31/365 Cookies

Best cookies in the world. period. Oatmeal cookies are the best, especially these. Now all you need, is a nice glass of milk to go with them......

30/365 Shirt

30 days into the project. Wow it seems like forever ALREADY and it's only been about a month!! Today was a chill day hanging with Staci and Brandon. :) We had a good day. Went to lunch at Wild Wing, went to the movies to see "To Save A Life", went back to their house a played the game of "Life" and chilled, got dinner at McCallisters, and then watched Paranormal Activity to end the day. When we were waiting on our movie time in the mall, we went in Hallmark. Brandon and I saw this shirt and started laughing. We ALL know how much Staci loves chocolate, who doesn't? Me and B were like, this is Staci's shirt. haha sooo this is dedicated the Staci hah

29/365 Stop

My mind was racing about a million different things. Always, when this happens, God tells me to "stop". When I looked around me today when that happened, I saw this. To go with that, I had a reflective moment in english yesterday that made me stop and think and look back on things. We had to read The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. It is a Vietnam story of the soldiers and not only the literal things they carried but figuratively as well. It opened my eyes a bit because we all have "things" that we carry. Heavy burdens, obligations, emotions, ourselves, clothing, memories.....and so on. The coolest thing I heard was this...."We share and carry the impact and holding power of memory." I thought that was so deep. We all have memories whether good or bad that we carry with us everywhere. We all carry emotions that go with those memories whether it be exciting, happy, sad, intense, fearful, laughable....anything. The most important thing is that we remember who we "carry" those memories with. Those we take to heart. So STOP and take a moment to think...

"They carried like freight trains; They carried it on their backs and shoulders--and for all the ambiguities of Vietnam, all the mysteries and unknowns, There was at least the single abiding certainty that they would never be at a loss for things to carry."

Tim O'Brien

The Things They Carried

28/365 Notebook

These past 2 days have been great quiet time for me. I have read A LOT, done my devotions, wrote, and took it all in. My past 3 devotions have been affirmations from Him. My first one was attitude, second one was knowing how special you are, and the last one which was the morning was about hope and hurting. All three of those have been my last 3 days. My reading in the Ragamuffin Gospel has been affirmations as well. I have learned that sometimes we need more compassion for those who are not into the same things we are into. We need more compassion and love for those who are different. That has been something I have been struggling with. The other affirmation has been a conversation I had with one of my professors. He had told me yesterday that "if you want to learn from someone, who can't just listen to them, you have to study and watch them." Then I read last night and here is the EXACT quote from the book. "If you really want to understand a man, don't just listen to what he says, but watch what he does." The photo above just came from a brainstorm of personality traits of mine that some people my not know of. Some are obvious, but I basically have a little journal I keep that I just mentally let loose.

27/365 Airhead

This was my day today. My lunch today with MaryJane was pretty classic. We had 15 minutes between classes and there happened to have free food on campus. So we went out on the prince lawn and grabbed some food. We had a turkey sub, a can of mello-yellow, cheetos, and an airhead. Specifically a "White Mysterious" airhead. hah We had a good 15 minute lunch together, scarfing food down and talking as much as we could get out in that 15 minute increment. Love her.

26/365 Bible

Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.

John 17:17

25/365 world

This is a painting I have been working on. My vision for this painting was the song "Center" by Charlie Hall. The lyrics on the painting are "You're the center of the universe, everything was made in you, Jesus. Christ be the center of our lives...we lift our eyes to heaven to you..."

24/365 Guitar

My guitar I've been trying to play. Well I should write "attemping". It hasn't worked out for me so well. I basically stink at guitar.

23/365 Brandon

There are some things we will just do for our friends no matter what it is. This is a picture of Brandon in this "hot seat" chair. Basically it shocked your hands to see how much you could take. Imagine if we applied this to how we listen to God. What if we did anything he asked us to and were obedient as possible? Would you do it? Friends are people that we rely on for a lot things. I am very grateful and blessed by my friends. The friends I have now, I wouldn't give up for the world.

22/365 Fairyland

This is a picture for my awesome friend Fairland. Her nickname that we call her is "fairyland". Jess and I drove past this road a couple weeks ago and I was dying to stop and take a picture then but didn't get the chance to till today. Fairland recently moved to Miami. I miss her a lot and think about her often. Fairland is in my life group from church and with all of the girls in it, we are pretty close. Life group is awesome. I wasn't sure I was going to be able to do it at first, but once I committed to Jesus, I knew I could trust him to bring me through. It's one of the best decisions I have ever made. I love every single person in our group and would do anything for any one of them. I am blessed by everyone and they have helped me through a lot. For that, I am grateful. I am going to send this to Fairland and tell her they named a road after her in Myrtle Beach!

21/365 Love

"There is a love that never fails, there is a healing that always prevails. There is a hope that whispers a vow, a promise to wait while we're working it out, so come with your love and wash over us...."

-Sara Groves

My devotion yesterday was about imagining what a world without sin would be like. We have all hurt our best friends at some point, felt guilty, argued, snapped at someone, or complained. If you can imagine a world without sin, you are imagining heaven. I am so grateful for the friends, and family in my life. Even grateful for those few people I have only met a few times that just say hi the couple of times I do see them. I have been blessed by everyone. I am grateful for the experiences I get to go through no matter what they are or have been. Sometimes it's hard, sometimes it's amazing. I had a great conversation with one of my mentors earlier today and we were talking about putting everything together and he said to me "with something you love and are so deeply passionate about, and putting that together with your spiritual side of worshiping, is something you can't feel or get any other way." It is so true. The love of Jesus is like no other. Looking forward into the future.

The wolves will live in peace with lambs, and leopards will lie down to rest with goats.

Isaiah 11:6

20/365 Sticks

Picture of the day, meaning this representing what was on my mind most of the day. I had the opportunity to play drums for worship tonight and it was a great experience, a lot learned, but a good experience. I had been anxious about it the last couple days. As Staci would put it and as she told me yesterday "you're a perfectionist." I love worship rehearsal, everyone within it and just the greatness of playing with every one of my church family members.

19/365 Mee

This is my photo of a photo. There is a huge college of photos in my house of most of my family when we were all little. This was me at about age 3. Just thinking back to those times of worry-less activities and not having to care about a thing in the world knowing that you had your parents there to do everything and anything for you at all times. I am very grateful for that. 19 years later, full-grown, I am ready to tackle the world.

18/365 Piano

Got out a lot today, playing drumset and piano. I'm tired of being hurt, being blown off, struggling, and being discouraged. Music is a way, God is the only way.

17/365 Sky

Sometimes a little encouragement is all you need but sometimes that encouragement never comes . . .a little bummed tonight with a lot on the mind. I had a really good day starting with church this morning and then it just ended weird. Why does this feeling come and go with me? Dang.

16/365 Rain

I'd rather have rain, no wind and 65 degree weather than no rain, wind, and 22 degrees. This is more like South Carolina weather. Started doing devotions today. Decided I'm going to do them everyday. I've been very interested and into reading a lot the past couple days. I feel like I'm just soaking it all up. Listening is always a plus, especially when it's raining.

15/365 Seeds

But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.

Corinthians 15:38

The picture of the seed is very important. We are all seeds of God. He made each and every one of us, no matter how different or alike we can be. No matter how successful we are, no matter what kind of career we have gotten into, he loves us.

14/365 Campus Life

Only on Coastal's campus, would you see a Chanticleer riding a mini-moped. My comic relief for the day was this as I was entering the Edwards building this afternoon. This was God's way of telling me today i think to lighten up and smile.

13/365 Syllabus

This was on a syllabus that was handed to me today. Read the cellphone policy! hah I was laughing in class as he was reading it to us! I still laugh every time I read it! Crazy!! This was the same professor that went on today about how American's are ignorant. Should be an interesting semester.

12/365 chain

My gum wrapper chain I made...

11/365 Dance

Why am I afraid to dance? I read this today in a book that I am currently doing a study on called The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning. When I first read it, I came across the big letters of "Why am I afraid to dance?" I read it and I was like wow that's really cool and interesting. There are a lot of key points in that to life. Then later on when I read it again, it hit me. Why I am afraid to do the things I love most? Why am I afraid to pursue something I love to do? Why am I afraid to stand up to that? Why?

10/365 Tables at AV

This is one of our sharpie art tables outside of the village. We started to decorate it over the summer and never kept with it. There are two tables, this one is pretty much covered. I could sit there for hours and hours and draw on the tables, but then it would be all my drawings, and that defeats the purpose of doing it in the first place, hah.

9/365 Sharpies

My photo(s) of the day are my sharpies. Most people know how obsessed I am with my sharpie art. haha I thought these were pretty appropriate. I know the date on these say January 10th but they are from Saturday January 9th. I was too lazy to post them by mid-night. I failed miserably, I did try though.

8/365 What's your beef?

Only Jess gets this Joke (I will explain) BUT we were shopping today in Costco and when we saw the sign with Beef and Pork. We both died laughing for a couple minutes. To make along story short, there is a family we know and the father can be uptight and not have a sense of humor at times. When that happens they just say to eachother "What's your beef? Pork?" to break the ice. So from then on we have gone back and forth saying that to eachother when things get too uptight! hah soooo WHAT'S YOUR BEEF? PORK?......Jess said Turkey.

7/365 Chuck Taylors

Pic of the day. My converse shoes, are the bomb. The End.

6/365 Udu Drum

This picture is of my Udu drum that I just got over the summer. It's a really cool sounding drum that not many people have seen or heard. I originates in Nigeria. I put a little bit of information off of soundjunction.org below.

"THE UDU originates from Nigeria. It is a musical instrument that was developed by the women of the Igbo people, who inhabit the easteTHE UDU originates from Nigeria. It is a musical instrument that was developed by the women of the Igbo people, who inhabit the eastern part of the country. Originally it was used strictly for women’s ceremonial purposes, but nowadays its use is so widespread that you can find it in Christian churches, shebeens and popular male bands."

-www.soundjunction.org

5/365 Janay

My picture of the day is a picture of Janay at lunch today :) I see Janay almost every day now and she became like my little sister. We are 10 years apart, yet it seems like we have known each other for a lifetime. I met Janay through church at CUMC and through Abiding Village. I love every part of Janay. She welcomes me with her love every day, even if I see her like 15 times that same day. She ALWAYS comes running up with a hug. Today we were laughing as we were talking about our "New Year Resolutions". Janay says, "My New Years Resolution is to give out 100 hugs throughout the year". I said to her "Janay, that's not many at all. You just gave me 8 hugs this morning when you first saw me". She laughed and then said "well maybe I'll do 500 hugs instead." I love her. She always can put a smile on your face, even if you are having the worst day. Janay is loving, sweet, kind, funny, faithful, thoughtful and just the best little sister anyone could want.

4/365 Bedroom

This is a picture taken in my bedroom. This is my collage wall I guess you could say. Everything that I love or love to do is represented on this way. Starting from the top left, that is obviously a saxophone picture....sax major at Coastal. Next going down, is a panorama picture of the steel bad at CCU. I love the steel band and have been a part of it for the last 4 years. It stays up there to reminds me of the great memories. After that is a picture of Caradine and I from Relay for Life last April. Caradine was diagnosed with a form of pediatric cancer last year and is now a survivor in remission. I am so proud of her and I love her so much. Underneath that picture is my t-shirt that I wore to the Relay for Life. It says Team Tully. On the right of the picture, is my collage of coastal attire over the years, concert tickets, sports stuff, and pictures. It's made out of coastal t-shirts, and a net. That Bears banner is from my junior year of high school on the softball team. We made it to states that year. I really miss playing. Anyways, there are a lot of memories throughout my life that are represented in this picture....maybe it's something I should look back on from time to time.

3/365 Hands of God's Children

Today was an interesting day and this quote seems to sum it all up. The sermon I heard at church hit me hard today. Never give up on anything. God will allow you to live with the things giving you trouble and or allow you to live and get through those things. He will be there every step of the way with you and he will be there to hold you through it. These past 2 weeks with my friends, family, and co-workers have been a really bumpy road. I have made it this far. Either way, God always has a plan. You just have to trust him and never give up, any day.

2/365 Painting of Hope

Today's picture is a painting that I did tonight. I had a lot on my mind and needed some peace. The picture is not fully complete yet, but there is a bible verse that goes with it.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear

John 4:18

Project 365 1/365 Bringing in the New Year

This first picture is from the first hour of the new year which I spent receiving communion, attending an informal worship session with a few of my closest friends. These were the candles each one of us lit throughout the night. We had some very cool moments.

Although we all may have difficult times in our lives, we also have happy moments. Through good and bad, God is with us always and grants us grace and the strength to live in those moments and make something out of them.

Happy Moments, Praise God

Difficult Moments, Seek God

Quiet Moments, Worship God

Painful Moments, Trust God

Every Moment, Thank him.