Ready For My Breakthrough…

“My Desire”

You want to be real
You want to be empty inside
You want to be someone laying down your pride
You want to be someone someday
Then lay it all down before the King
You want to be whole
You want to have purpose inside
You want to have virtue and purify your mind
You want to be set free today then lay it all down before the

Chorus:
This is my desire
This is my return
This is my desire to be used by you

You want to be real
You want to be emptied inside
And I know my heart is to feel you near
And I know my life
It’s to do your will

It’s to do your will

Bridge:

All my life I have seen where you’ve taken me
Beyond all I have hoped and there’s more left unseen
There’s not much I can do to repay all you’ve done so I give my hands to use

-Jeremy Camp

 

I was talking to a great friend over the weekend. She was telling me that her pastor has been preaching about “breakthroughs”…people having breakthroughs in their lives, and that he feels 2008 will be a year of breakthroughs for many people. She told me that i’ve been on her mind…a lot. She’s been praying for me…this will be a year of breakthroughs for me. She feels it. I hope for it. She’s a true prayer warrior. And she is doing her very best to help make that happen. She’s a beautiful friend and i am grateful for her relationship….and also reminded that though i may still be waiting for my breakthrough, i have a strong support circle all around me. God is good.

 

PhotoHunt: Unique/Funny Signs

 

I saw this sign at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. I just found it so interesting!

 

Water is a necessity…

But does anyone else ever get tired of drinking it? I feel like it is all i ever drink. I drink it to stay hydrated, to keep the headaches away, and to help my skin look and feel refreshed. It’s a necessity in life, but so boring and routine. I miss the days of being a kid where calories didn’t matter…i could drink all the kool-aid, apple juice and Snapple i wanted. I miss the days of being a kid when no one knew about the effects of soda…and i could drink all the cans i wanted to. Now every time i pick up a Snapple, i think about the 300 calories I’m going to drink and not really be satisfied. Every time i pick up a diet coke, i think about the effects (most of which i don’t really understand…but i try to be healthy) it has on my body with all of those fancy scientific sweeteners. I miss a refreshing glass of sweet tea….oh how i miss sweet tea! (one thing Northerners sure miss out on!) Sure, there are all kinds of flavor thingys you can add to water…but Crystal Light really isn’t the same. I wish drinks didn’t count….that you could drink whatever you wanted and calories didn’t count. I would gladly give up water, and float away in a sea of diet coke or good old fashioned sweet tea.

 

 

This says it all….

 The latest cover of Time Magazine

 

I know you’ve been wondering…

Where have i been?

To answer the handful of readers who peruse my blog whenever they see a pig flying….I’m still here.

I’ve just been here, in the place where i live, hanging out, doing my thing….you know, bein cool on a daily basis. Working and reading and watching all the hit prime-time TV shows.

Things i’m looking forward to:

- Boston this weekend…reuniting with an OLD childhood friend i haven’t seen since i was 10? We’re going shopping, catching up, reminiscing and I’m very excited!

- Road tripping with my brother in May…driving him back from college down in NC. Who doesn’t love a road trip?

- My 27th birthday….yikes, 27 is so old.

- Grove City is fast approaching in July…my favorite week of the year! I’m co-leading the teen group for the week with Peter and I’m feeling the pressure of ensuring it’s a God focused and enriching week for them.

That’s me in a nutshell. I love the weather. I need a tan. I need to exercise. And i still really want a puppy.

 

 

Randomonium For the Weekend…

- The snow is almost completely melted…thank you rain. Now lets move on to days of endless sunshine…please and thank you.

- I wish someone would buy the handbag i have for sale on eBay…i need some fast cash.

- Working at 5am on Saturdays…because who doesn’t love giving up their only day to sleep in during the week?

- The hair drama continues…i’ve decided to rid myself of these highlights and go back to normalness…can my stylist find my true colors? We’ll find out in a couple weeks…until then, expect to see me in a ponytail.

- I’m working my way through Sex & the City…currently in season 4. Not as good as Friends…but the fashion alone has got me hooked…it’s all so fierce!

- Mistaken Identity…about the girls in Indiana who were mixed up in a car accident…bought the book, can’t wait to read it.

 

Are You A NKOTB Fan?

Get excited because they are about to make a comeback! Here are the new kids all grown up in their latest promo shot.

Personally, i was always more of an NSYNC fan.

Did you have a favorite boy band growing up? Do tell.

 

It’s Starting….

I’ve been Twitterized!! And it only took a couple months…

I’m starting to get slightly addicted….and find it rather fascinating to see what people are doing at any given moment.  And maybe slightly creepy? Weird? Cool?

All of the people i follow, and who follow me, i don’t KNOW them…i only know them in blog world.

What will they think of next? If you want to follow me, go here. If you want to Twitter yourself, go here. Then be my twitter friend, and keep me entertained during the day.

 

What’s Your Purseonality?

I just got home from a wonderful night out to a women’s dinner at the country club, full of awesome conversation, free purses and breakfast for dinner! My mom is part of Stonecroft Ministries and is very involved in the local Christian Women’s club that meets once a month for a lunch at the country club, which includes a fabulous meal, special feature and speaker who shares her testimony. A few times a year they have a night meeting to cater to those who work during the day. Tonight was just incredible. We had 75 women of all different ages come and 6 people who gave their life to Christ!! So awesome!! The best part was that the special feature was….all about PURSES!! We gave away 20 purses to the fastest hands grabbing random objects from within their purse, heaviest bag (we weighed them as they arrived!), most shabby chic and most unusual…it was a hoot! We learned a lot about our handbags and got some valuable tips from the book pictured above. The book discusses why women carry the purses they do and is filled with reminders of why God loves us even through our love for fashion!

 

Weekend Wrap-Up

I got to hang out with these 3 pretty ladies yesterday…love them!

I also visited a new church today with some new friends, went out to breakfast at a fun little diner and thoroughly enjoyed a yummy cup of coffee over great conversation. I finished season 3 of Sex & the City and took a long nap. What a refreshing weekend!