DesperateforJesus

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    • Name: Laura
    • Birthday: 12/15/1986
    • Gender: Female
    • Member Since: 1/4/2005

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Monday, 24 August 2009

  • Haiti

    Life is only exciting to talk about when I'm overseas. Something about getting crazy excited/refreshed when I'm doing what i was created to do. :):)

    I've been here for a day and its been one full day! Arrived this morning @ 8:00am, Beth [aka awesome missionary I'm going to soak up all wisdom and knowledge from possible] picked me up and we went about a half mile before we broke down :)

    This ministry is awesome. I'm incredibly impressed by the organization/administration of it all. Beth and I had some great conversation in the three hours we waited for Lois to arrive. THEN-!

    Lois Arrived!! Really, really love being with her. Looking forward to alot of updating and what not. We're at nearly the same place/season in life about now so its good to talk to her- be friends, ya know? :)

    So excited to be here, so thankful to be here. so excited for the rest of my life like this!


    BTW, Malaria is possible. But don't have all the details yet ;)

Thursday, 04 June 2009

  • Pursue more of His fruit in your service. If your service for God lacks the fruit of changed lives, you don’t have to try harder, pray more, or claim greater territory in service. Instead, you should examine your personal relationship with Jesus to see how closely you’re connected to Him. It’s the quality of your connection to Jesus that will determine whether or not you’ll have the power to bear good fruit for His kingdom. The fruit you bear isn’t produced through your own efforts; it’s produced by the Holy Spirit through you as you consistently rely on God. Jesus is the Vine and you are the branches. God may sometimes choose to prune you to bear good fruit by cutting out of your life everything you depend on – except your relationship with Jesus. When you’re forced to pay attention to your relationship with Jesus because that’s all you have, your connection to the Vine gets bigger, empowering you to produce more fruit. Trust God when He prunes the branches of your life; He knows what’s best to help you grow. Pray for greater fruitfulness in your service, asking God t conform you more closely to the image of Jesus, use you to make others want to know Him better, give you opportunities to share His Gospel and give you the fruit of changed lives as a result, draw others to Himself through a Bible study you lead, or give you one person to share His love with today.
    - Pursuing More of Jesus by Anne Graham Lotz

Saturday, 30 May 2009

  • Mad Libs making a come back :)

    Plans for a Great Summer

    This is going to be the most fluffy summer ever. I am going to sleep until early. Then I am going to have pizzas for breakfast.

    After breakfast, Laura and I will go to the beach and build sand trees all morning. If we get bored, we will go down to the park and go roller stomping. For lunch we will have ice cream sandwiches.

    Later in the summer, I may take a trip to Dallas to visit Brad Pitt. Or maybe I will go to camp and learn Rhino-back riding. I definitely want to watch Sweet Home Alabama four times.

    Last week, my parents were talking about having me clean the people out of the garage. They also want me to close the lawn every week. And I think they said something about ending in the garden. I hope they won't be too fat when they find out I already have plans!

Friday, 24 April 2009

  • Looks like its been a while since I've written here. I'm not sure if anyone follows anyway. Theres a heck of alot going on in my world...most of which i'll leave there and not attempt to explain.

    I'm finding that i'm being forced to plan my life at least 7-9 months in advance. I guess I kinda knew it would happen this way but i somehow figured it would be as hard as it sounds....Mmm- It is. It is as hard as it sounds.

    This summer is looking to be grand, however. Staying in VA- but moving to a much better place with much better people (at least one much better person). I'm probably more excited than i should be. Its just about consuming all my mind space right now and theres not much of that to go around....oh well. :)

    Its hard to catch up after not writing so long...I think i'll give up :)

     

     

Sunday, 08 February 2009

  • Mmm, it was a beautious day!!

    Woke up to the house all to myself, made breakfast and went to church with an expectancy i haven't had in a long time, mostly just determined to really, honestly give rather than work hard to get something from Him. Awesome worship time and an awesome sermon, followed by God doing breakthrough stuff with my wretched self. That coupled with the awesome weather and pure relaxation made for an incredibly refreshing day. :) I got to spend all day outside watching little kids and kites and puppies. And making it all the better sorta kinda being with my favoritest...Ending the day with a lazy run and conversations with long lost family.

    It couldn't get much better than today. Thanks Jesus.