Holiday Pet Peeves!

1) Playing Christmas music before Thanksgiving. Don't do it! 30 days of Christmas music should be enough! While you're at it, don't decorate for Christmas before Thanksgiving too! Thank you!

2) When people wish me a Happy Turkey Day.

3) When girls paint their nails every other red and green.

4) A tacky yard explosion of lights and figurines. One things I do know is that tweety, mickey mouse, santa and Jesus shouldn't be having a dance party on your lawn to the techno music that is programmed to your Christmas lights.
Keep it simple and classic!

5) People who listen to Christmas radio 24/7. That's just weird! No, I don't want to hear 25 different versions of "Little Drummer Boy" or "Grandma Got Ran Over by a Reindeer."

6) The whole worship set list transforming into a caroling session. I am here to worship, not jingle jangle!

7) Buying a Christmas tree when it's 95 degrees out.

8) The Mass Text:: Might as well say "Hey, I'm thinkin of you on this day along with all 350 contacts in my phone!" Yep, real special! Don't do it! If you care enough to send one...make it personal!!

9) This one is a given...When we disguise Christmas with the word Holiday! Come on!

10) Anything Christmas mixed with Characters. So tacky, ehhh!

Sorry for the Debbie Downer Pet Peeves! I promise I love a lot about Thanksgiving, Christmas and traditions! :) I will be sure to blog about that too! :)

It's Friday!

So these past couple weeks have been so busy. There was so much stuff going on that I was literally getting 3-4 hours of sleep a night. Every bit of it was worth it! The best kind of exhaustion. I did get sick though, figures! Been sick the past week, but I think it's over now!

Changes, Changes, Changes

The reacurring theme of the past few months of my life has been changes, changes, and more changes. It's really quite amusing! Right when I adapt to  a situation it either changes completely or is completely taken away. You can imagine that the first few weeks of getting used to that were not too pleasant. Let me remind you if you have forgotten...I am stubborn! Few months later, and changes are a new normal for me!

God has used these continual changes do nothing but tear my world a part in order to make Himself known in my life and the road ahead! A lot of growing pains for sure. He continues to save me from the the American Dream and show me His way for me!

So many things I am looking forward to!

So excited to spend Thanksgiving with my family! One of my favorite days all year! Love spending the day sittin around telling stories, being crazy and on the beach!

Going to see Needtobreathe @ HOB the 27th! YES! I have been waiting for two years to see them! If you want to join us let me know!!

ROAD TRIP! I'm ready for a vacation and road trips are the best kind! Liv and I are headed up to see Whit in Ashville, NC, The Anderson's in Newport News, VA and then we're gonna stay in Savannah,GA for a couple days on the way home! Counting down the days! Never been on a road trip in the winter!

What I have been listening to this week and you should too!

The Civil Wars- Poison & Wine EP
Keith Urban- Get Closer
The Icarus Account- Sunshine and Rain
Mumford & Sons- Sigh No More
Gatlin Elms- Carry Me Home

Have a great weekend, my friends! :)

Attention all my single people! Just a few things the Lord is continuing to teach me in my singleness that I would like to share with you!

Enjoy it.

You  have the opportunity to whole heartily pursue the Lord and the coolest journey in ministry with no distractions! Let's submerge ourselves in God's word and be 100% available and ready to follow Jesus as His disciples. Pretty much I'm saying...Don't sit in the pew and rot! You don't have time for that! :)

Don't look.

Stop looking for a mate and serve! Not only do you look desperate but you also will end up living a life consumed in self. What you want, what you need, waiting, waiting, it's all about me, blah blah! People who are always looking to meet their own needs will never experience rich fulfilment in Christ because their heart is no where near being aligned with the will of God!

Accountability & Community

Protect your time with the Lord and surround yourself with a community of friendships that will hold you accountable!

Set communication standards in your friendships with the opposite sex

It is very important to be clear in your friendships with the opposite sex. Don't be naive. Communication is key. A lot of my friends spend a lot of time and a lot of heart trying to figure out "what's going on." Waste of time!

Girls, You want a leader! If he isn't clear of his intentions then he isn't for you!

Adventure

Have fun, travel and be young!

One day the Lord will place someone in your life to walk beside you on this journey, and it will be a sweet thing! Until then...don't worry about it and put all your energy into knowing Christ and serving Him! There is no greater thing :)

The Dungeon

A little story for ya!

Ok, decided randomly to get my nose pierced again on Sunday along with Kory getting his lip pierced. We looked up the nearest place and stumbled upon a gem of a tattoo slash piercing place called "Dungeon Tattoos."
Yep, the name alone sounds anything but sanitary and safe. I had forgotten it was Halloween so you can also imagine my surprise to be greeted by a bunch of spike wearing people. I'm talking half footer spikes around the neck! AH! I would of been out the door immediately, but everyone else seemed to think it was sanitary and normal, so I kept my mouth shut. I start signing the papers and then went to the bathroom to calm down. I hate needles. Bad place to calm down...their bathroom looked like a murder had taken place there...creeper sounds, leaking plumbing, random objects, dirty, etc. Yikes!

When I came out a 40 year old sunglass inside wearin man came in with a container full of candy mixed with baked goods.

The guy who was about to pierce my nose definitely took a handful of those baked goods. Glad he hadn't consumed them before hand...Just sayin!

This all made for me, a pansy, to want to pass out. Thankful Liv was holding my hand through the whole process. It wasn't too terrible, but the moment a blinked my eyes tears came flowing out. Not embarrassing at all...

There you have it...Just another normal day in my life! :)