating, or why you don't go out like everyone else, Just remember God knows where you are, and He will bless those that wait on Him.

Oh that reminds me if you have any questions or want some encouragement on waiting on God in this area please check out my friend Katie's blog. I love to read the stories from young ladies who have waited and God brought them the guy of their dreams..hehe please click here Those Who Wait to check it out!

My Graduation Video

Only 11 more days until my graduation... I'm getting alittle more nervous. I'm totally afraid that when I walk down the aisle I'm gonna fall flat on my face!!! Wouldn't that be funny... and scary... but funny~ I sound a little weird in this video(because I'm trying to make sure all my words come out right) I really sound a little countrier~ I had to mention of course what I'll be doing now that I'm out school, Because you know how everyone loves to ask. ''So what are you gonna do with your life?'' So here it is. No I am not going anywhere... I plan to stay home under the authority of my Daddy and Mama and continue learning all about being a homemaker, until someday the Lord sends me a Godly man, and then if the Lord blesses me with children I will( like I said in my movie) have the Greatest job in the world, raising the next generation of warriors for Christ!

I don't desire a career of any kind, and I'm not looking for a degree in anything. All I want is to be a wife and mother... Usually if you tell that to the older generation you get alot of bad talk and advice, they are all about career and you need a college education, you need to be liberated, you don't need a man! you know what I'm talking about. But the other day I was truly blessed, an older lady in our church was asking what I was going to do, and I told her what I truly wanted, and she told me that was the greatest thing we as women can do, she said that's what the bible says we are to be keeper's at home (and you can switch and twist that around to suit you but it means to me just what it says) she told me that that's all she ever wanted to do and she said that she believed the Lord would bless me and give me my heart's desire. She always has an encouraging word I just love talking to her she is soooo different from most ladies her age. I hope that I always lift my hands to praise God and always remain positive~Because God is so Good!