7.30.2012
6.26.2012
When are you going to be you?
So, how does my blog look?? I worked hard on it! and i like how it turned out. Still might make a few changes later. All the layout stuff is confusing! lol
We have been having a super fun week! Got to go to NC and spend 2 nights(last week) with my cousins!!! We were so happy to see them because we hadn't seen them since last June. My brothers, sister and I have always been close to our cousins...it doesn't matter how long it's been since we've seen each other or talked we can always pick right back up where we left off. Wish we didn't live 4 hours from each other :( We traveled there because our great, great aunt JoAnn had a mild heart attack and was in the hospital. Thank the Lord she is doing better and was discharged Friday. My lil cousin Taylor aka Fluffy as my daddy calls her ;) came home with us. She has been here since Friday night. It has been very fun to have her with us.
Tuesday nights=G.L.A.M. :)) We finished up Purity and started the next lesson: "1-3-9 The Perfect Combination." Not really sure what the 1-3-9 stuff means (?) lol. I wanted to write about something that it seems like today has been emphasised all day for me! Earlier today my mom asked my sister, "When are you going to be Manda?" and we watched a movie about being who you are not who your parents or the world tells you to be. And then we learned about being yourself at G.L.A.M.. I remember that saying that went around facebook forever (not sure where it came from though)...it was, "me get like you? no, you get like me." But the thing is no one should be "getting" like anyone else but their ownself! I remember in school when the teacher would say if everyone looked the same, the world would be such a boring place. I agree with that. It should be harder to be someone your not than it is to be yourself. Sadly, with the way it is today it is easier to be what your not than to be "you."
It is so easy to get caught up with what everyone else is doing, saying, or wearing. I think most people act in ways so others will accept them because deep down they have never truly accepted who they are. The world constantly screams that all girls need to be a size 2 to be beautiful and it yells that if we want to be accepted we must do what's "in" and if you are single, you are nothing. But none of that is true...
When you start being you, it won't matter what others might say. You are worth more than what you have or don't have, you are more! Don't let people degrade you when you stand out...that's called boldness,doing right with confidence and not caring what others think . You can't please everybody so you might as well please yourself and the Lord!
I love that new Nick movie called Rags...Charlie the main character tells Katie, "just be you." Just be you. Figure out who you are and do that not what the magazine says but what your heart says.
I am one of those people who have pretty much always stood out and never really fit in. It used to bother me a lot but I've realized i'm different and I am okay with that. God didn't make me (or you) to fit in. We are made as an original. You are an original and I am too. There will never be another Megan Rachelle Roberts. That makes me feel special knowing God made me one of a kind and it makes me smile knowing He is so mighty and powerful that he designs us ALL differently.
The Bible says, "I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well."~Psalm 139:14 He made you the way you are!
We all have things we dislike about ourselves. I believe the Bible but sometimes when I look in the mirror i think "why did he make me this way?" I have horrible vision, messed up teeth (TY Lord for letting me get braces to correct that), I am self conscience about the way i talk and laugh (because certain ppl in my family constantly make fun of it but laughs are supposed to be funny? right!?)I don't like my eyebrows and I've always thought my hair color is dull and boring.I wish I was a little taller and weighed 20 pounds less than I do. About the only thing I actually like about myself is my eyes and my long eyelashes. I am just being honest...but when I think about those things He reminds me I am perfect in his eyes. God doesn't judge us because we have a bad hair day and he never makes fun of us when we walk around all day with food stuck in our teeth (lol) he loves us no matter what! Why do we try so hard to please everyone else when we should be giving our all to please HIM. He loves you and me no matter what! We are all beautiful in his sight :) I love that song Breakin' Ground sings...When I was at my worst, God was at his best. We are nothing yet he gave it all so we could be saved. Others might not think you are worth anything but Jesus sure does! He cares about you and He'll never stop caring.
I sometimes let the outside define me when the heart should be what defines me. I have Jesus in my heart and he is not something a person can hide from the world...he always finds a way to come out :) you can't hide someone as big as God in your heart! He will pour out and shine on the outside too. Let Jesus define you. Keep your eyes on the Savior and the way you look on the outside won't be as important.
Be "you"nique!!! Be who God made you to be. You will never be happy until you be the you he designed you to be. When are you going to be (place your name here)? :)
ps. please excuse any mis-spelled words...I am to sleepy to correct mistakes lol
We have been having a super fun week! Got to go to NC and spend 2 nights(last week) with my cousins!!! We were so happy to see them because we hadn't seen them since last June. My brothers, sister and I have always been close to our cousins...it doesn't matter how long it's been since we've seen each other or talked we can always pick right back up where we left off. Wish we didn't live 4 hours from each other :( We traveled there because our great, great aunt JoAnn had a mild heart attack and was in the hospital. Thank the Lord she is doing better and was discharged Friday. My lil cousin Taylor aka Fluffy as my daddy calls her ;) came home with us. She has been here since Friday night. It has been very fun to have her with us.
Tuesday nights=G.L.A.M. :)) We finished up Purity and started the next lesson: "1-3-9 The Perfect Combination." Not really sure what the 1-3-9 stuff means (?) lol. I wanted to write about something that it seems like today has been emphasised all day for me! Earlier today my mom asked my sister, "When are you going to be Manda?" and we watched a movie about being who you are not who your parents or the world tells you to be. And then we learned about being yourself at G.L.A.M.. I remember that saying that went around facebook forever (not sure where it came from though)...it was, "me get like you? no, you get like me." But the thing is no one should be "getting" like anyone else but their ownself! I remember in school when the teacher would say if everyone looked the same, the world would be such a boring place. I agree with that. It should be harder to be someone your not than it is to be yourself. Sadly, with the way it is today it is easier to be what your not than to be "you."
It is so easy to get caught up with what everyone else is doing, saying, or wearing. I think most people act in ways so others will accept them because deep down they have never truly accepted who they are. The world constantly screams that all girls need to be a size 2 to be beautiful and it yells that if we want to be accepted we must do what's "in" and if you are single, you are nothing. But none of that is true...
When you start being you, it won't matter what others might say. You are worth more than what you have or don't have, you are more! Don't let people degrade you when you stand out...that's called boldness,doing right with confidence and not caring what others think . You can't please everybody so you might as well please yourself and the Lord!
I love that new Nick movie called Rags...Charlie the main character tells Katie, "just be you." Just be you. Figure out who you are and do that not what the magazine says but what your heart says.
The Bible says, "I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well."~Psalm 139:14 He made you the way you are!
We all have things we dislike about ourselves. I believe the Bible but sometimes when I look in the mirror i think "why did he make me this way?" I have horrible vision, messed up teeth (TY Lord for letting me get braces to correct that), I am self conscience about the way i talk and laugh (because certain ppl in my family constantly make fun of it but laughs are supposed to be funny? right!?)I don't like my eyebrows and I've always thought my hair color is dull and boring.I wish I was a little taller and weighed 20 pounds less than I do. About the only thing I actually like about myself is my eyes and my long eyelashes. I am just being honest...but when I think about those things He reminds me I am perfect in his eyes. God doesn't judge us because we have a bad hair day and he never makes fun of us when we walk around all day with food stuck in our teeth (lol) he loves us no matter what! Why do we try so hard to please everyone else when we should be giving our all to please HIM. He loves you and me no matter what! We are all beautiful in his sight :) I love that song Breakin' Ground sings...When I was at my worst, God was at his best. We are nothing yet he gave it all so we could be saved. Others might not think you are worth anything but Jesus sure does! He cares about you and He'll never stop caring.
I sometimes let the outside define me when the heart should be what defines me. I have Jesus in my heart and he is not something a person can hide from the world...he always finds a way to come out :) you can't hide someone as big as God in your heart! He will pour out and shine on the outside too. Let Jesus define you. Keep your eyes on the Savior and the way you look on the outside won't be as important.
Be "you"nique!!! Be who God made you to be. You will never be happy until you be the you he designed you to be. When are you going to be (place your name here)? :)
ps. please excuse any mis-spelled words...I am to sleepy to correct mistakes lol
6.24.2012
blog under construction
hey yall, i am working on my layout and everything on my blog so it may look a little funny. I just worked for like an hour on changing it up and then i hit some button and everything I had done disappeared and now it is boring fonts and colors :(( hopefully within the next few days I will have it fixed
6.17.2012
Happy Father's Day to my awesome daddy :))
I don't have much time to write but just wanted to write about my wonderful daddy for a few minutes! I am so blessed to have a saved father who loves the Lord!!! I am so grateful to the Lord for giving me a goodly heritage. I was thinking the other day that parents either 1. love or 2. leave...i am thankful mine never left but have always loved!
The Lord has worked so much in my daddy's heart over the past year that it is so amazing! I can't wait to see what else the Lord is going to do. just a few years ago my daddy wasn't even really going to church. Just like what many people do atleast once in their life he put his eyes on people and off the Lord and he got hurt. I remember (for about a year i went to church by myself...every sunday and wednesday I would call someone from church and get a ride) all the times I prayed to see my daddy be faithful to church again and be on fire for the Lord and guess what!? God answered those prayers <3 He answered them better than I asked!!! God led my family to Cannon Mountain Baptist Church and he worked on my daddy and now things are soo different!!! I sometimes ponder all God has done and it is so overwhelming! I remember all the times i wanted to hear my daddy say amen during church and all the times I wanted to see him praise God and now I get to see that! God is soo wonderful! Daddy is now a sunday school teacher at church, assistant song leader and this coming up saturday he is being ordained to be a deacon at our church. So excited to see the Lord using my daddy!
me and my daddy and picture to the right is manda (my sis) and daddy
Looking back I can always say my daddy has always been a good dad to us. He isn't perfect but who is? I wouldn't trade him for anyone and I am happy to call him my Dad! He gets up everyday during the week before it is even light outside and goes to work to take care of his family! He and my mom have taught us that Jesus is the most important thing in life. I am grateful my parents taught us that because i know most kids parents don't. I'll never forget last year after we (my borthers, sis and I) got home from youth camp sitting around the table talking about what had happened that week...Daddy told us that what we do for the Lord is the only thing that will last and he is all that matters! So thankful I have a father who isn't pressuring me to become a doctor or lawyer so I can be rich but i have a Godly father who is teaching me that serving God is the best job there is. Money and popularity don't matter but souls and the Savior do! thank you Lord for what you have blessed me with :)))
Well since I last wrote I got my hair done so now i am blonde :)) and i love it! feels more "mee" and I am now an assistant in a sunday school class at my church. Today was my first time in the class, it is k5-2nd grade. I enjoyed it today! maybe one day soon I'll be able to teach sometimes...have to get over some fear though lol i don't like talking in front of people even if they are like 7 ;) :)
I love this picture! This is true for me!! My daddy has always
taught me well and treated me right :)
The Lord has worked so much in my daddy's heart over the past year that it is so amazing! I can't wait to see what else the Lord is going to do. just a few years ago my daddy wasn't even really going to church. Just like what many people do atleast once in their life he put his eyes on people and off the Lord and he got hurt. I remember (for about a year i went to church by myself...every sunday and wednesday I would call someone from church and get a ride) all the times I prayed to see my daddy be faithful to church again and be on fire for the Lord and guess what!? God answered those prayers <3 He answered them better than I asked!!! God led my family to Cannon Mountain Baptist Church and he worked on my daddy and now things are soo different!!! I sometimes ponder all God has done and it is so overwhelming! I remember all the times i wanted to hear my daddy say amen during church and all the times I wanted to see him praise God and now I get to see that! God is soo wonderful! Daddy is now a sunday school teacher at church, assistant song leader and this coming up saturday he is being ordained to be a deacon at our church. So excited to see the Lord using my daddy!
me and my daddy and picture to the right is manda (my sis) and daddy
Looking back I can always say my daddy has always been a good dad to us. He isn't perfect but who is? I wouldn't trade him for anyone and I am happy to call him my Dad! He gets up everyday during the week before it is even light outside and goes to work to take care of his family! He and my mom have taught us that Jesus is the most important thing in life. I am grateful my parents taught us that because i know most kids parents don't. I'll never forget last year after we (my borthers, sis and I) got home from youth camp sitting around the table talking about what had happened that week...Daddy told us that what we do for the Lord is the only thing that will last and he is all that matters! So thankful I have a father who isn't pressuring me to become a doctor or lawyer so I can be rich but i have a Godly father who is teaching me that serving God is the best job there is. Money and popularity don't matter but souls and the Savior do! thank you Lord for what you have blessed me with :)))
Well since I last wrote I got my hair done so now i am blonde :)) and i love it! feels more "mee" and I am now an assistant in a sunday school class at my church. Today was my first time in the class, it is k5-2nd grade. I enjoyed it today! maybe one day soon I'll be able to teach sometimes...have to get over some fear though lol i don't like talking in front of people even if they are like 7 ;) :)
6.12.2012
My SURPRISE 20th birthday party @ G.L.A.M. and ScRiPturE journals :))
I had a birthday Sunday...so now I am a 20 year old. Feels very weird lol. I had a great day. Got to be at my favorite place...CHURCH! Got a new Vera bradley backpack from my parents and of course birthday cake :) I am still trying to get used to the braces. They are still hurting me everyday. Hopefully soon I will get used to them and it won't be as painful lol.
Since it was pouring rain tonight manda and I left the house earlier than normal for G.L.A.M. because I hate driving in the rain (my bug is low to the ground and I spin out alot lol) So we got to the fellowship building at church (where we have G.L.A.M.) early and I get inside and see Happy birthday stuff and I was like "huh!?" I thought it was one of the other girls birthdays or something...and then I got told it was for me and I was still like "Huh!?" lol Then I found out my sweet moma had came earlier this morning and set everything up. When i found that out I wanted to cry!!! She got my friend Mrs. Brandie to make cupcakes and she had her make me a big cupcake :)) and I got flowers for the first time in my life!! I was very excited about that! Moma had a card set out (she wasn't there when i got there. Her and daddy came later) and all the girls signed it. Some of the girls even gave me lil gifts :) I have always wanted a suprise party!! It meant soo much to me that my mom did all that for me. I was very suprised and happy and I will never forget it!! After we ate we started working on our craft.
After my party we began working on "scripture journals" (aka smashbook. we liked calling it scripture journal alot better than smashbook lol) These things are a lot of fun and are very easy to do. I can't wait to fill mine up! If you are wanting to start your own just pick up a composition notebook and some fun paper and start writing verses in it. don't forget StIcKeRs <3 Here are some pictures.
The day i got my braces on...rough day lol
Since it was pouring rain tonight manda and I left the house earlier than normal for G.L.A.M. because I hate driving in the rain (my bug is low to the ground and I spin out alot lol) So we got to the fellowship building at church (where we have G.L.A.M.) early and I get inside and see Happy birthday stuff and I was like "huh!?" I thought it was one of the other girls birthdays or something...and then I got told it was for me and I was still like "Huh!?" lol Then I found out my sweet moma had came earlier this morning and set everything up. When i found that out I wanted to cry!!! She got my friend Mrs. Brandie to make cupcakes and she had her make me a big cupcake :)) and I got flowers for the first time in my life!! I was very excited about that! Moma had a card set out (she wasn't there when i got there. Her and daddy came later) and all the girls signed it. Some of the girls even gave me lil gifts :) I have always wanted a suprise party!! It meant soo much to me that my mom did all that for me. I was very suprised and happy and I will never forget it!! After we ate we started working on our craft.
Flowers from my parents :)) i loved the cupcake balloon too!
my moma made some food and sent it with me...i thought we were just gonna
be having a lil snack haha:) I brought food to my own suprise party lol
I wish someone would have told me I was going to a party...
i woulda fixed my hair and put on some nicer clothes lol ;))
Some of the G.L.A.M. girls :) love them all!!!
my big cupcake...sooo good!!
more cupcakes :))
here is Michaela's journal...so pretty!
me workin' hard ;)
my sis's journal :)
Cassidy's journal :)
Manda's "waiting on her prince" page :)
I haven't done my outside cover yet but here is my first page...
i wrote my fav verses (Isaiah 55:8,9) after i took this picture.
Some of the verses I wrote out earlier today and of course i can't leave out Hello Kitty;)
manda, kelsey and michaeala working on their journals!
my crazy sister ;) holding a princess for her prince page :)
Gwinn working on her journal!
these are some of the verses I did earlier today...this one is 1 John 4:7,8
Col 3:8,9,12,13 put off the bad, put on the good!
Psalm 145:8,9
one of my favorites about waiting, Psalm 27:14 the Lord gave me this verse right
after I got saved and i've held onto it ever since :)
Psalm 18:30 one of my faves!
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