a week in review

 monday:

 spring revival and leadership dinner- so great! we had worship night with anthony evans and chip- a DBU alum, now youth pastor in new orleans, spoke. such a great day! 

tuesday: 

 the movie country strong came out so of course we rented it and have a movie night! katie, one of my roommates, and i baked cookies and drooled over garrett hedlund. 

wednesday: 

 pretty uneventful. went to lunch at chikfila with lyssa and whitney, class, then work.

thursday:

 difficult day- it marked 10 months since my dad died. some 14ths are just like any other day and some hit me hard, this happened to be a hard one. i was comforted by the love God poured out to me through His children. what a loving, faithful, kind, generous, supportive God i have. i'm so thankful he is who he said he is and does what he says he's going to do. the more time we spend together the more i understand and i am overwhelmed with a peace that can only come from him. he is decreasing my desire for the things of this world and increasing my desire for him. the freedom that comes from the chains of this world being shattered is such a delight. it feels as though weight is physically removed from me. it is still a work in progress but each step forward is closer to Christ and that is closer than i am now so yay for improvement!

-that night we went to billybobs for some country dancing and on the way there i had a little accident:( while driving in a construction zone i hit a curb and busted my tire. thank the Lord my friend matt was with us and changed the tire! only to find out that i messed something up:/ by Gods provision we made it home safely but as soon as i got back on campus my car started making this grinding noise and steering weird so i parked it and went to bed.

matt putting his man skills to good use

whitney helping

proud of my dirty hands

(even though i wasn't any help)

matt was pretty proud of himself

friday:

 i had my first 'tow'! no, its not an exciting thing but i embraced the new experience and laughed as i rode with the 'tow men' to the dealership to get my car fixed. throughout the whole experience God was sovereign (as always) and took care of every last detail. i'm so thankful for my cousin caleb! i text him with my problem and he told me just what to do, got me fixed up and on my way as soon as i arrived. the coolest part of the story is this: while awkwardly snuggled b/t the 'tow men' on the way to the dealership i was able to share the Gospel! i prayed that God would open the door and he said 'here you go'- so i went. it was exhilarating. admittedly i don't share enough, im a chicken, a coward. i always feel that it's going to awkward or they're gonna be annoyed with me but the Lord have given us not a spirit of timidity but one of power, love, and self-dicipline. 1 Timothy 1:7. we had about an hour drive and most of that time was spent in conversation about God's love and goodness. oh how good it felt to plant those seeds and fulfill the call God has placed on my life to 'go tell'! the excitement and pure joy that came from that experience is unlike any other emotion. what my mom usually refers to as a 'God thing'- i agree.

i'm sorry, poor car:(

- last night we had a movie night and just relaxed. i love chill nights just hanging out and girl talking with good friends. i almost made it to sleep before 12 which i have not done in a lonnng time.

today:

 i'm working the early shift, quite cheerfully thanks to starbucks, and plan on laying out when i get off. i'm so pumped about attending church tonight! i love the saturday night service! the next membership class will be in june- count me in! i cannot wait to be a covenant member and begin serving at The Village!

movie review:

 last weekend we saw 'soul surfer' and i would say it's worth seeing. 

during the previews they showed clips from an upcoming movie from the makers of 'fireproof' called 'courageous' and i cannnnnot wait to see it!

here is the trailer:

Courageous Movie

-Psalm 103

perfect day!

Today is the PERFECT day! with the exception that I had to come to work. yuck. i would so much rather be laying by the pool! my friend katie from tyler came down and spent the night with me. we woke up, ate some good breakfast and met whitney and some other friends at the pool. we had so much fun laughing, talking and just enjoying the hot weather and cool water. 2:00 meant happy hour at sonic so off we went. nothing like a strawberry limeade slush with vanilla at half price!

after work we're going to see 'soul surfer'. i've heard it is supposed to be pretty good so i'm looking forward to seeing it

i'm really ready for church tomorrow! i LOVE the village and love how the Lord is working in me through that church. if you're ever in the dallas area on a saturday evening or sunday morning you should stop by and check it out, you won't regret it!

The Village Church

my last post was in anticipation of some sunny weather so i could lay out and boy did the Lord provide! not only did i get my tan on today but last weekend as well. i was loving it! on saturday i slept in, laid out,  and then attended church. it was wonderful! sunday i slept in, went to the pool, met my mom and one of her friends in arlington for some dinner and then watched this show called dexter. i may or may not be becoming MILDLY addicted to this show. i've only seen a couple episode but its so weird and interesting and i can't not know what going to happen next. i'm have also become increasingly addicted to twitter! follow me @meisemily!

last week was a great week. the Lord is continually teaching me and enriching my life using His children and i love love love it. i love the friendships He is growing and the people that He has placed in my life for this time. for the first time in a long time i'm looking forward instead of just living in the moment. i only have one more year of school left- CRAZY! i better start looking forward! before i know it, i'll be graduating and leaving the college life behind. scary? yes. ready? hopefully so! does God have me in the palm of Him hand? always. i choose to see this as an opportunity for Him to increase my faith and show me more of who He is and what He has for me. so thinking about it like that makes me pretty excited!

i'm still obsessed with Adele- no surprise there- but i've also jumped on the 'Mumford and Son' train, as well as 'Florence & The Machine' but the more I listen to those artist the more I realize that nothing can speak to my soul like Shawn McDonald, Shane&Shane, and Kari Jobe. The way the Lord uses music in my life is so neat. i feel myself falling more and more in love with Him every day and the more i love Him the more i desire Him. i love the feeling of not being able to get enough of Him. its only by His grace and mercy that i can approach Him and the fact that He hears me, loves me, and cares about me leaves me in awe. His faithfulness is something i wont be able to understand until i am in Heaven- can't wait for that day:)