Former Co-Worker Lunch

I love those days of catching up with people I love and don't get to see very often. Today was one of those days. I rejoice in last minute lunch plans with special people.

Goodbye Friends

First of all, I just have to say, not having a computer and then being out of town for a few days really threw me off. I will be back to faithful blogging from here on out :)

Tonight I rejoice in the blessing of having good friends in my life who are a great example to me. My rejoicing is bittersweet because those dear friends, Nathan, Shannon, and Josiah  left for Hong Kong today. Forever. Well, not forever really but three years is going to seem like forever. And that is probably the next time I will see them. Three years is a long time. But, I rejoice in the fact that they are choosing to follow God's leading. They have given their lives over to serving him and he has led them to go train pastors in Asia. I know he is going to use them in amazing ways. (If you want to hear more about their ministry or how you can get involved in supporting them, let me know. Trust me, God's gonna use them in a big way and you just might want to be one small part of that). Anyway, saying good bye was hard, but I know it was right. I rejoice in the fact that I didn't get scheduled to work today and that I could go to the airport to see them off. Can't wait to hear that they made it there safely...

Risen Savior and Sister's First Home

This morning I enjoyed a great time of worship and celebrating the resurrection of our Savior. I am so unworthy, yet so thankful.

Our fam had plan to go to the beach (since Mom and Dad may not get to go as often sometime very soon) but had to change our plans due to the weather. So, we ended up at Rebecca and Michael's new place, which they just got this weekend. So, it wasn't really set up yet or anything but it was a great time spent with family. Mom played some fun games with eggs filled with money. It didn't even matter that I ended up with only $1.25. Ha ha. The joy and laughter from it was totally worth it.


I rejoice in Christ's resurrection. I rejoice that my sis and her husband-to-be have somewhere to live. I rejoice that my family can be silly together. And, I rejoice that we like taking pictures...

Prayer Retreat

I went on one this morning. With a group I am a part of at church. We spent about 6 hours mostly in prayer with a bit of discussion. Good stuff. I rejoice in the chance to spend time alone with God surrounded by his beautiful creation.

Good Friday Service

We had one tonight at church. And it was great. So wonderful to spend time with your church family, reflecting on what Christ did for us on the cross. I rejoice in being part of a great church family, but even more importantly, I rejoice in Christ's death on the cross. "It's Friday, but Sunday's comin!"

Worship led by the Clifton's

So, if I hadn't had my little computer incident a couple weeks ago, there probably would have been quite a few blogs over the last couple of weeks involving the Clifton's. Thankfully though, I still have a few more days to include them. Like tonight, when I rejoice in the fact that they led worship in youth group tonight. Man, I love seeing the passion they have for music, and, more importantly, for the Lord. It was a good night of singing praise together to our Savior.

Emily Love

So getting back in the habit of this is going to take some getting used to. But, tonight I rejoice in good hangout time with Em. And the amazing massage and hair braiding that she gave me today :)

I'm back...due to a rejoice worthy occurrence

So, for those of you who have not heard, I spilled coffee on my computer about a week and a half ago. And sadly, it killed my beloved Mac Book. But, in spite of that, I have a few things to rejoice in. First and foremost, I rejoice in the fact that I had just recently backed up to my external hard drive. So, thankfully, I did not lose very many important things. Secondly, I rejoice in the mere fact that it happened and the things that God has been teaching me because of it. I was talking with an amazing friend today and she pointed out the fact that, she's not really sure why, but she's pretty sure God had a reason for this happening. The circumstances of how it happened are just too unusual. And as much as it stinks, I think I agree with her. Lastly, I rejoice in the generosity of my "little" brother and his amazing wife. My brother recently got a new laptop and was in the process of deciding what to do with his old one, that still works (the purchase of his new one was just made with others from work since it's cheaper to buy in multiples). I'm pretty sure he was hoping to sell it and at least get a couple hundred dollars for it. But no, they very generously decided to simply give it to me. So now I have something to get me through my last few months of school. And to aid me in rejoicing regularly once again :) I rejoice in God's constant provision!

Issues

With my computer. I'm currently on my itouch. So, not quite sure when I'll be back to daily rejoicing...

11 Hours

Of catching up on sleep. That's what I woke up from this morning. And boy did it feel good! I rejoice in the chance to get some good, solid rest.

Butterfly and Eskimo Kisses

From miss Ava Jean Cox. That's for sure worth rejoicing in:) Goodness I love that child!