8.19

ok ok so I know I haven't been keeping up. I guess I am just not cut out to do this. I love taking pictures, it's so time consuming to make sure i take a picture a day and carry my camera around. I've just been in a weird place lately. One minute I'm good, the next I'm freaking out, the next I'm melting down. I need my comfort zone back, my outlet....my safe place. I haven't had it, and it's been killing me. Because of a few instances, and or events, I have been venturing towards a different place and it's not necessarily been a bad thing. I know I am so blessed by the place I have have been hibernating in, I mean I have been taken under the wings of a couple of people that truly love me for me. How awesome is that? I just wish I was better, that I showed more of the way I feel and didn't have such an issue with my feelings and emotions. I know that God is pulling me through this road and this place in my life for growth and strength, and I am trying with all my might to hold on and God grants me the strength, comfort and grace to get through it. Tonight I heard a song for the first time and I think it's my new song officially.
It's called Come Lord like You promised by Ascend The Hill and it's amazing. so go take a listen and the lyrics are...

Come Lord like You promised
Just like You said You would
Do not delay

Come with healing in Your touch
Come with fire in Your eyes
Just like You said You would
Come with grace and mercy
Come with judgment and might
Just like You said You would

Come riding on the wind
Through clouds of glory pierce the sky
Just like You said You would
Come and bring us back again
Lord come restore Your bride
Just like You said You would

UnCommon 8-12

So today was just the craziest day ever. A lot of stuff happened this morning, and I allowed myself somehow to get in this stage of thinking that everyone is out to get me. I had to keep telling myself to drip grace. The day ended so good when I experienced UnCommon for the first time. My students from Abiding Village played at UnCommon tonight too (which they did great even with the circumstances) but I got to worship. I was so so blessed by them tonight and just blessed by the whole experience of the ministry. Watching these guys sing to the Lord and worship Him, and just let everything else go was so inspiring to me. It just literally pumped me up for worship on Sunday. The coolest thing was during the last song of worship, seeing everyone just take a step back to form this huge circle, and just grab hands, and raise them to the one who gave it all to us.

Proverbs 8-11

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Proverbs 31:30

I was driving home from worship rehearsal tonight and I turned on the radio and it was on KLove. I didn't catch who was preaching but they were preaching about God's Love and the definition of what God's Love really is. Here's a few things I caught....God's love is unconditional, God's love is unfailing, and God's love is never-ending. He never changes. He will always be there for us, love us, and be the same forever. Sometime we may think that God only loves at times because of our sin with the things we get ourselves into. We are wrong. God's love is unconditional. He will love us the same today, the same tomorrow, and the same always even when we get to heaven.

Love 8-10

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8

Love someone for who they are and not what you want them to be.

Rainbow 8-9

Don't let your past be an excuse for your future

convos 8-8

My Chuck Taylors...today has been an interesting day. On and off. Church was good but hard for me at the same time. I haven't been ok and I can't put my finger on it. I am working on being ok with everything going on right now. I want to be ok with it, I want to be excited, but I haven't been. I need to just isolate myself with people that are where I want to be and pray. Prayer can move mountains and apparently I have come to a big one.

One word 8-7

How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!
Psalm 133:1


Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.
Psalm 36:5

Testimony & Story of Adeye

Check out Adeye's story and testimony about her wonderful calling from God. It is amazing and so inspiring to read about all the great opportunities God has given her and her family. Click on Testimony and Story of Adeye.

hands 8-6

Hands....one of the most important things in life, yet we forget and take for granted how important our hands are but there is something about a baby's hands that put things into perspective for us of how big our God is and how amazing He is with His creations and children.


Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
1 Peter 2:2-3

Inspire 8-5

in·spire   [in-spahyuhr] Show IPA verb, -spired, -spir·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
2. to produce or arouse (a feeling, thought, etc.): to inspire confidence in others.
3. to fill or affect with a specified feeling, thought, etc.: to inspire a person with distrust.
4. to influence or impel: Competition inspired her to greater efforts.
5. to animate, as an influence, feeling, thought, or the like, does: They were inspired by a belief in a better future.
6. to communicate or suggest by a divine or supernatural influence: writings inspired by god.
7. to guide or control by divine influence.
8. to prompt or instigate (utterances, acts, etc.) by influence, without avowal of responsibility.
9. to give rise to, bring about, cause, etc.: a philosophy that inspired a revolution.
10. to take (air, gases, etc.) into the lungs in breathing; inhale.
11. Archaic .
a. to infuse (breath, life, etc.) by breathing (usually fol. by into ).
b. to breathe into or upon.
–verb (used without object)
12. to give inspiration.
13. to inhale.

Malachi 8-4

My picture of the day...Malachi. His heart is so big and I love him so much for that. He shares like I've never seen someone share before. Anything he has, he would share with the world. The amount of love he has for the people in his life, is incredible. Although he's 5, his heart is so big for everyone around him. Ohhh to be 5 years old and have a heart like he does....he is a child of God.

Together 8-3

My picture of the day is a cross with the word "together". I love all these news things God just keeps showing me every day.









Laugh,
Listen,
Care,
Show that you care...
Make each day count,
Count on each other...
Enjoy the little things,
Spend time together...
Create memories,
Create moments...
Celebrate life's moments.....
Celebrate ....your family; (Together.)

forever can never be long enough for me...

instead of asking why
ask why not
the sky is the limit and
your future is bright
always believe...
believe,
believe in yourself.

Trials. Trials are for growth. I really truly believe that.
I have realized over the last couple weeks that I have grown in many ways. I have been in such a weird, lonely place but it's been ok. New faces, new places, new opportunities, new experiences turns into new love, new joy, new passions, new friends, new family, and new thanks all going to Him.
The other day was sort of eye opening. It made me wonder and think about all of the people that are in my life and how many of them truly love me. I was having a conversation with someone and we were talking about adopting children. They were talking about if they had adopted a child and how to love that child the same as if it were their own. It just slammed me in the face. In a way, it made me feel awful but in return I have realized that I do have many people around, that love me for who I am. I have realized that God has given me many things; all my gifts and talents. I hard a hard time receiving complements sometimes because I don't believe I am as good as people tell me. I do believe how ever thanks goes to God because He has given me all of my gifts and He has given me the heart I have for everything I do. If someone were to ask me to describe myself in one word, I would probably have to say that I am a giver. I love helping people, I love giving, I love entertaining, I love most of all to make others happy. Above all things I love God and will praise and worship Him for allowing His spirit to soar in me. This was just a trial to trust God that He would show me how many amazing people He put in my life. Just tonight, a friend complemented me and told me that they loved how big I play when I perform. They said "you approach instruments like you're 6 feet tall, like you're bigger than the world. There are some great players that can't do that." I am humbled by that. Another friend found some of my recordings on ReverbNation and posted them on their facebook page and told me that I have found my true calling, that they could clearly see it. Some many things can come together if you just trust in Him. 1 Peter 5:10 says...

"And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you."

SO instead of asking why......ask why not. God has great plans for each and every one of us and all we have to do is obey and trust in Him. Always believe, and believe in yourself because you CAN do it and you CAN become everything you want to be, and all your dreams can become a reality.

the start of something new....

and I'm back to my photo-a-day! Starting August 1st, I will begin my Project 365 again. I only made it 3 months when I started back in January but I REALLY want to get through a whole year. My first picture is part of a table at Bubba's Love Shak in Murrells Inlet, where my band plays every Sunday night.

My second picture of Trystin. Today, August 2nd is Trystin 1st birthday. Happy birthday buddy, I love you!