College Station Adventures

This weekend I had the opportunity to go to the lovely COLLEGE STATION :)

Kasey and Alecia were kind enough to let me stay with them, so that was superb.

Saturday was a pretty great day.
I got the chance to participate in Big Event which is the largest service project in the U.S. Over 10,400 students participated this year. My brother was leading a group, so I got to help out! :)
We went to this lady's house to help her clean up her yard. It was pretty fun, and I got to meet some new people, so that was fun! :)
THEN...
Saturday night I got to hang out with Austin and Chris. We went to Rumors (a little sandwhich place on campus) which was pretty good. It was good to hang out with those 2 crazy hooligans for a while :)

ANYWHO...
I definitely took a wrong turn on the way home and it took me 2 and half hours to get home, but oh well :)

It as a pretty great/relaxing weekend!

Just Another Lovely Day...

This morning I was blessed enough to be awakened by Mr. Austin Wilson running down the hallway into my brother's room and yelling "WAKE UP MAN!" (Take note: it was 6:45 AM).
My dad is rebuilding the fence on the side of our house and we were all given the grand opportunity of helping him out (we did get paid...big plus).
After my heart stopped pounding out of fear that some crazy man was trying to kidnap my brother, I woke up (not very easily) and headed into the kitchen.
My mom (bless her soul) was making breakfast for all of us. Biscuits, sausage (Reid's sausage...only the best) and eggs.
As I was pulling the biscuits out of the oven, my hand just so happened to graze the celing of the oven...lovely. I definitely have a blister on my hand from the burn.
After stuffing ourselves for breakfast we headed out to the backyard.
We started pulling the fence apart (14-year old fence at that), and Chris and Austin started digging holes for new posts.
Thinking I was super cool because I had just managed to throw a piece of concrete into the trash can from 25 feet away, I started walking past my brother. Then, to my surprise, my left foot sunk about two feet into the ground into one of Chris' holes.

Austin's response: "haha that...was...awesome"
Chris' response: --I won't repeat it...it was too embarrassing--

10 o'clock finally rolled around and I went to get ready for work (Moonie's is a lifesaver).
I was already pretty tired when I got to work, and I was definitely not ready for what the day had in store.
It. Was. Craziness.
I pretty much felt like I was running around the whole day.
I finally got to go on my lunch break, but it was pretty late in the afternoon. Also, I had made a committment to not eat a Moonie's burger this week...I definitely blew that today.
I couldn't resist.
A nice big California burger with crispy fries just sounded SO good. There was no denying it.
After my lunch break things went pretty well.
It wasn't as crazy and for some reason Abe was EXTRA funny today and I probably lost 100 calories just from laughing.

My family and I went to the Good Friday service tonight. Barbara (pretty much my other mother) sang a lovely song and almost made me cry (it doesn't take much).

While Chris and I was driving home, I glanced up at the sky and the moon was GLOWING.
It's was so beautiful.
I can actually see it now through the window.
I'm completely amazed.

It was just another lovely day...

:)

PEACE

Lately the Lord has really blessed me with peace about my life.

I have finally come to the point where I'm completely content with what HE has planned for my future...
a few examples:
-whether or not I get into A&M
-future relationships (which have a been a biggie lately)
-my career plans

I'm also amazed at how the Lord gave me direction in something I had been completely confused about for a few months...I feel like a GARGANTUAN weight has been lifted off of my sholders.

Past Few Days...

Moonie's is so fun!

I'm actually quite disappointed that I didn't apply for this job sooner. Everyone that works there is super nice and so far there aren't any shady guys like at Hollister.

It has been a good couple of days (work-wise).


In other aspects of life I have been somewhat confused and frustrated with some things.
I'm not going to totally spill my guts,
but these past few days have been a little challenging for me.

Unfortunately the Devil knows all of the places that he can tempt me the most,
and he's been trying really hard to make me stumble
And, I have to admit, he has done quite a good job in some places.

HOWEVER,
last night I kind of broke down and just cried out to the Lord.
It was so amazing b/c after I finished my little crying session with God, I felt so much PEACE.

It was great.

Today I feel a little better and I was in a more energetic mood at work which was good.

I've also been studying the Bible more.
David is one of my favorite characters, so I'm busy reading about him and things that took place before and after him.
I'm really trying to dig deeper.
David was a man after God's own heart, and that's how I want to be (except not a man of course)

welp,
I just watched Wicker Park (Josh Hartnett=heart throb...haha) which is a pretty good movie.
It is quite stressful though...b/c you're on the edge of your seat the entire movie

I must be going to bed now...
I've got some workin out to do in the morning :)

An Eye-Opening Day

I now have a job at Moonie's Burger House...

I'm pretty excited...Ashley works there, so that should be fun...

AND....it's close to the Brewers' so I can go visit them WHENEVER I want (haha just kidding Ashley)... :)

You know, through all of this I have realized that God really is sovereign (duh). God wants me to work at Moonie's (or I wouldn't have gotten the job).
I mean, I spent 2 hours in Target today applying and going through 2 interviews. There was really no reason for them not to hire me. Then they come and tell me that they won't hire me b/c I don't work Sundays. First of all..that's ridiculous...Secondly, total God thing.

Then I go to Moonie's and they are SO nice to me. The guy pretty much just sat me down and we had a friendly conversation (AKA: an interview). He was a really nice guy who had actually visited my church at one point (cool stuff), and he was talking about how his wife takes off on Wednesdays for a bible study (more cool stuff). It was pretty neato.

So I feel pretty confident that this is where God wants me.

God also convicted me about where my joy and happiness comes from.
Am I only happy when things go well? Or am I still joyful in the hard times?
I really need to work on this.
I need to be joyful in the Lord even when my parents are upset with me; even when Target rejects me; even when Rudy's doesn't have a spot for me; even when I'm driving through the nasty rain searching for a job that seems to not exist.

I need to be joyful in the Lord...

Sad Day

I heard from Rudy's today.
The lady (Danielle) said that the interview went great, my references were great, and that she would love to hire me...

BUT (I officially dislike that word)...

she said there are no positions open at the 620 location...bummer...


THEREFORE

my job search will continue tomorrow...
I have now entered the desperate stage, so I think that I am actually going to go to H.E.B. tomorrow.
I've been putting it off...but it seems that it is one of my last choices...

I am so frustrated!

What's Been Goin On

I got my hair cut for the first time in...6 months?
4 1/2 inches my friends...that's a lot. It's going to take some getting used to.

I had my interview with Rudy's yesterday. It went pretty well, but they are so selective in who they hire, so who knows. She said that she would contact me in a day or two...so we'll see!

I've been compiling all of the pictures from Thailand which has made me miss it even more.
We have a group meeting on Thursday that I'm really looking forward to. I'm excited to hear how people have changed since the trip. I'm excited to tell people how the Lord has changed ME since the trip. :)

I saw Juno on Sunday with a few friends. It was a pretty good movie, but there were a few things that I didn't agree with (which is to be expected considering the focus is on teen pregnancy). They made teen pregnancy seem like it was something normal that happens to everyone. They couldn't really say anything bad about it, so they didn't make it look bad. I guess this is to be expected from Hollywood, but still.
There are some good elements to the movie (like the growing relationship between Juno and her dad), and I think I probably lost a few pounds from laughing so hard. And let's not forget the incredible soundtrack. :)

I've been a little distracted lately. I've been focusing so much on getting a job that I feel like I have put the Lord aside.

I don't want that.

I want the Lord to be the center of my life. I don't want to just find ways to fit Him into my life, I want to build my life AROUND Him.

New Song...

It was inspired by the Tamar Center in Thailand, and it kind of tells the story of a girl that finds Tamar. It also talks about the Lord's fatherly love for us. The lady (Nancy) that was giving us a tour of the Tamar Center told us that the time they see the most hearts turned towards the Lord is when they are talking about fatherly love, so I thought it was relevant to make that a key part of the song.

The Lord is so great...I can't take any credit for any song that I write because the Lord has given me all the words. I literally prayed for the Lord to give me the words to this song b/c I want people to know the reality of what happens in Pattaya. I literally had NO words...the Lord blessed me with them.

:)