"Go into all the world..."

Last summer was given the privilege of spending two entire weeks 
serving next to Cassie Hallam. At camp in June we were both 
counselors, and in July we both went to Mexico. I got to experience 
first hand her servant heart. After being in Mexico for a week Cassie 
really felt like God was calling her to more. So she applied to be an 
intern at Back to Back in Monterrey, Mexico for the whole month of June 
this year. So, in a little under a week Cassie will be on a plane 
headed down to be the hands and feet of Jesus. Cassie is one of my best friends. We are in a small group 
together and are more alike than most people I know. She challenges me 
in ways that not a lot of other people do. She's an absolutely 
incredible woman of God. I'm so proud of her that she is following the path 
that God has put her on to go somewhere that is pretty dangerous to be 
in right now. I'm asking you all to pray with me for the month 
that Cassie will be down in Mexico. For her safety, and that God would 
wrap his arms around her and that she would feel his love and 
protection around her all the time.

WE LOVE YOU CASSIE, AND WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU ALL THE TIME!!!

Reasons Why I love My Brother

-Well let's get the obvious out of the way first... he's a STUD.

-He can rock a pair of aviators like nobody's business.

-I scream for him as loud as possible at every sporting event he's in and he doesn't get embarrassed. (Not that it would stop me if it did embarrass him...)

-He watches Gilmore Girls with me.

-He worships God like crazy with everything in him.

-He plays Wii with me even though i'm really bad and he kicks my butt every single time.

-He talks to me even when he's around his friends.

-And probably the biggest reason I love my brother is because of this conversation he had with a girl at his school.
          Girl: Hey, why are you reading your bible?
          Christian: Why are you reading 'Twilight?'
          Girl: Cause it's a really good book, and I like it a lot!!!
          Christian: That's exactly what I read my bible.
          Girl: Oh...
Christian takes his Bible to school everyday, reads it when he has free time, and has even memorized some verses.  He inspires me.

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH CHRISTIAN!!!

(Reasons why I love my sister... coming soon. for real.)

Goings On

So what's been happening...??
Let me show you.

I like to take pictures of flowers... especially in Chicago.

I've had several (meaning a million) Passion Fruit Iced Tea Lemonades. I have fallen in love.

I worshiped Jesus along side 11,000 people at a Hillsong United concert.

Beccah Sarah Rendall went to prom and she let me do her hair! It looked amazing!!! Love her!

Oh yeah... her dress was pretty sweet too! :)

And I spent an evening with some of my best friends jumping around, getting wet from waves, and laying in a tent on the beach at 9:00pm... oh how i love those nights.

life. is. good.

I'm Not in Florida.

It's cold, and wet, and a little snowy. Ughhhh so frustrating!! So I'm  here, and with about 1,000 blogs floating around in my head, ready to write about everything, or nothing, either way here we go. 

What's been goin' down? Not a whole lot.
Can't believe we're so close to the end of the school year. I'm startig to get that anxious, heart racing, "everything counts so give it all you got," kind of feeling.  Heather, Mr. Stevens, and I are heading down to Taylor University for a visit tomorrow!! We're reeeealllllyyyy excited about it!!!! And so the infamous college search begins...

This past Friday I was in the Windy City with some friends for the day.  We walked Navy Pier, went to a great Italian restaurant, walked more, and rode the Ferris Wheel at night, which was absolutely amazing. 
(Pictures to follow...)

I celebrated the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  The Palm Sunday and Easter services at Granger were incredibly amazing; if you weren't able to be there, go online to gccwired.com and watch them.  They'll change your life, serisouly. 

Though Spring Break has been a nice change of pace... I'm kind of ready to be back to a normal schedule.  Because once we go back to school, the closer we get to summer. And that makes me happy!! :)
Plus, I have missed my GSM friends like CRAZYY!!!!

This is all for now... and to make up for the lack of pictures in this post... my entire next post will be all pictures. Get excited!! :)

Thanks for stoppin' by.

Bye for now.

Amazing Song...

Picture This....

This Car with the windows rolled down...

+ This Family pulling up to a stop light...

Rockin' out to this christian rap artist...

With the bass booming.

= Awesome.

Authentic Worship

But the time is coming-it has, in fact, come - when what you're called will not matter and where you go to worship will not matter.  It's who you are and the way you live that count before God.  Your worship must engage your spirit in the pursuit of ttruth. That's the kind of people the Father is out looking for: those who are simply and honestly themselves before him in their worship.

John 4:23

So now: Fear God.  Worship him in total commitment. God rid of the gods your ancestors worshiped. You, Worship God.

Joshua 24:14