100 things i LOVE

100 things i l.o.v.e.
.music.
.pitures.
.food.
.family.
.friends.
.God.
.running.
.sleeping.
.daydreaming.
.falling in love.
.Jason.
.swimming.
.snorkeling.
.beautiful sunsets.
.pink sunrises.
.passion fruit.
.tanning.
.reading.
.journaling.
.blogging.
.the feeling of having all my homework done.
.cooking.
.crying.
.praising.
.worshiping.
.working.
.smiling.
.singing.
.dancing.
.kisses.
.long walks on the beach.
.talking to my Heavenly Father.
.Mom.
.Dad.
.Alissa.
.Brian.
.Matt.
.puppies.
.Aspen.
.horses.
.rain.
.snow.
.picking shapes out of clouds.
.the number 3.
.basketball.
.getting dressed up.
.bible study.
.fro-yo.
.hearts.
.love.
.hurt.
.passion.
.basketball.
.Brittany.
.flowers.
.hugs.
.chai.
.italian.
.long talks.
.Clara.
.lists.
.driving.
.photoshoots.
.cars.
.mountains.
.waves.
.shells.
.the bible.
.jewelry.
.clothes.
.water.
.home.
.new things.
.traveling.
.airplanes.
.parasailing.
.seasons on TV.
.cameras.
.heavy blankets.
.pillow fights.
.pain.
.crayons.
.cheez its.
.chocolate.
.weddings.
.babies.
.candels.
.christmas.
.new years.
.halloween.
.easter.
.thanksgiving.
.family reunions.
.facebook.
.cotton candy.
.inside jokes.
.parties.
.carnivals.
.LIFE.
.GOD.

.......wow.. i'm pretty sure i could have come up with 200+ things i LOVE..i am so blessed by all things...

Who do you walk with?

We are all walking through this thing we call life. Some of us have chosen the straigt, wide, easy path while others of us have chosen the curvy, narrow path. We are all given the choice of which one to follow, and it is completely up to us. Not our parents, not our friends….US. so which one will you chose? I’ll tell you that the wide one will be easy…it will be full of partying, doing what ever you want, and it will be full of everything BUT LOVE. Now if you chose the narrow one.. well it won’t be as easy. People will make fun of you, they will be mean to you BUT it will be full of SO MUCH LOVE you won’t know what to do. Now yes I understand that that doesn’t make sense because if everybody is hating you how can it be full of love? It is called the love of our heavenly father. This crazy, awesome man that we have NEVER seen but only believe in because of unwaivering faith, loves us more than anybody on earth ever has.

Could you imagine loving someone so much that if they asked you to give up the one thing you truly love and couldn’t imagine giving up, you would? God did this for us. I would imagine that he loved his son more than life itself, but he had his son tortured and murdered so that we could see how much he loves us. UNREAL!! Right? But God wants our love too…this is not a one way relationship. God expects us to drop everything and follow him with our whole heart. How hard is this? An example is the story of Abraham and Isaac. Abraham is 100 years old and still hasn’t had a son, but finally God blesses him and Sarah with a boy. What an awesome God right? But then a few years later god tells Abraham to show that he really fears God, he has to go burn his son as a sacrifice to God. WHAT????? NO WAY! Anyway that would probably be my reaction.. but not Abraham. He calls his son and they go to fullfil God’s request. What in the heck is he thinking? But once God sees how much Abraham really loves and fears him, he provides a ram for him to sacrifice in place of his son Isaac.

I believe that we all struggle with giving up EVERYTHING. I know if God called me to give my family up to him to prove that I love him, I had have serious issues with following him. But even smaller things, like giving up issues with relationships, giving up our struggle with body image, our love for music, our love for partying, our love for money..he wants us to give these things up for him and to really experience his love. Why is this so hard for us?

Lately I have really been trying to take this story of Abraham and Isaac to heart. I want to give up everything to really experience God’s love, but it isn’t easy. However, I do believe that God is a grateful man, and I do believe that he loves me and knows that I am trying for him…I want to walk with him even if it means giving my whole world to follow him….

…..I walk with the Lord…..

YWAMWAVEDTS

Hi anybody who might be reading this... soo my boyfriend Jason and I are planning on doing YWAM DTS which is Youth With a Mission Discipleship Training School. We will spend 3 months in Australia learning about God, learning how to share our faith, and growing deeper with God. Then we will spend 2 months in either Indonesia, SE China, or maybe Australia sharing the word of God. This is a very exciting new step, but it is very expensive. So if you feel like God is putting it on your heart to help us out, we would appreciate that. Or even just prayers are GREAT too! Love you all. God Bless

Silly Goobers

Silly random moments....

Britt- What what are you taking?
Cari- My drugs
Britt- Your love is my drug
Cari- OOOO Good thing we're on the bottom floor:)

Cari- LOOK THAT KID IS SOOO PURPLE!! He's wearing ALL purple!
Britt- haha funny
Cari- OH MY GOSH!! The door was open! he totally just heard what i said!! HAHA

{hard times}

I don't understand why I’m still running
When I know there’s no escaping


Come undone, surrender is stronger
I don’t need to be the hero tonight
We all want love we all want honor
Nobody wants to pay the asking price

Fall on my knees, fall on my pride
I’m tripping over all the times I’ve lied
I’m asking please, but I can see in your eyes
You don’t need tears for alibis
It’s true what they say
Love must be blind
It’s why You’re still standing by this sinner’s side

You’re still by my side when all the things I’ve done have left you bleeding

Since moving up here to Fort Collins…
I have seen SO much effort [in the church]
I have seen so much partying [in alot of college kids]
I have seen so much love [in my relationships]
I have seen so much patience [in professors]
I have seen so much missing [in the freshman]]
I have seen so much HURT [in EVERYONE]
All of those are great, normal, and stuff that we see everyday.. but the one that really puts an ache in my heart is the last one.. everywhere I turn I see people turning to drugs, gossip, drinking, cutting, eating, and just beating themselves up because what I believe is a real hurt in their heart. This is soo hard for me to watch because all during my life I have been SO blessed I have never had to turn to those to make my problems (go away). I feel so much that I should be doing something to help them all but I get the feeling that so many people don’t want to get over their hurt. So many people think that if they continue on the path they are on they will get attention. I just wish they could realize the only person they need attention from is our lord and savior.. He is so good to [everyone] no matter what it is in their life.
I so want people to just realize there is a {>GOD<} out there that loves them no matter what the problem is. Why do we all feel like we have to please everyone around us? The only person we really need to please is our lord.. And if we don’t please him.. GET THIS.. HE STILL LOVES US!! He doesn’t turn around and talk about us behind our backs or tell us we are ugly or do anything to make us feel bad… if anything he sends a person into our life to help us learn how to love ourselves. Soo look around you.. is there someone god has put in your life that you don’t realize it now but is actually there to help you? To LOVE you? To show :GOD’S LOVE TO YOU:? Keep looking.. I think you will be amazed at how much the man behind the scenes really does..

This song has really been speeking volumes to me.. it says in here that “surrender is stronger and we don’t need to be the hero tonight” listen to what this song is saying!! WE DON’T HAVE TO BE THE HERO.. WE DON’T HAVE TO BE PERFECT!! That is why we have god..yes.. we are supposed to strive to be perfect like him.. but we will never reach that perfection.. that is why we have God.. to LOVE us anyway..we aren’t supposed to try to be perfect for anyone but GOD. And to him we are perfect just the way we are.. broken.. hurting..and I need of him.. there is nothing god wants more than for us to NEED him..

WE
ALL
NEED
GOD
TO
BE
OUR
HERO..

A New Beginning

Is 'new' always the best thing? I am going to a NEW school..[CSU] I am making NEW friends...I live in a NEW place [an apartment] i am experiencing a whole NEW life..but is this the best part about being in a new place...

maybe i'm enjoying being with my *OLD* lover..[Jason] maybe i'm enjoying being in my OLD home..[Colorful COLORADO] maybe i'm loving getting to know an "OLD" friend better..

NEW is one of the greatest things to ever experience but there are just some OLD things i can never let go of..

Home..

So i've been home from school for awhile now... it is crazy how much i missed colorado, and it is even more crazy that i'm going to CSU this next semester.. the last 2 months have gone by so fast and i feel like i've had no life. all i ever do anymore is work work work.. ugh...lol..but i have had a few chances in my crazy life to take some pictures of home and here they are..