I'm a lover of lyrics. As much as some people hate Hip-Hop/Rap, I find some of the lyrics to have substance and I like finding those gems among the rubbish. A few years ago, a rapper from Atlanta named T.I. released an album called Paper Trail before he was sent to prison. His song called "No Matter What" is what has given me inspiration today. He talks about the struggles that he has been through and even about how he was about to face time in prison, but that no matter what, he was still standing and still strong. One of my favorite lines from the song is "Let Go and Let God." We as Christians don't have anything to worry about! If we've surrendered our lives to God, we can go through life stress-free. Good news, huh? No matter what circumstances we're in, we know that God will bring us through and only use the situation for good. God's character is constant, He is unchanging, so don't you think He'll protect you and help you come out on top? Remind yourselves of His faithfulness, of His character to provide for those who love Him.
In the closing of 2011, I am thankful for living through another year of life. My new year started in September when I came to DTS. I couldn't have asked for a better event to happen to me in life. I have learned so much about God: the Creator, the Father, the Lover, the Friend, Jesus, the model for living, and the Holy Spirit, the Spirit inside of me that gives me power and authority and direction. I'm so thankful that I finished college and experienced life in college. My past doesn't define who I am, but it sure gives me a testimony to God's faithfulness and grace and mercy. So 2012 doesn't begin a journey of faith, it continues this journey that I'm already on.This year will be amazing because of the changes that I've made and because I know God is on my side no matter what. I don't have to worry about finding a job when I get home, or what my friend situation is going to look like, or anything because I know that God has plans for me and promises to fulfill for me! Do you know that God has plans for you? Do you know that God wants to see you conquer the world around you with His help? God just wants your love so that He can continue to love and bless you more than you could ever imagine. Love Him and Let Him :) let go of the world, let go of the stress, let go of the unnecessary, and just hold on to God. He's going to do great things through you and me, I just know it!
So I finally can provide you all with lessons from DTS! This website has all of our lectures recorded on it and I highly suggest starting with Jeff Reid's lesson like we did :) The lectures are in order, kinda, so just go through the recording and ENJOY!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Let Go and Let God in 2012
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Welcome to the Hotel California
I'M IN CALIFORNIA!!!! AGAIN!!!!
So outreach has started, ladies and gentlemen! Yay! One part of DTS down, one to go!
We arrived in Orange County on Thursday, December 22 at 5:00 am and we have been enjoying the cold ever since :) The first day we were here, I was wearing shorts and flip-flops and I was not complaining about being cold because I had forgotten what it's like to be cold. Really. I had. Hawaii had taken that feeling away. But now it's back. It's cold here in California. I sleep in socks, which is weird! Ok, so Thursday was filled with sleeping, moving into our house, eating In-N-Out, and seeing Allan and Nicole! I went shopping with Allan and Nicole, ate yummy tacos, and opened Christmas presents from them and my parents. It was so glorious to be around FAMILY! I always forget how much I love my family until I'm away from them for long periods of time. Friday was the 23rd of December and we had an 8 hour Burn, starting at 8 am and ending at 4 pm. This was a time filled with constant prayer and worship and boy did I learn a lot and hear a lot from the Lord. Starting outreach off with prayer makes such an impact! When you pray, you're plowing and asking God to do the hard work, so that when you are working (or sowing) it's easy. Prayer is so powerful!
On Saturday, we hung out in the morning and I went to the bank and
grocery store with Donald. After lunch, I started making Cream Potatoes
for our Christmas dinner. We each made our favorite dish from our
holidays with our families. So naturally, I made a huge thing of Cream
Potatoes :) we just finished them last night. Alex made sweet potato
casserole, Matt made HamburgerHelper, Kristina made spaghetti, Donald
made sausage and onions, Danielle made salad, Stephanie made stuffing,
and I made green bean casserole. Healthy, huh?? Here's what the line-up
looked like!! After dinner, we had a talent show. I read "'Twas the
Night Before Christmas" outloud to the group. Didn't really know what
else to do, so I read! Then after the talent show we opened Secret Santa
gifts and gifts that our parents had sent us. Our leaders had emailed
our families and asked them to send small gifts for us to open on
Christmas! It was so special and fun and surprising! I talked to my
family for an hour after our night of festivities. I miss my family :(
but I'm glad that Allan and Nicole are so close by!!
Sunday, we went to church at RockHarbor and met up with Donald's dad and sister. The first church we went to was actually cancelled (for Christmas, weird, right?) so we went to RockHarbor instead. After church, we went home and hung out at the house. Then we went to Donald's house for Korean Bar-B-Que! It was SOOOO yummy!! I don't know how to explain it, but it was super good. Then, his dad offered to pay for us to go to the movies, so we did! It was such a blessing! We saw Sherlock Holmes, and it was so good. I love those movies!
Monday, we started the day with worship, then went to Irvine Spectrum for some shopping and ministry. I got super sidetracked by the sales! But after shopping, Alex and I sat down at a table and began to pray over the shopping area. (P.S. it was a successful shopping trip, incase you were wondering, which I know you were). Tuesday, we had a guy from the Kona base, Sam and his brother Daniel, come to our apartment and pray for us and encourage us. Intimidation has no place in this team! We can change the world, we can talk to people and pray for people and share Jesus' love with them. Easily. Fear is gone! People here are approachable, I just have to approach them.... We went to Huntington Beach and Donald, Matt and I walked up and down the pier. I took pictures of surfers in the water. There was like 100 of them and the waves were amazing! I loved watching how skilled and coordinated someone has to be in order to surf and stay in the wave. I think I could watch surfers all day long.
Today, we had worship in the morning and then an hour of quiet time. I wrote 4 pages of just questions and basically conversation with the Lord. I'm seriously considering my next blog being those 4 pages. God just revealed Himself in such a different way today. Or things that I have been learning about in lecture really started to sink in and take hold of my heart. I have slipped into this blah feeling, I think because I'm scared to act on the things I've learned and embrace a new lifestyle, but I know that's not how God wants me to live. He wants me to be joyful and loving and serving and live a FUN life FILLED with Him. No being scared of being different! Change is good, especially this change that I've encountered. This afternoon we went back to Huntington to talk to people, but I had no luck :( I played volleyball with Danielle, Matt, and Donald and then we sat on the wall and told each other the gospel. And then we walked around, waiting for someone to talk to. Now, I'm here writing this blog post!!
How was y'all's Christmas? Please call or text or Facebook or skype me! I miss you all and would love to catch up with everyone!
LOVE LOVE LOVE
So outreach has started, ladies and gentlemen! Yay! One part of DTS down, one to go!
We arrived in Orange County on Thursday, December 22 at 5:00 am and we have been enjoying the cold ever since :) The first day we were here, I was wearing shorts and flip-flops and I was not complaining about being cold because I had forgotten what it's like to be cold. Really. I had. Hawaii had taken that feeling away. But now it's back. It's cold here in California. I sleep in socks, which is weird! Ok, so Thursday was filled with sleeping, moving into our house, eating In-N-Out, and seeing Allan and Nicole! I went shopping with Allan and Nicole, ate yummy tacos, and opened Christmas presents from them and my parents. It was so glorious to be around FAMILY! I always forget how much I love my family until I'm away from them for long periods of time. Friday was the 23rd of December and we had an 8 hour Burn, starting at 8 am and ending at 4 pm. This was a time filled with constant prayer and worship and boy did I learn a lot and hear a lot from the Lord. Starting outreach off with prayer makes such an impact! When you pray, you're plowing and asking God to do the hard work, so that when you are working (or sowing) it's easy. Prayer is so powerful!
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| This is Matt and I. It has been said of us that we are like brother and sister. |
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| Christmas dinner--outreach style |
Sunday, we went to church at RockHarbor and met up with Donald's dad and sister. The first church we went to was actually cancelled (for Christmas, weird, right?) so we went to RockHarbor instead. After church, we went home and hung out at the house. Then we went to Donald's house for Korean Bar-B-Que! It was SOOOO yummy!! I don't know how to explain it, but it was super good. Then, his dad offered to pay for us to go to the movies, so we did! It was such a blessing! We saw Sherlock Holmes, and it was so good. I love those movies!
Monday, we started the day with worship, then went to Irvine Spectrum for some shopping and ministry. I got super sidetracked by the sales! But after shopping, Alex and I sat down at a table and began to pray over the shopping area. (P.S. it was a successful shopping trip, incase you were wondering, which I know you were). Tuesday, we had a guy from the Kona base, Sam and his brother Daniel, come to our apartment and pray for us and encourage us. Intimidation has no place in this team! We can change the world, we can talk to people and pray for people and share Jesus' love with them. Easily. Fear is gone! People here are approachable, I just have to approach them.... We went to Huntington Beach and Donald, Matt and I walked up and down the pier. I took pictures of surfers in the water. There was like 100 of them and the waves were amazing! I loved watching how skilled and coordinated someone has to be in order to surf and stay in the wave. I think I could watch surfers all day long.
Today, we had worship in the morning and then an hour of quiet time. I wrote 4 pages of just questions and basically conversation with the Lord. I'm seriously considering my next blog being those 4 pages. God just revealed Himself in such a different way today. Or things that I have been learning about in lecture really started to sink in and take hold of my heart. I have slipped into this blah feeling, I think because I'm scared to act on the things I've learned and embrace a new lifestyle, but I know that's not how God wants me to live. He wants me to be joyful and loving and serving and live a FUN life FILLED with Him. No being scared of being different! Change is good, especially this change that I've encountered. This afternoon we went back to Huntington to talk to people, but I had no luck :( I played volleyball with Danielle, Matt, and Donald and then we sat on the wall and told each other the gospel. And then we walked around, waiting for someone to talk to. Now, I'm here writing this blog post!!
How was y'all's Christmas? Please call or text or Facebook or skype me! I miss you all and would love to catch up with everyone!
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Sunday, December 11, 2011
All I Want for Christmas Is You
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But luckily, there's a display and decorations that went up downtown BEFORE Thanksgiving, so it helps the atmosphere a little.
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| I can't get this to turn, I'm sorry :( just turn your head... |
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| My Gingerbread House |
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| Rachael's Gingerbread House. Amazing, right? |
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| Our street of houses :) |
Sidenote, if you like supporting homemade things and businesses, go to this site and explore some gift options. I really like this scarf and am debating on buying myself a Christmas present ;)
LOVE LOVE LOVE
These Boots Were Made for Walking
So this is were I spent 5 hours of my life one Saturday in November. The Saturday after Thanksgiving, to be exact. This is Waipi'o Valley on the Big Island of Hawaii. I went with my roommates, Madisen, Amy, Melissa, and Rachael. We had such an adventure walking down the hill into the valley, hiking through the forest, walking through chest-high water, and climbing over HUGE rocks. Needless to say, I was slightly out of my element, and when I say slightly, I mean extremely out of my element. I was super nervous the whole time and was scared that a rock was going to come flying down and crush me. You hike through the forest to the waterfall, I didn't make it all the way to the waterfall (don't think to lowly of me) but here are some pictures from my roommate Rachael.
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| This is on the way to the waterfall and the girls were jumping over the water. I just walked through it in my Natives that my cousin gave me this summer :) Those shoes are amazing! |
I had such a thought-provoking time while on this little hike. I hate the outdoors. Seriously. I like the beauty of nature but I don't like climbing and going on adventures. Give me a mall and I'll be happy :) I also don't like being in unfamiliar surroundings. Waipi'o was unfamiliar. I was definitely pushed to some limits of not being comfortable. But it was good! I need to be stretched! I need to get out of my box and go out into nature and explore. Maybe my kids will drag me in to things and I'll have to get dirty and be OK with it. Maybe. I just need to be more free and flexible and FUN! Ok, I'll work on it.....Madisen, Melissa, and Rachael walked all the way to the waterfall, so these are Rachael and Melissa's pictures of the waterfall. I don't regret not finishing, but I learned a lesson. Don't hold back! Stay with the strong people and they will help you keep moving and growing and stretching. Are you growing and being stretched?
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| Well, you can't see it, but we went to Ken's House of Pancakes in Hilo after a long day of hiking. Super amazing! Go here if you come to the Big Island! |
Hope you enjoyed a little taste of the beauty I've been experiencing!
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Friday, December 9, 2011
Either You're Truly Scared or You've Come Prepared
Read that title again...
How often do you start a meeting, class, or day scared? Why not start each day and event prepared?! It's a feeling I want to get comfortable with, being prepared for life! I know I can expect the worse and pray for the best, but whatever situation happens, I can be mentally prepared for it instead of scared of it. How are you approaching life? Are you scared of it or are you ready and prepared for it?
This week, I realized I'm slightly scared of life, but I know whatever I'm going to be doing will make a difference in the world. This week our speakers, Paul and Susi Childers, were mainly talking about missions and with their stories of wanting to make a change, I was scared that I can't make a difference if I'm not a missionary. But I'm going to make a difference in the place and job that God puts me in, I have to remember that. Are you making a difference? Are you conforming to the environment you're in or are you changing the environment? Are you a beacon of God's light, or do you have your light hidden under a bushel? While I've been here, I've realized that I don't have to be apart of a mission organization, or even a "Christian" organization, to show God's love and change the world. I just have to live and love like Jesus did. When you start living like Jesus, that's when you create change (Paul said that in class Thursday).
Most of you aren't missionaries, you work or are in school, but you are creating a different culture in that setting? When I start working, I want to change the culture there, I want to create a positive atmosphere, one that only light can be seen, no darkness. God can change industries with your work, are you letting Him work through you? I've had these thoughts that hotel industry can't change and be a light for God, but in reality, it can! I don't know what that looks like, but God does! Christians aren't supposed to be suppressed, technically no one is supposed to be suppressed, but as Christians, we should set the standards! We should create the cultures at work. Are you conforming to the culture you work in? I'm challenging myself to be different :)
Don't be scared about the situations you face, be ready for them! Tackle them, with God's help, and show those around you how powerful and mighty He is. Like the Boy Scouts, be prepared!!!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE
How often do you start a meeting, class, or day scared? Why not start each day and event prepared?! It's a feeling I want to get comfortable with, being prepared for life! I know I can expect the worse and pray for the best, but whatever situation happens, I can be mentally prepared for it instead of scared of it. How are you approaching life? Are you scared of it or are you ready and prepared for it?
This week, I realized I'm slightly scared of life, but I know whatever I'm going to be doing will make a difference in the world. This week our speakers, Paul and Susi Childers, were mainly talking about missions and with their stories of wanting to make a change, I was scared that I can't make a difference if I'm not a missionary. But I'm going to make a difference in the place and job that God puts me in, I have to remember that. Are you making a difference? Are you conforming to the environment you're in or are you changing the environment? Are you a beacon of God's light, or do you have your light hidden under a bushel? While I've been here, I've realized that I don't have to be apart of a mission organization, or even a "Christian" organization, to show God's love and change the world. I just have to live and love like Jesus did. When you start living like Jesus, that's when you create change (Paul said that in class Thursday).
Most of you aren't missionaries, you work or are in school, but you are creating a different culture in that setting? When I start working, I want to change the culture there, I want to create a positive atmosphere, one that only light can be seen, no darkness. God can change industries with your work, are you letting Him work through you? I've had these thoughts that hotel industry can't change and be a light for God, but in reality, it can! I don't know what that looks like, but God does! Christians aren't supposed to be suppressed, technically no one is supposed to be suppressed, but as Christians, we should set the standards! We should create the cultures at work. Are you conforming to the culture you work in? I'm challenging myself to be different :)
Don't be scared about the situations you face, be ready for them! Tackle them, with God's help, and show those around you how powerful and mighty He is. Like the Boy Scouts, be prepared!!!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Monday, November 28, 2011
We Keep On Running To Protect Our Situation
Goodness. There's just so much to say. Welp, here's post number 1 of many...
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (before Thanksgiving Thursday) we had Steve Schallert speaking to us on World View. Steve and his wife are the co-leaders of my DTS. Steve thinks so differently and has an interesting mind. He's one of those people who is always thinking and you can tell he's thinking. While he was speaking to us, and I've noticed this in the few conversations I've had with him, every word was coated with passion. He has lived and he has experienced and he just embodies what passionate living looks like. A few years ago the word "Passion" was placed on my heart, a word to describe how I'm supposed to live. Steve is that picture for me. No, I'm not going to try and be him, because that's not what God wants, but he's a picture of passion. He puts his heart and soul into everything he does and says. He's by far the best worship leader on campus, he sings old hymns and songs from the Civil Rights Movement in America. Gah, I could go on about the person he is, but that's not the point of this post! I'm thankful for his leadership in this DTS, he and his wife make a great team with John and Jenni (the other leaders).
On Monday, Steve started off the class by reading the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), I think he had the majority of it memorized. Then he told about a man from Germany who asked this question, "What if Jesus is serious?" What if Jesus is serious about the words He spoke in the Bible to his followers, to Pharisees, to others around Him? What if He was serious about keeping His command, love God and love others, and the consequences of not following His commands? Doesn't that make you think a little? We're just called to love. When we're obeying God, we're loving Him and showing His love to those around us. We're just called to love. Why is that so hard?? That's the question in my mind! Why is it so hard to love the homeless man on the corner of the street? Or the man who just cut us off in traffic? Or students in our classes, our co-workers, fellow church members? The girl at Starbucks who now knows my order before I even say it? Why is it hard to see Jesus in them and just love them? The world has skewed our vision of others. The world says it's ok not to love others. Don't be of this world, just be in it. Live by a different culture. We watched this video in class. I encourage you to watch it, it's like 15 minutes long, so watch it on a lunch break :) But what's your single story? What's your view of the world? What we're after is a Jesus World View. Not one pushed on us by the world or those around us, but one formed by Jesus. In class Steve said, "We shouldn't be vampire Christians, those who just want Jesus for His blood, but we should be Christians who act through His love." Goodness gracious, the class went crazy. Don't be a vampire Christian. When you're a Christian who is just grateful for Jesus' blood that has washed away your sins, you are just a believer. You aren't a participator. If we had churches full of participators, think of the change that could be made in the world. Put legs to your prayers of change and action.
Tuesday, we started off the class by listening to U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name" and we were given a little history of Ireland and how prophetic that song was. It was a side note to class, but it was interesting to hear how that song moved a nation, and the world. So we crucified our single story world views. We each spoke over the microphone our single story and what was the main mechanism that made us think that way. We had these written on paper, so we then nailed them to a door and declared, "Long Live The Slaughtered Lamb!" When you have personal transformation, you then have the authority to transform society. (Romans 12) I just want to transform societies. Don't fall into the pattern of this world, create a new pattern of loving everyone! Be abnormal, it's cool :) And another quote from Tuesday's teaching, "Maybe we don't have martyrs in the West, not because society is so tolerant, but because the church has become too quiet." Mmm, if that doesn't get you acting, I don't know what will...
Wednesday, we put on a new world view. "The minute you fall in love with people is the minute that your life isn't yours anymore." Have you fallen in love with people? Not just your spouse or children, but those around you and in the world. We talked about how every new movement of thinking was accompanied or spurred on by music. Music has such an ability to move people, more than words just spoken. Music has passion, has heart, has soul behind the lyrics and the flows of phrases in the music. Why do you think music has been so big in history's movements? An answer we talked about is that it can't be taken away from us. You can lock me up, but you can't take my voice. You can take my rights from me, but you can't take my voice. You can me move to a new land, but you can't take my voice. We spent the first half of class learning about Martin Luther King, Jr. and his role in the Civil Rights Movement. Do you see people equally? Did you know that hate is a heavy burden to bear? Soul Force is greater than Physical Force.. MLK is quoted to have said, "We will wear you down by our love." Put on a new world view of love. It wins over everything. And hold fast to hope. Always have a positive outlook, things will change and things will get better. Only have hope in your heart/mind, don't let despair enter in. "Faith, hope, and Love..."
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (before Thanksgiving Thursday) we had Steve Schallert speaking to us on World View. Steve and his wife are the co-leaders of my DTS. Steve thinks so differently and has an interesting mind. He's one of those people who is always thinking and you can tell he's thinking. While he was speaking to us, and I've noticed this in the few conversations I've had with him, every word was coated with passion. He has lived and he has experienced and he just embodies what passionate living looks like. A few years ago the word "Passion" was placed on my heart, a word to describe how I'm supposed to live. Steve is that picture for me. No, I'm not going to try and be him, because that's not what God wants, but he's a picture of passion. He puts his heart and soul into everything he does and says. He's by far the best worship leader on campus, he sings old hymns and songs from the Civil Rights Movement in America. Gah, I could go on about the person he is, but that's not the point of this post! I'm thankful for his leadership in this DTS, he and his wife make a great team with John and Jenni (the other leaders).
On Monday, Steve started off the class by reading the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), I think he had the majority of it memorized. Then he told about a man from Germany who asked this question, "What if Jesus is serious?" What if Jesus is serious about the words He spoke in the Bible to his followers, to Pharisees, to others around Him? What if He was serious about keeping His command, love God and love others, and the consequences of not following His commands? Doesn't that make you think a little? We're just called to love. When we're obeying God, we're loving Him and showing His love to those around us. We're just called to love. Why is that so hard?? That's the question in my mind! Why is it so hard to love the homeless man on the corner of the street? Or the man who just cut us off in traffic? Or students in our classes, our co-workers, fellow church members? The girl at Starbucks who now knows my order before I even say it? Why is it hard to see Jesus in them and just love them? The world has skewed our vision of others. The world says it's ok not to love others. Don't be of this world, just be in it. Live by a different culture. We watched this video in class. I encourage you to watch it, it's like 15 minutes long, so watch it on a lunch break :) But what's your single story? What's your view of the world? What we're after is a Jesus World View. Not one pushed on us by the world or those around us, but one formed by Jesus. In class Steve said, "We shouldn't be vampire Christians, those who just want Jesus for His blood, but we should be Christians who act through His love." Goodness gracious, the class went crazy. Don't be a vampire Christian. When you're a Christian who is just grateful for Jesus' blood that has washed away your sins, you are just a believer. You aren't a participator. If we had churches full of participators, think of the change that could be made in the world. Put legs to your prayers of change and action.
Tuesday, we started off the class by listening to U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name" and we were given a little history of Ireland and how prophetic that song was. It was a side note to class, but it was interesting to hear how that song moved a nation, and the world. So we crucified our single story world views. We each spoke over the microphone our single story and what was the main mechanism that made us think that way. We had these written on paper, so we then nailed them to a door and declared, "Long Live The Slaughtered Lamb!" When you have personal transformation, you then have the authority to transform society. (Romans 12) I just want to transform societies. Don't fall into the pattern of this world, create a new pattern of loving everyone! Be abnormal, it's cool :) And another quote from Tuesday's teaching, "Maybe we don't have martyrs in the West, not because society is so tolerant, but because the church has become too quiet." Mmm, if that doesn't get you acting, I don't know what will...
Wednesday, we put on a new world view. "The minute you fall in love with people is the minute that your life isn't yours anymore." Have you fallen in love with people? Not just your spouse or children, but those around you and in the world. We talked about how every new movement of thinking was accompanied or spurred on by music. Music has such an ability to move people, more than words just spoken. Music has passion, has heart, has soul behind the lyrics and the flows of phrases in the music. Why do you think music has been so big in history's movements? An answer we talked about is that it can't be taken away from us. You can lock me up, but you can't take my voice. You can take my rights from me, but you can't take my voice. You can me move to a new land, but you can't take my voice. We spent the first half of class learning about Martin Luther King, Jr. and his role in the Civil Rights Movement. Do you see people equally? Did you know that hate is a heavy burden to bear? Soul Force is greater than Physical Force.. MLK is quoted to have said, "We will wear you down by our love." Put on a new world view of love. It wins over everything. And hold fast to hope. Always have a positive outlook, things will change and things will get better. Only have hope in your heart/mind, don't let despair enter in. "Faith, hope, and Love..."
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Thank God I Found You
So today is THANKSGIVING!!! AAHH!!
We had a yummy breakfast, then a service at O'hana court for the whole campus, then dinner as a school together.
The O'hana court gathering was just simple singing and worship and then Darlene Cunningham spoke about being thankful. We wrote on pieces of paper things that we were thankful, characteristics of God that we were thankful for, and people in our lives we were thankful for. Then we took an offering of thankfulness and we turned in our sheets we wrote things on.
We went to the classroom as a class and had about an hour of saying prayers of thankfulness and singing songs. I recorded our class singing Amazing Grace, but I can't get it off my phone to share with you all. Some one, message me and help me! haha Then we had a time of blessing each other, either monetary or with words of encouragement or things we had and God told us to give it to someone. So that was good. Then we went and got in line for food :) YUM! I had turkey, sweet potatoes, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and green bean casserole (but I didn't eat that, it was weird) and pumpkin pie. I was super full after all that! I need to go run 5 miles now. Ok, maybe just one a day, but I need to do some type of physical activity now. So here are some pictures from today :)
I'm so thankful to God that I am here in Hawaii at this Discipleship Training School. I'm thankful for my family back at home (all of you reading this, basically), and I'm thankful for my new family here at DTS. I'm thankful for the support I've received from you all, having the funds to go to DTS and on outreach is a major blessing, thank you for being apart of this journey!! I'm thankful for the real friends that I have from college and from high school (scarce, but there are some) and I'm really glad that the girls I still talk to are ones that make me want to be a better Kathryn. I'm thankful for the acceptance and love they extend to me everyday and that they're just a text or phone call away when I need them! I'm thankful for the roommates I have here, they are women that push me to be better and they are women that allow me to be myself. I'm thankful for the little things in life, I have clothes to wear everyday, I have a bed (here and at home in Texas), I have clean water to drink and food to eat, I'm thankful for the shoes on my feet. I'm thankful I opened my heart to Jesus, that He's living in me and working on me each and every day. I'm thankful that God never gives up on those He loves, that His love is everlasting and His work in us is never finished. I think the biggest thing I'm thankful for, that I've taken for granted for a while, is my family. My parents are amazing, my brothers and sisters-in-law are wonderful, all my cousins, uncles and aunts, my grandparents, just everyone. Family is super important and I'm thankful that ours is still attached and functioning together. And not to single anyone out, but I've realized while I'm here that my Aunt Bonnie is someone that I could never live without. She's the picture of a strong woman, rooted in her faith, and I want to be like her when I grow up! I love you, Aunt B! :) I haven't been too great about relationships in the past, I've taken people for granted, and here I've realized that the people around you are ones that God placed in your life for a reason. I'm thankful for relationships and what people mean to me. God is so good, all the time!! All the time God is good!!
Tell me what you're thankful for :)
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!!!!
p.s. i'm also thankful that the Cowboys have won 2 games in a row!
We had a yummy breakfast, then a service at O'hana court for the whole campus, then dinner as a school together.
The O'hana court gathering was just simple singing and worship and then Darlene Cunningham spoke about being thankful. We wrote on pieces of paper things that we were thankful, characteristics of God that we were thankful for, and people in our lives we were thankful for. Then we took an offering of thankfulness and we turned in our sheets we wrote things on.
We went to the classroom as a class and had about an hour of saying prayers of thankfulness and singing songs. I recorded our class singing Amazing Grace, but I can't get it off my phone to share with you all. Some one, message me and help me! haha Then we had a time of blessing each other, either monetary or with words of encouragement or things we had and God told us to give it to someone. So that was good. Then we went and got in line for food :) YUM! I had turkey, sweet potatoes, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and green bean casserole (but I didn't eat that, it was weird) and pumpkin pie. I was super full after all that! I need to go run 5 miles now. Ok, maybe just one a day, but I need to do some type of physical activity now. So here are some pictures from today :)
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| our room, super dark, sorry! but that's us eating!! |
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| my friends, whom I'm very thankful for here, Kate and Lexx |
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| My outreach leaders, Stephanie and Kristina |
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| Last night's sunset, I'm thankful for sunsets |
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!!!!
p.s. i'm also thankful that the Cowboys have won 2 games in a row!
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