Consume me, Lord. Make Yourself my One Passion. Let me preface this by saying that I am sick. With a pretty good fever, if I do say so myself. So, I can't promise this will make sense...at all. However, I'm going to try. Let's see....my life: ~September: My Pa died the first day of September, and it was pretty hard to deal with, even though we knew he wouldn't be with us much longer. However, I know it's so much better for him up in Heaven, and I truly look forward to seeing him again up there. ~October: Basketball season officially began, and while I enjoy playing, we haven't won a game yet. :( Perhaps after the New Year....And....My nephew Aiden was born!!! Aiden is the sweetest baby ever, but of course, I'm not a proud auntie at all...Pff... :D ~November: I turned 16! I also got my license... ~December: Well, not too much yet. Last night we had a Musical Endeavor at our church last night, and I had the opportunity to sing...and it went okay. :) Could've been much worse. ~Now: Well, I'm on the couch....sick. :) It's a lot of fun! Well, not really, but I'm sure you know what I mean. :) Depending on how I feel and how tomorrow goes, I may post something of substance. We shall see. :) Live abandoned over average. ~Hannah

 

Sup peoples? I'm kinda bored... It's cold and wet and rainy outside...'Course, I kinda like it that way, just not the freezing cold part....

Dad and me went huntin' the other day, and not fifteen minutes after we got in the stand we started hearing somthin' running around to our left. We could tell it wasn't squirrels or birds, and then I heard a snort! We froze and waited, dad getting ready to hand me the muzzle-loader, and then it turned and started heading toward where we were facing. (It was behind the trees of course, so we didn't even know what it was, just that it had four legs.)

Then guess what pops out of the woods? A STINKIN' DOG! Yepper folks, we thought we had us a deer and it turned out to be a dog. Big black dog. And the dog was nice enough to pee on the tree in front of our stand, just to scare off any deer that braved it's scent. Humph.

Then about twilight, everything is still and quiet, and you can practically feel the deer moving around, and we're all relaxed......Then what do we hear? That sound that every hunter HATES to hear unless it's com'in from him............

..........BOOM!

Ah yes, it was a lovely time....lol.

As we climbed down from our stand, we heard the sound of a lucky hunter driving off on his ATV with a big ol' deer on the back.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention fencing, didn't I? We got this guy to do fencing lessons for our homeschool group, and it is so AWESOME! Mr. Michael makes even the stretches fun....It's fun to attack Danny, even if it's with an imaginary sword....I'm the only girl, as usual, but there are some boys my age, so they offer a bit of a challenge.

It's fun to hear the other kids groaning and moaning during the stretches and exercises, lol. Some of them don't even make it through, they just collapse on the ground. I think Mr. Michael does it on purpose, just to see how determined we are.

Soooo, what are y'all doing?

May the Force be With You,

GirlJedi

Consume me, Lord. Make Yourself my One Passion.

Yesterday, my Mom and two little brothers, and I had the privelege of helping my lovely sister-in-law with the house they're working on (by the way, pray, they're moving in on Saturday, and it's not done yet!). Anyway, Lana made the comment to Caleb that, "All it is, is flavored sugar." So, while I scrubbed the kitchen floor, I wondered, "Well, that's all life is, right? Flavored sugar?"

Oh sure, some of it's flavored bad, but some of it's flavored good. Sometimes it makes you laugh, and sometimes it makes you cry. Sometimes it's one color, other times, it's another. Sometimes you don't really like it, other times you can't stop yourself from loving it.

But, see, life is more than flavored sugar. It has more substance to it than that. Life is more than living and breathing here on Earth. What is life? Life is being with Jesus. Life doesn't just exist here on Earth-it's in Heaven too. And, really, life there is much more...real than life here.

So, if that really is the case, what happens when we live with sin in our lives? What happens when we aren't saved? Well, nothing can separate us from God's love, if we are His children. I believe that with all of my heart. But, can we really live apart from God? When we aren't in fellowship with Him? Serving Him, loving Him, fufilling our ultimate purpose on Earth?

I don't think so. The only way to truly live? Be with Jesus. Be in communion with Him. Never be separated from Him. Then, maybe, you'll find what it means to truly live.

Because life really is more than flavored sugar.

Consume me, Lord. Make Yourself my One Passion.

Lord, I don't understand today. You said it'd be like this...there would be days that wouldn't be easy. I can't see beyond today right now. But, God, you can. You know all things.

Lord, you know my heart. You know me on the days when I disobey you, and wallow in my sin...and enjoy it. Lord, you know me on the days when I ignore Your Spirit inside of me, prompting me to make the right decision. Lord, I don't understand.

Lord, you've seen me on the days when it's all that I can do to keep breathing. It's all I can do to cry, and not let anyone see. You walked beside me on the days when I thought the darkness would never lift, and when I thought that I was alone, You held me up.

Lord, you were there in the nights that I cried myself to sleep over petty issues. Lord, you were there when I stopped crying, and became filled with fear, and doubt. Lord, you were there when the pain overtook me again and again, and it was all I could do to hold onto the bed.

Lord, you were there when I started telling you how I felt. How I didn't even really feel like praying to You. You were there when I felt so alone, because all my friends went different ways. Lord, You were there when I couldn't look anyone in the eyes, because I was scared that I would break down.

Lord, You were there when I woke up from nightmares, with wide eyes and tears running down my face. Lord, You were there when I was scared to move, scared to do something wrong. Lord, You knew the fear I knew I couldn't overcome.

But, Lord, You were there, at church camp, when all I could do was cry and praise You. Lord, you were there when my sin broke my heart, and I repented. Lord, You were there when words were just too much, and all I could do was sit. Lord, You were there, and You got my attention, because my heart is your's.

Lord, I don't understand. I don't understand the pain or the joy. I can't understand the grief, or the smiles. Lord, I can't understand the tears, or the laughter.

All I know, Lord, is this: I'm thankful for Your Grace. Given to me, and heaped up around me. Lord, I know now. Lord, Your grace is enough for me.

But, Lord, I have a question that I never can answer. Why me, Lord?

I can never be worthy of Your grace or Your love. I can never see how I ever did anything to merit such favor. From God. I know I can't ever deserve the gift Jesus gave me when He died on the cross, and rose three days later.

But, Lord? I'm thankful that You did.

Consume me, Lord. Make Yourself my One Passion.

Hey guys,

thanks so much for praying! I love that I can come and ask y'all anything, at any time, and you'll pray. I appreciate it a LOT.

My grandpa went to the hospital, and the doctors don't think that he really had a stroke. They think he has some kind of infection, so, PTL!!!!

Again, thank you guys so much!

Hannah Grace

Consume me, Lord. Make Yourself my One Passion.

For those of you who don't know me very well, my grandpa had a stroke when I was 9 months old. He's gone downhill in the last 6 months, and had to be put into a nursing home. They just called and said he has had another stroke. We don't really know anything yet, but, I'd appreciate your prayers:

1.) My Granny- she needs God's peace and love right now.
2.) My Dad- it's his dad, and so I know it hurts him too.
3.) My two aunts (my Dad's sisters) and their families
4.) That my grandpa wouldn't be in any pain, and that if it is serious, that the doctors would be able to tell quickly.

Consume me, Lord. Make Yourself my One Passion.

I've been busy. No, really. Last week, I left on Friday to fly down to Florida for a basketball camp (which was absolutely exhausting) and I didn't get back until LATE last night.

This morning? Oh, well, I've been up to the usual of late. Fan the Flame. Remodeling part of our house. And, oh yeah, more Fan the Flame. And being tired, sore and still slightly injured from basketball camp.

So, life is closing in on me. School is starting back up soon. Fan the Flame is in.....like 28 DAYS!!!!! FOUR WEEKS!!!! Do you know how soon that is? AAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Well, I need to go plan some stuff for the video and such....so, if you'll excuse me, Fan the Flame is calling my name. Again.