love one another!

"...to be in a relationship with God is to be loved purely and furiously. And a person who thinks himself unlovable cannot be in a relationship with God because he can't accept who God is; a Being that is love. We learn that we are lovable or unlovable from other people...That is why God tells us so many times to love each other."

The Mystery of History: What on Earth is Easter About?

Just a little Easter thought... mostly to remind myself that Easter isn't about that delicious box of See's chocolates sitting on the desk as I type...

The Mystery of History in 5 Acts...

ACT ONE: IT GOES BACK TO THE BEGINNING!
God created the universe:
-to reveal His glory.
-to express His love.
-to form a family.
"In his goodness God chose to make us his own children by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his choice possession" James 1:18

ACT TWO: ADAM MESSED IT UP!
-When sin came it brough death into the planet and it broke the world.
-Man lost his purpose!
"The earth has broken down in utter collapse and everything is lost and confused. That's why it's not fair." Isaiah 29:14

ACT THREE: JESUS CAME!
-The cross = the message of hope.
"The law of Moses could not save us, because of our sinful nature. But God put into effect a different plan to save us. He sent his own Son in a human body like ours, except that ours are sinful. God destroyed sin's control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins." Romans 8:3

ACT FOUR: GOD GIVES US A CHOICE!
-Admit (confession)
-Decide (repentance)
-Trust (obedience)
-Choose (to follow him)
"Today I am giving you a choice between good and evil, and between life and death." Deuteronomy 30:15

ACT FIVE: JESUS IS COMING BACK FOR HIS FAMILY!
-You live on this earth 80 ,90, maybe 100 years. But you live forever with God. Why let this world dictate who you'll follow?
-In Heaven, whatever was broken on earth will be put together again.
"Then God's home will be with his peope. He will live with them, and they will be his own... He will wipe all tears from their eyes, and there will be no more death, suffering, crying, or pain. These things of the past will be gone forever." Revelation 21:3-4

Today is THE day that, collectively, believers all over the world celebrate the defeat of death. Jesus Christ rose from the grave and set all captives free. All gratitude and worship be to our Savior, the Prince of Peace. Let the resurrection joy lift us from loneliness and weakness and despair to strength and beauty and happiness. :)

I am lucky girl. A lucky girl who has been blessed beyond reason. Count your blessings. Name them one by one.

1. GOD'S CONTINUOUS GRACE AND EVERLASTING LOVE.
2. A WONDERFUL, MOST AMAZING FAMILY WHO IS CONSTANTLY THERE.
3. FABULOUS FRIENDS THAT KEEP ME GOING ALL THE TIME.
4. ANOTHER DAY TO BREATHE AND MAKE THE MOST OF THIS LIFE
5. OPPOURTUNITY TO ATTEND SCHOOL (excuse the constant complaining, I really am thankful for that)
6. AN AMAZING JOB WITH SOME PRETTY CUTE KIDS
7. MY FREE WILL AND AGENCY...AND THOSE WHO FIGHT FOR IT EVERYDAY
8. MUSIC...IT REALLY IS COMPARABLE TO THE WARMEST BLANKET ON A FREEZIING NIGHT.
9. MOVIES TO BE AN ESCAPE WHEN I'M AT THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG

THE LIST GOES ON AND ON...

I am also thankful for the celebration of my 22 years of life! Thanks so much to all of you who made my day/week special. You all mean more to me than you'll ever know and I truly appreciate your presence in my life. I'd be lost without you! :)

Distractions

I am a film major. Currently writing my first screenplay. Its a short film. So just about 25 -30 pages. Don't get me wrong I love it. It's easy for me to completely submerge myself into a make believe world. However, seeing the pictures in your head is one thing, writing it in a way that others can see that same visual story is a completely different story. Screenwriting has been something new for me this semester, and I have actually grown to love it. Doing it for a grade is one thing, but I can see myself, in my downtime, writing out these elaborate tales that could one day be terrific enough for the world to appreciate. Look out Matt and Ben, accepting the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay:

So Halloween was a great time this year! It made up for last year, because last year I was super lame and didn't even dress up.. I think I might have handed out candy to a couple kids, perhaps watched a scary movie, but overall it just wasn't exciting. I was pretty dang determined to switch that up this year. Friday night I helped out at a Halloween Harvest Festival. My buddy Gary (what a sweet soul, putting himself out there with me) dressed up as Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog! Needless to say, put a pig nose on and your bound to draw attention to yourself. Gary was a good sport and we had a good time. Don't worry... I only got one inquiry as to whether I was the Swine Flu... Silly people...

Saturday night did not disappoint at all either! First of all, again, shoutout to my friend Ryan who, also being a good sport and great friend, willingly took on the challenge to make himself an Oompa Loompa as my partner in crime, or should I say the hub to my chocolate factory. Really, he should be thanking me because not only was he completely amazing and the hit of our friend Tim's party, he totally stole the best/scariest costume award HANDS DOWN! Really no one could compare. So hats off to you Ry, being the Oompa Loompa to my Willy Wonka!

After Tim's, I stopped by a cool little bash thrown by some other friends of mine at the Suncoast. It was a good time full of dancing, eating, and being absolutely nuts. These girls were so cute! In case you can't tell we have a: Miss America, Sexy Little Indian Girl, the ever famous, but still classic and cute Sexy Police officer, and a gangster. She works for my Cartel...Shout to the Don Harrington on that one...

OH! and Don't worry! The party was complete due to the fact that this man was here and present. Let me explain something to you. It is completely weird how even just the portrayal of a character, maybe not even looking exactly like the real thing but just the vibe I get from being in the room with someone pretending to be Edward Cullen, gets to me. I was in love.

Look at him creep in the background! So hilarious!

Life through NOW

Name a wish. Anything you want. Everthing you want.

Do you have it? Good. Now believe it can come true.

You never know where the next miracle can come from...

the next smile...

the next wish come true.

But if you believe that its right around the corner,

And you open your heart and mind to the possibility of it...

to the serenity of it...

you may just get the thing you are wishing for.

The world is full of magic. You just have to believe in it.

So make a wish. Do you have it?

Good.

Now believe in it with all your heart.

SUMMER 09

SO THEY SAY A PICTURE SAYS 1000 WORDS....WELL I THOUGHT A BUNCH OF THEM WOULD BE BETTER THAN TRYING TO EXPLAIN SUMMER OF 2009! IT WAS GREATLY ANTICIPATED!!! AND OF COURSE...IT NEVER DISAPPOINTS! 2 MONTHS DOWN AND ONE MORE TO GO!!

FUN TIMES WITH FRIENDS

WORK! I AM EXTREMELY GRATEFUL AND BLESSED TO HAVE JOB THAT I LOVE GOING TO EACH AND EVERYDAY!!

MIDNIGHT MOVIES HAVE NOT LET ME DOWN THIS YEAR!! 2 IN ONE SUMMER...I WAS THRILLED TO SAY THE VERY LEAST!! I SO HAVE A CRUSH ON RON WEASLY...I ALWAYS HAVE...DONT ASK ME WHY! HE'S CHARMING IN HIS OWN RED HEADED HAND ME DOWN ROBE KINDA WAY...

MY NEXT BIG MIDNIGHT MOVIE....

NEW MOON...I'LL HAVE SOME TAYLOR LAUTNER WITH A SIDE OF ROBERT PATTINSON PLEASE...

I LOVE SUMMER!! I CANT BELIEVE HOW FAST THIS ONE HAS GONE...

HERE'S TO YOU AUGUST! MAY YOU BE THE CHERRY ON TOP OF AN EXCELLENT SUMMER!!

oh and ps..speaking of summer.... summer baxter needs to make an appearence! thanks!

JACKIE'S WEDDING

ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OF THE SUMMER... MY LITTLE JACK GOT MARRIED!! IT IS NUTS, BUT WE ARE SOOOO EXCITED FOR HER! SHE IS NOW MRS. JACQUELYN VALERIE ORROCK WELLING...OR IN MY PHONE JACKIE VO WELLING! THE WEDDING WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL...BUT IT WAS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE BRIDE! SHE WAS STUNNING! AND SHE NOW HAS A REALLY HANDSOME BROTHER IN LAW... BUT THATS FOR A DIFFERENT STORY :)

It really wasnt that hard to hold her! We're being dramatic!