copycat.

so i'll admit it...i read jeremy's blog, and now i am copying him.

here are things that i am realizing:

- i should really start finishing books...

- driving in downtown savannah on a sunny day with your windows down and music playing is the best! it reminds me why i love this town.

- God has a perfect plan for me, so i probably shouldn't question Him on that one..

- i waste a lot of perfectly good time overanalyzing things, when i should be praying.

- i would really like a labradoodle! or any dog, for that matter..

- i would also really like a tattoo (mom said to pray about it and let her know what God says...haha)

- i REALLY need a passport if i'm planning to go to scotland and italy in march...

- i would love to meet brandt russo. i keep thinking that i will be driving down the highway and he will be hitchhiking :) he will go to any lengths to let people know Christ's love.

- i hate being in situations that i have no control over. i feel helpless and panicky (obviously)

- i say that i will pray for things, and a lot of the time i don't....so i'm going to start praying about that :)

- delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desire of your heart... (no - really.)

-"God forgive us for all those we have lost because we make the gospel boring. I am convinced that if we lose kids to the culture of drugs and materialism, of violence and war, it's because we don't dare them, not because we don't entertain them. It's because we make the gospel too easy, not because we make it too difficult. Kids want to do something heroic with their lives, which is why they play video games and join the army. But what are they to do with a church that teaches them to tiptoe through life so they can arrive safely at death?" -Shane Claiborne, The Irresistible Revolution

- what the world needs now is love, sweet love

  no not just for some, but for everyone..

go east.

so i went to selah last night and jeremy's talk couldn't have been more perfect (especially with it being a new year)! the theme for it was "go east". he elaborated on it, but was basically talking about how we make excuses when God tells us to do something. if He is telling us where/when/how to serve Him, we will find reasons for why that isn't good for us: timing, money, leaving the comfort of home..

ever since reading "the irresistible revolution" (shane claiborne), i have realized how comfortable my life is. i have grown up in a good home, going to church, and currently work as a freelance photographer. however, i'm not really sure how many people know how much i am ready to get going! i am young, i am not tied down in a relationship, and i have a job that allows me a lot of freedom. i can honestly say that my relationship with God isn't as "healthy" as i would like it to be, but i do know that if He called me somewhere - i would go. (i do realize that i have an obligation and duty as a photographer to be here to shoot the weddings (etc) that i have in the coming year.) it's not just that i am at peace with leaving, it's the desire of my heart to go out into the world and live for Him. i want to live life in a way that is uncomfortable. whether i am shooting photos in another country, or sharing love with those in my city, i have always felt that He has a bigger plan for my life.

jeremy's message gave me so much hope and excitement for the future.

this is just a iddy bit of what is going through my mind, but i just wanted to share.

lots of things going on in this new year, so please be in prayer.