Land of the living!!

Blogger.com tells me that my last blog was published on Dec. 12, 2010. Where have I been you ask? Well let us see...

#1. I GRADUATED!!!!!! Ladies and gentlemen, and the uncategorizable, I am now the holder of a Masters in Psych. Along with the new credentials came new pay ($$!!!!) and new opportunities. I begin teaching at Trevecca in August (whoa, that's like 2 months away!! I ain't ready). Thank you Lord. I remember my first day at MTSU back in 2005 when college was full of surprises, new people, and new things.

#2. I have a new roomie and I love her! Gracie Renee is her name. She's 7 months old. She way very tough at first. Crying at night. Wanting to be in my bed. Eating and pooping all over the place. Now my little Dalmatian-Pitt Bull is well adjusted to life with me. I love her! (did I say that already).

#3. Ohhh the love life of a 20-something year old. Never a dull moment, unless you're me. Let's just say I'm in "heavy like," and it's progressing nicely.

#4. God is still awesome. Last year the Lord really dealt with me with rejection, fear, and other things. This year, the Lord is still keeping me in those areas. I've found that some things have a tendency to resurface if I'm not careful. But the devil can suck my right elbow cuz I ain't got time for his reoccurring games. I'm learning to walk in a new freedom. Christ died so that I could be free, so why settle and walk around in chains? Tell me dat den!! Everyday I feel as if God draws me closer and closer. Honestly, sometimes I'm afraid of what He'll say. Other times I'm afraid that I'll be so drawn that the people I've come to love with fade away. Then I have to come back to myself and say the Lord's plans for me are good, and everything He does and instructs me to do will work out for my good and His glory. I'm determined as was David to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. I don't give into this theology that I have to wait until I'm 6 feet under and walking through the pearly gates to see a land of milk and honey, golden streets, etc. I want to experience the goodness of God right down here! I am determined to walk in the freedom God has reserved just for me!

#5. I joined the choir. WHOOAAA!! So I was (and still am) under the impression that everybody in the Born Again Church choir can blow. And I never felt that my "CCM style" (as my friend Debbie calls it) voice would fit. I believed I joined around February. Last week I had my first solo. Can you say LEAP OF FAITH??!! A. I don't enjoy singing in front of people all that much. B. I sho NUFF don't like singing by myself. But I did it. And the Lord blessed me and the congregation. One lady handed me a note after I had sang and returned to my seat. I unfolded it and along with a heartfelt message that alone almost brought me to tears, was money. Like real live money. I've never experienced anything like that before. I didn't know what to say. For all I cared, it could have been one shiny penny, or a dirty, crusty one at that. All I knew what that I allowed myself to die for just a few minutes. I stopped worrying about how I sounded, what I looked like, my clothes, etc, and allowed the Lord to do what He does best; be about His bizness! And look what happened. The Lord touched someone.

Okay, I'm tired of writing. The Lord has been good and faithful. I'm still seeking His face and learning to follow Him everyday. Life is progressing and I'm living on purpose.


"I am certain that I will see the Lord's goodness in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be courageous and let your heart be strong. Wait for the Lord."
~Psalm 27: 13, 14