"...wsbc is the place to be
i'd rather be here than chillin' by the sea
we're hardcore baptists
you know that i'm the baddest
the b-i-b-l-e, yes that's the book for me..."

cool youth groups have a rap. we're a cool youth group.

me: "it's something you don' t want to go off..."
kelly and lauren chime in with their answers.
jessica: "a smoke detector!"
...lots of laughter...
me: "i think that's something you want to go off..."
amy: "an alarm clock."
way to go, amy.

good times playing catch-phrase on the balcony of the wsbc gym with all the lights off...good times...

the end of the student life interview...

Is there anything you would like to add?
Go Keanu Reeves!

like i said...we're a cool youth group...

this is a really random post, but i think this is going to be a very random week for me. amy, kelly, and megan are at band camp (and i am so jealous! i love the marching band! they're why i go to football games...) and kristen is on the boundary waters trip. i guess it's just me and my bike this week...and some ice cream...

once again, i apologize for the randomness...

~blessings~

not much to say...i've been riding my bike to the beach a lot lately. i was there when the big storm wednesday started...amy and i on sunshine (her tandem) barely made it back to her house before it let loose.

life has been pretty calm lately. we're just kind of waiting to see what's going to happen...

everyone should come to game night on sunday night. it's 6 to 8 at woodland shores baptist church. we might play aliens...you never know...

i guess that's it for now...sorry this was such a boring post...as usual. i did put some new songs up...

~blessings~

"...always remember your knitting..."

turn on your speakers and go to http://www.viawerkmedia.com/schultz/ immediately. this is an amazing song...

there's a businessman
there's a widowed wife
a smIling face with a shattered life
a teenage girl with a choice to make
it's crowded here in church today

and the preacher says as the sermon ends
please close your eyes
bow your heads
is there anyone in need of prayer
oh Jesus wants to meet you here

'cuz we all fall short and we all have sinned
but where you left, God's grace begins

it's beautiful
beautiful
come as you are
surrender your heart
broken and beautiful

well, he'd never been to church before
but he came today as a last resort
his world was crashing in
and he was suffocating in his sin

but tears rolled down as hope rushed in
he closed his eyes
raised his hands
worshipping the God who can bring him back to life again and

it's beautiful
beautiful
come as you are
surrender your heart
broken and beautiful
beautiful
come as you are
surrender your heart
broken and beautiful

'cuz there's nothing more beautiful than God
and when his sons and daughters come broken

hallelujah hallelujah
come as you are
hallelujah hallelujah
come as you are

broken and beautiful
beautiful
come as you are
surrender your heart
broken and beautiful
beautiful
come as you are
surrender your heart
broken and beautiful

come as you are
broken and beautiful (hallelujah)
beautiful (hallelujah)
come as you are
surrender your heart
broken and beautiful
broken and beautiful

beautiful

...enjoy...and be encouraged...i am...

feeling a little better. god planted some amazing friends in my crazy life to help me out. my life is still crazy, but that's besides the point...

some crazy pictures...

 
the longest thumb prayer in my life...and the most encouraging...

 
jess looking quite scary...

 
trevor's grill...good times, good times...

 
roger covered in paint...he fell asleep on the way home, so tim brought out the paint. he wasn't too mad when he woke up...

 
family bible study after late night...krystal, megan, and i are wiped out...

 
some of the ladies during a lunch break at the mission site...

 
pit stop at sonic...noah, danny, ryan, kristen, me, erin, mrs.tidd, and amy in various stages of craziness. man, do i love that place...

 
kelly, kristen, me, amy, and pastor scott after he was awarded with youth pastor of the day...we worked our tails off for that...most definitely worth it...

 
megan carrying a box at the mission site...i kept trying to make her let the guys do stuff...didn't work...

 
tim carrying a box and acting weird...

 
the whole group the morning we left...it was kind of early and we all look a bit exhausted...

 
me, amy, kristen, and kelly during one of the meals...i look like i'm trying not to laugh...

 
me, megan, amy, kristen, and the rest of the group during one of the worship times...kristen and i wearing the same shirt...i refused to change since i could prove i was wearing it first...

 
tim, ryan, mike, and danny all looking quite out of it...

 
trevor as part of the mighty mole marching band...

 
in the clothing bank at the mission site...

and that's all for now.

"...the matchmaker will never come for me..."

~blessings~ 

i've had a bad couple days. i think the devil is attacking me. i know the devil is attacking me.

i've heard that he devil throws stuff at you when he's scared you'll do something big for god. that's my only comfort right now-i was going to something big for god. i still can.

cause he is bigger than the air i breathe.
i belong to him.
he never lets go.
he is near.

could you guys just pray for me right now? i'd really appreciate it. let's make the devil shake with fright at the prayers of people who love god more than anything. i know we can. through him who can do everything.

***

and i will fear no evil
for my god is with me
and if my god is with me
whom then shall i fear?
whom then shall i fear?

oh, no, you never let go
through the calm and through the storm

oh, no, you never let go
every high and every low

oh, no, you never let go
lord, you never let go of me

~blessings~

"if you have any encouragement from being united with christ, if any comfort from his love..."
philippians 2:1