Modesty- A Guy's View....

I found this very interesting and helpful. I'm so thankful that these guys in the video are bold enough to share their hearts and be honest with us on how girls dress.

Lead Me

God has blessed my family with many neat friendships. A few years ago, we were able to meet and start a friendship with the guys from Sanctus Real. Whenever they are in the Arkansas area we try to go out and see their great show and to meet up and encourage the guys. Sanctus Real has a strong passion for marriages and families and appreciate the work of FamilyLife. It has been evident in their songwriting but in just talking to them and seeing what their priorities in life are. I am so thankful for these guys' desire to be men of God who lead their family in godliness and integrity. Which is becoming very uncommon these days. A few weeks back we were able to meet up with Sanctus in Texarkana, AR. During the show Matt played a new song called "Lead Me" I was blown away by the honesty and realness of the lyrics. I thought I'd share with you and hope you are encouraged by the song as I was. If you are a husband or father, may you lead your family and look to God to lead you. I am inspired to pray all the more that their would be more godly men in the world striving to pursue godliness and Christ- likeness and be leading or ready to lead their wives and families. It seems that these kind of men are truly diamonds in the rough! So here you go, enjoy the video! And if you ever get the chance to see Sanctus Real, you are in for a real treat! :)

Our True Prince....

Recently, I have started reading "Authentic Beauty" by Leslie Ludy. In a world and culture that denies that value of pure romance, Leslie is calling young women to fall love with our "true Prince"- Jesus Christ! The following is an excerpt from chapter 2 in titled "Reviving the Feminine Heart." This struck me so deeply because I see how true it is in my own life.

"Many of us think we know Jesus Christ. We mention Him often in conversation, visit Him at church once or twice a week, read our Bibles periodically so we can understand Him better, and maybe even declare that He is our number-one priority in life. But just as there is a marked distinction between memorizing the definition of rose in Webster's dictionary and actually holding one in your hand, there is a huge difference between saying you know Jesus Christ and actually experiencing Him as your true Prince, your Hero, and the One you give up everything just to be with. So many of us, though we claim to know Jesus Christ, are still longing for our deepest desires to be fulfilled by someone else. We frantically seek the man of our dreams, giving ourselves completely to one relationship after the next, hoping that when we finally find the right guy our romantic fantasies will become reality.

Jesus Christ is your true Prince.... The One who gave His very life just to be with you, the One who can rescue you from the dungeon you are in, the One who can transform you into a radiant princess, the One who can carry you away to His beautiful land to cherish you forever. He is the only One worthy of your entire heart, life, soul, and body- all you are and all you have. Jesus Christ is the Prince you should passionately pursue with all your heart.... He is the Lover of our souls. Our true Prince. The One we have been longing for, searching for, and dreaming of since childhood. The One who will love us the way no one else can love us; the One who will cherish us forever; the One who will transform us from hopeless girls in rags into beautiful, confident, radiant princesses. He is the One who makes us ready for true, lasting human love. And He is the One who meets our deepest needs when human love falls short."

Being a teen age girl in a 'boy-crazed' world, when 12 year old girls already have 'ex-boyfriends' it's hard to believe that true love and romance is really out there. For me really my dream is to be a godly wife and mother. Though it is a very good ambition and desire it is so easy to make that my only desire and focus in my life right now. God wants me to be in love with HIM ALONE- and he'll take care of the rest! Why we look for perfect love in imperfect, sinful people when Jesus is the ONLY perfect lover? He is the only one who can fulfill all our needs and desires to be loved. My prayer is that I will fall in love with my true Prince and I hope you will too.

When Sanctus Real Hijacked my Camera!!

Last week at the Sanctus Real concert, Matt asked for my camera and started videoing!! Check it out!! :)

God's Amazing Creation!

I wish I could put up all of Louis Giglio's talk called "How Great is Our God" but this is an excerpt for his talk. This blew my mind!! Incredible!!

Photography....

So recently I have taken an interest in photography... So here is some of my pics!!

"Beautiful Ending" BarlowGirl

Oh, tragedy
Has taken so many
Love lost cause they all
Forgot who You were
And it scares me to think
That I would choose
My life over You
My selfish heart
Divides me from You
It tears us apart

So tell me
What is our ending?
Will it be beautiful
So beautiful?

Oh, why do I
Let myself let go
Of hands that painted the stars
And hold tears that fall?
And the pride of my heart
Makes me forget
It's not me but You
Who makes the heart beat
I'm lost without You
And dying from me

So tell me
What is our ending?
Will it be beautiful
So beautiful?
Will my life
Find me by Your side?
Your love is beautiful
So beautiful

At the end of it all
I wanna be in Your arms
At the end of it all
I wanna be in Your arms
At the end of it all
I wanna be in Your arms
At the end of it all
I wanna be in Your arms

So tell me
What is our ending?
Will it be beautiful
So beautiful?
Will my life
Find me by Your side?
Your love is beautiful
So beautiful