it has been a crazy month.
i feel like there have been so many emotions this month... thank you stress.

the Lord is so good & yet i do not deserve his grace and mercy. I have been in this crazy dry season. yet, the Lord has just loved on me & that is all i have needed for now. I've been learning so much in this season of listening, following, and sitting. and during all of this, He has used me to reach out to the kids in youth group. i love it. it's encouraging to hear parents tell me how much their kids look up to me. i couldn't ask for more and i cannot take all of that credit. thank you Lord.

tonight at church our new youth pastor, jason (yay!), talked about the cross & reminding what it means during Easter. i really needed to hear it. working in the food service industry makes me hate holidays. so pray that i will serve with an actual servant's heart & do it for my Maker. while Jason was talking about the cross, he asked what we all need to lay down. the Lord revealed "past hurt" to me. i have hung on to so many things & i haven't really thought about it until tonight. i don't know what all i have hung on to but i know i need to let all of it go. it cannot hinder me any longer.
the Lord is good & i'm so thankful for what Jesus has done for me.

favorite quotes i've heard this month:
"Jesus, You love the praying church." -Paul Hughes
"It's easier to believe than it is to follow." -P. Jason Sharpe