June 2011
1 post
March 2011
1 post
January 2011
1 post
I've missed this.
wow. 2011 is well underway. I don’t know how long it’s been since I’ve actually written a meaningful post on here. Here what’s up:
My mom and I aren’t eating sweets for a month to kick the habit. It’s going well so far.
My computer has crashed twice since I’ve had my mac. So… ALWAYS back up your hard drive.
I’m still in the word. currently...
December 2010
2 posts
Dear Tumblr, I've missed you.
October 2010
2 posts
September 2010
1 post
What Is Marriage?: What does love look like in... →
Excerpts from Paul David Tripp’s What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage:
Love is being willing to have your life complicated by the needs and struggles of your husband or wife without impatience or anger.
Love is actively fighting the temptation to be critical and…
May 2010
9 posts
“Our pain and losses are always a test of how much we treasure the all-wise,...”
– John Piper, How Open Theism Helps Us Conceal Our Hidden Idolatries
h/t classyliving
(via christianity)
Dear Dad, I miss you. Love, Tiff
Chick Flicks
I just finished watching Leap Year. It was an awesome movie. 1. Because I like Matthew Goode. 2. Because it was filmed in Ireland. & 3. Because two people fall in love. But movies like that are bittersweet. For us girls, they make us feel romantic… like anything is possible. Then after the movie is over, reality sinks in and we all too quickly realize that the probability of having our...
I finally found a theme I love. So don't worry, it...
April 2010
13 posts
“I cannot do it on my own. I cannot do it all alone. Here I am tonight, with my...”
– Shawn McDonald
youversion.com →
This website is amazing. It creates reading plans for you and provides a way to track yourself. I just started the Old Testament and New Testament reading plan - but, I am checking off what I have already read recently. Let see how this works… I’m excited! I even have it on my blackberry. That means I can read the bible anywhere I am… I mean I could do that anyway, but I...
spread your wings: Grace like rain falls down on... →
Room Six was right where I needed to be tonight. It is so interesting to me to hear the way other people interpret religion. My roommates and I talked about our thoughts and our frustrations about the whole concept. Mind you, we have all lived more on the crazy side than anywhere else and just to…
So I’ve started following some amazing people on tumblr. They live in the same city I...
oheavenlyday:
I lay myself at ...
Bump in the Road.
So I know I haven’t been blogging. It’s obvious. I’m a little lost right now… struggling with a lot of things. I’m trying to focus on my relationship with God.. just me & him. No strings attached. No obligations.
But I went to Good Friday at Verizon tonight. It was Amazing. Louie summed up everything I believe in. Sometimes, hearing the basics is just what I...
March 2010
12 posts
Another day gone...
The day is almost over with. I’ll be up late studying, which is why I say “almost over with.” Today was a little better, but I had my moments. I think I’m so stressed out that I’m beyond freaking out.. its more like doubt and exhaustion. Which leads to more procrastinating, which leads to even more stress. But there I go again.. always analyzing my feelings instead of...
Ever just feel "off?"
Remember how I said I wanted to be more optimistic? Well, it’s not really working. In fact… I don’t even feel like myself lately. Hence why I have been seriously struggling with blogging. The things that usually make me happy, aren’t. I don’t know if that is the right way to say it… but I just feel “off.” I don’t feel like I’m in my own...
Optimism.
So I’ve decided that a a new goal of mine is to be optimistic. I always dwell on negative things. I need to start being thankful for what I have, look at the silver lining, and focus on the good things to come. Anyway.. with that being said… Here is what I focused on today:
God chose us in him before he created the world. He dreamt about us before he created us… how awesome is...
His love endures forever.
I’m finally back in Athens. I feel like I’m always on the go. And on Wednesday I’m going to have to drive to Atlanta to a dermatologist appointment. I can never stay in one city for more than five days! It’s so frustrating. But our softball tournament was not what I hoped it would be. The eight hour drive to and from Virginia was not fun and we played five games within 24...
Out of town... once again.
I’m going to Virginia to play softball for the weekend. If I don’t post anything then I probably don’t have internet access. Be back soon!
Godspeed.
“God does not love us because we are valuable. We are valuable because God loves...”
– Fulton J. Sheen
Jesus loves me this I know...
Sometimes I associate the way I think God is feeling about me at the moment with whether or not he loves me. But that goes against everything that I know. I had a talk with my roommate today and I think I gave her a little scare. (Katie, I know you’re reading this!) :) She asked me if I think God’s love is unconditional. My response and first thought that came to mind was no. I...
Routine.
I’m back! Finally. It feels great to be back on a routine. You don’t know how much you miss it until you’ve been off it for a while. I’m glad I got a few days to relax… but I didn’t really feel like myself this past week because I was so thrown off my schedule. I’m not happy that I didn’t blog for a week, but the best thing to do is keep going. I am...
“Stones Under Rushing Water” by...
Mexico.
Hey everyone. So I’ll be out of the country for a week. I won’t have internet access. Hence: I won’t be able to do my daily blog. I’ll get right back to it as soon as I get back!
Godspeed.
Anxiety.
We all stuffer from anxiety… But most of the time its anxiety based on circumstances we can usually control. However, sometimes it does stem from issues we can’t control. Don’t let your anxiety grow larger than God, who can actually help you through anxiety. Trade your worries in by trusting in God. Know that he cares enough about you to take care of even the basic things in...
Encouragement.
So I’m mainly posting this for myself. See… I have this test on Wednesday that I have been studying for since last Wednesday. I dropped this class last semester… which means I have that failure sitting in the back of my mind. I took some time to day to fix my attitude and pump myself up because I know I’m going to get through this class! Here are a few verses of scripture...
The Giving of the Law.
Through out Exodus 20 through 24, the law is given, broken, and restored. Until now, God has filled Israel with grace and mercy. Psalm 19:7 says, “The law of the Lord is perfect.” Only one man has ever been able to perfectly keep it and pay for all the others who broke it - Jesus. The law doesn’t make us sin, but it show us that we are sinners. It shows us how to live...
February 2010
48 posts
The Exodus.
Remember the story about God parting the Red Sea? I think most of us do… it was practically told a million times in Sunday school. So here is a basic summary:
After the passover, the Israelites left Egypt with everything they could carry.
God promises them he will lead them to the land of the Canaanites.
God lead them toward the Red Sea, a path they were not familiar with so they could...
Not by works...
Good works are the result or fruit of salvation, but never the means to it.
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:8-10, ESV
What then shall we...
“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.”
– Mother Theresa (via littlemiss)
“A Living Prayer” by Alison Krauss
The Passover.
Exodus 12 tells of the exciting story of the Passover. The Passover occurred after Moses and Aaron went to the Pharaoh nine times, each followed by plagues. However, he still would not free Israel. With each plague there was a hardening of Pharaoh’s heart. So God warned that he would take the life of every first born in Egypt. This plague would have taken every firstborn of the Israelites as...
“More Time” by Needtobreathe