A fragrance that brings life and hope;
That is what we need to be those around us.
This fragrance is our lives, the way we conduct and live our lives.
It's not eloquent words or a persuasive argument.
It's love and grace in action.
It's putting other before ourselves,
It's seeing the best in people,
It's being a person of influence,
Being a person of non-offense,
It's valuing people...
The hard reality is some will still find this fragrance offensive;
It will tare at the heart.
It has the potential to convict them of their unbelief
In a loving father, who sent His son
To die for them
For this they will reject us and even hate us.
But...we cannot allow this rejection to pollute our fragrance.
Hannah Walker
Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his: we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Psalm 100:3
Saturday, December 24, 2011
30 day challenge day 1
Day 1- A recent picture of you and 10 interesting facts about yourself
10 Interesting Facts
One. My favorite color is Orange
Two. I hate feet
Three. The word moist makes me sick; its like nails on a chalk board
Four. I'm and INFJ (Introverted, iNtuitive, Feeling, Judging)
Five. I am someone who love to be in the outdoors.
Six. I would love to take a year off of work and school to go and see more of the world.
Seven. I think I really left my heart in San Francisco!
Eight. I love quality time. Sitting with friends and sharing life. Catching up with friends I haven't seen in a long time.
Nine. I love exploring places I've never been to.
Ten. I would pick a hand written letter over an email or facebook post any day.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Something
I thought it would be about time to change things up. I found this 30 Day Blog Challenge on a friends blog awhile ago and thought would be fun to give it a try.
Day 01 - A recent picture of you and 10 interesting facts about yourself
Day 02 - What gifts has God given you?
Day 03 - A picture of you and your friends
Day 04 - A habit that you wish you didn't have
Day 05 - A picture of somewhere you have been to
Day 06 - What has God been teaching you lately?
Day 07 - A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you
Day 08 - Short term goals for this month and why
Day 09 - Something you're proud of in the past few days
Day 10 - Songs you listen to when you are Happy, Sad, Bored, Hyped, Mad
Day 11 - Another picture of you and your friends
Day 12 - How you found out about Blogger and why you made one
Day 13 - A letter to someone who has blessed you recently
Day 14 - A picture of you and your family
Day 15 - Put your iPod on shuffle: First 10 songs that play
Day 16 - A picture of a favorite/recent memory
Day 17 - Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why
Day 18 - Plans/dreams/goals you have
Day 19 - Nicknames you have; why do you have them
Day 20 - Hopes for the future
Day 21 - A picture of something that makes you happy
Day 22 - What makes you different from everyone else
Day 23 - Something you crave often
Day 24 - A letter to your parents
Day 25 - What I would find in your purse
Day 26 - What you think about your friends
Day 27 - Why are you doing this 30 day challenge
Day 28 - A picture of you last year and now, how have you changed since then
Day 29 - In this past month, what have you learned
Day 30 - Your favorite song
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Breaking the Silence
This last week my school had their annual Clothesline Project. It allows students to right on a T-shirt for them self or someone else. This day brought up a lot of emotions for me. As I was going through and reading the shirts I started to read one and thought to myself, "WoW, This one sounds a lot like one I made." And sure enough I found myself reading my shirt and crying. I was crying because I found my self back in a place with hurt. A place where I was proud to see the growth I've been going through with healing in myself. I couldn't help but just stand their and cry. I couldn't move or speak. I know I am not where I would live to be, but I am on the right path.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Summer 2011 Part 1 Pictures
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| Laura couldn't be more happier |
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| Hike in V-Town |
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| 6 hours in a car to SF |
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| Cutest baby!!! |
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| Becky + Me = Adventures! |
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| James Caleb Walker! Best Baby Friend! |
Summer 2011 Part 1
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| Becs and I |
Well I realized I haven't blogged in a long time and it was about time I posted some things. Summer has been in full swing since the beginning of June. Working about 28 hours a week at the YMCA and hours here and there up at FHOV. At the end of fun I had the chance for a friend of my from DTS and also on staff got to come and stay with me for her vacation. It was nice to have some YWAM family in my life. The last couple of weeks I have really been missing my San Francisco family and missing that community. I really haven't built that kind of community here in Ventura and not sure if I will build that kind of community like I had in San Francisco. But it was so exciting to have Laura here for the time she was here. We went to the beach (a lot), hung out in Ojai and went to some street fairs, did some hiking and also did some much needed relaxing (well Laura did the relaxing while I was at work). After a few days of being in V-town we made our way up to San Francisco where I was going to be surprising some people and surprising the DTS students at their graduation. If you haven't realized something about me yet but I like to surprise people, I think it is something that us wonderful. These few days in the city was something that I was really needing. But just like every vacation it had to come to and end...... But thats okay because I will be making my way back to San Francisco to a week in August for a dear friends wedding. And I am excited that I will get to see all my friends in the city!!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
When All Means Fail
I know that this might sound strange but I didn't really know who David Wilkerson was until the day that he died. When looking him up I found his blog and read his last post before he died. His last post was for sure something that I needed to read and hear.
To believe when all means fail is exceedingly pleasing to God and is most acceptable. Jesus said to Thomas, “You have believed because you have seen, but blessed are those that do believe and have not seen” (John 20:29).
Blessed are those who believe when there is no evidence of an answer to prayer—who trust beyond hope when all means have failed.
Someone has come to the place of hopelessness—the end of hope—the end of all means. A loved one is facing death and doctors give no hope. Death seems inevitable. Hope is gone. The miracle prayed for is not happening.
That is when Satan’s hordes come to attack your mind with fear, anger, overwhelming questions: “Where is your God now? You prayed until you had no tears left. You fasted. You stood on promises. You trusted.”
Blasphemous thoughts will be injected into your mind: “Prayer failed. Faith failed. Don’t quit on God—just do not trust him anymore. It doesn’t pay!”
Even questioning God’s existence will be injected into your mind. These have been the devices of Satan for centuries. Some of the godliest men and women who ever lived were under such demonic attacks.
To those going through the valley and shadow of death, hear this word: Weeping will last through some dark, awful nights—and in that darkness you will soon hear the Father whisper, “I am with you. I cannot tell you why right now, but one day it will all make sense. You will see it was all part of my plan. It was no accident. It was no failure on your part. Hold fast. Let me embrace you in your hour of pain.”
Beloved, God has never failed to act but in goodness and love. When all means fail—his love prevails. Hold fast to your faith. Stand fast in his Word. There is no other hope in this world.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
30 Countries Before I am 30
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1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. Spain
4. Morocco
5. Italy
6. Germany
7. Czech Republic
Looks like I have 23 more places that I need to go until I am 30. Here is just a few places that I would like to go to.
Uganda (number 1 place)
Mexico
China
France
Thailand
Haiti
South Africa
Kenya
Brasil
Egypt
D.R Congo
India
Turkey
Burma
Cambodia
And the list just goes on and on. Another goal of mine is to fill up my passport all way before I have to get another one. But that is just something on the side I would like to do.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
You Know You're A YWAMer When....
This is something I found on my friends facebook and I thought it fit my life very much!
Your vocabulary consists of an unlimited great many multitude of acronyms: YWAM, DTS, SOS, SOE, SBS, SOD ect. and only you and every other YWAMer on the planet know what they mean.
You never cease to be amuse by acronyms like these:
Young Women After Men
Yes, We Arrange Marriages
Youth With A Meeting (this couldn't be more true)
Youth With Aut Money
You Will Always Move
Your goal in life is to "Know God and make him known!"
You think it's perfectly normal to drop what you're doing to go to another country without exactly knowing why because you know that is where God wants you.
You give away something you need because God has led you to do so.
You are quite happy to accept that your future husband/wife is probably in a different country.
You need time to "process" everything.
At the airport you set your bag on the waiting room chair and sit on the floor.
You're watching the Simpsons, Ned Flanders comes out and your say Dean Sherman.
You know that "every problem in the world is a problem of relationships. every relationship problem is from pride. so pride is the cause of every problem in the world." (Dean Sherman)
You have bathed in a river for a minimum of 5 days straight and have gone a minimum of 5 days straight without bathing at all.
Pooing and peeing in a hole doesn't phase you the way it should.
In any sort of social situation you are no longer ashamed to talk about having diarrhea. You won't refer to it as an upset stomach, you can call it what it is.
You can't afford to be scared of spiders, bugs, rats, ect.
If someone mentions a friend or family member that is with YWAM and your ears perk up and you have to immediately ask which base and see if yo have met them.
You get something pierced or tattooed before returning home.
When the word "flexible" takes on a whole other meaning.
You know the full meaning of the word "transition". It defines your life.
You actually MISS the food in your outreach country.
You go to a non-YWAM retreat and you think it's weird you don't have meal prep and clean-up.
You know how to ENCODE emails written in Muslim or Communists countries so that is doesn't sound Chrstian.
You'll sleep on any ground, anyplace, anytime.
"Base" is a word that means ministry center.
On your birthday you know to expect a construction paper card signed by everyone on the base.
Comfort is luxury.
You have an unspoken bond with everyone and everyone who has done a DTS.
You leave with total non-denominational view of Christianity and get really annoyed over petty Christian bickering.
You know that everything in life is a "heart issue"
On week you can't afford to buy coffee, the next week you're in another country on outreach.
You know how to give your testimony in 5 minutes.
After meal you wash your own dishes.
You have a place to stay anywhere in the world because someone you knew knows someone who knows them.
You're no longer surprised at money turning up randomly and anonymously, just in the nick of time.
You know you're a YWAMer when you can say "base food" and everyone knows what your talking about.
You miss lots of people ALL the time.
You left your heart in another country.
You feel right at home in any YWAM base in any country in the world!
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