loves in life.

here is a little glimpse of my loves in life lately.

[the precious pup, of course!]

[the super, awesome background i got from my super, awesome great gee!]

&& last but certainly not least...

[the relaxing holiday the 4th brought.]

hope everyone had an amazing 4th && has a wonderfuL weekend.

happy monday.

because of an appointment out of town, today was a day off from work! sweet! i love those!

my day off consisted of..

- frantically losing my phone

&&

- taking me about 20 minutes trying to find it..[darn when it falls in a hiding place in the car]

- stopping to fill up the gas tank [which i'm using my mothers tanK this week..!]

- 45 min drive with lovely starbucks treat for myself :]]] yumm-eeeee.

- appointment went fantastic

- lunch with this sweet, sweet friend. such a jokester she is.

- finding AWESOME vintage pieces to use in the home&&found a vintage button down that is amazing to say the least. here is a little sneak peek to my fab-O finds. [more to come on the fab items]

- then car inspection&car related things.

my first blog post with pics. from my phone until i can get a handy-dandy, awesome snapper.

happy monday!

society.

oh hi!

sorry for the delay in blogging. life has been crazy whack. ready to get back to the grind.

i am so [disturbed&disgusted] by the ridiculousness i found on the internet the other day. i was looking at a couple things on twitter, just browsing through some profiles when i came across this nonsense:

"Sorry slut, your vagina doesn't have a delete history button."

tweet from @CauseWereGuys

i am appalled by this & how society makes women out to be a "slut" for being with numerous people, but giving men no responsibility for actions.

let me make myself clear on this however:

i am not saying that men will not take responsibility for a woman sleeping with multiple men. women ARE responsible for sleeping with multiple people. however, i am upset at how men can sleep with multiple women are nothing is said, but if a woman does, she is viewed as a "slut."

a woman's number could be the same as a man's, however she is viewed differently.

i think this is completely wrong and disgusting especially for our society to be at this point.

&& women, if you are affected by this type of negative talk, there is grace..

there is a "delete history" button in the sake of JESUS. He gave his life to take away our mistakes.

there is NOTHING that we can do to take the gift of grace and love that Jesus gave us away.

You are HIS, not that of the world. You are His daughter. A Daughter of the King.

whether your number is 1 or 101, there is grace. repent and step away from the enemy who has grabbed hold of you. 

at the same time, someone who agrees with the quoted tweet above would never be a man in my book. these people are not loving people like Jesus; and someone who thinks this is even funny is repulsive.

In His Love-

choose to trust.

church today was just amazing for me. i've always had trust issues & today was really eye opening to the chains that have been binding me on this issue. here is the sermon we watched today at church & it was much needed not only for me but everyone! we could always use reinforcement on how important trust is in relationships.

i always knew i had trust issues, but this really put it into perspective for me. it is my choice whether to have trust issues or not. & it comes down to my choice to change it. same goes for you. it is your choice to change whether you are going to choose to trust.

the whole purpose of the life apps sermon series at Journey is to apply these vital sermons to our lives. that being said, i am excited to apply the things i've learned over the past few weeks to my life. especially this because i've had such a struggle with trust. trusting friends, guys, family even. & like Andy says in this sermon, everyone says they have someone that is the exception to the rule to this trusting application. no. did the Lord have an exception of people he chose not to love? & we should strive to be like Christ; therefore, trust.

i just think this sermon is great & if you have about 30 minutes just watch it. it's really great & has lots of tips on how to trust&love how the Lord tells us to.

in His Love--

who we become.

so, it took me 2 whole months to read the book captivating. what's the reason it took me so long you ask? because i learned so much from this book. sometimes i would read a page a day & just reread it because i wanted to take in everything it had to say. however, i know i do not remember every single line out of that book. i did highlight many parts & look upon them often to remember certain areas that i may struggle with. i have to say that it is a book every woman should read. this book came at a very great time for me as well. the Lord placed this as my first book to read after Christmas because He knew what i was going to endure.

i have grown up with the feelings of not being good enough for a lot of people, my family, boys, friends even. i wrestle with those thoughts&feelings every day. the only person who needs to validate my beauty and worth is the Lord. no one else. not friends, not boys, not family. & that should be enough for all of us. we shouldn't need the attention of a million people to validate what we do, say, feel, look like; we shouldn't need people to validate who we are or who we become.

today, my prayer is that you and i keep our eyes fixed on this fact: the Lord is enough for us. the Lord will provide everything we need.

no family, no relationship, & no friend can do that.

in His Love--

loves in life.

being alone really makes you find out what your loves in life are.

i'm finding those things out little by little.

it's almost time to act upon a few as well.

adventure&risk,

here i come.

& living it to the fullest.

freedom.

here it is, February, & everyone is basking in the sunshine outside. caa-razy. but, also really great. i love this kind of weather. not too hot, not too cold, & beautiful to be outside, reading, pondering with a cup of coffee & being in the company of my best friends [duh, Jesus & my dog].

so, it's been like 3 weeks since i posted. what's been on my mind you say? well, a lot actually.

a ton.

however, the Lord has brought me Peace in that because every time my mind starts to wander off in la-la-land or to thoughts that are worry some, He brings me back to Him. He focuses my thoughts on that which is eternal. He has taught me a lot in the place that i am in right now. He has taught me to take compliments with more thanks than bitterness. if any of you know me, i am the worlds WORST at taking compliments. i will steer away from any compliment anyone gives me. He has taught me to embrace who i am even when perfection seems to get the best of me. i will not please everyone, but i strive to be more like Him every day with my life. i will fail others at times, & i will continue to be human & sin every day of my life; but that is no reason to intentionally act like a crazy person & do whatever the heck i want. He has taught me to embrace my true&genuine heart. in James 5:16 it says, "Therefore confess your sins to each other & pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful & effective." with confessing your sin comes freedom. freedom in who you are, freedom in who has died for you, freedom of who has paid that debt for you. & with that comes thankfulness & righteousness. i want other people to be open & honest with me because i want prayer to revolutionize me, our generation, & in turn the world.

when i rang in the new year with one of my best friends, we made prayer walls. this was our promise for 2012 to make it a year to completely revamp ourselves into prayer warriors. the Lord has been revamping my prayer life in so many ways. i have probably spent more time in prayer this past month than i have my total life. i know crazy right! but, i have found out so much about myself & God as well. prayer is a form of worship & it's totally not about me at all. worship is ALL ABOUT THE LORD. it is for HIS Glory, HIS Praise, & HIS Pleasure.

i'm so thankful to learn new things every day about my eternal Savior & the Life he has planned for me. a life called for His Pleasure.

In His Love.

Amy.