Do all things with love.

1 Corinthians 16:14 Let all that you do, be done in love. 

Love is word that can describe a feeling, can define my God, and is used with such care because of the value of the word. I believe it is my anthem word for the year 2014; to do all things with love. To constantly be thinking of others, and doing things for the Kingdom of Heaven. "There are far better things ahead than what we leave behind." C.S. Lewis.

This truly became my anthem after watching things happen with my dad, and the way my family was changed because of it. There truly are far better things ahead than what we leave here on earth, and I believe that with my whole heart. That is why I choose to do all things with love. Choose to be slow to anger, slow to speak, quick to forgive and quick to listen. Choose to love my Lord with my whole heart, because everything good is from Him, and there are some great things going on in my life right now. If I did not surrender my life to Him, I truly believe I would not have them. My world has been changed all because of the one who created me, and I fell in love with His glory and grace. God's grace for my life is unfailing.

The world is absolutely beautiful, but is corrupted by horrible things people do, objects, nasty words and lies. So I choose to do everything with love because our world desperately needs it. Be the light and shine light on those around me...... or that is what I strive to do! That is the type of person I hope to become. A lot like Jesus <3

My heart is to ultimately love people, and live with my eyes on Heaven; because if I have the faith like I say I do, that is all that matters. Love God, Love People. My faith is to believe; believe in God, the Creator who has created each and every one of us specifically and with a purpose. We are all so uniquely different, and have talents and gifts for a purpose. I believe that is not by accident. When I look around the world, and at how beautiful it can be, how can I not believe in God? He created the beauty for us to see, and to be taken in by his glory and beauty. But look how that is corrupted already, and how people can easily take that for granted.

I have learned so much this last year- and one thing is to live a simple life; to love and be loved, to pray each and every day, to trust The Lord over everything else my mind may tell me, to walk in trust and not fear, selfless love, and choose joy.

My life has been wrecked in 2013- but wrecked in a way that is unlike any other. I began to trust the Lord and fall in love with my heavenly Father. The feeling is something I can not describe, but if you have a relationship with Him, than you know exactly what I mean. This last year I learned to lean on, trust, and love my Lord with my whole heart. I fell in love with trusting Him.

Although this last year has been one of the hardest, most challenging years, it has also been FULL of blessings. My family is blessed because God is truly taking care of us, despite the tragedy we faced. We still find hope and joy in life!

Let me name a FEW:

MY BROTHER AND SISTER IN LAW ARE HAVING A BABY!!!! I am going to be an Aunt :) I already love this little nugget in her belly, and I can only imagine the miracle this baby will bring to our family. I can not wait to watch my brother become a father.
MY SISTER IS ENGAGED TO MATT CLARKE! Such a blessing he has been to our family already, by walking with us through my dads sickness, and lovingly taking care of my sister. I could not be more excited and blessed that he is going to be apart of our family forever <3 I will have another brother. Whoop whoop!
MY SISTER GRADUATED COLLEGE! Such an accomplishment, I am so proud of the hard work she has done and continues to do. She has such a big heart for helping others, and it goes to show when she talks about nursing and the joy it brings her. Dad is so proud of you sissy poo.
I AM GOING TO CAMBODIA! I made the decision last year, and not it is in about a month. My heart is for children, and mission work. I can not wait to see what the Lord is going to do in my life, and in the lives around me.
I AM DATING A MAN....named Matthew Allen Wimberly. Who is already such a gift to me in more ways than I can say. God truly blessed me when he gave me this man, and I am so expectant for our future!
MY MOM IS GOING TO BE A GRANDMA! And she will be the most genuine, loving, caring grandma because her heart is to love, and to show love in more ways than she even knows. She will be an amazing grandma and I can not wait to watch her!
MY MOM GOT A NEW CAR! That alone is a blessing, and such a gift! If you know the story about that, than you know why. But God has been walking us through tough life changes, that being one of them, and my mom has a new car that is absolutely lovely! And was in God's perfect timing.
SO MANY WONDERFUL FRIENDS, and new people in my life that I am so thankful for. Thanks for WHO YOU ARE!
MY FAMILY- all together is just a joy. I love everyone in my family, and all of the new things going on in everyone's life. So fun to watch everyone go through life, and life changes!

Those are just a FEW of the blessings we have....and the list goes on and on. God has blessed us and continues to bless us the more we trust Him. It is as simple as that. That is why I strive to live a simple life, be thankful in all ways and LOVE.

Just a few of life's blessings. 

I just wanted to write, there is really no purpose for this post except to write and to show thankfulness for all I have, and all that is going to happen in 2014. I am so expectant for my Lord to show up in miraculous ways, and I do not expect anything different. 

Blessed is she who believed there would be fulfillment of what has been spoken to her by the lord. Luke 1:45 

God is within her, she will not fail. Psalm 46:5 

CAMBODIA IN ONE MONTH! Expectant for that trip, and beyond excited. I already LOVE all the people who are going on the trip as a team. God put together this team and I can barely fathom what is going to happen those two weeks. I can not wait to see Him show up and touch lives. I can not wait to form relationships with people on the team as well as the people in Cambodia. I can not wait to laugh, play, hug, and love the children of Cambodia. I know they will change my life, and my perspective of what love is in a whole new way. God is sending me on this trip, thanks to lots of prayers, finances, and His love for me. I can not say it enough....that I am following Him and EXPECTANT FOR WHAT IS TO COME IN 2014!!! 

#Expectant #Excited #Joy