Florida-part two.

i can honestly say that this trip to Florida has been wonderful. I have became closer with my brother and as i sit here and think about how i’m leaving on Tuesday, my heart is breaking. Sometimes i forget how much i truly love just being around my brother and spending time with him. I love the fact that he picks on me, even though i complain about it at the time. Seeing your older brother only twice a year really sucks. He is the greatest big brother in the world and i couldn’t have asked for anything better. He puts up with alot of crap from me, always has, probably always will. But i truly love him. I think i’ve decided to move all my friends and family to Florida. So, be prepared to pack up and move with me. So be quite honest, this past twelve days have gone by way too fast.

I have overcome my fear of rollercoasters with my brother by my side the whole time, holding my hand :]  And i know that i couldn’t have ridden 5 rollercoasters [some of them more than once] without him beside me. I’m pretty sure that when i graduate and do something with my life, i’ll be visiting him way more, and possibly move closer. That is if i can.

I’ve eaten at Moe’s while i’ve been here, which was awesome. Got a Henna tattoo. shopped. played guitar hero. Listened to lil wayne more than i probably ever will again. experienced Florida lightning [which is wayyy better than WV lightning]. rode a motorcycle around with my brother. And now i really feel like giving my brother a really big hug…. :] I might do that.

my Florida trip has been wonderful. I hope to come back here soon. sooner than later. I don’t know if i can handle being away from my brother for a whole year… :/

and, i know for a fact that I’m going to cry at the airport. Basically I’m an emotional wreck today and probably tommorow and definitely Tuesday. Please pray for my heart. because my love for my brother has grown even stronger while i’ve been in Florida.

 

-Hannah

 

Florida- part one

I’ve decided to keep you guys updated on my trip for the next twelve days.

Lets start with the airport. We arrived two hours early and sat with Johanna’s mom until it was time to go through security.During the process of security i thought i was going to have a heart attack. Who knew that they could rush you through security so fast? And, apparently they had never seen a camera before because they ran my camera bag through the scanner twice and then pulled me aside to go through the bag. But they were all very polite, and it turned out fine :] Although i found it to be funny that after the whole process, Johanna and I were literally shaking.lol

While getting on the plane, i was seated three or four rows back from Johanna and Sierra and they asked a lovely lady to switch with me and thankfully she did :] I was even more thankful when i found out that  the kid she ended sitting next to puked. I felt kinda bad about it. And i apologized, but i had no idea that the kid would puke all over the place. So lady, I’m sorry.

We met up with David in Orlando and the airport there is HUGE. They have a starbucks and I’m pretty sure that whenever i leave, I’m going to be visiting there before we fly out. It’s pretty stinking awesome. It kinda makes our little airports in West Virginia look like crap.I will never ever fear Yeager Airport ever again.haha

We ended up stopping at the wonderful Chic-Fil-A  and i had a wonderful milkshake. Because, there’s just something about their milkshakes that make my day :]

So while driving down the road to Davids house i was listening to “Dirty Little Secret” by the All American Rejects and a few different Lil Wayne songs. Who knew that my brother likes Lil Wayne? because i definately didn’t! Lil Wayne is actually going to be in town this week…. But thats a whole other story.

To wrap things up, Sierra and I showed David who’s boss in Guitar Hero and now he won’t play with us =/

I ended up sleeping in one of my brothers tee-shirts. Not because i didn’t have anything to sleep in, but basically just because i like wearing my brothers big comfy tee’s. I can’t explain it, and please don’t tell David i told you this.

I had a wonderful nights sleep. Woke up to the sun, and I’m now watching Johanna and Sierra play guitar hero.

I think we’re going on a walk later. I’ll have more interesting things to talk about in the future.

-Hannahxoxo

 

love is even more beautiful.

Lately, i have realized alot about this whole love thing. Love on earth and heavenly love and how they are all tied together.
I have been reading the Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker and this book has helped me alot.
I have gone through alot the past couple of weeks in the area of love, and I truly believe that God somehow worked this book into my life right when I needed it.

In the Circle Trilogy, it is basically all about love in so many ways. Whatever part of the books you are reading, love is always involved.

And I started to view love in a whole other way.
I always thought that the romantic love that we can feel for someone and the love that Jesus feels for us, were two different things.

But, I honestly and truly believe that God gave us romantic love and true love on earth, so we could have an idea of how he feels for us. I believe that the feelings we feel for a lover, is just a small piece of how He feels for us. And as I thought about that, I also created another opinion.

I myself have wondered if dating,relationships, or anything having to do with romantic love was a bad thing. I had often wondered if maybe God only intended love for a very special few people, and I was not one of them.
I use to think that dating was a bad thing in the eyes of God.
But then i started thinking even more.
I think that as followers of God, we have every right to love someone else on this earth. I believe that God wants us to share a little of the love He has given us with someone else. I think that God views a true relationship and true love as a very beautiful thing.
Don’t get me wrong, I never thought that God was against love. I believe that it’s what He’s all about. But, the christian community has such a horrible view towards romantic love before marriage. It’s like, You feel like people are going to judge you for having feelings for someone and acting on those feelings. I myself, am a hopeless romantic and I love the fact that I am. I have a true appreciation for love that alot of people really don’t have.
My wonderful friend Lauren Helmick helped me realize that as followers of Christ, we have a wonderful gift that alot of people don’t have. We realize the true beauty of love and the fact that it is so precious. Alot of people view love as an everyday thing, but when you know Christ’s love you can’t view it as an insignificant thing.

Just because I have such an appreciation for all kinds of love, doesn’t mean that i’m going to be dating every other person in the state. Because I’m not. I don’t date around, and I don’t want people to think that I’m now going to do that because I have a new view of things.

All i’m saying is. We should not be ashamed of love. And we should not think that God is ashamed of love. Because he gave us other people to experience love with, So we could experience some of His own feelings for us.

I know i might sound crazy. But it’s how I feel.

Don’t be ashamed to love someone. It’s a very beautiful thing.

 

it’s amazing.

Well,one of the most amazxing things in history happened this past Tuesday. Barack Obama was sworn in as our new President. I can’t tell you all the emotions i felt when i watched the inauguration. I was sitting there watching history in the making. Although i would have loved to have been there to photograph the event and all the emotions,i wasn’t.
But it was beautiful. Completely and truly beautiful.
The whole time i was sitting there I was thinking “I hope he truly seeks God from now on” and especially about our country and the decisions he’s going to have to make.
I don’t agree with President Obama on everything.
And back during the election, i was completely absorbed. I thought about this election as if I was able to vote. And to be quite honest,I would have probably voted for McCain. But when it became even closer to election day i kept feeling like even though it would make sense to have McCain,something kept drawing me to Obama. Something kept saying to me “He’s more than what you can see”.

So i prayed about it. I asked God to reveal to me why he chose President Obama. I had heard different people prophesy about Obama and about his term but i wanted to ask God myself and he revealed these verses to me:

“Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil. Therefor you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake. For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing. Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, costums to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.”

Romans 13:1-7

So, I pray that Obama receives everything God wants him to receives and he achieves everything God has in store for him.

I have hope that God will use Obama.

So therefore, i support Barack Obama.

 

This Christmas..

i always find myself sitting around thinking about what i’d love to give people for Christmas.
i’d love to give everyone love and be kind to everyone.
i’d love to have a pure mind and never think anything mean or rude about anyone.
I’d love to give families hope,rather than money and toys.
i’d love to give people some knowledge. I’d love to be able to think about Christmas and only think about Christ,nothing else.
i’m only human, but i’d love to be as close to being like Christ as possible.
I can’t give much. I can’t give material things, but i’d love to give kind words,hope,forgiveness,love.

I hate the fact that people have made Christmas so materialistic. And even I am falling for it and i find myself having to ask God to forgive me. I know it’s about Him, but we all get wrapped up in everything else, every sale, every card, every tree, every present,and we forget that it’s not even about that.
We forget that presents isn’t even what it’s about.

I love the song “I celebrate the day” by Relient K.

“And the day that you opened your eyes, did you realize that you would be my Savior?
And the first breath that left your lips, Did you know that it would change this world forever?”

i love Christmas.

but i hate the material things of it all at once.

 

We have the mind of Christ.

 

“However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

But as it is written:

‘Eye has not seen, Nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.’

But God has  revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.
   These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Hold Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But he natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them , because they are spiritually discerned. But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly  judged by no one. For ‘who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?‘ But we have the mind of Christ.

 

thank[full]

i’m thankful that my Jesus always forgives me.
i’m thankful for silly friends that always make me laugh.
i’m thankful for friends that help me build my relationship with Jesus.
i’m thankful for a wonderful house.
i’m thankful for 50’s movies.
i’m thankful for music and acoustic guitars.
i’m thankful for a love that i can trust.
i’m thankful for the opportunity to start a dance team
i’m thankful for being able to use a camera.
i’m thankful for a family that puts up with my stupid moments.
i’m thankful for the freedom to worship in a parking lot.
i’m thankful for coffee.
i’m thankful for chocolate.
i’m thankful for snow.
i’m thankful for beautiful moments.
i’m thankful for paper.
i’m thankful for wonderful books.
i’m thankful for warm winter coats.
i’m thankful for house shoes.
i’m thankful for rain.
i’m thankful for my curly hair.
i’m thankful for alot of things, but i never take the time to think about it.
i have alot.
i could really care less about eating on Thanksgiving.
So this year, sit and make a list of things that you have and that your’e thankful for. It’s kind of refreshing.
But stuff you’re face while you’re at it.
A super awesome girl once told me on Thanksgiving, “Eat like if you don’t, Jesus is gonna getchu”

 

us gisuh;dfsiun!

it really drives me nuts when i know that i have a picture and i keep searching for it on my computer and can’t find it!!!!

bsiugnsdfiuhf!

 

sometimes, i think i’m nuttier than a fruitcake.

haha.

i love the holidays. i love people.

i want to take pictures.

anyone up for that?

 

It is,how it is.

well,Obama won the election and so the quest begins.

I’ve already noticed that so many Republicans and christians are freaking out because Obama is President,i’ve heard so many people say “I don’t think Obama being President is apart of Gods plan”

well how the heck do you know!??!?!?!?

God isn’t predictable and He can change the heart of the President,He can teach Obama to be the best President we have.
So instead of all you McCain pushers freaking out and throwing a fit,this is when we should be praying for our President,rather than dissing him.
I think Jesus would expect us to respect him. I think Jesus would respect him.
and i also wonder,
Do people seriously think that the President of the United States has more power than God?

I’m pretty sure that He’s the president of the freakin’ UNIVERSE.

Universe as in…everything. Not just the United States.

Gods plan is Gods plan. He knows what is going to happen in the future and we don’t.

This country,this world is in His hands and we have to believe in that.
We have to trust in that.
Also,a big thanks to “S” who commented on my last blog.
I’m glad that some people are voicing their opinions and i like it when people do that.
Also,thank you for sharing about Obama not being for abortion.
So “S”, i commend you

 

Here’s how i feel about the election….

it’s not like i can vote.

i’m not big on McCain or Obama but if i have to pick one i would go with McCain. I am pro-life,McCain is pro-life and Obama is not. plus other things that i just won’t bring up.

This election is in Gods hands,i can’t do anything about it.

It’s probably a good thing i can’t vote. Because i am completely confused.

Whatever happens,happens. I am in Gods hands.We are in Gods hands and i think the future years of our life will be a harder time than our past elections,i think God will be challenging us.We will be finding out who the true believers are.

As being Christians,things aren’t going to be easy,it’s not going to be flowers and sunshine all of the time,but it will be worth it.

So,i don’t choose either candidate.God will put in there,who is going to be in there.

Basically,i see it as this,God knows who is going to be in there,who everyone is going to vote for and so on…so my opinion doesn’t even really matter.

 

“Between the Christianity of this land, and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference- so wide, that to receive the one as good, pure, and holy is of necessity to reject the other as bad, corrupt, and wicked….. I love the pure, peaceable, and impartial Christianity of Christ; I therefore hate the corrupt, slaveholding, women-whipping, cradle-plundering, partial and hypocritical Christianity of this land. Indeed, I can see no reason, but the most deceitful one, for calling the religion of this land Christianity.” – Frederick Douglass

 

The following made me think alot and it is taken from Shane Claibornes “Jesus for President”:

“An Excerpt for Shane’s Iraq journal from his time in Baghdad during the bombing:

‘ I had a live interview on CBS this morning where they asked what i thought about America, and within the first minute they hung up on me. Hmm. They have been very interested in the dramatic fact that we could face up to twelve years in prison if we are convicted of treason…. so they have been asking if we are “traitors.” I wrote this little ditty in response.

Traitor?

If this bloody,counterfeit liberation is American…

I am proud to be un-American.

If depleted uranium is American…

I am proud to be un-American.

If US sanctions are American…

I am proud to be un-American.

But if grace, humility, and nonviolence are American…

I am proud to be American.

If sharing to create a safe, sustainable world is American…

I am proud to be American.

If loving our enemies is American…

I am proud to be American.

Regardless, I would die for the people of New York, but I will not kill for them… my kingdom is not of this world.

I would die for the people of Baghdad, but I will not kill for them…. my kingdom is not of this world. I will stand in the way of terror and war… my kingdom is not of this world.

I will pledge an allegiance deeper than nationalism, to my God and to my family….my kingdom is not of this world. I will use my life to shout “Another world is possible”…. for my kingdom is from another place. ‘My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight…but now my kingdom is from another place.’ (Jesus; John 18:36)”