Letter from God

My Child,

"You may not know me, but I know everything about you.. I know when you sit down and when you rise up. I am familiar with all your ways. (Psalm 139:1-3)

Even the very hairs on your head are numbered (Matthew 10:29-31)

For you were made in my image (Genesis 1:27)

In me you live and move and have your being, For you are my offspring (Acts 17:28)

I knew you even before you were concieved (Jeremiah 1:4-5)

I chose you when I planned creation (Ephesians 1:11-12)

You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book (Psalm 139:15-16)

I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live (Acts 17:26)

You are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14)

I knit you together in your mother's womb (Psalm 139:13)

And brought you forth on the day you were born (Psalm 76:6)

I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me (John 8:41-44)

I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love (1John 4:16)

And it is my desire to lavish my love on you, Simply because you are my child and I am your Father (1John 3:1)

I offer you more than your earthly father ever could (Matthew 7:11)

For I am the perfect father (Matthew 5:48)

Every good gift that your recieve comes from my hand (James 1:17)

For I am your provider and I meet all you needs (Matthew 6:31-33)

My plan for your future has always been filled with hope (Jeremiah 29:11)

Becuase I love you with an everlasting love (Jeremiah 31:3)

My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore (Psalm 139:17-18)

And I rejoice over you with singing (Zephaniah 3:17)

I will never stop doing good to you (Jeremiah 32:40)

For you are my treasured possesion (Exodus 19:5)

I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul (Jeremiah 32:41)

And I want to show you great and marvelous things (Jeremiah 33:3)

If you seek me with all your heart , you will find me (Deuteronomy 4:29)

Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart (Psalm 37:4)

For it is I who gave you those desires (Philipians 2:13)

I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine (Ephesians 3:20)

For I am your greatest encourager (2Thessalonians 2:16-17)

I am also the Father who Comforts you in all your troubles (2Corinthians 1:3-4)

When you are broken hearted, I am close to you  (Psalm 34:18)

As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart (Isaiah 40:11)

One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes, And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth (Revelation 21:3-4)

I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus (John 17:23)

For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed (John 17:26)

He is the exact representation of my being (Hebrews 1:3)

He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you (Romans 8:31)

And to tell you that I am not counting your sins (2Corinthians 5:18-19)

Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled (2Corinthians 5:18-19)

His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you (1John 4:10)

I gave up everything that I loved that I might gain your love (Romans 8:31-32)

If you recieve the gift of  my son Jesus, you recieve me (1John 2:23)

And nothing will ever separate you from my love again (Romans 8:38-39)

Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen (Luke 15:7)

I have always been Father, and will always be Father (Ephesians 3:14-15)

My question is Will you be my child? (John 1:12-13)

I am waiting for you (Luke 15:11-32)

Love, you Dad.

Almighty God

You are all amazing.

Hmm.. how to say this without sounding slightly mushy and corny.. yep, there's no way around it, so here it goes. Here's your dose of love from mom.

I want you guys to know.. You are all so awesome. Seriously. There have been so many times when I'm frustrated and homesick and lonely.. then I get on here and I read about how acting is going, and school, I get a tiny glimpse of home, an it's really comforting. I miss you all so much.

Also.. I am so very proud of you all. It is apparent, through all of your thoughts and musings, that you are learning and growing. I have found such encouragement through reading the things you write. Even in those times when I'm at my lowest.. at times when I didn't even realize I needed a lesson.. The depth and wisdom that you are acquiring and pouring out here has brought so much to me. I am so very proud of all of you. You are growing in faith and in wisdom, and each of you is beautifully unique. I find myself stumbling over my words, trying to find a good way to convey how much you all mean to me, and just how wonderful you all are. It is amazing to see little glimpses of just how much you have all matured in such a short time. -and not to say you started out too bad either.. you were all absolutely brilliant, caring kids when I met you. You guys have truly blessed my life, and those few years in highschool I spent getting to know you weren't long enough. You are all such amazing young people and i want you to know that.

I want to thank you all for how you have touched my life, and the encouragement you have brought me so often in the past few years. You have been such a blessing. Thank you. I sit in awe of how God is working in each one of you.. you are all so wonderful. Mom misses all of her kids. =)

I miss you all! And for those of you Graduating, I pan on being there and making faces at you the whole time.  And I plan on coming to see Robin Hood, which I'm sure will be absolutely fabulous. I can't wait.

I love you all, thank you so much for all the encouragement. You are all growing so fast, and you are all increasing in wisdom beyond your years. May God bless and keep you for ever and ever.

Love Mom

life is crazy.. and fast.

I mean yesterday I was two! It's so weird how quickly time gets away from you. It's scary.. sometimes I just wish I could be five again.. or even jus t a highschooler again! Stuff was a lot easier. Ya there was stupid high school drama and it was painful and frustrating sometimes.. but the work wasn't as bad, my parents took care of everything, there wasn't tuition and applications, and transfer credits, and crazy 'oh my gosh I'm out of school and on my own in two years!!" stress, and worrying about getting a good job or insurance.. life is stressful

But.. at the same time, I like the freedom of being on my own( at least nore than usual) and having power over my decisions and stuff like that. And college is kind of fun, though very stressful. And I'm learning a bunch.

All in all life is good and I'm enjoying it. Tomorrow is a new day after all...

but there is always stress. And that is stupid

I HATE BEING SICK!

Ugh! grr.. I'm tire of being sick, it's my least favorite thing ever. Seriously. I even hate being sick more than I hate doing the dishes. I feel like crap. I can't sleep, which is what will make me better. I have to stay home from work.. which stinks cuz I need the paycheck. I can't go to youth group. GRR! And I get really emotional when I'm sick- no really I do, it's sort of funny. I'm like one of those histerical women you see in movies crying at those sappy comercials.. ya.. I'm odd.  I hope I get better soon.

But.. my boyfriend did the CUTEST thing on Monday. He called to check on me and see if I was feeling better. I said 'ya, I'm just trying to relax at home, I got out of work so I'm just going to stay here.' He said he was on his way out the door to go lift, but that he'd call me back later. So my mom and sibs and I are watching some disney movie and eating lunch and all of the sudden my mom goes.. "your boyfriend is here, is he suppose to be?" I about flipped.. I looked so bad! At least i had taken a shower, but still. He brought me flowers, and bottled water and like 6 cans of chicken noodle soup, a box of Kix, a bag of skittles and some tea. It was so adorable, I almost cried! He also brought a movie, and we sat on the couch and watched it. He said he just wanted to help me feel better and that I could fall asleep if I wanted to. It was soo sweet!!  aw.. I love that boy..

But I'm still sick.. so.. blah. I probably won't be known to exist for the next few days.. so ya, don't worry, I probably haven't died.

grr... I need more NyQuil.(spelling?)