Enjoy the little things..

Here's a little bit of catch up on whats been going on in my life and such. I have been spending alot of time with my family and my in-laws and I really love it. It makes me sad sometimes to think about how I don't spend as much time as I should with the people that matter the most to me. Me and Brande get so busy sometimes, we have to not only let down our friends, but our family... You really miss out on seeing people grow, and just getting to enjoy the joys of life with them. On October 30th, my very first niece was born! She's soo beautiful and I love her so much. I already have a beautiful nephew and another one nephew on the way! My family is growing and they mean the world to me!!*

As for me and Branden, things are going very amazing ♥ They always say your first year of marriage is the hardest and sometimes I have to agree. We bicker, cry, and are sometimes negative towards one another. But it's nothing that can't be fixed, we love each other and love always wins. I also learned that when I pray for my husband I need to not only just pray for things I would like him to fix or change, but I also need to pray for myself and the way I treat him. I need to ask for forgiveness, and for the mean or hurtful things I may say or think, and once I can admit my faults I can pray for the things I desire. My husband is my knight in shining armor, and even though I don't give him enough affirmation, I admire him for everythign he does (and puts up with haha). He is my hero.

Roots!!* is in full swing and I really enjoy it! I'm trying to work on becoming more outgoing like Branden, and I know it will take time. But Roots really brings me and Branden happiness. I take joy in being youth pastors. Everything comes with struggles, but it's the people and prayers that help us through them. I can't complain about anything in my life right now, life is sweet and God is great!!*
♥ ♥ ♥

Just a mist.

So yesterday I woke up and had a little time to myself and decided to read some of the book called crazy love. Anyways I was reading chapter 2 and had to just sit back and absorb everything I just read.
Chatpter two in a summary basically talks about how we act as if everything should be about us. That we treat this life like we're the main charecter & if things don't go our way or work out the way we want then we act as if God is to blame beause that's not the way our script should go. Which is completly crazy! From start to finish God is the main charecter. He created everything, so how is it possible tht we live as though it is all about us?
Our life on this world is a brief second. Years from now no one will remember us, what we drove, what we wore, or who our friends were. And like the book says I want my second of a life to matter. I want it too be all about making much of God. Corinthians 10:31 says "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." That is what are second of a life should be about.
Basically we need to get over ourselves.. the point of our life is to point to him.
And the chapter goes on, but after reading all this I just couldn't help to sit back & completley agree. To make everything even more real, later that day I was driving into to work, where I went through a green light & got T-boned by a car running a red light which hit my driver side where I was sitting. Luckily I only sprained my neck & no one was seriously injured. But it is so real.. That our lives are brief, I could live to be 70 or live 2 more minutes. I could of easily gotten hurt or the other driver could of been going faster. We are just a little mist in life, here one second, gone the next. Beuchner says "We tend to live our lives as though our lives would go on forever."
Read Crazy love, it will be one of the best books you've ever read.

Let the countdown begin

In 2, count them 2 days, me & Branden will be having our first ever youth service! My nerves are starting to get the best of me, but I know it will all work out. I am honestly more excited than anything. As you can see in the image to the left our first service is going to be on John & my talented husband desgined the picture. So the next 2 days are being dedicated to getting everything finished, establishing the jobs we need done, & most of all just spending time with Jesus. AHHHH! :)

My roots, your roots, our roots ♥

Here's a little bit of this... & a little bit of that about myself. I'm 20yrs old, & getting ready to start my 2nd & hopefully last year of college. My hair color matches my eyes, i'm shy, fall times my favorite seasons, & I think wayyy to much. On february 26th, 2011 I married my husband Branden. He's caring, charming, & an awesome drummer! He drums for a band called Tree By Streams & for our church worship team. I am very blessed to have him in my life ♥

But anyways, shortly after we were married we were given the opportunity to become the new youth pastors of our church.... WE SAID YES! We're soo excited to start this new adventure in our lives. We decided to start right from scratch, new logo, new theme, & of course new name! After thinking of every possible name we finally decided on the name ROOTS! JERIMIAH 17:8 was the verse that helped us to decide. It says: For he will be like a tree planted by the water, That extends its roots by a stream And will not fear when the heat comes; But its leaves will be green, And it will not be anxious in a year of drought Nor cease to yield fruit. Awesome I know :) I have made it my mission to step out of my comfort zone & show the youth the reason for why they came: the love of our savior Jesus Christ! So as our youth ministry starts to grow, i'll continue to keep updates posted as my blog grows!