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heyy girls! a few posts ago, erin told us about a site that she has been going to. its basically like teen devos. now,i don't know about the rest of u but sometimes getting your devos in is hard!!! but this site has really helped me remember. everytime i go to check my email, they have emailed me a devo. its like God is sending me a little reminder that i need to spend time with him. i dunno if that would work for any of u but it definatly does for me. try it!
xoxoxox

What Beauty?

what beauty is hidden for all to see,

if we would seek we would be blinded by it.

what beauty was in his face while he hung

the face that people learned to be the face of the Messiah

contorted and twisted and bloody and painful even to look at

but still showed unmatchable peace.

what beauty was in his eyes

the eyes that looked on children with love

the eyes that looked on a sinful and evil wordwith love

and did not punish though he had power and authority

but sacrified himself

what beauty is in those eyes?

for his eyes said more than any poem can

it made hearts sing with more beautiful melodies than we could fathom.

if we were to look in those eyes, even though he was dying,

we would see life.

life that we've never dreamed.

life that need not thirst or hunger.

what beauty is in the scars on his hands.

the hands that he used to serve by washing his disciples feet

the hands that were used to draw a line in the sand where he gave grace

the hands that were used to touch a leper.

the hands that he hung by to serve, fogive, and heal me

what beauty is in the scars on his feet.

the feet that he walked across the earth with

the feet that he walked to undeserving lands

what beauty is in the story of love

who can match such a love

who can fathom such a love

why does this beauty sting our eyes to look at

what beauty is in the heart of the saviour

the heart that did not condemn

but asked forgiveness over the ones who hung him there

asked forgiveness over us

asked forgiveness over me

because i hung him there.

i hung him there and he asked forgiveness over me

that heart that did not condemn,

even as it beat its very last

what beauty is in that heart?

how beautiful is our saviour?

just for fun

This is totally off topic,

but remember the good ol' days?

wow, lol

which one was your favorite

Please Pray II

hey girlies hows it going? for me it's pritty good i just got my paycheck today so thats pritty sweet!
ok well i really need your prayer tonight girls i'm going over to my moms best friends house to pray over her little boy (demons seem to be involved) and i really would appreciate it if you would all spend even 3 minitus to pray for Landon (her boy) right now! and if God is calling you to come and pray for him in person phone me today at my home phone # and today is Thurday and were praying for him at 7:00pm! thank you girls sooo much!
All My LV
Samm
xoxoxoxoxox

please pray...

heyy guys... hows ur summers going? mines pretty good i guess... lotsa work:P but to the point of this post... i have a really good friend who is going through some tough things. she cant really go to her house these next couple of days b/c there is some creepo living there for the week. she's been spending nights at my house. could you please pray that God would just protect her and keep her safe, as well she is a fairly new christian... and her dad is strong athiest = a not good situation. she is not allowed to come to church or youth, so i also ask that you would just pray that God could soften her dads heart and that she would not stray from what she knows is right. thankyou sooo much girlies♥ luv yas... miss you

Dear Jesus,
Lord there are many prayer requests in our little group of girls and i just pray that you would help us to know what you want us to do for our lives. Lord we know that you will let us know in your own time and that you tell us to live from day to day instead of looking into the future but that is soo hard sometimes lord. Please give us peace and understanding in your work and word lord. help us to remember that everything we do you prepared in advance for us to do. Lord you are amazing and i give my future and my life to you so please show me what to do for you, show me what you want me to do to honor you lord. All the Glory to you God!
Amen.

Hey Girlies i was just wondering if any of you would be able to get together sometime soon so that we can pray for eachother and encourage eachother, iron sharpens iron right?! ok well i luv you all!
xoxox sammie

hello world

heyy girlies! its been awhile. i've been busy with my new job and all. come visit me and ask me where something is... maybe marshmallows perhaps??? well its much nicer at work with erin around. at least there is someone to talk to besides stupid boys..lol they're not that bad, they are slightly annoying but i also have a brother whos that annoying..also leon..lol but yeah, so life's been pretty good. i haven't told many people this but i failed my history exam that i took, i probably could have studied more. anymays, im taking it again on Augest the 10th. please pray that i will at least pass, im VERY scared. but ya, well also i need you guys to pray for me that God would speak to me. im having troubles deciding if i should keep my job for the school year. i already have a few activities on the go such as guitar and piano, also im the prezident of the SRC again.. yes im a nerd..lol but i need the money for a car and such, i feel too old for allowance. anyone have any ideas???
xoxoxoxx

Randomness??!!??

Hey guys,
I haven't posted in a while WOW!!!
SO I hope everyone's summer is going great!
I was just looking through some verses tonight and I found this really great one and I thought you guys should hear it...

Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again-Rejoice! Don’t worry about anything instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all He has done. Then you will experience God’s peace which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:4, 6-7

I know you girlies have probably heard this one before but I think it is such a straight forward approach to Christianity. It is so simple but so difficult to accomplish this task that God has laid out for His followers and it is only by His power that we can recieve His peace and be strong and courageous in the Lord. And I know we all long for peace in our lives. Dios de Bendiga!!!
Love Ya!!

prayer, my lovelys, would be lovely.

okay, so i'm about to send my coach an email with pretty much most of my testimony. guys, i believe that God can break through the lies surrounding him. please pray that his heart would be open and he wouldn't be stubborn and my words would somehow affect him.
Father, let him seek after you. hes so close, if he could just take a single step forward, he could be with you. God, open his heart. i'm crying out for this and i place it in your hands. bless this day. please, let your love flow in abundance.

how was the retreat girlies?

everybody has to comment with their own thoughts, experiences, lessons learnt, etc. just like around the fire in mexico on our last day. how was it ya'll? i heard there was a boat this time?

I can't get it out of my head!!!

falling on my knees in worship.
giving all I am to seek your face.
Lord all i have is yours
my whole life i place in your hands
God of mercy, humble i bow down
in your presense at your throne
I called, you answered, and you came to my rescue
And i wanna be where you are.

the gathering

hello girlies!! well tomorrow is wednesday...and do you know what that means? me neither! haha well actually erika is spending a few days at my house and we were thinking we could have a girl gathering tomorrow night! just at my house (126 mulcaster cres.) from like 7-11 type thing. no idea what we'll do yet...bring some food i guess. haha any suggestions? but yeah my parents aren't home for the night and said we could have a bunch of girls over so y'all can come for part or all of the night if you're around! so just leave a comment if you're planning on coming...or just randomly show up that works too haha but please come we haven't seen y'all in like forever so let's get together and chat and catch up. see ya tomorrow?

wow, more amazing words from my devotional site. this is awesome

A Woman From IndiaBy: Doug Bischoffmailing@tddm.org
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“If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.” Isaiah 7:9 In our neighborhood, there is an Indian woman (like from India) that I see walking all the time. As I’m writing this she just passed by the window. Given her current rate of walking and her normal round-the-block frequency, I would estimate to see her again sometime around September. As my uncle would say, “She could lose a foot race to a 1-legged centipede.” I know he’s kind of weird. Anyway, back to my story. I first noticed this woman about 3 months ago as she went for her evening walk. I was mowing the yard and had just started when she went by. About 45 minutes later, there she was again. And we don’t have that big of a block. But what she gives up in speed she definitely makes up for in consistency. Every night, several times around the block. Good thing it’s summer or she would need a flashlight around lap two! Our Christian walk is to be like that – slow and steady! Not a burst of speed right out of the blocks and then falling behind. This verse points to the consistency of standing firm. Little by little, step by step, keep moving forward. I’m not really wired for that. I want big explosions of growth. Somehow, that doesn’t happen. Wherever you may be, keep moving forward. Stand firm and ease forward.

Love

Dear Jesus,
God i love you sooo much, and i love these girls lord. thank you so much for putting them in my life to give me strenght and hope and love and a better understanding of you lord. You have given so many girls in our group the gift of wisdom lord and as you say over and over in the bible lord it is an awsome gift that should be treasured . lord please give the girls you have blessed with this understanding the courage to give us your words of wisdom lord. Lord there are also girls in our group who have the gift of prayer lord and i just ask that you would give them courage to speak out and pray for you lord and help them not to be afraid of saying something stupid lord because if you call them to pray no matter how dumb it might sound to us it'll be what that person needs lord. and lord there are girls in our group with soooo many other talents and spiritual gifts lord and i just pray that you would help them to use them for you lord with out fear.
I love you girls and don't you ever forget that!
samm

Sponsership / Again

ok so just so everyone knows everyone who wants to sponser need to contact me and we need to get together and DO THIS THING!!! LOL!!! hahahahhahaha! ok i must be overtierd because i can't stop laughting over that!! LOL!!! o sorry back on topic ok so yeah if we can get together that be great.. o and so far i have
-Leanne
-Rachel
-Mylandra (?)
-Erin (?)
-and ME!! Samm

so if you girls and anyone else who wants to sponser could phone me at 956-3413 that would be great......... o yeah and Erin do you have the sponsership info?? ok well talk to you wonderfuly amazing, Godly woman later!!! luv ya all!!!!

Why do you believe in God?

Hey girls ok i have a stumper, and i feel really bad because this is one question i should be able to answer but it's so complicated. so i was at work one day last week and a guy came up to me and asked me what i thought of the "million dollar bill" i receved. ok so first i will tell you about the million dollar bill. ok so one day a work this guy came in who was a christian and gave some of us who were working there "million dollar bills" and on the back they said stuff like " buy imagining "it" you have already comitted addultery in Gods eyes." and stuff like that and how to become a christian and that God will forgive you. ok so anyways he has a poro addiction and he asked me why the bill was so great and why i believed in God. so i told him i wouldn't preach to him but would still try to explain why and he told me just to preach because he wouldn't get mad or offended. and you know for me God is more so a feeling and eternal joy and it was REALLY hard to try and explain to him so if you guys can please give me some wisdom that would be great!! thanx!

erin on the workforce- boring, you really don't have to read this if you don't wan to. i just felt sorry for our blog

i was going to post on my blog, but then i came to this blog and i felt somewhat sorry for it. poor, neglected blog, all alone in the world. so, although probably none of you really care about what i have to say. jk, i know you guys love me and even if you think i'm stupid for boring you with my painfully boring exsistance you're still going to read this post because, number a) it's the first new post in a while, number b) you love this blog as much as i do, and number c) no matter how boring it is, you love me
i think my jobless status is definately about to change. and i'm not sure if its a good thing...
i applied a week ago at Old Navy, i thought they were desperate for workers but i never got a call back or anything. i went today to drop off my resume and they said they'd be in touch.
i dropped off my resume at Sobeys- yay gracie, at Safeway, London Drugs and Tim Hortons- yay sam and steph! i got an interview at Timmy Ho's on the spot and they sound like they really need some workers or something. i don't want to be overconfident, but i'm pretty sure i'm going to get a job there. Tammy is pretty cool. and then when i got home, there was a message that Robyn phoned, she has my resume and wants me to phone her back tonight. whether that's a good sign or a bad sign, i'm pretty much okay with it either way. i didn't even see Robyn when i went in.... that's all i really got to say. i hope i get a good job...