I smell summer in the air!

Hey Y'all! It's been a while!

I've been pretty busy... I just finished my voice lessons for the year and I'll be having a recital this Wednesday. I also finished my choral lessons for the year. I will miss them greatly, but thankful for the break!
School is almost done!!! I have already finished up my bible, history and literature. (woot!) Now all I have is math, science and Greek (urg!). =)
We have so much planned for summer. Lately, we have been planning a father/daughter, father/son, and a marriage retreat. The father/daughter retreat will be taking place in the end of June. We have SO much planning to do! I am so excited to see how it turns out and see what the Lord will do in the hearts of the fathers and daughters.
My family and I just got back from a biblical child training conference in North Carolina. We all had a wonderful time there.
We got to the hotel at about 6:00 on Friday night and Elizabeth, mom, and dad immediately went to a session at the Brown Farm. So I had the boys, who had just had a 6 hour car drive, in the small hotel room for about 3-4 hours... WHEW! Let me tell you, it was a difficult night!
The next day... after a restful night ;-), our whole family went to listen to Dan Horn and Scott Brown speak on "How to gain Wisdom" and "22 points of a Proverbs 31 Women" and many more wonderful teachings! Then that night we went to a family's house for dinner and had wonderful fellowship with them! Sunday morning Scott Brown spoke on Leviticus chapter 11. A very interesting passage to speak on... He did a great job! =) Later, we had lunch with the church, then left for home. It was a wonderful weekend! =)

I can't wait for summer! There is SO much to enjoy... Warm weather, birthday's (I'll be 17 soon!), retreats, getting together with friends... Love, Love,LOVE summer! God is good!

p.s. Picture taken by Rachel Fry =)

'Return of the Daughters'

We recently had 10 to 15 families over to our house to view 'Return of the Daughters' a documentary about biblical relationships between fathers and daughters. It talks about how daughters are to be under their fathers authority until they get married. Also, daughters staying busy and productive under their fathers tutelage.

It was a great time to be with other believers to study God's word! It was somewhat new ground to everyone and a new look or light onto what biblical father/daughter relationships should look like! I personally, had a Great time with all the other young ladies there in discussing the movie and what their thoughts were. The Lord is SO good... we had been fasting and praying (prior to that Friday night) that the Lord would bring who He wanted and would touch the hearts of the families that came!

I think there were families there that night who went away with a new vision and a new mind! It was great! Again! the Lord is SO good!

Psalm 144: 12-15 "That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; That our daughters may be as pillars sculptured in palace style... Happy are the people who are in such a state; Happy are the people whose God is the Lord!"

"For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd of your souls"

Here is just a couple of verses that I read in my Bible this morning that really struck me!

1 Peter 2:9-10 .

"But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy."

It's like we've been adopted into a rich family! =) He has loved us, called us His own, and given us eternal life even though we don't deserve it! The Lord is Amazingly good! Praise the Lord!

Also, 1 Peter 2:15-16

"FOR THIS IS THE WILL OF GOD, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men- as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God. Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king."

=D

I will (Lord willing) honor the King with my words, actions, and thoughts! May the Lord be Praised!!!

Happy New Year to all! This year has been a beautiful one with Jesus Christ! He truly is Amazing and merciful! We as a family read the Bible in a year. It was a great way spending our time together! One thing that really stuck to me while reading was just how merciful God was to His people!! Even though there were punishments, He still loved them and kept them as His own!

JESUS CHRIST IS MY SAVIOR!!!!

As will He always be.

"Delight yourself also in the Lord: and he shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your ways unto the Lord: trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass." Psalm 37:4-5

Happy New Year!

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I am proud to announce that I have finally created a blog! In this blog I hope to encourage and learn with you all about the wonderfulness of Jesus Chirst!