Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm still alive...I have been soo busy with work and school that I haven't had time for anything blog related...there are a few blogs that I have read occasionally but not many.
I am staying pretty busy so I just don't have time. But I will just give a lil update on what's been going on with me.
I am almost done with this semester and then I will only have one left before I graduate with my AA. I will be so happy when I do. However, I still don't know what I'm going to do after that. But I know God will lead me and I will do and go where He wants me to.
I have had the opportunity to go to Alabama often lately and it's been a huge blessing. I love the Cartmills so much and am so thankful God has allowed us to become friends. I feel as if they are my family and I miss them so much when I'm not there. There oldest daughter Rachel is getting married in Dec. and I get to go to the wedding. I'm so excited. I am hopefully going to be able to sing at it too. I am singing at Christmas on the Square and Mrs. Michelle, Hannah, Josh, Mary, and Lydia are all coming to see me sing...I can't wait to see them!! Only 2 weeks and 3 days!! I am hoping it goes by fast!! :)
Well..I guess that's all I got for now...lately..I've been reading in 1 Peter and it's been a blessing! It's full of some good stuff...if I have time I share on here some of what God has been teaching me through it...I just wanted to let ya'll know..I'm still alive..just busy! :)
Hopefully it won't be this long until my next post.:)
Love to all, Dani
Monday, November 16, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
A love like no other...
So..I just got through reading a book that I would recommend to every single person out there no matter what stage of life your in. It is called "When God Writes Your Love Story", by Eric and Leslie Ludy. It is an awesome book...it really made me think.
So if you are reading this and your not married then think with me for a second about your future husband..if you are married..think with me about before you met your husband...I know for me, there is a longing for him. I want to meet him so badly..I want to love him and feel that love from him. I want to know what he is doing and what he looks like. I want to talk to him and confide in him. I want to listen to what is on his heart. I want to be there for him and encourage him and also have all those from him to me. I have this love for him....and I have NO idea who he is. Do any of ya'll have those feelings or had them? Or is it just me? :) You know those feelings in your stomach...the excitement you get when you think about what is to come and what it will be like to be a Mrs....something?
Well...now I want you to think even deeper..Imagine He is perfect in every single way. He has no flaw. I know...your thinking ..impossible!! He is a MAN..He has got to have some flaws..lol. But just dream with me. So here he is, standing before you and wanting to give you every ounce of love he has within him. He wants to be with you all the time...he wants to meet your every need. He wants to take complete and total care of you. Even on the days when you are moody, sad, aggravated, mad, unrealistic, etc. Even on your worst days. On the days when your hair is not brushed, you have no make-up on and you looked like you have just rolled out of bed. He doesn't even care what you look like physically. He would love you the same...even if you didn't have a nose or an arm or a leg.
So are you completely in love with this man or what? :) Well come back from dream land now. That guy seems only in your dreams...doesn't he. Afterall..after the no flaw part you were thinking there is not a man that exists that has no flaw..it's impossible for anyone to be perfect right? Well..Let me tell you something..such a man exists. His love is unconditional. His presence is always there..and I do mean ALWAYS!
He is literally perfect!
His name...God!
You see all our lives we have access to him. Think of those feelings again. Those feelings of longing for that one true love. What kind of feelings do you get when you think of your relationship with God? It was pretty eye-opening to me. Don't get me wrong..I LOVE My God! He is who I live for...But do I give Him ALL my love. Do I get those feelings in my stomach when I think of the relationship we have? Do I have a longing to be with Him? Do I have this amazing love for Him...even though I don't know what He looks like? To be honest...not as much as I should.
This book that I mentioned talks a lot about the love we should have for God. The authors...Eric and Leslie Ludy, have such a deep love for God. I found myself wanting to love God deeper. Wanting to have that longing for him. When you cant physically be with someone you love...when there is distance that separates you, you have this desire to be with them. You want to talk to them everyday cause it makes you feel closer. This should be our desire when it comes to our "long-distance" relationship with God. While we can't physically see Him or touch Him, we should want to talk to him all the time..cause it makes us feel closer to Him.
Think about it..does your husband come with a manual that tells you what makes him sad, angry, or upset? Or what really makes him happy, and pleased? No..but God does. If we really want to more about God..all we have to do is read His word. All we have to do is listen when He tells us things, and pay attention when He shows us things and we would have a deeper understanding of who He really is. And when we really know who He is...we will have a deeper love for Him!
So...I'm pursuing to love God deeper! To love Him with ALL that is within me...not holding anything back! What about you??
So if you are reading this and your not married then think with me for a second about your future husband..if you are married..think with me about before you met your husband...I know for me, there is a longing for him. I want to meet him so badly..I want to love him and feel that love from him. I want to know what he is doing and what he looks like. I want to talk to him and confide in him. I want to listen to what is on his heart. I want to be there for him and encourage him and also have all those from him to me. I have this love for him....and I have NO idea who he is. Do any of ya'll have those feelings or had them? Or is it just me? :) You know those feelings in your stomach...the excitement you get when you think about what is to come and what it will be like to be a Mrs....something?
Well...now I want you to think even deeper..Imagine He is perfect in every single way. He has no flaw. I know...your thinking ..impossible!! He is a MAN..He has got to have some flaws..lol. But just dream with me. So here he is, standing before you and wanting to give you every ounce of love he has within him. He wants to be with you all the time...he wants to meet your every need. He wants to take complete and total care of you. Even on the days when you are moody, sad, aggravated, mad, unrealistic, etc. Even on your worst days. On the days when your hair is not brushed, you have no make-up on and you looked like you have just rolled out of bed. He doesn't even care what you look like physically. He would love you the same...even if you didn't have a nose or an arm or a leg.
So are you completely in love with this man or what? :) Well come back from dream land now. That guy seems only in your dreams...doesn't he. Afterall..after the no flaw part you were thinking there is not a man that exists that has no flaw..it's impossible for anyone to be perfect right? Well..Let me tell you something..such a man exists. His love is unconditional. His presence is always there..and I do mean ALWAYS!
He is literally perfect!
His name...God!
You see all our lives we have access to him. Think of those feelings again. Those feelings of longing for that one true love. What kind of feelings do you get when you think of your relationship with God? It was pretty eye-opening to me. Don't get me wrong..I LOVE My God! He is who I live for...But do I give Him ALL my love. Do I get those feelings in my stomach when I think of the relationship we have? Do I have a longing to be with Him? Do I have this amazing love for Him...even though I don't know what He looks like? To be honest...not as much as I should.
This book that I mentioned talks a lot about the love we should have for God. The authors...Eric and Leslie Ludy, have such a deep love for God. I found myself wanting to love God deeper. Wanting to have that longing for him. When you cant physically be with someone you love...when there is distance that separates you, you have this desire to be with them. You want to talk to them everyday cause it makes you feel closer. This should be our desire when it comes to our "long-distance" relationship with God. While we can't physically see Him or touch Him, we should want to talk to him all the time..cause it makes us feel closer to Him.
Think about it..does your husband come with a manual that tells you what makes him sad, angry, or upset? Or what really makes him happy, and pleased? No..but God does. If we really want to more about God..all we have to do is read His word. All we have to do is listen when He tells us things, and pay attention when He shows us things and we would have a deeper understanding of who He really is. And when we really know who He is...we will have a deeper love for Him!
So...I'm pursuing to love God deeper! To love Him with ALL that is within me...not holding anything back! What about you??
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Updates and such...
Well Hello All,
I am sorry but I don't have any beach pics to show ya'll. :( I know ya'll are probably really disappointed but hopefully next post. lol. Anyways...Not much has been happening since I last posted. There are a few things though.
First off my favorite friend in the whole wide world came and saw me a week ago. It was such a blessing! We had a great time of fellowship and we also went and got some gator stuff. She is a HUGE gator fan as well but lives in Alabama, so there isn't any gator stuff there. So she was happy. :) I am hopefully going to Alabama to see her September 3. I am so excited and can't wait. It's gonna be awesome. :)
Speaking of gators....football season is soon to be upon us. Of course I have to talk about my love for Tim Tebow! He is just fabulous. :) I believe this year we are going to be flippin' awesome!! We are going all the way! I am also praying that God uses Tim in an amazing way and that many come to Christ because of his testimony. I will one day meet him. Even if it's not until Heaven...lol.
Also...I have decided to apply for the nursing program at NFCC. I may change my mind once again but that is what I have decided for the moment. :) If nothing else it will give me skills to use overseas for mission trips or even right here for ministry opportunities. So, if God wills it that is what I'm gonna work towards. I will have my general AA by May hopefully, and then I will have one more pre-requisite to go and will hopefully be in the Nursing program by Jan. 2011. But like I said...that could all change before then.
Well this is just a lil update post about what is going on in my life. Hopefully a more exciting one will be coming soon! :)
Love to all, Dani
I am sorry but I don't have any beach pics to show ya'll. :( I know ya'll are probably really disappointed but hopefully next post. lol. Anyways...Not much has been happening since I last posted. There are a few things though.
First off my favorite friend in the whole wide world came and saw me a week ago. It was such a blessing! We had a great time of fellowship and we also went and got some gator stuff. She is a HUGE gator fan as well but lives in Alabama, so there isn't any gator stuff there. So she was happy. :) I am hopefully going to Alabama to see her September 3. I am so excited and can't wait. It's gonna be awesome. :)
Speaking of gators....football season is soon to be upon us. Of course I have to talk about my love for Tim Tebow! He is just fabulous. :) I believe this year we are going to be flippin' awesome!! We are going all the way! I am also praying that God uses Tim in an amazing way and that many come to Christ because of his testimony. I will one day meet him. Even if it's not until Heaven...lol.
Also...I have decided to apply for the nursing program at NFCC. I may change my mind once again but that is what I have decided for the moment. :) If nothing else it will give me skills to use overseas for mission trips or even right here for ministry opportunities. So, if God wills it that is what I'm gonna work towards. I will have my general AA by May hopefully, and then I will have one more pre-requisite to go and will hopefully be in the Nursing program by Jan. 2011. But like I said...that could all change before then.
Well this is just a lil update post about what is going on in my life. Hopefully a more exciting one will be coming soon! :)
Love to all, Dani
Thursday, July 23, 2009
I've been slacking...
So I have a lot to post about today. I haven't been updating like I should so it's probably going to be along post. :)
First off, Last week I went to the beach all week with lots of family. We go every year and have been since before I was born..around 20 years. We have a great time and it was perfect weather the whole week. It was so nice to get away for a lil while. I got a lil sunburn but it's all good. :) I have some awesome pics to show you but my computer is old and doesn't have a lot of memory and I have close to 10,000 pictures on it so I'm running out of room and am working on making more so until then you will have to wait on the pics! sorry! I got some awesome ones of my cousin Logan. He is 21 months and cute as a button! He was a ham and posed and everything. It was great! I will post them as soon as I get them on my computer and edited. Well enough about that!
So for a while now I have been wanting to dye my hair blonde. I decided it was time! I was nervous but really wanted to do it so a really good friend of mine... Joy Peace...volunteered to do it so I went to her house and here it is...
I really like it. I'm still getting used to it, but I really like it.
And now I have to tell you about a lil girl who desperately needs prayers. Her name is Kate!
She is 5 and was just diagnosed with a brain tumor. She has recently went into surgery and had half of it removed but there is still a large piece left. From the surgery she lost the movement in her right side and is undergoing therapy to regain the movement and is making progress. She is going to start Chemo tonight more then likely and it's very dangerous. The chemo she has to take is very potent and could actually kill her. Her parents are trusting God that He would heal her and that His glory would shine through out the universe. There are people all over the world praying for her and it been awesome to see God move. So anywayz...you can go here to get updates and see how she is doing. Please pray for her. I will try to update here as often as I can.
I also finished 2 Peter a lil while ago! It was great and I want to share something that I was encouraged by.
2 Peter 2:4-10
4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, reserved for judgment;
5 and did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;
6 and if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes, having made them an example to those who would live ungodly lives thereafter;
7 and if He rescued righteous Lot, oppressed by the sensual conduct of unprincipled men
8 for by what he saw and heard that righteous man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by their lawless deeds),
9 then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,
10 and especially those who indulge the flesh in its corrupt desires and despise authority Daring, self-willed, they do not tremble when they revile angelic majesties,
What an encouragement. Especially with the world today. There is so much wickedness all around us. These verses tell that us that time and time again God has rescued His people from wickedness and since our God is immutable He can still rescue His children today. I was so encouraged when I read this. If we pursue Christ and aim to please Him in all things then He will be faithful to us and give us exactly what we need.
I'm so thankful for my Wonderful Savior!
And last but not least...(I told you It was going to be long :) ) I had previously posted about a new song that Selah is releasing. Well it was only available for a short time on Angie's blog because the cd had not been released yet. Well it still isn't released but it is going to be on August 25th and I am SUPER excited about it! It's going to be such God-centered music! It's also going to have Audrey's song on it which is so beautiful. Anyways...since the cd is coming out soon they are doing radio tours to promote it and the other day when they were on K-Love they recorded a video of them performing it. And let me tell you it's amazing! Amy's voice is just beautiful and Todd..well..he's awesome!! SOOO...here it is
Well...now that I have written a novel...I'm going to go now! Hopefully the next post will have pictures from the beach.
Have a wonderful evening, Dani
First off, Last week I went to the beach all week with lots of family. We go every year and have been since before I was born..around 20 years. We have a great time and it was perfect weather the whole week. It was so nice to get away for a lil while. I got a lil sunburn but it's all good. :) I have some awesome pics to show you but my computer is old and doesn't have a lot of memory and I have close to 10,000 pictures on it so I'm running out of room and am working on making more so until then you will have to wait on the pics! sorry! I got some awesome ones of my cousin Logan. He is 21 months and cute as a button! He was a ham and posed and everything. It was great! I will post them as soon as I get them on my computer and edited. Well enough about that!
So for a while now I have been wanting to dye my hair blonde. I decided it was time! I was nervous but really wanted to do it so a really good friend of mine... Joy Peace...volunteered to do it so I went to her house and here it is...
I really like it. I'm still getting used to it, but I really like it.
And now I have to tell you about a lil girl who desperately needs prayers. Her name is Kate!
She is 5 and was just diagnosed with a brain tumor. She has recently went into surgery and had half of it removed but there is still a large piece left. From the surgery she lost the movement in her right side and is undergoing therapy to regain the movement and is making progress. She is going to start Chemo tonight more then likely and it's very dangerous. The chemo she has to take is very potent and could actually kill her. Her parents are trusting God that He would heal her and that His glory would shine through out the universe. There are people all over the world praying for her and it been awesome to see God move. So anywayz...you can go here to get updates and see how she is doing. Please pray for her. I will try to update here as often as I can.
I also finished 2 Peter a lil while ago! It was great and I want to share something that I was encouraged by.
2 Peter 2:4-10
4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, reserved for judgment;
5 and did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;
6 and if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes, having made them an example to those who would live ungodly lives thereafter;
7 and if He rescued righteous Lot, oppressed by the sensual conduct of unprincipled men
8 for by what he saw and heard that righteous man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by their lawless deeds),
9 then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,
10 and especially those who indulge the flesh in its corrupt desires and despise authority Daring, self-willed, they do not tremble when they revile angelic majesties,
What an encouragement. Especially with the world today. There is so much wickedness all around us. These verses tell that us that time and time again God has rescued His people from wickedness and since our God is immutable He can still rescue His children today. I was so encouraged when I read this. If we pursue Christ and aim to please Him in all things then He will be faithful to us and give us exactly what we need.
I'm so thankful for my Wonderful Savior!
And last but not least...(I told you It was going to be long :) ) I had previously posted about a new song that Selah is releasing. Well it was only available for a short time on Angie's blog because the cd had not been released yet. Well it still isn't released but it is going to be on August 25th and I am SUPER excited about it! It's going to be such God-centered music! It's also going to have Audrey's song on it which is so beautiful. Anyways...since the cd is coming out soon they are doing radio tours to promote it and the other day when they were on K-Love they recorded a video of them performing it. And let me tell you it's amazing! Amy's voice is just beautiful and Todd..well..he's awesome!! SOOO...here it is
Well...now that I have written a novel...I'm going to go now! Hopefully the next post will have pictures from the beach.
Have a wonderful evening, Dani
Monday, July 06, 2009
July 4th
Well, I had a great 4th! First, My family and the Bretts (my pastors family) and a couple of my cousins went to the springs. It was cold but refreshing. We had a good time. Then we headed over to my Aunt Karen's house for some ribs and Chicken. It was delicious. We were going to play some volley ball but it was to hot and we were a lil tired so we just played some Rock Band.
Then we headed to Branford for some fireworks. They were great. These are a few of the pics from it! I also am posting one of ME. :) I had a cute lil sticker for my face to show my American pride! It was a long but great day. We didn't get home till after 10 so we were end bed late. Then Sunday we of course had church and it went great. Me, Emily, and Mrs. Debra sang Battle Hymn of Republic and I was so nervous. We did it accapella (sp?). It went good though. Me and Bro. Tommy sang to and I enjoyed that. Then after Church we went shopping! :) It was fun! I always love a good shopping trip. So I had a really great weekend. I hope ya'll did as well! I leave for the beach on Saturday and am super ready for it! I'll post again soon!!
~Dani
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