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Nope.

He examined my heart and mind, noted my most honest desires and fears and hopes, filled a resevoir-sized tank full of grace and favor, and plunged me into it, and drowned me in His goodness!

GAHH! Sorry if I sound crazy right now, guys! It’s just so amazing to feel my Dad’s love.

I’m all giddy tonight.

And got to make some equally amazing new West Coast friends!
So blessed :) can’t wait to see how God transforms and nurtures these relationships in my life!

how gracious i am for the opportunity to travel near them on their walk with God, and be their sister and friend!!

can’t get over how fully i am blessed! :D

can’t wait to see my girls tonight! <3

others aren’t so easily noticed.

these last few days i’ve felt showered by amazing blessings, and all i ask is that i am humbled by these amazing works of God.

because i know for every easy-recognizable blessing a receive, there’s 100 DAILY that i don’t even notice half of the time.

give me your eyes Father God, to see your love and blessings all around me. help me to see glimpses of you in the good and not so good, feeling entitled to nothing but completely thankful for everything.

My evening was spectacular!
Me and a group of 12 amazing friends. P.F. Chang’s. Absolute nonsensical, ridiculous fun.
Once again, I am in awe: just completely blown away that my Father loves me SO MUCH that He gave me these brilliant friends. These people who have changed my life, and I’d do anything for.
So so blessed!
:))))

:)))

she’s my 15-year-old sis, and i love her.

she’s direct when others beat around the bush. she’s real with me when others tell me what i want to hear.

she encourages me, and inspires me.

i feel so blessed to have such a beautiful, intelligent girl in my life, and it brings such joy to me to see her growing in Christ and becoming an incredible woman of God.

i love you with all my heart, bree bree! <333

“You’re blessed when you’re at the

end of your rope

with less of you

there is more of God and His rule.

You’re blessed when you feel you’ve lost

what is most dear to you.

You’re blessed when you’re content

with just who you are- no more, no less.

That’s the moment you find yourselves

proud owners of everything that can’t

be bought.

You’re blessed when you get your inside

world- your mind and heart- put right.

Then you can see God in the outside world.

You’re blessed when you can

show people how to cooperate instead

of compete or fight.

That’s when you discover who you really

are, and your place in God’s family.

You’re blessed when your commitment

to God provokes persecution. 

The presecution drives you even deeper into

God’s kingdom. Not only that- count

yourselves blessed every time people put

you down or throw you out, or speak

lies about you to discredit Me. What it

means is that the truth is too close

for comfort and they are uncomfortable.

You can be glad when that happens-

give a cheer even!- for though they don’t

like it, I do! And all Heaven applauds. And

know that you are in good company. My

prophets and witnesses have always gotten

into this kind of trouble.”

one of my dearest friends gave me this, written on a peace of notebook paper today, after me having confided in her about some heavy things on my heart days earlier. easily one of the many reasons tonight was amazing.

God is so fantastic, so present in these days, even when i falter. He never gives up on me.

He brings me to my feet.

All i must do is first fall to my knees.