joy.

never in my life have i experienced the joy of the LORD as heavy as it has been this past week. ever since meeting with Nathan and Philip last week i have been going crazy! no joke. i can't help but run and jump and dance around. i just want to dance through the hallways at school. i can't stop talking. i normally don't talk a lot. but this week, i could not shut up. i just have this incredibly energy from Jesus and it's supa great. i really don't even know what to do about it. all i know is that if this is what life is going to be like from now on, i can not wait! oh geeeez.

um i feel like there was something else i was going to say. blehhh. oh well. for now, please enjoy these two pictures from my retreat this weekend.

it's a good thing i don't mind looking ridiculous.

well it's been a while. like over a week. when i'm busy, blogging is NOT the first thing i think about. here are some highlights of the past week

-we won the relay i was in at swim districts and our girls got third overall.
-ECHO this past week was INCREDIBLE!
-calculus is continuing to kick my butt.
-philip, nathan, and i had a legit prayer and worship time last night. ohhh man.
-Jesus has been so so so so good to me!

that's my life in a nutshell: school, work, homework, worship band, church, JESUS.

i feel like i was writing this for a specific reason, but i just can not remember what that reason was. God has just been blessing us in marvelous ways! we've all been praying for people to surround ourselves with, and with nathan getting delivered from everything, doors have just opened up incredibly! just knowing that we can get together whenever and chill and goof off or have really intense spontaneous worship sessions is wonderful! ah! i just can not get over how good our Lord is to us! mmmmmm.

okay i'll stop rambling now.
Praise Jesus.

at last

"Father, i desire that they all soon, whom You have given me, will be with me where i am. this is what the cross was to Jesus: not a duty that must be fulfilled but a divine vow that He anxiously desired and earnestly longed to give. He did not go through life dreading it, but rather longed for it, knowing that it was His calling and purpose in life as a man on earth at that time to betrothe a fallen harlet back to Himself. i knew that He wanted me to express this to His beloved, how He joyously yearned to get to the cross, looking forward to it as a bridegroom longs for his wedding day. and that upon spilling His blood in recompense, it was, in every sense, His greatest testament and vow of love to us. now He asks that we would make a vow of like kind. that His love would not be scorned, but rather joyously returned. we are the joy set before Him, and now we must set Him as the joy before us. so take up your cross and make your vow. for justice carries mercy and mercy acts in love and love is what defines the means by which the justice does. and thereby, i have come here that true love might be known. for joy is set before me, and, at last, the day has come."

-audra lynn

homecoming

the week of homecoming is always an exciting time. you all know this. and this homecoming week really wasn't any different than the 5 other homecomings of my high school career. but here are some pictures that explain the week.

Basketball Homecoming 2010

British Invasion

for boy band day Sidney, Sarah, Jenna and I were the Newsboys. we fashioned accessories out of newspaper. very creative.

Meredith [middle] was on court and our sweet friend Hannah came to see her! the three of us were inseparable in elementary school! so fun!

so the school put on this show called "ntunes." yeah so it was basically a bunch of high school students singing today's hit songs. it was so so good! this is my friend tyler. he's so fun!

Charley and i before i left for formal.

the super fun group of girls i went with!

courtney hampton [aka the love of my life] i wish this picture was better. but i still love her oh so much!

snippet.

it's before 10 and i am in bed. this is a huge feat considering i had swim and more homework than i've had all semester. i feel really accomplished.

this feeling is glorious. i'm going to get some much needed rest.

also, IHOP never fails to give me peace while falling asleep.