The worst feeling in the world...

 When I am seeing a friend who is hiring so bad. Watching their pain, and having my heart break for them. When there is nothing I can do to help. This is the worst feeling in the world. I wish I could be the hero. I wish there were a way for me to fix everything. The truth is, that this desire is not reachable.

I am learning more and more of the importance prayer plays. In the midst of a broken heart, in the midst of experiencing pain, when I feel helpless; these are the times that I am learning that prayer, more that ever is the most important thing that I can do. It should be my first instinct. 

I often tell God, that I have no idea how to pray. All I know is that I need His help more than anything.

Summer Time

Summer is almost here...FINALLY!
I am excited for my first summer at Cran-Hill Ranch. This summer I will be doing a rotation of Lifeguarding and Counseling. I can't wait to see the ways that God will move this summer. I am excited to meet all of the summer staffers, and get to know them. It seems like the staff is going to be a great one. As much as I am excited for the summer to start, I am also really excited for the fall to come. In case you didn't know, I will be attending Cornerstone University to study Youth Ministry. This seems to be a great fit for me, and I wait in anticipation for the plans that God has for me there in Grand Rapids!


"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."  Romans 8:38

The Trivial and the Eternal

A thought came across my mind recently. How often, do I devote time and energy to things that hold no eternal value? It is so easy to get caught up in the trivial, or frivolous things, that our purpose and meaning get lost, and may even be defined my them. I want to live a life that doesn't dwells on the unimportant, but rather a life that strives to fulfill its purpose. I want eve breath I take, and every move I make to be glorifying to Him. I want my life to be a testimony of the love, the grace, the forgiveness, of my God. My journey here on earth is one of a continual stretching toward the heart of God. Is what I'm doing in each moment, glorifying to God? Am I maintaining that 'eternal' mindset?


"Love the Lord you God with all your heart and with all your mind and with all your should and with all your strength."
Mark 12:30

"For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified."
1 Corinthians 2:2