wowness

These ladies are my inspiration. They have two books out of their photography and I have one.

http://3191.visualblogging.com/

Their work is truly amazing and beautiful.

What happens when....

...you want to tell the world beautiful, intelligent things but you have nothing to say? I'll let you know when I find out. So far I think sadness happens. That is my take on the matter.

L'Engle

Isn't she lovely? I can't wait to meet her in Heaven. She is one of my heros.

Need?

Fear of Man, Making God small....

"When we fear the Lord, we stop thinking about ourselves..."

In my Youth Group we're talking about when people are big and God is small. On sunday we were talking about our "needs". and our discussion really got me to thinking and I wanted to post some of the notes and thoughts. They are going to be kinda scattered and very quote like, but this is how I think...heh.

: Our live proceed out of our theology.

: If we think sin is superficial then we don't understand sin.

: The Good news of Jesus is not intended to make us feel good about ourselves. The good news numbles us. If it was all about us than we wouldn't be able to fully worship God. The point of our existence is to glorify God, hence the Gospel--to help us worship God fully, thus it is not about us.

: To look to Christ with or for wants "christianizes" our lusts.

: If we are going to try to figure out who we are, we first have to find out who God is, since we are made in God's image and we have Him in us.

: God deserves praise simply because He Is God.

: God's greatest love is himself, and if we are images of him, we must love him too.

: Imaging God is loving him and our neighbor.

: We really need: TO LOVE. It's about what we do...

I made a list of things I think I need. I wont share everything on the list but here are two:

•A Car

•To have a better relationship with my sisters

but as we were talking I changed my list:

• TO LOVE

We need to love because he first loved us. Church=the body of Christ {because God gave us each other for a reason}

•OBEY

•Glorify God!!

We should praise God, not because we want to but because He Is God.

I hope this made sense and that I wasn't going off randomly. I hope this was helpful to you as it was helpful to me.

xoxo C.A.

Spring!

Its spring. Ok, it might not be "officially" spring, but here in Lancaster PA, the snow drops have come out, the sun is shining, the birds are singing, the sky is blue, and lots and lots of people are downtown. I think I forgot how beautiful this time of year is. The snow has been here so longgggg. BUT, thank Jesus, I can now go outside without a coat! Here are some pictures I took yesterday of snowdrops (my favorite):

Madeleine L'Engle quote

"Today we live in a society that seems to be less and less concerned with reality. We drink instant coffee and reconstituted orange juice. We buy our vegetables on cardboard trays covered with plastic. But perhaps the most dehumanizing thing of all is that we have allowed the media to call us consumers--ugly. No! I don't want to be a consumer. Anger consumes. Forest fires consume. Cancer consumes." -Madeleine L'Engle [Two-Part Invention]

first lady of the world

I'm writing a paper on Eleanor Roosevelt. She was a truly amazing woman. here's a quote: Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

It may not be "right on" but I think that if you add Jesus to this it's so true.

I've been challenged by Eleanor by how I view the world. What a truly messed up god forsaken place we live in. Thank you Eleanor for everything you did to make this place a better place. May I do so too, in Jesus name.