The Meditations of My Heart

I don't think that I have ever blogged about politics, but I just logged on to Yahoo, and found this article... President Obama's First 100 Days... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_pl314 I couldn't help but to be amused by the irony of the article. What they highlight as Obama's "highs," to me, actually seem to be his lows. However, the media is most likely not giving all of the information regarding any of the events, so it's hard to tell if the actions taken by our new President are actually for the better of the American people. As the famous John Mayer song goes, "When they have the only information, Oh they can bend it all they want." What ever happened to truthful press? Where did the good and honest headlines go? Please, save the op-ed for the op-ed section. We as common people of America can't actually be in the middle of the Washington Politics, so that is what the news media is for. But when they are biased, the information ...

I'm sorry that it has been over a week since my last post. There are many good reasons for this delay, however. I will not go into all of them because, like I said, there are many. Over the past couple of days, there has been a burden on my heart for the unsaved. The reality of what happens to them when they die. I know that for me, I sometimes can view Hell as not that bad of a place because I know that I am not going there, nor are any of the people that are near and dear to me. But, what happens to the others? Sadly, (sadly is not even a strong enough word for the direness of this possible situation) the ones who are not saved go to Hell. I don't like it when Hell becomes more real to me than just a thought of burning my hand for all of eternity, but I think that it is really helpful in stoking my fire for God. Every one of my not saved friends needs to hear the Truth. They just have to. Hell can't be the reality for them. If I do not share with them the Good N...

These are just a couple of the pictures I took while I was at the Conservatory with Elisabeth today. It was really beautiful!

I just got in from shooting pictures out in my yard. The following shots made me pretty happy! (Most are better if you view them in large on my flickr site ) Have a great Easter Weekend! The blog makeover is thanks to Sara Gorecki. If you want her to make you a blogging template, visit her site... http://blogbackgroundsinc.blogspot.com/

This is the best time of year because all of the flowers are blooming! It's so happy. It's been kind of nice laying around for the past two days. I've watched a ton of movies thanks to onDemand and HBO. Thank you all for the well-wishes and prayers! I know that it's working!

Hey all... this post is actually from yesterday, but I was too busy in the evening to finish the post. I just started reading Timothy today in my quiet time. In the first chapter God has revealed so much that I couldn't help but share it with you all. First, Paul and Timothy's relationship with each other was so strong. Timothy listened to and obeyed Paul's orders to stay where he was, and continue winning people over to the Lord. Another thing that was really prominent was Paul's understanding of what he was saved from and how he, now on this side of the cross, carries out his life. This way of life is not exactly written, but rather it is implied in how Paul tells Timothy to treat people who are not believers. Treat them with love and not judgement. I think that as Christians, we can only do this if we remember what we were saved from, but with gratitude, not condemnation. We have to not look back, but keep moving forward with the divine love of God in our hearts burn...

This "Oh Sunday" post is quite a bit more cheerful than last weeks. :0) Last night, youth group was really awsome. I'd say one of the best we've had in a while. It seemed like the topic was really relevant to my life and it was refreshing. Like youth group should be :) Now, was that due to the fact that we were in a circle and could see everyone all at once... maybe. But I really think that when Mr. Pierson says that he feels like God is calling our church to a revival...he is on to something big. Our church needs this. We need refreshment, new-found, undying, faith in God. So much so that it spills over into everything we do. This got me thinking about how I expect God to meet me in this revival. I'm not exactly sure yet, but I do know that He WILL meet me, it's just a matter of how. And honestly, I don't think I really care how... just as long as He does. One thing I realized this past week is that when you have a rotten Sunday, the rest of the week jus...

Is so lame. I mean I know I usually hid in my cave all day anyway, but it's nice to see him when I "visit the outside world" at lunch time. Last night's softball practice was really weird with out him. I have just gotten really used to dad taking me to practice and him being there coaching the whole time. But for once in my softball career I was treated like an upper classman! HAHA! It was so weird to be the third person to get to practice last night but still be the first to hit in the batting cage. The coach that was in charge of running the batting cages let all of the highschoolers go first even though all of the 8th graders were there first. I kind of felt bad for doing that but he did have a good point... "they have places to be. they earned this. the've been doing it longer than you have..." My mom and I did need to jet, but I still feel so weird about what happened. I guess the younger girls are used to that from school and stuff, but...