"He wondered, as he had many times wondered before, whether he himslef was a lunatic. Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one. At one time it had been a sign of madness to believe that the earth goes round the sun; today, to believe that the past is unalterable. He might be alone in holding that belief, and if alone, then a lunatic. But the thought of being a lunatic did not greatly trouble him; the horror was that he might also be wrong."

Ok so I came accross this quote while reading 1984 for my english class (yes I know...I am a total nerd), and I think it perfectly pertains to my faith- Believing in God doesn't really scare me...its more believing in something that everyone else thinks is extrememly difficult to digest- therefore, seeming to some, a lie. Being outnumbered makes you wonder if you really are right. I guess what I'm trying to say is that believing in a God that can't even be seen sometimes makes you a crazy lunatic, BUT does that necessarily make you wrong?

I don't think so.

 That's how God's Word vaults across the skies -from sunrise to sunset, Melting ice, scorching deserts, warming hearts to faith.  - Psalm 19:6

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Friday me and Lisa went the siegel/blackman game. We saw Andrea filling up water bottles and told her she looked gangster with her puffy coat on. Me and Lisa got the last two watery hot chocolates...make us feel all warm and toasty inside. After the game Lisa and Andrea came over....gah it was so much stinkin fun. We laughed and laughed and ate goldfish...along with nilla wafers and cheese nips. In the morning Lisa had to leave but she left me sweetest note in the world. Me and Andrea went shopping later...YAY! Even though we were really sick and soooooo tired. I'm glad Andrea stuck it out! I am so lucky that God let me find these girl...the best friends a girl could ever have...

Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And threefold cord is not quickly broken. - Ecclsiastes 4:12

I hope you guys have a great weekend...remember- BE SAFE AND EAT LOTS OF CANDY...mmmmm. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! Let God rock it.

                                      

There are some things in life I just dont understand...

and some things I understand but dont want to....

But I have learned as long as  am in awe of my beautiful savior, nothing can stop me from giving him my all. Giving him my all for me means worshiping Him with every second of my life. Sometimes it's hard for me in all my busy-ness to stop and think a second about everything set in motion in my life. It's easy for me to take God for granted because I am so used to having Him there, I forget how weak my life would be without Him. It is funny how I always find something to complain about even when I am given everything I could ever need and more. This week, for me, has been about realizing life is a gift, even if it isn't exactly heaven. This gifts we are given today will always get us through tomorrow...even if tomorrow seems to never come.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. - Romans 16:13

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change life shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of all he created. - James 1:17

+ML+

In a black colored night,
I am the star who drowns out the darkness,
the diamond who lets the night
see her beauty...

On the days of angry wind,
I am the tree,
the lonely tree,
still standing tall
even when her leaves all fall...

In a day of burning sunshine,
I am the rain drop
who reveals
a rainbow-colored sky
full of wonderful hues...

Look deep enough to find
what God chose to leave behind-
a tiny miracle in a darkened sky,
a inch of wonder when branches are bare,
a fingerprint of grace in a shower of color...

This is the beauty of my life.

- by Mary Lauren

I'm not gonna lie- this week has been extremely stressful...especially this weekend.

I hate it when my mom just won't let me go and make my own decisions. She treats me like she wants to control my every move. I would rather her just let me go so i could make my own mistakes and learn from them. Needless to say i am grounded and cant do anything this weekend...which stinks because i really wanted to see Lauren, Andrea, and Lisa. gaaahhhhhhhh.

I like it a lot.

When was the last time you layed in the grass and watched the clouds go by? Have you held a new born baby and looked into its eyes? Did you see the moon this weekend?...

It was beautiful...God shows us miracles everyday...but are we willing to see them? Maybe the problem for you is that you see the miricles around you all the time but you never take the time to realize how great they really are. Life in its true simplicity is a miricle. I was just watching the moon this weekend and it almost made me cry...knowing how many times i have looked at it and not thanked God for his wonderful creation. Its so amazing how God creates things just so we can appreciate how beautiful they are....

But most of us never realize the beauty. Realize how beautiful your life is this week. Look at the moon tonight...even if you cant see it in the sky...you can always know its still there just as God is. Thats the real miracle.

"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end."- Ecclesiastes 3:11

Its funny how a night at the bowling alley can make you realize how much of a miracle your friends are. Thank you Andrea and Lisa for being my miracles.

Wow BIG change from last week...this week was awesome.

I love love love our choreography for the variety show...maybe even a little TOO much....lol.

Rehersals for Anything Goes have started at MTSU...everybody there thinks i'm in college...yesssssss.

Score for Mary Lauren.

Besides that we definatly won last night 17-15. GO SIEGEL!!!! woot woot.

Tonight i'm working consessions at the MTSU football game from (get this) 3:30-8:30 for Delta Beta Sigma so come and see me. it should be tiring but hopefully fun.

And to top everything else off....i got 14 hours of sleep last night. can you say happiness?

Have a great weekend yall. Let God rock it!!!!

+ML+

God is at work within you, helping you want to obey Him, and then helping you do what he wants.- Philippians 2:13

Oh taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him. - Psalm 34:8

Let God rock it, ML

It seems like I know most of the people in every single one of my classes! its so exciting. and as if my day couldn't get any better, i went to lunch with Jesse, Tiffers, Brittany, Chad, and Chelsea Bob!!! oh yeah...and the DBS dance was tonight...ahh so much fun! I am just so on fire right now its amazing. I hope you guys had a great day as well. SOPHMORES- YOU MELT MY FACE OFF!!!! Let God rock it.

+ML+

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. [2 Corinthians 3:18]

I woke up this morning to find a bunch of girls in bedroom screaming DBS!!! They found me in an oversized t-shirt and wearing a retainer. Wow today has been embarrassing but mostly REALLY REALLY EXCITING! I feel so honored to have gotten rushed...wow. what a great morning...

Let God rock it, ML

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"Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; say to those with fearful hearts, 'Be strong, do not fear; your God will come , he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you'." -Isaiah 35:3-4

As for me, I will watch expectantly for the LORD;
I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
micah 7:7


The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, To the person who seeks Him.
lamentations 3:25

I am so excited about going back to school...I mean I know it sounds weird, but I just know that God has some really big plans for me. I know i need to be showing everybody how much i genuinely love Him. I just need to trust his plans for my life right now. It's really hard, but somehow it will all work out. Andrea put this verse on her site and I think it definatly applies to me right now-

"But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander."- 1 Peter 3:15-16

I love my Jesus sooooo incredibly much. I just hope and pray that everyone around me notices that too.

+ML+

I'MMMM BACK EVERYBODY!!! for good this time...lol. I have had an amazing week with my lovely Lauren. We encourtered everthing from nasty gas station bathrooms to dead puffer fish to sea gulls hitting the car to sneezing a storm to skateboards (hah) to old men in spandex to glowing counters. gosh it was awesome. we even to got to see Sarah (aub's cousin) the last day! I will be putting pics up here soon hopefully.

In a crazy way i am really ready to go back to school. I miss all my friends and choir people. I just need to get back in the groove...anybody with me? guess not. mmmk well i am gonna hit the sack kidos. have a great week everybody. LET GOD ROCK IT!

+ML+

photo from givemorehugs

There are no words to describe how amazing it was. I am just in aw of how God changed every part of me. The theme, Revolution, made me realize how much my life wasn't centered around God and His plans for me, how I wasnt trusting Him, and how I desperatly need to witness to so many people in my life. I am so determined to stay on fire for Him. I love Him with everything I have.

I mended a lot of broken relationships too, relationships that needed mending...bad. It was also the most fun I have had in a VERY long time.

+ML+

Well i am off to camp! i have been waiting for this for so long and it should be sooo much fun. You guys dont have too much fun while i'm gone. i will miss you guys and i love you all!!!! pray that God will show us more than imagined this week. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo. Let God rock it.

+ML+

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble iwth the comfort we ourselves has received from
God...And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort. --- 2 Corinthians 1:3-7

photo from givemorehugs

You believe everything you hear...

It's when you first realize your parents are your heros...

You don't mind playing in the mud...

On summer days, the sprinkler is your best friend...

Everyone is your best friend...

Including your dog...

You don't know the evil in the world...

Which of course makes you innocent and care-free...

You don't mind being honest with people...

You think boys have cooties (sometimes i wish i still believed that)...

You wore cute clothes...

You played dress up...

You wanted to be just like your mom...

You pictured heaven as Disneyland...

Nothing mattered...

I want to be a kid again...

photo from givemorehugs

ok so i love this girl.

Today I realized something- Life isn't really about us. I hear that a lot from my parents and everyone else. But I realized today that life isn't really about our problems as much as why we have them. We are here on Earth to glorify God. Our problems that we concentrate on are miniscule in comparison to the life we will have in heaven forever. Why do we worry about stuff that doesn't matter when we could be showing everybody whoat Jesus really means to us? I don't know about you, but I have NEVER met anyone who gives me a great joy than God. It's not just a fake joy that almost satisfies you. IT'S REAL. Why do we worry so much when we know that the creator of the world has got us in His hands? I will tell you- because it's easier to worry. The devil makes it seem more attractive to worry. It's hard to let go, but when you do, Jesus is right there to catch you. There will never be a time when He won't. Do you honestly know anyone else who will do that for you everytime? I don't.

Andrea wanted me to get one so here i am! be sure to look at all my pictures and tell me what you think about my photography skills! nothing really to say except have a wonderful fantabulous awesome exceptional day . Let God rock it.


+Mary Lauren+