.my happy place.

Here is where I am right now:





Mmmmm, yessss. That is right. I am at the beach.
In February. and its sunny and 65 degrees.
Take that, February.

.so very happy.

http://thatshappy.blogspot.com

.as long as you are glorified.

shall I take from Your hand Your blessings
yet not welcome any pain
shall I thank You for days of sunshine
yet grumble in days of rain
shall I love You in times of plenty
then leave You in days of drought
shall I trust when I reap a harvest
but when winter winds blow, then doubt

oh let Your will be done in me
in Your love I will abide
ih I long for nothing else as long
as You are glorified

are You good only when I prosper
and true only when I’m filled
are You King only when I’m carefree
and God only when I’m well
You are good when I’m poor and needy
You are true when I’m parched and dry
You still reign in the deepest valley
You’re still God in the darkest night

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A Christian should be a striking likeness of Jesus Christ. You have read lives of Christ, beautifully and eloquently written, but the best life of Christ is His living biography, written out in the words and actions of His people. If we were what we profess to be, and what we should be, we should be pictures of Christ; yea, such striking likenesses of Him, that the world would not have to hold us up by the hour together, and say, "Well, it seems somewhat of a likeness;" but they would, when they once beheld us, exclaim, "He has been with Jesus; he has been taught of Him; he is like Him; he has caught the very idea of the holy Man of Nazareth, and he works it out in his life and every-day actions."

_ Charles Spurgeon.

.all things.

"Beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me."
matthew 14:30

are we nearly engulfed by the boisterous waters of affliction?
let us then lift up our souls unto our Saviour,
and we may rest assured that He will not suffer us to perish.
when we can do nothing Jesus can do all things;
let us enlist His powerful aid upon our side,
and all will be well.

_Charles Spurgeon

.about me.

Thus says the Lord,
"Stand by the roads, and look,
and ask for the ancient paths,
where the good way is; and walk in it,
and find rest for your souls."
_jeremiah 6:16.


i'm no one really special. just another girl.
the story of my life is still being written, and not by me.
Jesus Christ is writing my story, and thats just how it should be.
for what He writes is best, i'm finding out.
through trials and troubles He's been steadfast.
and no matter what tomorrow brings, He ever will be.

my life is made all the richer by...

_the perfectness of Jesus. and His glorious gospel.
no longer must i fear death. He conquered it. and sin. forever. hallelujah.

_the sweetness and ever steadiness of the truth in the Bible.
His Word and Holy Spirit are my guides in this dark world.
The truths in that book lighten my soul and give me hope.

_the 5 people who call me sister and daughter.
my gratefulness for them is to the moon and back.

_the dear people i am blessed to call friends.
so many have come along side me in dark days,
encouraged me, strengthened me, and challenged me.
i am all the more richer because of their love.

_Charles Spurgeon and the words God put in his mouth and
led him to document for us to read years later. His insights
have encouraged me more than a 1000 times.

_the gift of singing. song is what i go to so often
to cheer my soul. the lyrics of christian songs that sing of my
Savior are an amazing comfort.

_the local church. sunday is by far the sweetest day of the week to me.

_photography. fleeting moments are so dear to me and capturing them
is even more so. i don't like to forget. and this helps me remember.

and there you have it. now you know me.
well some things about me.
and as the days and weeks go by,
you'll get to know me better.
you'll get to see into my life
as i seek to stand by the roads.