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Silence is golden… unless you have children, then run!   “Whoever is making that flapping noise, quiet down!” (Bonus points for those who can tell me what movie that quote is from). As I was reading in my devotional the other day, this quote stood out to me, “ Don’t be afraid of the quiet: God is right there” - Lysa TerKeurst “You’re Going to Make It I do not like quiet I feel awkward I do not know what to do in the silence. For the last couple of months, I really have grown to hate the quiet. You might think that I am crazy. You might even be thinking, “Come to my house and you will be begging for some quiet.” To me, the quiet is a constant reminder of what is missing. The quiet during the day is okay, but once the sun goes down it is a whole other story. When I am beginning to get ready for bed, the quiet becomes my silent unwanted companion. So, I might turn on the TV for background noise, or turn on some praise and worship music. Then I begin to worry that I might miss an impor...

  1 Samuel 17:38-40 38 Then Saul clothed David with his armor. He put a helmet of bronze on his head and clothed him with a coat of mail, 39 and David strapped his sword over his armor. And tried in vain to go, for he had not tested them. Then David said to Saul, “I cannot go with these, for I have not tested them.” So David put them off. 40 Then he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the brook and put them in his shepherd’s pouch. His sling was in his hand, and he approached the Philistine.  As I was reading this passage, this thought came into my mind. “Sometimes we waist so much time putting on our armor, that we miss out on opportunities”. After David put on Saul’s armor he knew it was not right. He did not waist time trying to figure it out or work with it to make it fit his need. He took it off and went right back to what he knew. Which was a sling and some stones. Armor was made with the intention of protecting what is important. Now, I have nev...

 I am the kind of person who really likes to know what is going on. Even when I was a little girl and it had nothing to do with me, I still liked to know what was happening. I distinctly remembering one time my mom jokingly told me that I was nosy (probably because I was). To which I replied, “No I am not, I just liked to know things.” To me that sounded WAY better than nosy. I would love to tell you today, that the feeling of wanting to know what is going on has gone away. It hasn’t, in fact now more than ever do I have this desperate feeling of, I need to know what is going on. It is not this feeling of I have to know what is going on with other people, but what is going on in my life. God, what are you doing? Please help me see because I am really struggling to understand.  Since the beginning of the year, I started a new devotional, and on days when I need it the most the Lord just really shows out. In the last two weeks He has spoken straight to my need for that day. Agai...

  A Jack of all trades is a master of none... We have all heard this quote I am sure. If not you just heard it for the first time. Yall, I feel like this is SO me! I feel like I try to do a lot. I love to craft and make things. I like to try to cook, I like to try new things. In all those areas I am pretty mediocre. There are things I do that other people can do 10x better than I can.  In Sunday School we just started a new series. We are going through the book "I am a Church Member" written by Thom Rainer. During Sunday School the Pastor gave us a preview of what the first chapter of the book was talking about. Then he started to speak from 1 Corinthians 12: 12-31. This part of the chapter is talking about how there is ONE body, but many members.  I was so excited to start reading the book and looking to scripture to help me become a better church member. While on my way to work I figured I would listen to 1 Corinthians 12, instead of listening to the radio. I grew up in...

First, I would just like to say to all my friends who are engaged out there, I am beyond happy for you! I cannot wait to see how God uses you and your future spouse. I am so thankful to be a small part of your life.  (Because I have had a couple friends get engaged in the last couple of months.)  Reading in my devotions today I came to 1 Corinthians 7 following along with my church's reading plan. As I began to read, I thought, "Really! A chapter about marriage..." I even contemplated just doing my own thing. I am glad I did not because I got something out of it. I was reminded that even though marriage is a wonderful thing, it is also hard work. I have been very blessed throughout my life to be surrounded by couples who work hard at their marriage. Verse 35 stuck out to me. It was such a great reminder of what I should be doing as a single young adult. The verse says,  "And his interest are divided. And the unmarried or betrothed women is anxious about the thing...

Have you ever felt a strong urge to do something, but you kept pushing it off? That is exactly what I have been doing for about 2 1/2 years. For the last several years I have wanted to start blogging, I first felt the urge my Freshman year of college. Then life happened and I became very overwhelmed with school and just knew it was not the right time. Again my Sophomore year I felt the urge but I made excuses like; I cannot write, no one wants to read a blog by me, I just do not have the time, and the list could go on. So now fast forward to Junior year, I am busier than ever before but I cannot stop thinking about blogging. Ready or not, I am taking a step of faith and I know that God has obviously put blogging on my heart for a reason. The goal behind this blog is to encourage you all to pursue God with everything you have. I am not an expert in this area but I will be learning with you. This first post is to just tell you a little bit about myself. So here goes... I am a Junior in...