apartment

so i tried taking a few pictures of my room in my apartment. the lighting was terrible so i will try again tomorrow and will post them on here. B&N is about to close and i wish it wasn't, but it's probably a good thing so i can go home and go to bed :D

quick update:
my new job is going well. it's gotten even better now that i have a friend who works with me now. we have been in training all week. we have gone out to lunch every day & we have gone to only local restaurants. i will have to expand on where we went on my next post.

time to go because they are closing.
have a wonderful night!

TOMS

tonight, i got to see Blake Macoskie speak at Birmingham Southern College. it was great to hear how he started the company as well as see his passion for TOMS. i can tell his passion has grown more now than ever! i loved his honesty on how he felt about the business when it started. we all had some great laughs from the stories he told too.

my favorite part about his stories was the story about his very first drop off. he mentioned his mother going on the trip and as she was giving out shoes, she washed the kids' feet before putting on the shoes. i was reminded of when Jesus washed the disciples' feet.

i was in awe of the stories that he told & i wonder if he believes in the Lord. all the stories he told about the shoe drops made me think about the Lord & how he can move in the smallest ways. giving shoes to those who need them, using people who will sacrifice their time to travel to see these lovely children who are in need but really want to be loved.

the longing of returning to China returned and my heart is stirred again. i want to be there again so badly. I want to see all the girls i formed friendships with again & be there to encourage them & to love on them. i found out that TOMS has a factory in China now & that really excites me because now some Chinese people have jobs. goodness, i love China.

needless to say i know what design i want to put on a new pair of TOMS. now i just need to buy some more :P

my excuse for not blogging

once again i have failed at keeping up with my blog. although, since no one really reads it i don't feel too bad. i do have a legitimate excuse for not blogging. i do not have cable nor internet at my new apartment.

i really enjoy not having cable or internet. i have resulted in watching TV on DVD. i am currently watching Reba. my lovely roommate has all seasons so we have been watching Reba & Harry Potter.
on another note, i have found a new job! it's at a doc in the box type clinic. i started yesterday & i had reality check after i got off work. i will be working four days a week 10-11 hours a day & it really hit me last night when i got off late & i had some where to be. i will learn to adjust & learn that it is ok to be late sometimes. the Lord has blessed me with this job so i will trust that everything will work out in His will.

ps i will be posting pics of the apartment soon.

awakening please.

this past weekend i got to escape to the beach for a retreat.
i really enjoyed spending time with the other young adults that went from my church. we had a great time bonding and getting to know each other more than ever.

the Lord really woke me up this weekend. some of the people in the other group that we were with decided to watch some scary movies this weekend. that really spoke to me because i realized that these people really don't understand the love of God & how much these movies can really affect them. while they were watching one of the movies in the living room of the girls' room, i went out onto the balcony & just prayed & worshiped. praying for us to get it; to accept His love for us. my heart was broken.

"The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!"
Matthew 6:22-23

purity is such a big part of my life. i strive for purity. my heart is burdened for purity of this nation and for my generation. we need an awakening. it's an urgency that we need in our hearts once again. this is my prayer.completely random but i love this picture.

i am currently watching one of my favorite shows, Psych. If you haven't seen it, you need to watch it from the beginning. It's about a guy named Sean who is a "psychic detective." we all know that this position does not exist. he was raised to be more observant than the average person. it's hilarious. go watch it.

august.

i have come to a habit of updating once a month. i need to change this.

here is what happened in August:
my grandmother turned 85! she is slowly declining in her health but she made it to her birthday. she is truly on of my heroes.
i tried to upload a video of my two aunts playing the piano but it's not working so i will keep trying later.

my heart

so the last couple of days i have been listening to Jonathan David Helser. He is a musician who loves the Lord. the last couple of weeks i have been unsteady & restless in my walk with the Lord. i have become complacent once again & it has to stop. my heart still yearns for God & His presence but my actions do not show the same thing.

there is a song called "Likeness of Jesus" that JDH sings. it's a song that i love to hear because it is prayer of mine. i don't know all the lyrics so you will just have to go listen to it yourself.

recently, i went to visit my dad's side of the family. my grandmother is basically dying but i know that she is going home soon so i'm not too worried. i was very happy to see her before she goes. anyways, as i was visiting i realized that i just didn't fit in. i long for purity more than anything in this world with everything i do. it is hard to do at times but it is something i long for.
my sister & i went to church with my dad & the verse that struck my mind was in Matthew.

Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
Matthew 5:8

it's been in my mind all week. also, having child like faith has been on my heart all week.

i think the Lord is trying to tell me something...

the question is if i will open my heart & ears to hear Him. i will. Will you?