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Name: Katy
Gender: Female
Interests: God, Beach, Mountains, Running, Family, Friends, Music, Sports, Flavored Tea, E-mails :)
Occupation: Student
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AIM:  ktjg3206
Member Since:
10/7/2007
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| RiskHave you ever had someone that would do anything just to be with you.
Well, let me tell you about my dog, Luke.
Now before you completely burst into laughter, hear me out.
We got Luke when he was just a little puppy.
When he was just a baby, he broke his leg (think of a little puppy with a big cast, pathetic but adorable)
Thankfully he healed near perfectly.
Growing up, I would run around with him, play with him, and take care of him,
He was my dog.
Even when my parents divorced and I lived 2 hours away,
whenever I got back, he'd run up onto my bed and we would play for hours.
He never forgot about me.
I went off to college, and every time I'd come home, he'd be there, on my bed.
He was there when I went to bed, and was right there when I woke up.
Well, this month, Luke is 17 years old.
Now if any of you know dogs, that's pretty old.
Well, his legs are weak, and all the brown fur (and some of his black) has turned white.
But he's still my baby.
And the most amazing thing is, every once and a while, when he has the energy,
He'll try and make a running jump onto my bed.
See, I have a BIG BED at home......seriously, it's tall.
It goes up to about where my hips are (I'm 5'8").
Sometimes he makes it, sometimes he doesn't.
About 10 mins ago he tried and didn't quite make it.
He got half up, but couldn't pull himself up the rest (and I wasn't quick enough to push him up).
He could have very easily hurt himself.
Well, he risked himself getting hurt, again, and is now laying on my bed with me
(after about a 5 min straight lick-Katy session).
He'll do whatever it takes to be with me, even if it takes risking himself.
That made me think:
Would we do the same for God.
Just to be with Him, would we risk our lives?
Just to be in His presence?
Is He worth it to you?
Is He worth risking your health? Friendships?
How about family members?
See, God sacrificed His only Son for us.
I think that God is worth so much more than this life He has given me.
Am I willing to risk everything I am to follow Him,
Honestly, no.
But I'm getting there...
God has really shown me how much I don't belong here.
I long to be with Him, but I know that He has a purpose for me here.
One by one, I'm giving up parts of me to Him;
Relationships, trust, emotions, pride.
He continually works on me, changing me constantly,
To make me into His creation.
Just wait until the end of the summer....
If He's been working in me this past week,
I can't wait to see what He has in store for me in Colorado!
But as for me, I will always have hope;
I will praise You more and more.
My mouth will tell of Your righteousness,
of Your salvation all day long,
though I know not its measure.
I will come and proclaim Your mighty acts, O Sovereign LORD;
I will proclaim Your righteousness, Yours alone.
-Psalm 71: 14-16
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| Seriously, God is absolutely incredible!
Last night I was in the process of writing about how I desperately needed fellowship while at home, and was missing it.
It's hard to be home and have none of my family here with me.
About halfway through writing, not even halfway, one of my girls IM's me.
Then no more than 2 minutes later, one of the guys IM's me.
Absolutely Perfect, God is so perfect!
So I'm talking to both online,
listening and encouraging and sharing how amazing God's been to me these past couple weeks,
and I end up calling the girl.
Mind you, I hate talking on the phone!
It's awkward and I don't really like talking in the first place.
But I was on the phone for more than an HOUR!!!
Mostly it was just me listening, but that's how I like it, I love listening.
She was really able to open up to me and I was able to encourage/listen to her.
So after that I felt a lot better.
God's really had my back through everything, protecting me and my heart at all times.
And, just to top things off, I went to church with one of my friends from school and her family,
and was blessed with a wonderful surprise! :)
Walking up to the row where they were all sitting and the first thing I notice was Lis' brown jacket.
Shocked, because;
1) she said that she had to spend time with family and
2) she was going to church with her family
:) God is so awesome
Have a wonderful day to all and Happy Mother's Day!
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| Getting a TanFaith and following God is a lot like a tan.
The more you go out and bask in The Son, the more tan you get.
And to get really tan you have to risk yourself.
(in this case your health, in following Jesus, it may be family/friends/possessions)
Tans stay for a while, but if you stay in the shadow/dark (Sin) too long, it will disappear.
You look healthier/feel better
When you're outside, you exercise more (well I do)
(exercise you faith....sharing the Gospel)
Good thing it's summertime ;)
The Son
is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His
being, sustaining all things by His powerful word...
-Hebrews 1:3
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| The Perfect DayThe perfect day:
Wake up early on my own
An amazing quiet time with the Lord (the kind that, by the end, you have stars in your eyes from being in His presence and every part of you is warm.) -> Could go on for hours.
Go online and read a great email (yup, dork)....and obv. respond
Make sunny-side up eggs for breakfast (MY FAV!)
Go for a walk outside (it has to be decently warm out for this to happen)
Play catch outside
Sit near the water to think......about anything
Draw something...anything (I've lost my creative knack)
Have a great talk with people I love (whether it's one or a few friends)
Have someone challenge me (my thoughts) (in a good way)
Find a new favorite song (or just a really good old one!)
Blast music in the car and sing at the top of my lungs.
Sit on the hood of a car with music playing and watch the sun set
Read a book that I can't put down
Go out for dinner with friends.
Have a serious night-talk (those kinds of talks that are always done at sleepovers)
Watch Narnia, cry (one of the few movies I've cried at)
End the day in prayer
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| Words to Describe...So what's your favorite word to describe God?
I've been doing this little project/activity with a friend of mine; each day using a letter from the alphabet, in order, to describe God (or something in that matter) and I already know what tomorrow is going to be.
See, tomorrow is S, and immediately I thought Savior.
Sav·ior 
1. a person who saves, rescues, or delivers
There have been so many times when I've needed Him to save me, mainly from myself.
Times where I've asked Him to save me, and times when I would have never thought I've needed Him to rescue me.
But He is always there to save me.
He's my knight in shining armor.
The best part, He wants to save us!
He wants to be our hero.
...who has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of His own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
-2 Timothy 1:9-10
DESTROYED death. Jesus completely destroyed death for us.
Remember that.
Being home, I'm really learning to pick my fights.
Learning that not everything is my business, as much as I want to be part of it sometimes.
But when I need to put my two cents in, I'm learning to think before I speak.
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