Easy Button

Aight yea yea so. Tomorrow is the first day of second semester of nursing school..So what can I say. Skimmed by last semester but as I've heard C's make degrees.. or something like that.
Well one this is for sure, I don't think that I'll be finding the "Easy Button" anywhere this semester. I'm gonna have to buckle down because I hear that the first and second semesters are the hardest. So I got my books packed and I'm ready to rock and roll....Just hope I'm still rockin at the end

My Chat With Wisdom

So I had the opportunity to spend a lil time chatting with one of my patients tonite. He was 76 years old and had sky blue eyes with small pupils and shaggy gray hair. At first we were just random chatting about my school and his past jobs and how rocket scientists had no common since, but he then mentioned about his age. He told me that a man his age knows that he is never gonna be well again. Jokingly I said "Ahhh you got what 20 or 30 years left?" He looked at me with tears in his eyes and as he counted to 5 on his fingers he said "If I make it 5 more years I'll be 81...that will be a good life. You see when you get old and a disease hits you, you know your not gonna get better...you stop lookin' for quantity and you start looking for quality."

You know he's right...but the thing is.. none of us know the master plan. No one can honestly say that they are gonna wake up from their nites sleep. Just really got me to thinking about life and how I spend it. Of course there are tough times, but I guess it honestly depends on when we realize it that determines the quality of that gift

2009

Well I haven't blogged in ages. One reason could be that my keys on my computer are falling off. Although that is not the main reason. NURSING SCHOOL is the reason I have no life at all. Nursing has also effected my life in other ways. No one reads this stuff anyways but...any one who knows me obviously knows that 2009 wasn't my favorite year. My grandmother and step mother got diagnosed with cancer and I went through a breakup with Brittany. I said a lot of hurtful things to her after the break up...idk why i said them..I guess its because I was hurt. So anyways... I don't know what 2010 holds in store for me??? Hopefully not a lot of disappointments like '09. I've struggled spiritually as a result of all the drama that went on but I'm trying to get back on task with all that. I guess the one thing that I learned from last year is "Always Expect Disappointments." I suppose when we get comfortable is when we stop watching our backs...then we complain about the knife that is in there....so basically...your responsible for your life...and your back too!!

FREQUENCY

So we are kicking off a new ministry at church and I'm so pumped about it! FREQUENCY is gonna be a high energy service that is geared toward reaching today's youth where they are at and introducing them to the power of JESUS! Its gonna be cross-denominational movement so anyone can come! The first FREQUENCY will be held this Friday at the Boaz Church Of God. We are hoping to grow and possibly get the Snead State Bevil Center in the future!

ALSO! FREQUENCY has had the pleasure of partnering with THE BASEMENT (www.thebasementonline.com)! The Basement is officially the largest youth movement in the World and Frequency is excited to be under their umbrella!

For any info you can message me on myspace or facebook or call the Boaz Church Of God

Dueces~

Business As Usual

So here's the deal. Just updated my Twitter (Yea I twitter) and it said "Tired of Business as usual". So that could mean so many things so lemme elaborate. So I've just visited the website for the now official largest youth movement in the country the Basement (check em out at www.thebasementonline.com ). You can read the story of how it all got started on the website.

Anyways, So like God is moving in a powerful way down there and that's great! But I'm so sick of being caught up in this whole tradition of "church"..whatever that means. God saved him and radically turned his life around and now he is sharing that good news with thousands upon THOUSANDS of teens each week!

Sooo..why can't that happen in my life..whats keepin' me or anyone who reads this blog from experiencing this type of transformation. So while I was feelin sorry for myself I started to watch one of their online services. Thanks to my super slow computer, I still haven't got to finish watchin it~ but anyways the lil intro thing was pretty cool and it had a slogan that popped up on there
"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got"

Now Pastor Wayne used to say that slogan while I was at Fyffe and its been awhile since I've heard it, but it really messed up my pitty party.

The only thing that has/is/or will keep me from experiencing a move of God in my life is..not the devil..but its ME!!! God is constant and He's just looking for a REALationship with me.

Pardon my misspelling but isn't that quite revolutionary. God is wanting a REAL relationship with me..or you.. Not religion. Not rules. Not bondage. But a Relationship.

So now that my pitty party has been officially ruined, I suppose that I'm going to have to try some things different. Because I'm definitely not pleased with where my relationship with God is Now.. So some things are gonna have to be done different. Not sure what, but I'm sure that God will let me know!

Dueces~

Revolutionary Worship

So I'm reading a book entitled "Wired For A Life Of Worship" by Louie Giglio and it has really challenged my view of what worship really is. I suppose that I have fell into the trap of thinking that worship falls into the category of Sunday Morning at 11 am and Wednesday Nites at 7. Well the book offers a totally different aspect. Giglio says that everyone worships: no matter what religion they are, people everywhere worship. Some worship money, sex, the perfect job, or Religion. Ok so he really didn't say religion, but I just thought that I would add that one in there. Anyways, so I have honestly just finished the first chapter, but its really inspired me to do a checklist of what I worship.
So after doing this checklist, I found that I worship quite a few things actually. I worship my relationships, my future job, and my Xbox 360 (lol). So I'm sure that you've heard the phrase "Put your money where your mouth is". Well, I believe that Jesus is chillin' in Heaven and looking down at all us "Christians", who claim to worship Him, and saying "Put your TIME where your mouth is. At least that is what He is saying to me. I'm so good at spending time everywhere else except in time with God.
Wow! So its well said that worship is a lifestyle, and I've heard that dozens of times before... I guess its just really sinkin' in...FINALLY
Well I hope that I haven't lost anyone through my ADHD blogging....haha who am I kidding. No one ever reads these blogs hahaha!

When We Fall Behind

I found this inspiring story while just surfing the net...maybe you've heard it; maybe you haven't. Either way here goes!

Derek Redmond’s career was affected by injuries. He failed to finish the 400m final at the Olympics in Seoul when he sustained an Achilles problem and four years later the same thing happened again. Along the back straight, his hamstring snapped and Redmond fell. He pulled himself up, determined to finish the race. His father had been watching from the stands close to where the drama had unfolded and, dodging his way past officials, he jumped over the railing onto the track to help his son finish the race.

Isn't that the same way it is with us? While "running the race of life" there are obstacles, trials, and screw ups on our end of the deal. But when these circumstances come against us and we fall and we can't make it on our own, our Heavenly Father comes out from the stands and picks us up and helps us through the tough times.