in him is the fullness of all things

here is a new song that actually isn't new BUT it might be new to you :) The first song is from a band that is called Nevertheless. It's just a beautiful acoustic piece that calms my soul and reminds me of the Father's heart for me. The second band is Mae. I don't know what to say about them other than I ♥ THEM.

The other day my friend Courtney and I were working feverishly hard at Dutch Bros when like, five 90's pop songs came on and we couldn't help but smile. So for today, we are taking a break from new music Wednesday and doing 90's throwback Wednesday! There's a little of everything: pop, country, alternative, r&b...I hope you enjoy! What was/is your favorite era of music? *sorry about the duplicates*

everywhere and every way every moment of the day it is the right time for the Father above He is listening in love and He wants to answer us so let us pray hehe praise the Lord for 90's contemporary christian music. But seriously, prayer is probably one of the most important if not the most important aspect of one's walk with God. Charles Spurgeon even goes as far as to say this: " You are no Christian if you do not pray. A prayerless soul is a Christless soul." More quotes from him later. I have always desired intimacy with God. I wanted to know him better, to feel him closer, yet I was not willing to set aside time (legitimate time) to spend with him. It was a few minutes here, a couple seconds there. Nothing near what He deserves. Then, about 3 weeks ago, my pastor took a break from Proverbs and took a whole Sunday to exhort the church to pray. He talked about how corporate prayer leads to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Then it just hit me: You ca...

Whoops! I forgot to post a new song on Wednesday! I have learned practically a bajillion new songs this week so I don't know which one to choose from...ok! Just picked one. It's kind of a melancholy tune but I like that sometimes :) And besides, this song is pretty appropriate for the seldom sunny-always rainy(except for today) state of Oregon hehe.

So it's monday and everyone is back from Shasta. Even though I am a bit bummed that I wasn't able to go, I am SO EXCITED to hear about lives changed through Jesus Christ. It has been my prayer and the prayer of many that God would move just as strongly in the lives of those who could not be at Shasta as he did in the lives of those that went. Well, so far, God has been faithful to answer this prayer in my life over these past few days. One of the ways was through a teaching from Solid Rock , a Christian church in the Portland area. Several months ago, they did a series on Heaven, a series which I downloaded and listened to. I was listening to the last sermon in the series preached by Phil Comer on judgments and rewards. There was something that he referenced that particularly struck a chord in my heart (and was very convicting to be honest!) In Matthew 12:36, Jesus says that on judgment day people will be held responsible for every idle (careless) word that they have ever spoke...

Happy Mothers Day all! Not a single one would be here today if not for a mother so thank God for mothers. One of my all-time favorite blogs to read is Resolved2Worship by Alyssa Ann. I have never met her and she is most likely unaware of my existence but I am certain that she is an example to mothers and daughters ALL OVER of a woman after God's own heart. She has posted 20 things that she wants to tell her daughters when they turn 20 and as one who is at that age, I cant help but bear witness to the truth in her words. Dear Daughter, Today you are twenty. I'm sure by this time, we'll have gone through a whole lot together. I'm sure there will have been good times, and hard times, and really hard times, and hopefully really, really good times too. By this time in your life, well, I'm sure I will have told you the whole story about your daddy and me. How we met, what happened, what we wish we hadn't done, and what we're glad we did. It's an amazing...

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