What a week!! (and please read the whole thing :)

Hi!!! Hope everything is good!! This week has been GREAT! It started out in Mississippi (I had to go there because my great-grandmother died. :( ) Well I knew it was really the last week that I don't have something planned everyday....so I decided to enjoy it! I was out in the sun in my pool everyday! My mom made me start reading one of the books that I have to read for school while I was outside. Little did I know that I would be thanking her so much!!! I absolutely love this book!!! I have always been one to worry about everything and try to take on everybody's weight...and I always have known I shouldn't, but it was just so hard!!!God has shown me this book by Max Lucado. It is called Traveling light. He breaks down the 23rd psalm and shows me that I really don't need to worry about anything!!! God takes on these burdens for me!! I have always known that psalm, but I have never fully read it like I do now!!! God shows us that we are his sheep and he is our Shepard, and he will always be there when I feel the flock has left me. I have lately been feeling pretty lonely, and God has shown me that I am never lonely with Him!!!!! It has been said that sheep are one of the dumbest animals on earth. So when when we are first compared to that I was a little confused...but it's right there in front of me. We are dumb to think we can do everything on our own...we can't we are just sheep. We have to let our shepard use us to our full potential. So whatever God has in store for this year...I am so ready to be used by my Shepard. I pray that I never try to be my own Shepard...because that will leave my lost and more confused! So to sum all this rambling up, this week started off pretty lonely, worried and confused. Wow what God does in a week. I am very secure now this week is over and know that everything is in his hands, I am never alone, and I just need to be his servant so he can use me to glorify Him!!!!!! I am so thankful to be in His hands!! Here is the 23rd psalm...

1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,

3 he restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.

4 Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death, ^[a]
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.

6 Surely goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.

Have a great week and don't forget that He knows what he is doing!! Just make sure you are allowing him to use you!!!!!

P.S. this is my theme verse for this school year :)

God is Good.

Wow! what a week this has been. I have been praying about volleyball...whether I should really invest time and energy in it or if I should just do school next year. Well God has shown me that he wants to use me on the team for more then just volleyball. He wants me to show others how to show glory to him through volleyball. I am so excited for next year. Please pray for camp and tryouts. (they are in August) I am so thankful and blessed to have God in my life. Also I had really been struggling with friends. Well God made is so apparent that he is always my ultimate friend, and I can always count on him. I just also want to thank an influence in my life that has really helped with all this!! She is a teacher that means so much in my life!!!!!! Also last week on Thursday I went to the mall to witness to others (tell them about Jesus) and it was an experience of a lifetime!! I handed out over 200 tracks. there is a picture at the top of this post of a track we used called a smart card. ( tracks are creative cards that tell others about salvation) and talked to over 5 people personally! It was great to make a difference in other people's spiritual life. We had all kinds of responses. Everything from people saying "go away!" to people stopping us again to hear more. I am so excited to start school again!! Please keep praying for next year's girls bible study. I realllllllllllllllllllllllllllly want to make a difference this year in the girls' lives! Have a great day!! Keep on praying!

Hold on a sec

Don't get me wrong... I realize that every thing I do is just a chapter in my life...I am fully content with what God is doing with me now. Every little thing is happening for a reason that God knows. He is preparing me for what is to come. :)

Normal summer

Things have been pretty crazy. I have been overwhelmed with normal life. It kinda weird having so much free time! It has been nice though because I can do things I normally don't have time for. I completely cleaned out my closet. That never happens!! :) I have really been thinking and I have no idea what God is going to use me for. I look around and so many people around me know exactly what they are going to do with their life and everyday i get more confused. its so... confusing. I do know that God will show me...I just can't wait! I want Him to make a difference now! I do know I have be patent and I am trying so hard. i just can't wait! Well...please pray for two guys in my grade. They are both in the hospital! Also please pray for my cousin who is Kroasha on a mission trip. Have a great day! Talk to you later!