In Christ Alone!

Hello! I'm new! =)

Hello! I'm new.  I don't really have anything to say, but my goodness are those emotions (smileys) cute! Quite the variety. This will be fun.  And since you probably don't know me, one of my most favorite things to do is jam out with my family!  I take care of the  guitar part. My brother Caleb does the drums and Mom does the  keyboard. Occasionally Josh graces our presence with his electric bass guitar, and my sisters Anna and Abigail on their  violins. Oh yes, we have LOTS of fun!

A bit of info on my family (of which I still live at home with) is: I have wonderful parents of whom I love, cherish, and adore. I have four brothers (only one is older than I), and five sisters! I am the second born, and I'm 19 years young. (Why be old when you're not?)

Yesterday I had a friend over and we (my five sisters, Lucy, and I) all baked and decorated over 18 dozen Christmas cookies. That was fun! It's such a wonderful memory that I will forever cherish as well.

And to save you from future nonsence ramblings, I will end this entry. :) Many blessings to all of you.
(And to my Dear friend Myklin Vinson [oh, it's so hard to get used to that last name] I love you girl, you are a huge blessing in my life!)

~God Bless~

WELCOME, DEAR GIRL!!!

2:33 PM, Dec. 22, 2005 .. Posted by heartofvirtue

Stephanie darlin'...

YOU are a HUGE blessing in MY life!! *grinning* It's so good to see you on here... "Myklin Vinson"...ah yes - things change, don't they? I've gotten used to the whole new last name thing myself now, but it was hard to remember at first!! :o) It now just flows off my tongue...*laughing* It will be the same for you when God brings that special man into your life who will win your heart and marry you!! Won't that be a blessing when the time comes? ;o) I will be trying to remember YOUR new last name and will be thinking... "My, this will be hard to get used to..."

*LOL*

LOVE YOU!! I'll check in with you again soon!!

Hugs,
Myklin

*Hugs back* Myklin!

6:46 PM, Dec. 22, 2005 .. Posted by Krowned14Him

Hey Myklin,
Thanks for visiting my new blog. I'm so happy! :-)

As for your comment, "It will be the same for you when God brings that special man into your life who will win your heart and marry you!! Won't that be a blessing when the time comes?" Ahhh!!! I almost got goose bumps. Yes that will be such a blessing. I never thought I would get to this point in my life, but I have actually had to make myself go on a "mental guy fast". If there is such a thing. The problem isn't really with speaking to them (or them to me), but it's me thinking about them and dwelling on fantacy possibilities or situations. It has gotten my focus off of the most important Love in my life, and then it gets depressing. SO! Therefore, I am trying to block out all thoughts of guys. hehe *HARD*

And I hope whenever that special man comes into my life (whether I know him now or not) that he will not give up on me if I turn him down in any way the first "few" times. haha (Long funny story behind that one.) Anyways, so here I sit.... waiting.... and waiting. I'm growing because of it though. *hopefully*
Ok, that's long enough for now.

Blessings~
Stephanie

Your Knight in Shining Armor... (a warrior still in training! :o)

11:43 AM, Dec. 23, 2005 .. Posted by heartofvirtue

Sweet Stephanie,

You're so cute!! You sound just like me not long ago!! :o) You are doing a great thing... hard though it may be! Believe me, I know.... I found it was unhealthy for me to dream about my precious future with the Godly man of my dreams for very long. It fed seeds of discontentment in my heart and mind and made me unhappy with where I was and what I was doing.

Now, I was also very hard on myself and neglected the fact that these feelings God gives us are normal and there's nothing wrong with them in and of themselves. There's no way to completely disconnect and through every single thought about your future husband out of your mind! :o) But, we can take those feelings and give them over and over again to our Lord and ask HIM to help us with them. *smile* I memorized verses like "Whom have I in heaven but Thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides Thee!" (Psalm 73:25) and dwelled on them during times that I struggled. I threw myself into the work and ministry and people around me.

When I was able to truly find that I was happy, fulfilled and content with where God had placed me, then He opened the door and Travis walked in!! *smiling* I was finally ready. I had to wait, but it was WORTH IT! I know beautiful Godly women who didn't marry until they were 30 or 32 years old, but they ALL say the same thing..."It was worth the wait." I love that about the Lord!! He knows what He's doing... and I'm glad He's in charge and that I'm NOT! :o) I hope I can just encourage you to keep your eyes on the Lord and He will sustain you in this waiting period.

Marriage to the man God has been preparing for you as your soul mate is one of life's most beautiful and precious things... In the mean time, a single young woman who is totally focused on the Lord while she inwardly waits for her husband is a complete delight, joy and testimony to God and His great faithfulness!! You can do it, my dear...

Hang in there! I look forward to hearing the love story God writes someday for you and your knight in shining armor! :o)

Myklin
www.HeartofVirtue.com

Learning to be content!

12:42 PM, Dec. 24, 2005 .. Posted by Krowned14Him

Myklin,

Without making this too long, for I have a Christmas gift I need to finish (cross-stitching), I wanted to let you know that your comment/testimony was very encouraging. I just don't hear enough of that and sometimes I wonder if it's worth it, if I'm doing the right thing, if if if.

Having sisters is a huge blessing, but being the oldest they are "pushing me" to hurry up and "catch a guy" if you know what I mean. I don't exactly like talking about the guys that I like either, and partly because it's easily made fun of or then they think about that whenever he visits ect. (Not such a good thing.) So I've pretty much just kept everything to myself making them think I'm cold hearted. It's rather mixed up, but I just keep telling them that I'm waiting on God. And that I don't want to dwell on guys, but that when the time is right he will come along and everything will be worked out. *sigh*

I am so glad that you said what you said though about becoming content with where you are (being single ect.). And realizing that my Knight in Shining Armour is a warrior in training. I know I'm in my own personal training as well, and I need to fully rely on God to satisfy me first. No man will be able to satisfy me, completely, and I don't want him to feel that he has to. I want to be able to love him fully without the need of his love or attention back. Now obviously I believe that my husband will be working on the same thing, being so full of passion for Christ that he doesn't need me to fulfill his life, but that together we can do greater things than we could seperately. *sigh* This is what I've really been praying about and hanging on to lately. And I do believe it is right. And I do believe that there is a man "out there" that is working on his love, passion, and focus for Christ Alone, and when we both finally come to the point of full and complete satisfaction and reliance on God, then He will bring us together.

*sigh* Ahhh, Christ is so wonderful! His love is so full! I shouldn't feel sad and almost depressed with the thought of having to wait on my husband and be content without him. But, that is why I'm not married yet. I still have much growing to do. :-) *another sigh* I'll get there though. Hopefully sooner than later, but the Lord's Will will be done!

Thanks again Myklin. You're like my older sister that I never had. I hope I can provide the Godly woman influence to my sisters and encouragement to them that you have shown/given me. You are truly a blessed woman! (Trav is blessed!) =)

Love Always~
Merry Christmas!
Stephanie

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8:35 PM, Dec. 27, 2005 .. Posted by TOSPUBLISHER

Hello Stephanie. Welcome to HSB! What an amazing array of talents you have. I pray that your gifts of service will bless you as well as others. Looking forward to reading more about you.

God Bless,

Gena Suarez, Publisher
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
www.TheHomeschoolMagazine.com

Contentment

9:05 AM, Jan. 5, 2006 .. Posted by heartofvirtue

Stephanie dear,

Hi sweetie!! How was your Christmas and New Year's?? I hope it was great! (and thanks for the Christmas card too, BTW... :o)

I just wanted to say that I think you're doing a wonderful job of waiting for God's best! I liked what you said about no man being able to completely satisfy you except Christ. It's very true that even though God designed it for a married couple to depend on each other, ultimately it is the LORD who completely meets every need we have. I've always found this truth easy to understand and hard to apply!! :o)

You are so sweet to me, darlin'.... I love you like a sister and thank the Lord for what He's doing in your life! I know your testimony of faithfulness to the Lord will be a blessing to many when He deems it time to write the end of your love story!! *smile*

I just posted something on my blog that encouraged me greatly in my single days entitled, "A Love Letter From God". I pray that it could encourage you as well!!
Take care!!!

Your Big Sista,
Myklin :o)