Sunday, November 30, 2008

an incredible weekend with an amazing God

thanksgiving with baby emma!!! :)

brindy and emma <3> stevie, kim, melissa, me


melissa and jess <3> kim and jason



our thanksgiving dinner cruise



i look like i'm melissa's second head :)



ta da!!! :)


brindy got seasick... :( JK!!!!


brindy, stevie, melissa, me, and kim



today was literally the best day of my entire life!!! this weekend the master's students worked as security at Youth Convention...yeah, it was work, but i see it as getting to see planetshakers, switchfoot, and jeff deyo for FREE!!!! during the jeff deyo part of the concert, i actually was one of the security guards that stood at the very front of the crowd by the stage making sure nobody rushed the musicians... i'm pretty tough like that. :) actually, the other guards that were working with me kind of laughed because they thought i looked "too fragile" to be a tough security guard. oh well... if provoked, i think i could protect switchfoot. :) :)

anyways, while at the convention, i met big john... he is the most incredible christian i have ever met!!! he basically made me realize just how truly awesome God is, all while encouraging and uplifting me in my security duties... cuz i really wasn't very good at them. :) but he taught me that God knows the intimate details of every being and substance in creation, yet He desires a relationship with me. he taught me that many people have a heart for God, but what truly matters is having the heart of God. he taught me that church is simply having fellowship with people...talking to and spending time with those God places in your path. and he taught me that it is possible to find common ground and start a conversation with absolutely anybody. all it takes is showing someone a little kindness and love for them to see Jesus in you. because that is what Jesus did--he spent time with people, pouring out of himself and being a servant to anybody and everybody. i learned so much this weekend that it was just overwhelming. i realized that i will NEVER stop learning about God. if i let him, he will ALWAYS blow my mind. i am in love with an amazing God. :) :) :)