why joy?

ok I'm not always about the statistics of things but I decided to look at how many times the bible refers to being joyful--- it is mentioned 244 times.. dang..being joyful according to dictionary.com is known as a person who is delighted. Christ tells us to delight in him (Psalm 37:4) and he will give us the desires of our hearts, but is that how we live out each day. Personally, people consider me a happy person, but is that happiness coming from satisfaction in a God who I deeply delight in? Challenge yourself with that today and live with joy that comes only from the Lord.   :)

hit by humility.

So based upon the title, something hit me about the concept of humility the other day. Obviously humility is directly put with a sense of being humble and it's weird to think how caught up with get in it. I personally struggle with realizing that it is NOT all about me. Ya, I know, so cliche and everyone goes through that, but when I seem to get annoyed by people or struggle with gossiping, I have now been reminded with the question, "what gives me the right to feel that way about them". Realizing that i fall so short so what gives me the right to think that I'm above ANYONE. Overall, this week and this year I'm focusing on living humbly, while at the same time realizing how much greater Christ is than me.

k-money

           meet my sister kimmy. shes 27, looking fine, and she's one of the most inspirational people in my life. her love and desire for life and just to love is out of control. One thing I heard her just say tonight was so rad.. saying "its important to be the best version of yourself wherever you go." yeap. as cliche as that can appear, really made me realize how much i can judge. This quote can go two ways in the sense that WE can always try to be someone we're not, or we can judge thinking that someone HAS  to be a certain way. "The different strengths that people can bring to the table can all affect the dinner as a whole"---be encouraged today and  be the best version of yourself.

Seniors

I'm a senior. wow that's really weird to say. let me say it again I'm a Senior!.. ok now that ive cleared out my ears and actually heard that, im wierded out. Honestly I can not even believe how fast 7 years at Oaks has gone. Im so pumped to have seen our class come together this week at homecoming and cant freaking wait too see how God works in us this year.

class of 2011---A11 we do is W1N

i like funny stuff.

#1- I'm in sd for a wedding and I wanted to be studious and get some hw done so I could party hardy ( you know how I role, jk) so I got the ticket, headed to get my car from valet (to get my backpack out) and all of a sudden the woman next to me belts out a legitimate bird call. I'm not talking like "oh caw caw, I'm a bird" but freaking CAWWW CAWWWW and all of a sudden her husband started rushing towards her to the cab. maybe we should all use bird calls to get each others attention? nope.

#2- oh ya, and remember that one time when I was at dinner @ disneyland and my sister said something hilarious (whats new) and my mom laughed so hard she slammed her head down towards the table and the straw from her drink went up her nose? i do.

#3-- ***collaborating the other funny moments for the next post because there are too many to fit into one. good.