Psalm 73:26 "My flesh and my heart faileth, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Making Christ First
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Spending Christmas with the Young's
Christmas with the Sander's
Monday, December 28, 2009
Nothing Let But God
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Trusting the Lord during trials
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Summer 2009
The Lord allowed me to spend my summer at Camp CoBeAc in Prudenville, Michigan. It has been a great summer. My job was hospitality. I had the privilege of working with 6 other girls. Our job was to keep all of the buildings clean. We would clean the chapel, gym, pavilion, lodge, latrine and the bath house. Since my job was cleaning, you don't really get to spend a lot of time with the kids. I did however, have the privilege of leading in devotions with the girl campers. This was truly a blessing to me. I was scared when they asked, but the Lord helped me through it. I helped with Junior camp by supervising a girls cabin in the morning. Through this opportunity I really got to know some of the girl campers.
The Lord has taught me a great deal this Summer. I struggled with counseling others. I did not think I could do it. So, I started praying that the Lord would send some girls that I would be able to encourage. This week i was able to talk to a handful of girls. All but one of the girls I had talked to came from an unsaved family. It was neat to see how the Lord used my life experience to minister to these girls. One of the girls that I remember most, told me her whole life story and I could relate to everything that she was saying. I was able to give her some verses that has helped and encouraged me. It is neat to see how the Lord helps us through trials. It is even a greater blessing to see how we are able to help and encourage others as a result of our experiences.
I was very busy with camp...sorry that I did not get to update as much. I am going to try to do better. I also did not have a computer cord this summer. My cord broke....praise-someone was able to get one for me!
I am going to be participating in an internship program at Camp CoBeAc for one year. My meals and lodging will be provided by Camp CoBeAc and Retreat Center however, I will need to raise financial support to cover other expenses I will have for the year. As of right now, I don't have one main job. I am learning to do a little bit of everything, including working in the coffee shop, snack shop and office. The camp has a Bible Institute that will be starting this fall: Walk Right Bible Institute . I am looking forward to seeing what the Lord has for me here at Camp CoBeAc.
I will post pictures soon!!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
"Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble,by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God."
"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Thoughts
Lord I know your way is best for me. All you do is for my good and for your glory.
Give me faith to walk a path I can not see. For I know your way is best for me.
As a loving father kind and good, you give special gifts to your children waiting. You would never do them harm or bring them wrong. Even in the midst of trials you give a song. Sometimes shadows almost hide your face. It is then I choose to trust and find your grace. Lord I know your way is best for me. All you do is for my good and for your glory. Give me faith to walk a path I can not see. For I know your way is best for me. Lord I want to serve you faithfully and stay true to the task you’ve set before me. Help my faith not to waver or grow small. I invest in you my life my all. You know me from beginning to the end. So I choose to trust in you my loving friend. Lord I know your way is best for me. All you do is for my good and for your glory. Give me faith to walk a path I can not see. For I know your way is best for me.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Spring Break
Wow..time has sure flown by! Spring break has already come and will be gone tomorrow. I did not get to go anywhere for spring break..I was a little bummed about that but I had lots of fun at the Georgeff's (teacher's here at CBI) house.
This was our intense game of tic-tac-toe....I got to be X's and Hannah was O's.
We both lost our game- sad...Cat won the game!
On Friday I cut out one of my skirts- it is going to be the cutest one on the block!!! :) I am very excited...thank you Mrs. G for your patience and all of the help! It is greatly appreciated. later in the evening we wathed a couple of episodes of a tv program: Frontier house- very interesting.
Saturday was another fun day in Rapid...I went with the Friesen's to watch their son Isaac play basketball. He had a tounament, he played 4 games and won 3 of them. When we got back in the evening Tim came over and the all of us watched Sound of Music. It was fun to see it again.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. Thou shalt
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for
Kristins House.....Cheesecake and Bible Conference
YUM! Frozen Mocha Cheesecake:
Crust:
1 1/4 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
Filling:
8 ounces cream cheese
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2/3 cup chocolate syrup
2 tablespoons instant coffee
1 tablespoon hot water (or to desired taste)
1 cup whipping cream, whipped
In a small bowl, combine crumbs, sugar and butter. Pat mixture into a 9-inch springform pan or a 13 x 9-inch pan, covering both bottom and side. Chill.In a large bowl, beat cheese until fluffy. Add milk and syrup. Beat until smooth. In small bowl, dissolve coffee in water. Add to other mixture. Mix well and fold in whipped cream. Pour into chilled pan. Cover and freeze for 6 hours. Garnish with additional cookie crumbs. ENJOY
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Secret Sisters
Friday, January 30, 2009
Cubbies!!!
I had the privelage of being the Cubbie director of Awana last year. It was a lot of fun getting to know these kids and teaching them about our Great Savior!! I also enjoyed all of my helpers too.....thank you so much for all of your hard work. This was our Christmas party.
Tori
Allyson
James
Instead of making gingerbread houses, we made gingerbread stables...lots of fun and the kids loved them!
Thank you so much for all of you help Daniel, Hannah, Amanda, and Valerie. I enjoyed having you in my class and helping out. I am going to miss all of those cubbies!
Prank
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
The Lord is ALWAYS faithful!!!!
I was thinking yesterday and had a nice talk with Mrs. Steel (today) about when I first came here . I can look back and see how the Lord has worked in my heart and taught me so much! I have learned so much about trust.
Every year my that I have been here (except this one) I have worked.So,the Lord had provided jobs for me and taken care of all of my bills. Everytime the Lord has been faithful. I look back and see how many times I worried and how their was no reason to. Through a series of events that happend this summer the Lord has taught me that He is ALL that I need. I have known that, but it wasn't untill I didn't have anyone left that it finally made sense. The Lord really is ALL that I need. He promises to never leave me:
Hebrews 13:5 says "...I will never leave thee nor forsake thee." Psalm 27:10 says, "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will tak me up." These verses have been such a huge encouragement to me. I am so thankful for the body of Christ....my family is so large!!!!
It came time for me to come to school again. I was able to work only a very short time this summer. So, I was not sure how I would pay for school. I decided that I would come to school a few weeks early and try to see if I could get a job. I had one job and they decided they were going to close for the winter so that job fell through. I applied to lots of places, I was hired at one but it didn't work and I was wondering what was going to happen. The Lord was trying to teach me to just TRUST Him. I don't need to worry:
Matthew 6:34 says, "Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself..." I do not need to worry about what is going to happen. Well, Mr. LeBar asked me if I would be interested in doing breakfast everymorning for a scholarship. What an answer to prayer...no reason to worry. It was a full schoalrship butI did have to pay some but it was not a lot. Well, I knew that this was where the Lord wanted me and if this was where He wanted me than he would provide for me. Well, I got the scholarship again for this semester and this time it covered everything!!! Wow..the Lord is so good.
I am so glad that the Lord has allowed me to go through all of these hard times. If my life was easy and I did not have any problems than I would not even need Him. We pray that the Lord would conform us to the image of His Son. In order for Him to do that, He has to chip away all of the self and all of the things that do not reflect Him. It has not been easy but the Lord is still GOOD!!! If I am walking in accordance to His word than He will give me the strength that I need.
This semester started just a little over a week ago. I have 4 classes this semester. I am taking: Ephesians, Hermenutics, Revelation and Cults. I am looking forward to this semester, and a little sad because it is my last one!!!
Friday, January 16, 2009
Suzanna's 1st Birthday!!!
Happy 1st Birthday Suzanna Marie!!
Liz found this cool cake and then made it for Suzanna.
Yummy!!!!!!!!
Jesse and Alana are enjoying their cake!!
This is Mr. and Mrs. Shively, they just came on staff at CBI. They were missionaries in
This is Matthew and Alisha Chamberland. Matthew was a senior when I first came here. Since then he has started a mission called Nehemiah Teams International. I went on a missions trip with a group of people with NTI last summer....we went to Uruguay. There are a neat family, I get the privilege to babysit for them, the kids are a lot of fun.