Going Rollin'

A couple of weekends ago I did a disciple now weekend in Hueytown, Alabama. It was a blast! I had an awesome group of girls that were fun and loud ;)! Well on Saturday night after we finished our last session around midnight, our host parents inform us that it is time to go "rollin". Now I have never rolled a house before. I know, I'm 21 and have never vandalized someone's property! Shocking! I have just never had the opportunity, when my girls found this out, they could not believe it! They made it their mission to introduce me to the fine art of "rollin" and they succeeded. On our way out the door I'm expecting to see a car or two that we are all going to jump into, but parked outside of the house is a huge white moving van! As I round the corner of the van to jump in the back, there are about 20 or so people already in the van. It is dark and cold, plus, I am riding in the back of a huge truck! It's crazy! The first house we go to, we get caught so I did not get to roll. Then they decide to go to the pastor's house, the SENIOR PASTOR! So my very first experience of throwing toilet paper in someone's trees and front porch, was a pastor's home, with parents in the background cheering us on. To top off the evening we hit a mailbox...the mailbox of the the owner of the van, who has no idea it is filled with 30 people and is being driven all over the place so we can roll houses! It was an adventure. But I think the best part was, I got to go home the next day and not take responsibility for any of it! (not to mention clean any of it up!) So now, when people ask, "What's the craziest thing you've done?" I'll have an answer for them.
Mel

Valentine's Day

I had a small inner crisis today. For some reason it was really bothering me that I did not have plans for Valentine's Day. In years past all of my single friends and I have done something fun for Valentine's Day, so it has never bothered me that I do not have a boyfriend to share it with. This year a lot of my friends have significant others, so I was out of the loop. As though this day needed to be any different from any other day I felt huge urge to have plans. I NEEDED to be busy tonight. Maybe I was so desperate for something to do because a lot of my friends are beginning to settle down. No longer am I just one of the crowd of single people, I now stick out. Slowly a lot of my friends are dating and finding the people they are going to spend the rest of their lives with and I am left alone. Very seldom do I feel this way, but once in a while, especially on a day like today, do I feel the need to be wanted. I know that God is in control of my life and there is a purpose for everything but some days I get the itch to want to take control. Then He quickly tugs at my heart and reminds me that He is the expert and knows what He is doing. I am pushed back to reality and realize the foolishness of my worries. But every so often...I feel that surge of loneliness. But God provides and knows my anxieties. Not long before panic set in did a friend call with plans to include me and a roommate decide to push her plans back for a night. He's amazing how on the little things that we think may be insignificant to us, He knows our heart and will take care of our every need! Peace. Mel

"Without God the heart is dead, the heart must be awakened for it to fulfill its purpose."

Hmm? What is this?

SO Today I begin my journey as a blogger. What exactly does this mean? I guess I will just be writing stuff that is going on in my life so that the rest of the world of bloggers can read it. I really do not have the time to wrote a lot because I have to teach tomorrow and sleep in very important. I guess I'll spend time tomorrow exploring more so I can make this an amazing site! Peace for now.