Continual Worship

As I mentioned earlier I am a college student. Last year our theme for the year here was Continual Worship and lately I have been thinking a lot about that. For class our past assignment was all about community worship, the assignment was to experience worship. Worship in community and feel God fully and truly. (I am really hoping that just made sense)

I can honestly say I did  not do what I intended when it came to this assignment…. long day short Sunday just was not my day this week J So because of this I feel the need to share continual worship in a different and very unintentional way.

Friday of last week I learned that one of my old Professors was speaking in chapel. The Roomsmate and I decided we really wanted to go (let us just say this professor is the best in the world! I love her, she was one of my biggest role models last year and If I can be half as influential on someone's life as she was on mine I would be amazing.) So back to the story, we planned on waking up early showering looking presentable to the world and going to chapel which is only a half hour before our class starts. Let us just say that did not happen…. Like usual I decided not to hear my alarm and woke up at 10:00 (Chapel begins at 10:10) I yelled at the Roomsmate that chapel began in 10 minutes threw on clothes and the boot (I have a really bad sprain involving some torn things) and basically did my own version of running/ limping almost falling multiple times. But all was well because I made it to chapel at 10:11 and was not late for the beginning. We sang some contemporary song and sat down. Than my professor got up and began to speak. She talked all about how a lot of Christians tend to give bad things to God… For example you trip and fall and sprain an ankle J that is easy to give to God. To come to him and say I am having this problem, I am in a lot of pain please Father help me to heal. But when is the last time we gave the good things to God? when was the last time we said God you have blessed me because my foot is not broken and I can walk and you have been able to get me into physical therapy Thank you! Or I locked my keys in the car Thank you Lord for making it an easy thing to fix and open up the door. Or even my tire blew out and another car over heated and my computer is not working BUT thank you my heavenly father for keeping me safe, for letting me have another computer to use, for giving me back grandpa(my car) So I can still have a car until we figure out how to fix Leonardo (my other car)

Sorry that was so rambley but hopefully you got the Idea. So I guess what I am trying to say about worship is that sometimes community does  not help us feel God, but I think we can feel him on our own, we feel his presence and we feel his love by worshiping through a speaker or through our daily tasks. I just have begun realizing how so very important it is for me to praise God in all I do the good and the bad, do not leave anything out. Our God is not a God of only bad, he is a God of love and a God who deserves to be worshiped in every aspect of our lives. I cannot account for you who are reading, but I want to be someone who God is radiated through,

-Em

1 Corinthians 10:31 ³¹ So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

The storm begins

Let us get down to business.

There are two types of storms, a literal meteorological type storm, one with wind and rain, thunder and lightning. But there is also the type  of storm we create. It is our own personal life journey, our troubles and our sorrows, Highs and lows. The storm I want to dedicate this blog to is my life's storm. But I want to make sure you as a reader can relate to my storm. I guess to get to the bad I need to start with the good right!!! So here goes nothing…..

                As I said in my last post I was born September 16, 1992 to my Parents Ken and Sue. I am the youngest of three children (all girls). Life was great as a child! My mom and I were the best of friends! We did everything together J When I think back on my childhood I usually think about three things

1. Hanging out at the nursing home with my Grandma, my mommy and my Aunt and her youngest son, my cousin Patrick!.

2.My dad's shop! My dad is a truck Mechanic, he owned his own shop for most of my life so a GREAT memory is being there screwing around, cleaning the bathrooms, sweeping up the shop! And of course playing the Jewel thief game on his computer J best game ever.

3.Finally being with my cousins. I have a big family my dad has 4 older siblings and my mom has a younger sister and 4 older siblings. Needles to say I have A LOT of cousins! So we would be with my cousins a lot. Basically my mom's younger sister has three boys and my parents had three girls. We were always inseparable In fact I remember being called Wemily because me and my cousin William were always together.

                Any who back on track, basically I had a great childhood! Then I started school…… not the greatest thing that ever happened to say the least. I would prefer being home so I was the child who cried because I missed my mommy and daddy. But it was all okay because my best friend was going to school with me! Me and my cousin Brooke did everything together, we had many a sleepover playing Barbies of course. I am pretty sure we even made a wedding once and actually went outside to pick flowers because we knew they needed bouquets!

                As school continued it got harder (more of that later) but to give you a few examples we learned that I needed glasses when I was in first grade, I couldn’t really see so I did not learn to read until the middle of 2nd grade when my teacher realized I was reading the book upside down,,, that was something I defiantly tried to pull off as a yeah I totally know what I am doing :/ School did not go much better after that though all things ended up in me dropping out in the middle of 8th grade. Well I was glad to be rid of school, but that only lasted so long. Needles to say Sophomore year I was back but this time around I had black hair and avoided most eye contact. (Again more detail all in good time)

                Well needless to say I made it through With God at my side and Proverbs in my back pocket I made it. I know I made it only with God's help he gave me two of my closest friends that I can honestly say that I would not have been able to make it without them. Sophomores year God gave my Sam who is one of the most strong and understanding girls I know! And Allie who is my best friend, my confidant… Someone I know will always be there no matter what I do or what I go through (if you two are reading I love you both J)

                Now I am here at College, still making it through. things from the past hurt but it is okay, I think the past is what molds us and makes us better people in the end. I am excited to maybe start telling more and if no one reads well maybe this is more for me than anyone else.

Until next time friends

~Em

Luke 8:23-25

New International Version (NIV)

²³ As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.

²⁴ The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!”

He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. ²⁵ “Where is your faith?”he asked his disciples.

In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.”

Introductions

To be honest blogging is not my idea of a great time. But for class I must begin... So I guess here goes nothing :)

I should probably start by introducing myself (even though I am sure everyone here is family and friends) But this matters not because someday maybe this will decide to go somewhere :)
I have now started writing this on September 13 2012 at 10:30 at night. Three days before my 20th birthday! I grew up in a Christian family with my Dad my Mom and two older sisters. My sisters are 5 and 7 years older than I am.. So I felt like an only child occasionally.

Since I am not quite sure where I am exactly going with this I will attempt to tell you a couple things about me in numbered form.
1.I LOVE cows! I think they are super cute :)
2. I do not have a favorite color because I feel bad for the other colors that would be left out.
3.I an elementary education major and also a Bible and Theology major.
4.I am closing the second week of my Sophomore year
5.I grew up in Chicago IL
6.I love art, drawing painting basically creating anything (this includes photography)
7.I play basketball at College
8.I really want a Tattoo and if i had the money i would probably get one (I want a fish that says faithful on my wrist and Proverbs 16:9 on my foot)
9.I also really like piercings I have my ears triple pierced, my cartilage, my nose, and my tongue...
10. I love music! my favorite singer is Tyler Hilton (you should all listen to him) I love singing and dancing and listening to any type (with the exception of country)

I am now officially out of Ideas... SO i promise to come back later with more interesting things, but for now its off to bed (well maybe not Game of thrones is also calling my name) Did I mention I love to read?

~Em
("A man plans his course; but the LORD determines his steps" Proverbs 16:9)