Our God Does What He Says

These verses have really been on my heart lately and I wanted to share them with you! They just tell of the magnificent grace of God and I cannot stop thinking about them! Our God is worthy of all of our worship and does what He says!

 Here’s the story I’ll tell my friends when they come to worship, and punctuate it with Hallelujahs: Shout Hallelujah, you God-worshipers; give glory, you sons of Jacob; adore him, you daughters of Israel. He has never let you down, never looked the other way when you were being kicked around. He has never wandered off to do his own thing; he has been right there, listening. Here in this great gathering for worship I have discovered this praise-life. And I’ll do what I promised right here in front of the God-worshipers. Down-and-outers sit at God ’s table and eat their fill. Everyone on the hunt for God is here, praising him. “Live it up, from head to toe. Don’t ever quit!” From the four corners of the earth people are coming to their senses, are running back to God. Long-lost families are falling on their faces before him. God has taken charge; from now on he has the last word. All the power-mongers are before him —worshiping! All the poor and powerless, too —worshiping! Along with those who never got it together —worshiping! Our children and their children will get in on this As the word is passed along from parent to child. Babies not yet conceived will hear the good news— that God does what he says. (Psalm 22:22-31 MSG)

Ecuador Mission Trip: Part Two

Pretty much the whole reason our team went to Ecuador was to serve at Casa de Fe (which means House of Faith). It is a home for abandoned, abused, and orphaned children. God showed me how amazing His love is for me through those children. I didn't want to leave at the end of the week! I got so attached to those precious kids and their smiles. Our team worked with the construction crew, the leader was from America, but all of the other guys were from Ecuador and spoke no English at all. They were very funny though! I'll let you in on a little joke that went through the group. Since both my dad and the head of the construction crew were both bald, they were called Coco Uno and Coco Dos by the construction workers. And it kind of stuck on, and all throughout the trip my dad's new name was Coco. Everyone called him that. It was so funny! We made so many memories at Casa de Fe and I was devastated to have to leave all of my precious new friends!  

A front view of the bodega.

The bridge we had to walk over every day to get to Casa de Fe.

All of the girls. :)

The bodega (workshop) at Casa de Fe. 

Me painting shelves with a product to keep the termites away.

The school at Casa de Fe. 

Our view each morning from the bodega. With a little view of the house.

Our whole team building a concrete wall Ecuadorian style! 

Let me just tell you, we got a workout!

My dad and the head of the construction crew. Coco Uno and Coco Dos.

Ecuador Mission Trip: Part One

This past week I had the incredible honor and privilege of going to Ecuador with my home school Spanish class. My Spanish teacher and her husband were missionaries there and they took twenty-four of us to where they were missionaries in Shell, Ecuador. There are so many things that happened that I am going to have to split it all up into different parts. 

The first day we went to church and it was so spirit filled. We sand songs in Spanish and the whole service was in Spanish. Even though I couldn't tell exactly what they were saying I could still tell that the Holy Spirit was in their words.

Here a some pictures from the first day...

P.S. Sorry I haven't blogged in like a year... :/

The church that we went to.

This needs no explanation.

The girls of the group.

Amarillo Mission Team 2014

Sweet Ecuadorian babies.

The jungle that was right outside our hotel window.

Love & The Outcome

Hey everyone! So I have something really exciting to share that can be only God. When I went to the Francesca Batisttelli concert on Thursday there was a group called Love & The Outcome, a husband and wife band, opening for her. They were telling a little bit of their story before they started singing and they said they were from Winnipeg, Manitoba! (That's where my mom is from if some of you didn't know.) So as you would probably guess, I was SO excited to hear them sing. And they were AMAZING!!! All of their songs were for me in every way right now which made it even better. When they had intermission, I went out and talked to them and told them my mom was from Winnipeg and Jodi (the wife) could not believe it. She was so nice and after that whole experience I look back on it and think that that could be only God. So I put up a few of their songs and a picture of me with Jodi. I hope their songs influence you as much as they have influenced me! 

The King Is Here!

Hey everyone! I just wanted to share a song that has really ministered to me. Whenever I am discouraged, I just listen to this song and I feel the Lord's presence right there with me. It is such a powerful song and Kim Walker-Smith is so anointed that pretty much every song of hers I love! Our Daddy is the King of Kings and intercedes for us. He watches over us and sends angels to protect us. "The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing." Zephaniah 3:17

God I Look To You

Hi everyone! I just wanted to share this AWESOME song with you that is so powerful and that has helped me so much lately. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Canada In Pictures

Hi friends! I hope you all had an awesome Christmas! I sure did. We went to Canada to see my mom's family and it was so much FUN!!! I wished we could have stayed there longer, but we had to get back to Amarillo (I was ready to get home too). Here are some pictures from our trip!

Me and Ellie with our Slurpees! They are the best things ever and we can only get them in Canada.

Decorating sugar cookies on Christmas Eve! 

My cousin Jack decorating sugar cookies. He is the cutest thing ever!

My new baby cousin William. I got to meet him for the first time when we were there. He was the best and cutest baby ever!

Me and Ellie waiting for our flight to go to Canada.

The streets in Canada. They are all lined with trees. So beautiful!!

A better picture of the trees.

Me and Ellie doing Raclette. It is the best dinner ever!

All of us doing Raclette. I love my cousins!

At both of my uncles' hockey game. They won!

Ellie with her new Vera Bradley purse on Christmas morning.

Me on Christmas morning looking through my stocking.

Jesus' birthday cake. It was yummy!

Me and Ellie skating on my cousin's ice rink he made in his backyard! It was so cool!

Cousins on the ice rink!

My daddy, Ellie, and me on the ice rink.

Me and Ellie on the ice rink.

The whole ice rink. They had hockey goals and lights too!

The girl cousins with Jack. It was his first time ice skating and he did so good!

Cousins playing in the snow!

My first time meeting William. isn't he just so adorable?

Me and little William.

Me and William again. Sorry I can't help putting  so many pictures of him. He's just so cute!