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Saturday, January 10, 2015

The Journey So Far...

Drum roll please.......I have officially paid for my trip to Israel! This crazy, exciting notion is now a reality. I have a little less then 2 months until I leave. And the enemy is trying to knock me down every step of the way. There has been an enormous amount of stress ranging from personal, to work, to financial. I have stumbled and taken my eyes off of Jesus and began to sink, but His strength has seen me through. As I continue to prepare I ask for strength and focus so my goal in everything I do is for His glory. As Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 10:31 "Whether you eat or drink, do it all for the glory of God." My constant prayer is that my life shines Christ and I am grateful for His unfailing love even when I am running from Him. His Grace is not only sufficient, it is everything.

It's. All. Grace.

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Journey to Israel

Yes, you read that title correctly. I am planning on going to Israel next March 2015 with Rev. Andy Cook and about 40 others with Experiencing Israel. We are planning on visiting The Dead Sea, The Jordan River, the aqueducts of Caesarea, the Garden Tomb, and Jerusalem. This is not some idea I had on a whim or a spontaneous way to spend all my money, but a journey I believe God has had planned for me. I have seen others go to Israel and walk where Jesus walked and I just fell in love with the idea of being in the birthplace of my faith. I thought it would be amazing to go, but I never thought I could actually pull it off one day. Then, four years down the road, I heard that my godfather, Rev. Andy Cook takes groups to Israel. I thought this was God giving me the opportunity I have only dreamed. This past May I signed up to go not knowing where the money was coming from or how I was going to do this. As you may know, God has everything planned. The money is working out with my job and so far I have been able to make the payments. Now your next question may be something along the lines of what about the events going on in Israel right now? I have been assured that we will not be put into danger and that if conditions are bad when we are planning on being there then we will not go, but as of now everything is good to go. I truly feel that God has planned this for me and that this is the perfect time in my life to be seeing where His Son served. I am grateful and humbled at the thought of getting to know my Savior deeper. Please be praying because this journey is just starting and there are many more steps to get to the amazing things He has to show me.

Sunday, April 20, 2014

What Now?

I have reached that interesting time in my life when I have no idea what to do next. I graduated college. Moved home with my mom. Became unemployed. Figured out who I am. Got a career. Moved to Atlanta. Trained for my career. Moved into my own apartment back in Macon. Continue working with the youth at my home church and singing in the choir. All of this has happened in the last four years. Four years. It flew by fast. People expect that my next move is the boyfriend/husband route. Let's be honest, that is what I expected would come next. Well I have been in Macon working, living, going, for almost a year and I am in exactly the same spot. I always had a next goal or thing to work towards and now I don't. So I decided to make a list. A list of hopes, dreams, weirdness, and randomness that could only have come from my mind. I probably will forget to update this blog and I may not get to everything on my list, but I feel like my heart and life should reflect the amazing blessings God has given me. After the Passion Conference back in January, I have been challenged in my own life to make the effort. So this is me making the effort.

Things to Accomplish in 2014

- Write to dad

- Learn how to play the guitar (more than just E minor)

- Read the Bible everyday

- Trust HIM

- Make a new friend

- Visit old friends

- Travel (alone and with people)

- Take a road trip alone

- Write a song (or two)

- Paint every month

- Take a day to read outside of the apartment

- Laugh at something everyday

- Do something for someone else

- Spend time with mom because every moment is precious

- Talk to Darryl more

- Rest more

- Worry less

- Remember to give HIM the glory, always

I guess there is nothing left to say, but let's go and wish me luck!

Saturday, December 8, 2012

A Very Gangster Christmas!

Some of the trainees decided to have a Christmas party! We had such a great time decorating ginger bread houses. Now I bet you can't tell what the GBI kids decided as their theme?! Gangster-drug dealer-crack house! Bling is written on the roof, a tree is falling through the other side of the roof, our dealer, P. Ricky, is standing outside with a green beret, a grill, and a gun, and as you can see the house is on Candler Rd. (look it up hehe). It was TONS of fun!

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Ahh Fall...

The first week of October was an extremely long and mentally exhausting week. Re-doing my first practical, taking a written test, and just being in tense situations. After a week such as this, I headed to the Blairsville mountains to visit my grandparents. I spent the weekend sleeping, eating, and watching football with my Papa. I LOVE FALL! I loved being in the mountains when it gets cold and just snuggling up and reading a book.

Then after all the relaxation, I started another week which went much better than the previous one! Then this weekend I caught up with my long, lost Amy! We had lattes and sandwiches and talked like we haven't seen each other in years! Another great fall weekend :)

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Another Sowell Wedding!

We made our way down to St. Augustine, FL for Nick and Alannah's wedding. It was such a sweet, beautiful wedding! I am so happy for my "little brother" and his new bride. It was a perfect weekend of seeing long, lost friends and family!