Early, My God, without Delay by: Isaac Watts

Early, My God, without delay,
I haste to seek Thy face;
My thirsty spirit faints away
Without Thy cheering grace.

So pilgrims on the scorching sand,
Beneath a burning sky,
Long for a cooling stream at hand,
And they must drink or die.

I've seen Thy glory and Thy power
Through all Thy temple shine;
My God, repeat that heav'nly hour;
That vision so divine.

Not all the blessings of a feast
Can please my soul so well,
As when Thy richer grace I taste,
And in Thy presence dwell.

Not life itself, with all her joys,
Can my best passions move,
Or rise so high my cheerful voice,
As Thy forgiving love.

Thus til my last expiring day
I'll bless my God and King;
Thus will I lift my hands to pray,
And tune my lips to sing.

Ps. 63:1 " O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thrists for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water."

Fun Weekend

This week we had Bible Conference at school and it was so nice to be out of classes! I spent time hanging out with friends, going down town, and running. It was great! This weekend my aunt, grandma, and baby cousin came down to visit. It seems like he changes so much every time I see him. He's at that age where he's getting into everything and you never know where he's going to put it. For example, we figured out that he really likes that magnets that we have on the fridge, and he not only likes to stick them in his mouth, but he also likes to throw them in the toilet. He's so much fun to be with! He laughs at everything and he's learned to make "sweet eyes" at every female he comes in contact with......he's starting early! I was sad to say goodbye to them today, but I'll see them a few weeks!
My sister got engaged a week ago and we're all sooo excited!!! Her ring is beautiful and she was completely shocked! Yes, it's a miracle I kept my mouth shut! Congrats Alicia and Aaron!!
This week classes start again and we have Living Gallery starting on thursday. So basically, I'll be working many many hours, but the next week my boyfriend and the rest of the bell people come to BJ for Nationals and I can't wait!!!!!!!!! I've got about a month left and then it's home for the summer!

Major Update!

Well, it has definitley been a long time since I've posted. I've started a new semester at BJ and I'm ready for it to end! I really enjoy the social part, just not so much the academic part. This semester has been great, but there have been alot of challenging personal struggles as well. A couple of weeks ago, my grandpa passed away. I had witnessed to him for many years and prayed for him faithfully. As far as I know, he never accepted Christ. When I first found out, my whole body went numb. Then, after the numbness was gone, all I could feel was my heart aching. It was indesrcibable hurt that consumed my thoughts. I blamed myself and then became angry. I was angry at my Pappy for not seeing the truth and rejecting it. As people were coming to pay their respects, many of them continually told me that God always gets the glory. At that time, I didn't understand how that could be possible and just continued to wallow in my pain. Then , one afternoon about a week later, my aunt emailed me and said that my uncle accepted Christ. She said that because of my Pappy's death and another death of a small child, he realized his need for Jesus. That was the moment that God opened my eyes to His sovereignty. I couldn't see past my owm guilt and pain to see that God is always good and He is always faithful. Just because I don't understand a situation, doesn't mean that God can't use it to bring Himself glory.
I'm home this weekend because my sister and her boyfriend, Aaron, came to visit. It's been great to spend some time with them. My boyfriend, Gabe, has an awesome new website that I think everyone should see. So go to gabegerdt.com and check it out! He's a great guy and he's got some super cute pictures posted too! My little cousin Caden is the cutest baby in the world and he has grown so much. I'll post some picutres as soon as I figure out how to do it :) I'll have to ask Gabe for help on that one! Well, tomorrow Sis and I are going shopping all day so I better get some rest.