This song is on my heart.....

A thousand times I've failed
Still your mercy remains
And If I stumble again
I'm caught in our grace
Everlasting, Your light will shine
When all else fails
Never ending, your glory goes
Beyond all fame

My heart and my soul
I give You control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise
Become my embrace
To love You from the inside out

Your will above all else
My purpose remains
The art of losing myself
In bringing You praise
Everlasting, Your light will shine
When all else fails
Never-ending, your glory goes
Beyond all fame

My heart and my soul
I give You control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise
Become my embrace
To love You from the inside out

Everlasting, Your light will shine
When all else fails
Never-ending, Your glory goes
Beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart
Is to bring You praise
From the inside out

Lord my soul cries out

Cord of 3 and Seventh Day Slumber

On Sunday Brian and I went to the Cord of 3 and Seventh Day Slumber concert in Owensboro. One of your mutual friends, Brandon plays the bass guitar for them and Brian has never seen him play before and has wanted to.

Back up a little......

Cord of 3 was one of the bands we had play at Metalfest back in October so I had heard them and loved them from the beginning. Brandon and Brian went to high school together and played football together and it wasn't until recently that Brian realized Brandon was in this heavy metal christian band.

Back to the present....

Friday night Brian and I were hanging out and we called Brandon to see where exactly the concert was and get some details. Well, Brandon informs us that the show is sold out but they are going to let 50 more people in because the place can hold 200 people. So if we wanted to get a ticket to get there before the doors opened and we could get one or we could go to the Monday night show that they had. Brian and I decided that we wanted to go to the Sunday night show since we had class and planned on being there are like 5 so we could be sure to get tickets.

Saturday night came and we were trying to figure out details and it was getting all confused and difficult to plan. We had almost decided not to go, but there was something in me that was saying we really needed to go. So we got the details worked out and planned on going still.

Sunday came and we went to church then our separate ways for a little while until he came to get me at 3. On our way over there Brian and I were just talking about different things and how we wished that some of his friends would have come with us because we both knew that they needed it. We found the place just fine and decided to go get something to eat before hand so we wouldn't be so late getting home after stopping.

We had a little issue after we returned because the security guy said no tickets were going to be sold until everyone who had a ticket got in. So he wanted us to stand in a line in the rain waiting until 6 o'clock. And let me add he wasn't a nice person. Brian pulled his truck up near the line so that we could stay in it for a while and then hop in line later. After a little bit more and more people started showing up so we got out and stood in line. While we were standing there a gentleman came up to me and asked if I had a ticket. I told him that I didn't and then he handed me a ticket and said Happy Birthday. I was very tickled by this! There were several people who were selling tickets to others but by the time they got to us they didn't have any. (Why they didn't start at the beginning of the line beats me) A little bit later a young guy who looked to be a youth minister came up to Brian and asked if he had a ticket. Brian replied with a no and the guy handed him a ticket also. So Brian and I got in for FREE!!!! We were very excited about it!

The concert was absolutely AMAZING! Seventh Day Slumber is one of my new favorite bands! The lead singer shared a lot of stuff that hit Brian and I hard. He also shared about Compassion International which is like World Vision where I sponsor a child, Nina. I had been telling Brian for a while about the joy that you get out of sponsoring a child from another country and knowing you are making a difference in their lives. So Sunday night Brian decided that he wanted to sponsor a child from Haiti through Compassion. It's only $38 a month and 81% of that goes straight to the child and their family and then 19% goes to Compassion so they can stay up and running. I was so excited that he did this!

God was moving in that place Sunday night and he is still moving with Brian and I. We are going through some "changes" in our relationship for the better and it's going to help us focus on God more like it's supposed to be. I can't wait to see what path God leads us down.

Why I love this week

I'm so excited about this week and what all it holds.....


*I started off my week (sunday night) going to a Christian heavy metal concert- Cord of 3 and Seventh Day Slumber. (More about this in a blog soon)

*Classes start this week and I only have classes on Tuesday and Thrusdays

* Dgroup and BCM 180 starts back this week! I have missed everyone bunches

* Friday Night is Triple date night

* I have a job interview

Changes

It's the Friday before classes start back for the Spring Semester. As I look out the window in my office I see students moving back into the dorms and campus coming back to life after 6 weeks off. It makes me think about the changes in my life and how this semester is going to be different for me.

At the end of last semester I decided to go part time for the Spring semester, try to find a new job, and save money so that I can move out. In the past few days I have really been thinking about all of this. Going part time is going to set me back some but I can take some summer courses and get back to where I need to be. Since I haven't found a new 2nd job yet I'm going to have some free time on my hands to find this job. Yes I know it's probably a bad time to find a job with the economy like it is but I know that it will happen when its supposed to. If I can't find anything by the time Chaney's opens back up in March I guess I'll just stay there for a while. It isn't my ideal thing to do but it will have to work. So if anyone knows of someone looking for a nanny a few days of the week and some nights please let me know. This is what I want to get into since I am going to be an elementary teacher.

Haiti

As I start to write this blog I am listening to the radio and Jeremy Camp's "There Will Be A Day" started playing. Just listening to the words makes me think so much about what that day will be like when we do meet God face to face. Its going to be a wonderful day! And it also makes me think about what I was setting out to do when writing this blog entry.

Hearing about the massive earthquake that hit Haiti has been thinking a whole lot. When I first heard about it and saw pictures my heart broke. My heart broke for the people of Haiti, for those kids who have lost their families, for the parents who have lost their children, for the ones who still have their families but have lost everything else, for the ones who are still waiting and hoping and praying that they find their family members, and for the ones here in the US that have family members over there and haven't heard from them. Growing up I have heard about this kind of thing happening and felt bad for them but I have not felt this bad for a country before. It tears me up to see the pictures and hear stories.

I was laying in bed one night this week and saw some pictures of just different scenes from there and I just lost it and started crying my eyes out! I want to help those people so bad but know that I can't physically help them right now. I want to do something for them so bad and so I just started praying and praying for God to protect the people of Haiti. I know that I can't do anything physical like go over there right now but I can pray, send donations through World Vision and give things that they need. I'm planning on doing all of these things. For some reason my heart is just drawn to this country and the people of it.

With all of this going on with the country of Haiti it has me thinking a lot about Nina the girl I'm sponsoring through World Vision. I think about how I haven't kept in contact with her as much as I wanted to and how I wish that I could send/ do more for her and her family. The day I was thinking about all of this I got a card in the mail about becoming an World Vision Ambassador and spreading the word about World Vision. I sent it back to them saying that I wanted more information about it. Once I get it I'm going to look things over and pray about it and see if that's something God wants me to do. I have gotten so much joy out of sponsoring her this past year and I want others to feel that same joy.

I still have a place in my heart for Haiti and want to do something for them. I don't know what just yet but I will continue to pray about it and see where God leads me.

What my 2009 was like

One of the blogs I follow Fort Cox showed what her 2009 was like through pictures. I thought it was a cool idea so I did it also.

Janurary 28, 2009
First snow of the New Year

February 7, 2009

Lindsey comes to visit by herself for the first time

March 17, 2009
Trent teaches Lannie lacrosse

April 25, 2009
Maggie's second litter of puppies

May 5, 2009
Greenwood Lacrosse Team won their final game of the season

June 16, 2009
First year at Ichthus Festival
AMAZING

July 17, 2009
Family Vacation in Gulf Shores, AL

August 27, 2009

I saw the most beautiful sunset coming home from church

September 17, 2009
Montgomery Gentry Concert at WKU

October 25, 2009
I got my favorite thing..... a bonfire

November 7, 2009
Homecoming at WKU and the annual Hoedown with the BCM

December 21, 2009
I started dating the most amazing guy

On the Monday before Thanksgiving I was driving to class and heard on The Beaver that if you were the 7th caller when they played Chris Young's "Gettin' You Home" then you would win tickets to see him a couple of weeks later. I have never been the kind of person who has won something off the radio. I would call and call but wouldn't be the correct caller. So this particular day I was feeling lucky so I called in when I heard the song. I tried 3 times and all 3 times it was busy so I tried for a 4th time thinking maybe just maybe I will win. It started ringing and my heart started beating really fast and then Scooter Davis picked up the phone. Here is our converstation:

SD: "Good Morning the beaver"
Me: "Good Morning"
SD: "Nah nah nah you are the 7th caller!"
Me: "OH MY GOODNESS!!! *screams*"
SD: "I guess you are excited?"
Me: "Oh you have no idea how excited I am about this. I saw him this summer and loved him! Are you serious that I won?"
SD: "Yeah darlin' we are. What's your name?"

I told them my name and give them my information so that I could pick up the tickets. Right after I won I called Sharayha and told her that I had won tickets and that she was going with me and of course she was just as pumped about it as I was.

Friday night came and I was so excited! Not only did I win tickets but Brandon from work also won some so we had a group of us going together. It was going to be a much needed night of fun before a crazy week of finals, work and traveling. We stood outside in the cold for over an hour waiting to get inside.

Once we got inside it was time for the party to start. We were able to get on the floor right infront of the stage.

Here are some pictures from the concert. They speak for themselves

Easy Street

Josh Thompson




Chris Young and his bass player Shane

This was my favorite part of the night......

I got to get my picture made with Chris, got his autograph, and talk football with him. Yes I know that he is just a person like everyone else but there is just something about him that I got so excited about. See he is a huge Texas fan and me being the big Alabama fan I am I thought I could have some fun with this. We made a little small talk and then here is how the rest of our conversation went:

Me: So I have a question for ya Chris.
CY: Alright darlin' what is it?
Me: Alabama or Texas? Whose gonna win it?
CY: *gets down and looks me straight in the eyes* Hook 'em horns! What do you think?
Me: Roll Tide all the way!
CY: Oh no you didn't!
*His band mate whispers in my ear- You don't know what you have just done. Just start crying and he will feel bad and stop tearing you apart*
Me: Oh he won't tear me apart. I can hold my own with him

CY: So what happened to Ingram? He has is worst game ever against Auburn and he is still up for the Heisman?
Me: He did have a bad game but did you see that he got hurt and didn't play over half the game? He ain't the only player on the team. We got Cody, McElroy, Jones, etc. But tell me something, what happened to your boy McCoy in the Nebraska game? He was on the ground because he got sacked more than he was actually playing and he is still up for the Heisman?
CY: Dang darlin' you can hold your own and you do know football *big smile*
Me: I told you I did. I'm not just some girl who thinks she knows football, I do know it *big smile*

He then went on to sign Brandon and Sharayha's things and take pictures with both of them. Then he looked at me and said something smart and I just looked at him with this puppy dog look. It made him feel bad and he gave me the biggest hug in the world!

As we were leaving he yells "HOOK 'EM HORNS!" Of course I couldn't be out done so I yelled "ROLL TIDE ROLL BABY!" This went on for a few more times and then he yells "Hope to see you at another show soon darlin'"

I was so excited about this that I couldn't calm down for like an hour. It was the best night I had had in a long time. I will never ever forget this night.

This is a song that Chris wrote with Craig Morgan's drummer. It is the sweetest thing in the world and I'm in love with it. (sorry for the screaming fans...not much i could do about them)