To be honest, I'm a little overwhelmed. I feel like crying and I'm frustrated because I'm not sure if its from joy, sadness, or some crazy mixture of both.
God is so good! As I was sitting here in my quiet apartment contemplating my somewhat heavy heart, I heard something outside and looked out the window to see rain falling gloriously to the ground. Praise the good Lord in heaven! This makes my heart smile because just 3-4 hours ago, my small group was praying for rain. Such wonderful reassurance that God hears us when we cry out to Him.
The Christian Campus Center went to retreat this past weekend. It was a great time. Our guest speaker was Milton Jones, president of the Christian Relief Fund. I must say, he is a REALLY neat guy. His stories are truly remarkable. I recommend his blog.
www.miltonjonesblog.com
www.christianrelieffund.org
I'm excited to say that this weekend, my small group decided to sponsor a little girl, through the Christian Relief Fund who was displaced by the earthquake in Haiti. She is 3 years old and her name is Rose. I love her so much. She was the first face I saw in the sea of sponsorship cards. She's beautiful. They're all beautiful, but I know that this was the child for our group. I feel this odd connection with her. And I want her to know how much she really is loved. We only have one picture of her right now, but I will try to post it soon.
I can't imagine how much love someone can feel for their own, flesh and blood, child. I'll probably never meet Rose, but she's already changing my life.
I ask for prayers for little Rose, and for my group as we take on the responsibility of this sponsorship. I also ask for prayers for myself. I know it may sound selfish, but I'm just in a funk right now. I'm wanting to do so much to further God's kingdom, but I find myself getting in the way. I need to truly hand everything over to Him, and quit trying to deal with my struggles on my own. I also need to quit taking out my hurt, anger, and other frustrations on other people. I'm working on being a nicer person, because really, as a Christian, I'm setting a lousy example with all this negativity I've allowed in my life.
On that note, I think I'll finish this episode of Grey's Anatomy and head to bed. Ryan went to bed early because he pulled an all-nighter last night doing tons of homework. I love him even though he does such crazy things.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Where did my summer go?
Can you believe it's already September?!?! Today, I have been married for 2 whole months! Occasionally I get the feeling that I can't wait to be married... and then I realize, OH WAIT! I'm living my dream. :)
Speaking of dreams, I had an absurd one last night... Justin Bieber and I were best friends and I was trying to get a picture with him to prove it to people and my camera kept messing up so I never had my proof. BUT I did get to ride on a private jet with him. Gosh, I'm weird.
Ryan and I had our friend Casey over for dinner last night and we made egg rolls! It was quite hilarious watching Casey trying to roll them... his first one looked like a burrito! I must say though, it was SO much cheaper to make them at home and we had a TON! So yummy. :) I think I love my deep fryer a little too much... and my waistline is starting to show it... eek!
Good news, good news! Singer/Songwriters JJ Heller and Matt Brouwer are coming to Johnson Street Church of Christ in San Angelo soon! I believe the date of the concert is November 19th and it is going to be a worship style of performance. SOOOOO excited!
In other news, Ryan and I have volunteered to host a small group bible study in our apartment on Wednesday nights. Everyone at the Christian Campus Center tonight got to pick what small group they wanted to be in, and we had 11 people sign up to be in ours! For now we have 8 girls and only 3 guys, but I told the girls to bring their boyfriends, so we'll see how many we total in the next few weeks. I'm so excited to have this opportunity! It will definitely give me a reason to keep the apartment clean, and a wonderful time to get to know some of the freshman better. :) Seriously though, I'm stoked. I've never really been a part of a small group like this before, and what better place to have it than my home?!
My radio show, "Motivational Mondays" starts back up next week. Tune in to Ram Radio from 7-8 pm to hear some great, uplifting music! I will also be reading world news every weekday at 3:30pm! Ram Radio is an internet station, so you'll have to go to www.angelo.edu/services/ramradio and click "listen" on the left side of the page to tune in! You can also check out my radio facebook page by doing a facebook search for Amanda on Ram Radio.
I'm also working on some NPR (National Public Radio) that will air on 90.1 FM in San Angelo on Tuesdays at 1pm. I've been producing a Singer/Songwriter show hosted by local Singer/Songwriter Daniel Makins. Starting the first week in November (hopefully) you'll be able to hear me and get some updates on what's going on at Angelo State University.
I'm excited about this semester... after all, it's my last one ever! Then it's off to finding a true career in radio... which I hope to be a promising one. :)
Speaking of dreams, I had an absurd one last night... Justin Bieber and I were best friends and I was trying to get a picture with him to prove it to people and my camera kept messing up so I never had my proof. BUT I did get to ride on a private jet with him. Gosh, I'm weird.
Ryan and I had our friend Casey over for dinner last night and we made egg rolls! It was quite hilarious watching Casey trying to roll them... his first one looked like a burrito! I must say though, it was SO much cheaper to make them at home and we had a TON! So yummy. :) I think I love my deep fryer a little too much... and my waistline is starting to show it... eek!
Good news, good news! Singer/Songwriters JJ Heller and Matt Brouwer are coming to Johnson Street Church of Christ in San Angelo soon! I believe the date of the concert is November 19th and it is going to be a worship style of performance. SOOOOO excited!
In other news, Ryan and I have volunteered to host a small group bible study in our apartment on Wednesday nights. Everyone at the Christian Campus Center tonight got to pick what small group they wanted to be in, and we had 11 people sign up to be in ours! For now we have 8 girls and only 3 guys, but I told the girls to bring their boyfriends, so we'll see how many we total in the next few weeks. I'm so excited to have this opportunity! It will definitely give me a reason to keep the apartment clean, and a wonderful time to get to know some of the freshman better. :) Seriously though, I'm stoked. I've never really been a part of a small group like this before, and what better place to have it than my home?!
My radio show, "Motivational Mondays" starts back up next week. Tune in to Ram Radio from 7-8 pm to hear some great, uplifting music! I will also be reading world news every weekday at 3:30pm! Ram Radio is an internet station, so you'll have to go to www.angelo.edu/services/ramradio and click "listen" on the left side of the page to tune in! You can also check out my radio facebook page by doing a facebook search for Amanda on Ram Radio.
I'm also working on some NPR (National Public Radio) that will air on 90.1 FM in San Angelo on Tuesdays at 1pm. I've been producing a Singer/Songwriter show hosted by local Singer/Songwriter Daniel Makins. Starting the first week in November (hopefully) you'll be able to hear me and get some updates on what's going on at Angelo State University.
I'm excited about this semester... after all, it's my last one ever! Then it's off to finding a true career in radio... which I hope to be a promising one. :)
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