Hey everyone... This blog post is something that I have been contemplating for a bit, and I really feel like God is leading me to write this.
On my birthday earlier this year, I put up a blog post with a list of 27 things that I wanted to do this year - things I wanted to experience, if you will. However, while being here at Ellerslie, the Lord has really been pricking on my heart about a couple of things - one thing in particular actually.
#9 ~ Going on a date.
My whole life I have championed not dating - living a life of complete devotion to whomever I would marry in the future. Proverbs 31:12 says, "She does him good and not evil ALL the days of her life." Not just after I've met him, or after I've been married. And yet, on my list of things to do this year is to go on a date.
I realize that I've been struggling with trusting God in all things - I'd gotten tired of waiting, so to speak, and thought that I'd "help" God along. "Just because I go on a date doesn't mean that I'm giving my heart away," was how I justified it to myself. Even though I wrote that it didn't have to be a guy, I really wanted it to be a guy... It just sounded better if I didn't admit it. And I didn't want to admit it even to myself that I was struggling with being discontent and not trusting God. I'm the "good girl" so to speak - I'm not really supposed to struggle with things like that. I felt like I was supposed to have it all together, but I didn't. I still don't, in a way. But I'm learning how to fully be surrendered to God and yield my life as a living offering to Jesus Christ on a daily basis. My life is not my own - I have been bought with a price, and everything I do should bring God glory.
So today, God went after #9 on my list. And I really feel like He is calling me to apologize to all of you readers. I was wrong in not trusting Him and for lowering my standard. I ask for your forgiveness and patience as I continue to seek out how God wants me to live. I pray that my list didn't cause any of you to stumble, and if it did I am very sorry.
Please pray for me as I continue to seek out His will for my life...
In His Love,
Christy
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Ellerslie Post 3
SNOW!!!!!
Last night it started raining, and this morning we woke up to at least six inches of wet, white fluffy stuff on the ground. Needless to say, there was a lot of excitement in the air. A lot of people here had never really seen snow before (shocking, isn't it?!?!) and were therefore very excited about it.
So far, we've had a couple of snowball fights, a snowman built, and my roommate (who's from Puerto Rico) and I made snow angels. Angela (my roommate) has never made a snow angel before. I went first, so she would know what to do. After I demonstrated (pictures coming soon!), she stood in the snow, and was like, "I don't want to fall!" so I gave her a bit of a nudge to help her along. :) After she was done, she admitted that it was quite fun. :) So, she got to experience making a snow angel for the first time, and I got to knock one more item off of my to-do list!
I would love to write more, but I have to run & go write the drama for Kiddo Night next week - we are doing the story of Noah, as well as Cain & Abel. :) Pray for me!
In His Love,
Christy
Last night it started raining, and this morning we woke up to at least six inches of wet, white fluffy stuff on the ground. Needless to say, there was a lot of excitement in the air. A lot of people here had never really seen snow before (shocking, isn't it?!?!) and were therefore very excited about it.
So far, we've had a couple of snowball fights, a snowman built, and my roommate (who's from Puerto Rico) and I made snow angels. Angela (my roommate) has never made a snow angel before. I went first, so she would know what to do. After I demonstrated (pictures coming soon!), she stood in the snow, and was like, "I don't want to fall!" so I gave her a bit of a nudge to help her along. :) After she was done, she admitted that it was quite fun. :) So, she got to experience making a snow angel for the first time, and I got to knock one more item off of my to-do list!
I would love to write more, but I have to run & go write the drama for Kiddo Night next week - we are doing the story of Noah, as well as Cain & Abel. :) Pray for me!
In His Love,
Christy
Monday, July 25, 2011
Adventure is out there!! (UBC #25)
Well, it is early Monday morning, and I am getting ready to head off to camp for a week!
I am going to try and do a little bit of blogging while I am gone, but if you don't hear from me, I will be sure to fill you all in when I get back! Have a wonderful week and enjoy the lovely weather. I know I will!
In His Love,
Christy
I am going to try and do a little bit of blogging while I am gone, but if you don't hear from me, I will be sure to fill you all in when I get back! Have a wonderful week and enjoy the lovely weather. I know I will!
In His Love,
Christy
Monday, May 16, 2011
Seven and Twenty, Here I come!
Today I'm turning 27 years old. I am really looking forward to this year. I know this might sound a little crazy, but I feel like this year is really going to turn into an adventure. I have no idea what all I'm going to be doing this year, but I know that God has a plan, and I'm just along for the ride. So, to help me experience the adventure, I've decided to borrow from my friend Alyssa's idea.
May I present my list of 27 things to do from May 16th, 2011 to May 16th, 2012. I hope to put up pictures of everything that happens.... :) Maybe. These are not in any order, except for the first one. Seemed fitting, considering the rest of the list.
1 ~ Live to be 28. (I know, I know, seems lame, but I'd hate to not finish the list!)
2 ~ Finish writing one of my stories. I haven't really picked one out yet, but we'll see!
3 ~ Spend more time with God.
4 ~ Go on a picnic.
5 ~ Learn how to water ski on one ski. I already know how to ski on two skies, and I think it's time I figured out how to do it on one.
6 ~ Garden more. I convinced my dad to let me get roses this year for my garden. I'm really excited to see how they turn out - pictures to come!
7 ~ Survive Nano and conquer it! Last year Nano conquered me, but I'm determined to not let that happen again!
Seven down and only twenty more to go!!!
8 ~ Go sky diving!
9 ~ Go on a date. (Doesn't necessarily have to be with a guy - but that would be cool!)
10 ~ Learn ribbon embroidery.
11 ~ Finish 1 sewing project. I have too many unfinished projects, and I want to finish at least one of them.
12 ~ Be a camp counselor. My sister is going to camp this summer, and I'm going to be one of the counselors. I think it'll be interesting, to say the least!
13 ~ Blog more. Enough said.
14 ~ Fly a kite. And yes, I am really only five. (7-2=5)
15 ~ Go Roller Skating at a rink. When I was a kid, we used to go roller skating once a month as a home school group. It was fun.
16 ~ Go camping. Doesn't necessarily have to be in a tent!
17 ~ Go on a road trip out of state. My friend and I were talking about maybe going to Canada for a weekend road trip. We only live like 8 hours away, and I've never been there, so why not?
18 ~ Learn to play guitar. I have a guitar that lives in the bottom of my closet. It's time to learn how to play it.
19 ~ Memorize 1st John.
20 ~ Color my hair.
May I present my list of 27 things to do from May 16th, 2011 to May 16th, 2012. I hope to put up pictures of everything that happens.... :) Maybe. These are not in any order, except for the first one. Seemed fitting, considering the rest of the list.
1 ~ Live to be 28. (I know, I know, seems lame, but I'd hate to not finish the list!)
2 ~ Finish writing one of my stories. I haven't really picked one out yet, but we'll see!
3 ~ Spend more time with God.
4 ~ Go on a picnic.
5 ~ Learn how to water ski on one ski. I already know how to ski on two skies, and I think it's time I figured out how to do it on one.
6 ~ Garden more. I convinced my dad to let me get roses this year for my garden. I'm really excited to see how they turn out - pictures to come!
7 ~ Survive Nano and conquer it! Last year Nano conquered me, but I'm determined to not let that happen again!
Seven down and only twenty more to go!!!
8 ~ Go sky diving!
9 ~ Go on a date. (Doesn't necessarily have to be with a guy - but that would be cool!)
10 ~ Learn ribbon embroidery.
11 ~ Finish 1 sewing project. I have too many unfinished projects, and I want to finish at least one of them.
12 ~ Be a camp counselor. My sister is going to camp this summer, and I'm going to be one of the counselors. I think it'll be interesting, to say the least!
13 ~ Blog more. Enough said.
14 ~ Fly a kite. And yes, I am really only five. (7-2=5)
Half way there!!!
15 ~ Go Roller Skating at a rink. When I was a kid, we used to go roller skating once a month as a home school group. It was fun.
16 ~ Go camping. Doesn't necessarily have to be in a tent!
17 ~ Go on a road trip out of state. My friend and I were talking about maybe going to Canada for a weekend road trip. We only live like 8 hours away, and I've never been there, so why not?
18 ~ Learn to play guitar. I have a guitar that lives in the bottom of my closet. It's time to learn how to play it.
19 ~ Memorize 1st John.
20 ~ Color my hair.
Twenty down, only seven more to go!
21 ~ Get a pearl ring or necklace. More on that to come!
22 ~ Jump in a pile of leaves.
23 ~ Watch the sunrise from a mountain top, and a sunset from the lake.
24 ~ Make a snow angel.
25 ~ Learn ballroom dancing.
Only two left!!!
26 ~ Have a girls' party.
27 ~ Make a list of 100 biographies and classics and read them. (Okay, so this one might take me a little longer than a year, but we will see how it goes!)
In His Love,
Christy
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