new fave song LOVE carrie

There's a place out there for us,
more than just a prayer or anything you've ever dreamed of.
So if you feel like giving up cause you don't fit in down here,
fear is crashing in, close your eyes and take my hand.

[CHORUS] We can be the kings and queens of anything if we believe.
It's written in the stars that shine above,
a world where you and I belong, where faith and love will keep us strong,
exactly who we are is just enough
there's a place for us, there's a place for us.

When the water meets the sky,
where your heart is free and hope comes back to life,
when these broken hands are whole again,
well will find what we've been waiting for,
we were made for so much more

[CHORUS]

So hold on, hold on,
there's a place for us

[CHORUS]


love this song! beautiful words

i gotta say, i'm pretty happy with where i am right now. sure, i'd love to have more things, but why do i need more, when i have so much already? i am so extremely grateful with all the people, things, jobs, etc i've been so incredibly blessed with :D

lately i've been wanting to date and have a boyfriend...more so than ever after seeing my friends date and meet great guys. i guess to a point i'm somewhat envious, but i know that i should NOT feel that way, for i have many things to be grateful for :)

after talking with the girlies melinda & karly about wanting to date and making a LIST (lol), they helped me realize that once i continue to pray to God and tell Him what my heart desires, that in God's time, He will provide the man that He intended me to have. We all want things/people in OUR time, but that is just not the way it works...it is in God's time that things work and are GOOD. Once we give ourselves to Christ, things will fall into place...where they are meant to fall. We must always trust and have faith because that is what is going to get us through.

as for the list...if i make one now, 50% will be superficial shallow things and the other 50% will be characteristics that my "perfect" man should have...

.....so that is why i will not be making a list now...i'm going to pray about it and i know that once i open my heart to hear what God has to say, 100%...ok 98% (lol) of my list will be the characteristics/qualities that God wants my ideal man to have, and the other 2% will be the things i wish the man to have, but it won't be necessary because the other 98% will outweigh the things i wish the man to "have", with what God has created in His likeness.

God, i have complete faith and trust in You!

You are a provider.

forgiving

talked about loving, how God loves. stever carter-the pastor who spoke tonight-asked us to pray for the people that have hurt us...then he rephrased it to who would you bless, who would benefit from your prayers...basically people that we get negative emotions from....teaching kindergarten and teaching them to love one another as God loves, is really hard for me to grasp. how can i possibly love or bless someone who has cause so much hurt, anguish and hatred? steve told us to write the name/s down....thinking about it, i put down the name of one of the mom's at where i sub...whenever she sees me, she always says, "can't stay away can you" in the mooooost demeaning way....i feel like crap, thanks! just because i quit doesn't mean you can be rude to me..i was always kind to you and your kids.....buuuut then i got to thinking....the people that cause me the most anguis, hurt and hatred are the parents that abuse their children. sitting in the chair, my heart broke into pieces thinking about the children that came to camp and the children at that moment....how can i possibly forgive them? my heart won't let me...i'm just praying and hoping that God tells me what to do, because right now? i can't bless them, i can't pray for them and i really can't love them

thinking about what's to come

sitting here in bed on my laptop...i have a lot to be grateful for! for starters, to be a part of history! a couple years ago, north hills church bought a building....and to see where we are now just goes to show God is good! and He provides always :) i've experienced many great things at north hills (rfkc, being the kindergarten teacher, vbs, new building, new chairs, EVERYTHING!) and i'm just so grateful. 5 years flies by...and i've been having a blast!

another reason i'm grateful is for the fact that i have the wonderful opportunity to be a part of a growing community at rockharbor's fullerton campus :) i'm one of the leaders and it feels so good to be in the presence of Christ and fellow believers :) this campus will launch next sunday and it is so exciting to see God's love and provision in a city where He is needed!

i have a lot to be grateful for. you have a lot to be grateful for. we all do. we must always remember that God is the center of every good thing.

He is the center of our universe.