heartstuff

"in these bodies we will live
in these bodies we will die
where you invest your love
you invest your life."
~mumford&sons~

aren't they precious? i love teaching dance.

i have been reading through isaiah lately.
mmmm... soo. good. so. goood!

[isaiah54:13]
no weapon formed against you will prevail
and you will refute every tongue that accuses you
this is the heritage of the servants of the Lord


[isaiah 55:9]
as the heavens are higher than the earth
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.

amen and thank you, Jesus!

"you are the blood over the door of my heart
what pain you spared me from, how could i know it all"
[bethanydillon]

i love the imagery in that song ^^
like in the passover in the book of exodus, the lamb's blood over the israelites door caused the spirit of death to literally pass over their houses and spare their first born sons from death. and Jesus [the Lamb of God]'s blood over the "door of my heart" causes so much to passover and save me from eternal death. Jesus, thank you for being my precious lamb.

another thought on that is the fact that Jesus blood is over the door of my heart and everything that passes through that door directly affects Him.

feeding the flesh causes it to thrive.
feeding the spirit causes it to thrive.

it's easy to feed the flesh. but it constantly wants more and leaves you feeling empty.
it's harder sometimes to "feed" the spirit but it leaves you feeling full to bursting with joy and peace. spending time with Jesus always leaves me bursting and longing to never have to be distracted again from just being in His presence. when i get to go home and be with Him forever. this is not our home.

"Awake my soul, awake my soul
for you were made to meet your Maker"
[mumford&sons]

twentyeleven

twentyeleven in review
{in no particular order}

1. got my nose pierced
2. learned to drive a manual
3. lost my youth pastor and his baby son in a house fire
4. experience the body of Christ grieve and worship, losing derek and dylan {community}
5. be blessed beyond words to see God restore relationships and heal
6. traveled to China again
7. watch someone I led to the Lord lead someone else to the Lord
8. travel to iowa and california
9. be a maid of honor twice {in a month!}
10. won a tractor competition after driving a tractor once in my life
11. cried more than ever before
12. also laughed more than ever before {if possible}
13. trusted God in a deeper way than ever before
14. bought a special pair of pants and formed a sisterhood around them
15. watched the northern lights with my mom
16. slept in a tree house
17. went to narnia for the third time experienced being a lion {hair still recovering}
18. did handstands in an elevator
19. saw shooting stars in china, michigan and california
20. made a country music video
21. saw sara watkins perform with the decemberists
22. traveled to tennessee with my mom twice for weddings
23. turned quarter of a century old. :)


what a year.
i love Jesus sooo much.
bring it 2012!! :)

Isaiah 43:18-19
Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past, see I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up, do you not perceive it?
See I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.

happyheart!

I loved my trip to California! Couldn't have been more perfect...

The BMH retreat was refreshing to soul, filled with laughter and conversations, hiking and stargazing, dancing and welcoming in the new year with a Bonfire, poppers, worship and prayer and hugs! Love my BMH family, what a blessing to be a part!

Getting some quality Bochic Sisterhood time for the week following was incredible!

These sisters encourage my heart, challenge, inspire, love and lift me straight up to Jesus! <3