The Search//journeypa.tv

All Christians out there who have been through this whole 'finding a church' thing you know...it's not easy.
Being a pastor's daughter I never had to do 'the search'; except for one time when my Dad wasn't pastoring, we found the most amazing church to attend and we loved it; but that's besides the point! Anyway, so searching for a church...yes! it is one of the most essential things in your Christian faith. You need to find a church that will accommodate your needs, worship the way you like, teach the things you believe, and provide an opportunity to grow! All of these things in one place is a hard thing to find.
This Summer being home I found an amazing church to attend with all of those things and more! You could only imagine how scared I was to have to 'start the search' all over again. A family friend introduced me to this church, here at school, that a few of my friends and I decided to try out, Journey Church. Sounds like some type of clothing store (please see stuffchristianslike.net; churches that sound like clothing stores is one of them...hilarious website), but clothing store or not this church is amazing! The people are real and the services are authentic!

Journey Church is filled with people who love the Lord and just want to share the love of Christ with those who are lost. They know that they are broken and they know that the only way to be fixed is through Christ and that price is already paid for them. This is what I believe is truth, and I thank God for providing me this church to worship in and grow into a deeper relationship with Him.

a.

UPDATE//school, church, friends, life etc.

Recently a lot has been going on in my life, and when I say a lot, you truely have no idea. Since the last time I wrote I've moved into the dorms and I've completed almost a full semester of my Sophomore year in college! I couldn't ask for anything to have gone any differently this far in the school year.

If I had to summarize this year so far up to this point in one word, it would definately be BLESSINGS. God has filled my life with people and events that lead me to believe that God is doing, and will do, amazing things in my life.
Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord; plans not to harm you but to prosper your, plans to give you a hope and a future."
This verse is one that has really stood true for me this year and I can see the Lord's hands working in my life.


alleigh.

last day in lincoln.

Well as I look around my room and see the disfunctional organization, I get nervous and excited! Today is the last day in Lincoln and tomorrow I will be East Coast bound. It's be a GREAT summer and that just means that I know it'll be a GREAT school year! Saying goodbye to my parents will be the hardest tomorrow morning, but I have to look forward to the hellos i'll be saying on Tuesday when I move back into my dorms!

One Love,
a.

here am i, send me

thanks bronte.

shutting yet another chapter.

Well everyone, summer is officially coming to a close. It has been a good one and I've grown up even more-who knew- I had the opportunity of a lifetime to be a role model to a ten year old girl this summer, and when two little eyes are looking up at you, you tend to live your life a little differently. Everyone says that when you return home from school the adjustment from living independently and living under your parents roof is a tough one, and it was but being home has been an experience that I would not take back. My parents and have I a new found relationship and with my brother home for a few weeks during this summer we all, as a family have grown up as well.
Next Saturday I will return to school and I know that I will cry and want to be back at home with my parents but in this moment I know how excited I am to be reunited with friends and teachers and textbooks and even study habits. God has laid out some amazing opportunities for me this year (I'll have to write about those as they come) and I know that He will be using me tremendously!
So yes, ending this Summer is the shutting of yet another chapter but it is also turning the page to another GREAT chapter that has all white pages and waiting for a new published story.

Stay tuned

One love,
a.

Reunited.

So far this summer I've been on go, go, go mode. I can offically say that I have seen all the people that needed to be seen since my return and I have done all of the things that I could have possibly wanted to do or had to do upon my return to Lincoln Nebraska. I've seen amazing friends, eaten Nebraska's infamous food, worked at good ol' Champions Fun Center, and hung out with my family.

Just a few familiar faces.


But who is missing? That is correct, Mallory! She left for Texas a few days after I got back from school. She'll be there all summer counseling at a camp there and I could not be more excited for her. She will be back around fourth of July and I can not wait to hear what God did in her life this summer.
Nannying starts in two weeks and I'm more than positive that I will have pictures and stories to tell!

Happy Holiday Weekend.
a.

freshman to sophmore

So, I wasn't going to tell anyone this up front but I must say that this past semester I was a little nervous about the finals that I took which in the ends made me a little nervous about the final grades that I would receive in my classes. This of course has nothing to do with the fact that I took my finals with a concussion as which went along with some short term memory loss, but that is besides the point. Today, as I pulled of the page online to check my grades my stomach began to do some flips and turns of it's own as I slowly but surely entered the password that would show me my grades. Low and behold, I didn't wonderfully! I did even better than I did last semester and I will not lie when I say that I am proud of myself!
I would first like to thank all of you who have prayed for me with this new school year, and basically my new life. It was much needed and from the looks of it I made my way through, I am no longer a freshman in college! Thank you so much for the time and effort that you put into praying for me and my school work as well as the little phone calls that some of you have made to me as well!
So what's up for the summer?! WORKING!! and honestly I can say I'm very excited about that, poor college student needs to make some money!

I'll keep you all posted I am sure!
One love,
a.