None but Jesus

This song just really touched my heart this morning. It was something I needed to be reminded of.

April

In the quiet
In the stillness
I know that You are God
In the secret of Your presence
I know there I am restored
When You call i won't refuse
Each new day again I'll choose

There is no one else for me
None but Jesus
Crucified to set me free
Now I live to bring Him praise

In the chaos in confusion
I know You're sovereign still
In the moment of my weakness
You give me grace to do Your will
When You call I won't delay
This my song through all my days

All my delight is in You Lord
All of my hope
All of my strength
All my delight is in You Lord
Forever more

Hilarious. Please enjoy :)

Pray for China.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Wow... I literally have not posted in a month! There's so much to write about but for now I think I'm just going to post some Thanksgiving pictures. We spent Thanksgiving with some of my dad's family this year and I'm so thankful. That side of the family has been through a lot in the past 2 years and we really needed a time to love each other and just laugh together! I drove in on Tuesday and they came in Wednesday. They just left about an hour ago and our time together definitely went by WAY too fast!

We laughed, cooked, played games, ate too much, went midnight shopping, hung out downtown, prayed together, had wonderful conversations and stayed up way too late! Spencer and Farrah are two of my cousins that are more like siblings than cousins. I am so thankful for my sweet time with them :)


My little cousin / little sister :)



Two of my favorite people - YiaYia and Farrah!


Another pic of Farrah and I!


After driving we walked around and saw some of the lights - here are the cousins in front of a giant turtle!




We're behind the deer!


Spencer, Aunt Vicki and Farrah


They do an AMAZING sand sculpture every year!

Silly glasses

One of the 239402840932842 pictures of Spencer jumping ;)

Dad in his "Rev. Chef" get up ... gotta love my face!

CLEMSON WREATH!


Brother and sister :)


Kitchen shot!


Gotta love em :)


The table in the sunroom was so pretty!

So proud of my TIGERS!

So I absolutely stole the pictures below from my sweet friend Krystal ... you can check out her AMAZING blog here: Krystal's blog. I just love the pictures she took! Last night I got to watch the Clemson game with some sweet friends. Some who may or may not love the Gamecocks but it was still fun to watch it with them :) The final score was 40-24!!! I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out during the first half but they played so well in the 2nd! GO TIGERS!!!


Final Score


BEAUTIFUL! I miss standing in this stadium!

ALSO ... even better news ... I JOINED MY CHURCH TODAY! It was so neat and such a sweet time. God has been so good in bringing me to a church that truly loves and appreciates God's Word and is so active in their community and overseas. It is a church that I am constantly challenged by and am so thankful to be a part of the community there. Thank you to everyone who has been praying for me and THANK YOU to Christ for giving gifts we don't deserve :)

Dear SummerLink ...

I am so excited that this weekend is the SummerLink '09 reunion! Unfortunately I can't go to Clemson but I truly hope that all of you have a sweet time of fellowship together! I am so thankful for what God did in my heart last summer. He used all of you in so many ways and I am eternally grateful! It was such a sweet time of transition before moving to North Carolina. God taught me so much about His love for me and the beauty of true community, accountability and genuine authenticity. Thank you for serving along side me and for bringing everything you learned home to Clemson this semester. It has been such a joy to watch (and hear about) all of you and how God is moving in the upstate! Love you friends!

Here are just a few of my favorite pictures from the summer...


At a baseball game in Savannah with Jacob, Taylor, Quinten & Marcus - wonderful kids from the camp that I worked at :)


One of our many FUN outreaches!


Kayaking!


As the summer was winding up, Quinten and Marcus came to church one Sunday! Quinten and Marcus are two of my kids from the summer camp I worked at while in Hilton Head. They both have down syndrome and bring so much life and light to everyone. They were able to get lunch with some of us after church! (I'm hidden behind Marcus and Karen on the left!)


After the infamous water prank ... which the guys followed up by giving us flowers ...


At the final banquet :)

Happy Birthday Dad!

Happy Birthday Dad! I'm so thankful for you and for how God has used you in my life. Thanks for being the best friend that you are and for being such a terrific father and pastor. I love you dearly and am so blessed to call you dad!

Love,
Cutestuff

Weekend in Charleston

This weekend I had the privilege to come home and surprise dad for his birthday! I have been continually reminded of why I love my dad so much and the gift that he is in my life. He is such a godly man and I cannot put into words what a blessing he is. Thursday and Friday we were able to spend lots of time together all over Charleston and last night we had the fall festival at the church! It has been such a joy to watch him serve His Father by pastoring Pinecrest so well. Today during the sermon I was blown away by the message and so thankful for yet another opportunity to watch God's work in and through my dad's life. I love you dad! Happy Birthday!

Day 2 in Clemson!

On Saturday we woke up late, studied a little bit and then had a BBC mini-series marathon (AMAZING). We watched some of the Clemson game (WE WON! GO TIGERS!) and then headed over to the church to meet the group for CONTRA-DANCING! I took some pictures in between dancing and talking - check them out! It was so nice to spend a lot of just good quality time with dear friends and really get caught up on their lives!

Madeline and I on the dock!

Walking down to the dock

View from below! This is where Meredyth and Jenna get to live!

What a cute old man!

The band!

This little guy was AMAZING!

Morgan and Jenna! I love this picture!

Most of the girls that went - of course my eyes are closed ;)

Weekend in Clemson - Day 1!

It's been such a special visit so far! Yesterday I met up with Jenna, Amber and Madeline at the church and got to see the new building! Meredyth came and met us there and it was such a special time to get caught up! We had dinner at Clemson Sushi and then came back to the house to make Caramel Apples and watch 'The Proposal." I am so thankful for friends that you can immediately reconnect with after long periods of time! These girls have meant so much to my life and I am so thankful for this weekend! It is so special to see what God is doing in all their lives.

I think we're going to watch the game this afternoon and maybe go contra-dancing tonight - Yay for sweet friends :) But here are some quick pics!


Jenna hiding from the mouse! (They named him Ralph)


Amber and Madeline


Me sad... because my apple was ugly.


Our apples!


I love these girls :)
Amber, Jenna, Meredyth & Madeline