for freedom.

Freedom. It's such a beautiful word. A word with so much meaning. So much emotion. Lives have been sacrificed for it. Wars have been fought over it. Words have been proclaimed for it. Years upon hundreds of years...we as a human race have been striving for it.

Yet one question remains unanswered.

Are we living in it?


Yes friends. Freedom is already ours. The ultimate freedom. The day that Christ hung on that cross, and his blood ran down that wood, our freedom was being paid for. With every whip lash, every cry of anguish, every groan, every hot tear-- we were being ransomed. Redeemed. Set free.

I am ashamed to say this, but why do I not live in the result of my Savior's sacrifice? Living in freedom is so foreign to me. I obsess about schedules. I stress to the point where I cannot sleep at night. I go around moping for hours if my little world gets rocked. I punish myself mentally when I don't go to the gym and work out 7 days a week. I feel guilty when I'm not available to hang out with people 24/7. Guys, I am being real here. I am often so entangled in all my self-imposed chains, that I forget those chains don't even exist!

Anyone relating here?

The Word of God reminds us that it is indeed for FREEDOM that we were set free!! That freedom came at a high price, friends. The ultimate price. Let us not be guilty of forgetting it. Let is LIVE in the freedom we've been given. Don't for one second let that devil into your mind and tell you that you aren't a child of God. That you have to live in his bondage. That you aren't worthy to walk around with a smile on your face, the joy of your Lord radiating through your heart. Friends, we WERE in bondage. We WERE enslaved. We WERE living in darkness.

BUT NO MORE!

We are saints, we are heirs to the Kingdom of Heaven, we are loved, we are cherished by God...
and we are free.

At Last :)

Finally, after 8 months of talking, I finally met my soldier this week for the first time!! It was a wonderful week full of laughs, smiles, family time, and just finally spending time together. I have never been so happy. He is such a man of God--I am still blown away by his heart for others, his respect of me, his honesty, his love for his family, his dedication to laying down his life for our country overseas in Afghanistan, his smile, his care for me, and his love for His God. I have been blessed, and am so priviledged to know him.
He is only back for a short while, and is returning to Afgan on Tuesday. Please pray for him if you think of it. He gets back around September, then has to go back to Alaska. We are just gona keep trusting God and believing that all things are gonna work out according to His perfect timing!! The best is yet to come!

Enjoy the pictures :)

Virginia is for Lovers! :)

this was a sign in the airport! that's me in the "O" ahah

"For when you did awesome things that we did not expect,
you came down, and the mountains trembled before you.
Since ancient times no one has heard,
no ear has perceived,
no eye has seen any God besides you,
who acts on behalf of those who wait for him!"
Isaiah 64: 3-4

God Is Good!!!