breaking the hush

I am so grateful for my security and hope in Christ!! I am grateful for a spiritual outlook that outweighs any thing or circumstance that I see with my physical eyes. Today was a wonderful day. I am truly blessed! Thank you to my family for your visits, the gifts and cards. I could not ask for more sacrificial parents and supportive sisters. Today was a special day. And thank you to my friends for your thoughts and prayers. Thank you especially to the men at the Gurney Unit who...

There are people in your life that you meet, get to know, create memories with, grow to love, and will never forget, no matter how much time you spend apart. To two of these people in my life, I wish a very happy birthday!! I love you and miss you, Celina Rios-Rubio and Ruby Thomas!!

Hebrews tells us to entertain strangers because we could be entertaining angels. Well, she’s by far not a stranger, but if there was one person that I actually know and enjoyed much entertainment with, that I could pin as having the most angelic qualities as the average person would see it, it would have to be my friend, Angie! Any person in this woman’s life should consider themselves blessed. I know that I have said it before and will say it again. Angie is a bett...

I was going to let today go without writing anything, but for some reason it just doesn’t feel right. For any of you that know me closely, or who were ever there, knows that today marks the 13th anniversary of my salvation. This still sounds odd to me, being brought up in a pastor’s home and knowing who Jesus was practically my whole life. Because of being 30 now, this revelation happened when I was 17. It’s hard for me really to explain the years prior to thi...

**To my friend whom I love and miss not seeing your family grow. I cherish your friendship and look forward to many more years! I pray that this is your best year yet! Happy Birthday, Jack Daniel Frost!!

***To the man that will never stop surprising me with his talents or with his overwhelming love for people. I have so many times questioned man as being capable of loving unconditionally, but when I think if you and your wife...

I know it seems like I probably give more shout outs for birthdays or other reasons on here than actually writing on deep philosophical ideas, but I guess you can say that I’m simple like that and I love people—especially those that have been an intrical part of my life—the bad and good parts of it! So here goes another;)!!

***To the couple who opened their home to me for a month when I literally had no where else to stay. I...

Today is the anniversary of a 13 year friendship I have had with one of the greatest men I know. It was our first day of college and a meeting that would change my life forever. The earliest parts of my relationship with the Lord were guided by this man—who was just a teenager at the time, wise beyond his years. Over the next months and years, he poured into me everything he knew—most importantly, he taught me how to love selflessly as Jesus would! He showed me how ...

You know, God doesn’t have to show His love for us more than He already has by sending His Son, but He chooses to continually pour His love on us in ways that we can grasp. There’s another Harvesters song that has been running through my head for almost two weeks…

“Didn’t I wake you up this morning, clothed in your right mind?
And when you walked upon a problem, didn’t I step right in on time?
When you were weak along life&#...

I believe that I have mentioned in a previous blog that obedience is better than sacrifice, but sometimes God requires both! Well, Shanell and Andrea came to see me the other day and told me about a friend of mine from college. Apparently my niece’s teacher is best friends with her. Small world;) Any how, they told me that my friend, Kari, just had a two weekend garage sale to sell all of her stuff and then she would be leaving for India to stay a few months. She then told her friend th...

This website and the entry of these blogs would be absolutely impossible without the work and support of my sister. I can not begin to express my gratitude for the overwhelming support that I receive from Andrea, from these acts of service (and believe me, deciphering my hand writing is no small feat), to her intercession in prayer and encouraging words. Believe me Andrea, nothing you do for me or sacrifice you make goes unnoticed. When my faith seems to be weak, yours is there...