Hey guys! Well, I have had an absolutely amazing weekend and I had a great night! This weekend I went with Believer's Chapel to Gatlinburg...we stayed in this beautiful cabin in the mountains...oh man...everything around me reminded me of just how big God is. He is beautiful in every single way and He has created is a reminder of it all. We talked about being an authentic Christian this week and Im really hoping that I can do exactly that...I dont want to ever be fake or do anything to hurt growth of God's Kingdom...all I want to do is glorify my Lord...let people see that Im a Christain and that God is most important to me. I'm starting to learn how to love the person God has made me...this weekend really helped me with that. I had a great time getting to know everyone better and just hanging out..it was one of the best weekends ever!

Some really fun memories:

Singing in the van with the girls, the heart shaped bath tub, the freaky freaky person in the window, FOOSEBALL TOURNAMENT, the indian tribal chant with the girls, being woken up by Kris at 8 because of snow, sleep talking, sleeping with my eyes open, spending time with this really cool guy, spending time with my best friends, ahhhh sooo much gum!!, Lisa and Tyler fighting and it ending with broken headphones, the cup game, millions of Apples to Apples games, Swann and me talking Chinese to eachother, oh and so many more...hahaha man great times **sorry I forgot this one Megan..."knock, knock..who's there? frying pan..."

So tonight church was amazing...I was so focused during worship and God really had a hold of my heart...I just cant describe that feeling. He is amazing.

The passage tonight at church...

"Blessed is he
       whose transgressions are forgiven,
       whose sins are covered.

Blessed is the man
       whose sin the Lord does not count against him
       and in whose spirit is no deceit.

When I kept silent,
       my bones wasted away
       through my groaning all day long.

For day and night
       your hand was heavy upon me;
       my strength was sapped
       as in the heat of summer. 

Then I acknowledged my sin to you
       and did not cover up my iniquity.
       I said, "I will confess
       my transgressions to the Lord "—
       and you forgave
       the guilt of my sin." -Psalm 32: 1-5

Guys, one of the worst feelings is when you have done something and you are feeling burdened by it. Isn't awesome to know that we have a God who cares and a God who will take all of that away and forgive you even when we are not worthy? Man, we are so blessed...

Have a great week you guys! Just be real. God bless.

Andrea

There are pics on here from the trip..