Showing posts with label Sisters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sisters. Show all posts
Sunday, October 7, 2012
gnomEEEs winnnnnnn!
Friday, October 5, 2012
Fall into love with Tunes!!!!!
There is no place like Ouachita. No Show like Tiger Tunes. And I encourage you - If you have not gone to Tiger Tunes before - make plans to watch it this year at OBU SIGNAL ONLINE and cheer for the EEE's!!
- I am in love with Tiger Tunes - which is appropriate because it is Fall in Love Friday.
- Oh and guess what... MY BEAUTIFUL TALENTED WONDERFUL SISTER, together with her friend MaryLacey, co-directed the show! I'll try and put a video up tonight!!!
- Thanks for your support! Let me know what you think and if you want to watch the show! For pictures and updates follow me on twitter (click the link above) or go to Dr. Kluck's Facebook Page - he uploads tons of pictures!!!
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Blissfully Happy... it's been a while
I took this picture a week or so ago while I was still in the book room. I had taken a bite of my apple and to my surprise the inside was molded and abslutely repulsive. Rewind to 5 minutes previous, I pulled my apple out of my bag and glanced at it - I hate apples, I don't like how the apple skin gets in between your teeth or the texture of the apple is sometimes mushy (you know the almost bad apples - the ones I always get). So as I pulled my apple out I took a small and cautious bite. However, it was surprisingly amazing. It was crunnchy, delicious, and super sweet. I was shocked. So the next bite was huge! I mean I opened up WIDE, and those of you who know me - know that my mouth is pretty big, so I got a chunk outta this thing. I don't usually look at my food especially when I am doing something else, you know multitasking!, haha but this time I did... Oh my gosh! I literally threw up! I was disgusted by what I saw. By what had just taken occupance in my mouth! I ran to the bathroom and washed my mouth out with soap. I know you can already see the analogy... So let's dive in:
Galations 5:19-21
Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
How many times have we fallen to these works of the flesh? How many times have we been the "christian" on the outside, yet on the inside we are no different then the athiest or the sinner who constantly lives in sin and denies God. Everytime we sin, we forsake the Lord, and fall AWAY from Him. Galations says if we do these things we will NOT inherit the Kingdom of God. How serious is this! It's serious. Just like I spit out that apple and sprinted to the bathroom - that's how we should react to sin. Satan will try and mask it, he will try and make the sin look so pretty...
Let's take drinking for instance. How pretty and appealing does alcohol look? I mean seriuosly - the girls that drink in the commercials are soo pretty. I want to look just like them - so how can I look like them? Put a bud in my hand, I will be cool then. Are you kidding me? Not Cool! Above in the verse: Drunkenness is a SIN - however, Satan makes it look so cool and appealing.
Whenever we are attacked by the devil to sin and tempted to do something that does not bear fruit - we should spit it out and sprint to Jesus and ask him to cleanse us. But is that what we do?
This is serious. If we do not bear good fruit we will be thrown away - just like I threw that apple away. It was repulsive. No repulsive thing will make it into the Kingdom of Heaven. I pray for you today that just like I realized this truth - that you realize it as well. Be encouraged! Just because we bear bad fruit everyday - we sin. We are human, sin will happen. We pray to God that he will help us not be tempted - but it's going to happen. But that is why Jesus died for us. He went through a painful death so that we could be accepted into the Kingdom of Heaven even though we bear bad fruit. Thank God today for the price he made. He gives new life to our bad branches - he makes them healthy and fruit bearing.
BE FRUIT BEARING TODAY!!!
MY TRIP TO HOUSTON!!
Last week I drove to Houston to spend the night and quality time with my "Big Sis" Laura. She is such an inspiration and I love her so much!! We are so similar in so many different ways. I probably kept her up way to late chit chatting, but she just has so much wisdom to impart into my life.
Her knowledge is vast and deep and her love for the Lord is evident - her marriage is inspiring and the way she loves her kids and others is contagious. I want to learn from her! So I drove the 2.5 hours south east and made it in time for dinner. Her daughters Hannah and Meagan are precious!! At the dinner table Hannah insisted that I pray - so of course I did. No big deal! She was just so cute I couldn't refuse!
She was also dressed in her pretty princess outfit and gave me like 10 hugs before she could go to bed! I love that little girl.
The nextday we went to Sprinkles - and I follow them on Twitter... And I have always gotten their tweets that say "first 50 people to whisper... get a free cupcake" So at lunch I looked it up and sure enough they had tweeted if you whisper "all roads lead to Sprinkles" you get a free Hazelnut Vanilla Cupcake! It worked! i got a free cupcakes!
WOOOO. I love sprinkles and CUPCAKES!!!
I can't have an office without MICKEY!! haha and a SCENTSY! which I brough Simply Irresistible on Friday and everybody made fun of me saying it smelt like a baby's diaper - so today I brough Skinny Dippin' and they love it. However, Bart said it smelt like Chocolate -the woman don't agree.
Great seats!!!! WE had a blast! There is the stadium! Very underwhelming picture but it is a huge stadium!
That is the Baylor Line. The Freshman girls get yellow jersey's that say Baylor Line on the front and their nickname on the back! They get to make the tunnel that the guys run out of. President Judge Starr said that it was the biggest Baylor Line ever!! how cool!
Hope you had a great Labor Day Weekend! My class got cancelled... so maybe you will see a pinterest or Youtube post later today! I don't have to tutor until 11. What to do what to do!
Galations 5:19-21
Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
How many times have we fallen to these works of the flesh? How many times have we been the "christian" on the outside, yet on the inside we are no different then the athiest or the sinner who constantly lives in sin and denies God. Everytime we sin, we forsake the Lord, and fall AWAY from Him. Galations says if we do these things we will NOT inherit the Kingdom of God. How serious is this! It's serious. Just like I spit out that apple and sprinted to the bathroom - that's how we should react to sin. Satan will try and mask it, he will try and make the sin look so pretty...
Let's take drinking for instance. How pretty and appealing does alcohol look? I mean seriuosly - the girls that drink in the commercials are soo pretty. I want to look just like them - so how can I look like them? Put a bud in my hand, I will be cool then. Are you kidding me? Not Cool! Above in the verse: Drunkenness is a SIN - however, Satan makes it look so cool and appealing.
Whenever we are attacked by the devil to sin and tempted to do something that does not bear fruit - we should spit it out and sprint to Jesus and ask him to cleanse us. But is that what we do?
Matthew 18:20
Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every HEALTHY tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. ...
This is serious. If we do not bear good fruit we will be thrown away - just like I threw that apple away. It was repulsive. No repulsive thing will make it into the Kingdom of Heaven. I pray for you today that just like I realized this truth - that you realize it as well. Be encouraged! Just because we bear bad fruit everyday - we sin. We are human, sin will happen. We pray to God that he will help us not be tempted - but it's going to happen. But that is why Jesus died for us. He went through a painful death so that we could be accepted into the Kingdom of Heaven even though we bear bad fruit. Thank God today for the price he made. He gives new life to our bad branches - he makes them healthy and fruit bearing.
BE FRUIT BEARING TODAY!!!
MY TRIP TO HOUSTON!!
Last week I drove to Houston to spend the night and quality time with my "Big Sis" Laura. She is such an inspiration and I love her so much!! We are so similar in so many different ways. I probably kept her up way to late chit chatting, but she just has so much wisdom to impart into my life.
Her knowledge is vast and deep and her love for the Lord is evident - her marriage is inspiring and the way she loves her kids and others is contagious. I want to learn from her! So I drove the 2.5 hours south east and made it in time for dinner. Her daughters Hannah and Meagan are precious!! At the dinner table Hannah insisted that I pray - so of course I did. No big deal! She was just so cute I couldn't refuse!
She was also dressed in her pretty princess outfit and gave me like 10 hugs before she could go to bed! I love that little girl.
The nextday we went to Sprinkles - and I follow them on Twitter... And I have always gotten their tweets that say "first 50 people to whisper... get a free cupcake" So at lunch I looked it up and sure enough they had tweeted if you whisper "all roads lead to Sprinkles" you get a free Hazelnut Vanilla Cupcake! It worked! i got a free cupcakes!
WOOOO. I love sprinkles and CUPCAKES!!!
Sweet Meagan (left) and Hannah (right)
I can't wait until the next time I can see them!!
Thought I would introduce you to the wonderful outside seating at Common Grounds. This morning it was a great 64 degrees! It was beautiful! God's earth is amazing!
I think the different seating is unique and makes common grounds a homey place. Some place that I can really enjoy my coffee and feel like I am at home!
I like all of the windows on the wall! If you want a shabby chic look - this is definitely a cool idea!
I also think the tree through the middle of the outside area is a nice touch! Makes it feel like we are in a tree house!
Took the liberty of sort of decorating my office last week - so now it feels a little more homey! I like it I like it alot! Hope you enjoy!
Dad came in for the BAYLOR/TCU game on Friday - and if you didn't see it... we knocked off No. 14! WOOO Go BEARS!
We went and ate dinner first at Ninfa's (poor service and disappointing Mexcian food :( oh well!)
Me and Dad at the game! We had such a good time! :) and of course the military men for my little sister!!! Thought that would make her day
Hope you had a great Labor Day Weekend! My class got cancelled... so maybe you will see a pinterest or Youtube post later today! I don't have to tutor until 11. What to do what to do!
Enjoy and Be Charmed today!
Abby
P.S. Thanks for the prayers - obviously you can tell that I love Baylor and the Lord is blessing me here for my patience and perserverance. Now if Taylor could only be closer - my life would be complete. But he is being the best and most encouraging BOYFRIEND ever! I am so thankful for him. I am just going to brag for just a moment. ( I am only saying this because I want you to know how great guys can be and that you should NEVER settle for less - I am so thankful and blessed to have such a strong leader and man of God in my life - be encouraged by this!)
"I mess up but I love you. Forgive when we mess up encourage when we fall congratulate in the good and follow the Lord! I love you!"
How encouraging is that text! I get those all of the time :) I am the luckiest girl in the world!!
I am blissfully happy.
Monday, August 29, 2011
The Going is Getting Tougher.
You’ve heard the saying, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” But what happens if the going isn’t just tough, but impossible? What happens when you’re giving it all you’ve got, but all you’ve got is nothing? It’s then we often think, “What if I’m on the wrong path? It can’t be this hard, this messed up. God has promised to make a way, but all I see is a wall.”
I think at times God purposefully brings His people to this point. If you have no strength, no ability to move forward, then when accomplishments do happen, everyone knows—it wasn’t you; it was God.
“But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.” 1Cr 1:27
In our weakness, then He is permitted to be strong, and the whole world will see Him through our trials. I feel like right now I am facing the impossible and it seems completely ridiculous to move forward. Foolish to even try. Yet we see again and again in the Bible that our God is the God of the silly and impossible. Think of the Israelites marching around Jericho thirteen times. That’s pretty silly. But they followed the journey God requested of them, and He tore that wall down.
Think of young David flinging a stone at a giant. That’s not only silly, it’s downright foolish! Yet God brought Goliath down. Think of Jesus, trying to feed thousands of people with just a bit of bread and fish—that’s impossible, too. Time after time we are shown His power in the Bible and even now if you look closely you will begin to see the awesomeness of Jesus and his miracles everyday in our life.
Why should today be any different? I speak from personal experience when I tell you that our God is still the God of the silly and impossible, right now in 2011! He is still a God who asks us to go on that difficult journey so that our faith will grow, His grace will abound, and all glory will be given to Him.
“…We also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” Rom. 5:3-4
So next time you face that impossible wall—know that our God is just waiting for you to hand it over to Him. All He asks of us is that we keep walking. And just like I will continue to walk in Waco, not knowing where my path will take me. I walk in obedience. And with the power of God before me, I know that my path will be prepared for me and if I trust in him all else will fall into place.
I thought I would introduce you to my friends. I couldn't find a good 700 club picture - so it is a group shot of my core group of friends.
Theses are my best friends. These are the girls that have shaped and molded me into the friend, Christian, and confident woman that I am. I am for ever grateful for these girls. To the point at hand: most of theses girls participated in Big Brothers Big Sisters, however, I did not. I never had the patience nor the "time" to give to such a frustrating task of picking up children and Mentoring to them. It was not until my senior year that I started getting involved with my cousins kid. I started to kind of like it. Well, guess what I signed up for last week? BBBS in Waco. I am really excited! I can't wait to be placed with a little kid! Yay! God is moving. I am finally ALLOWING him to move.
I drove to Dallas to go to church with Meg, my cousin, last week and the teaching was over opening the door to pure thoughts or the devil. It was really cool to think about. He said God is waiting at the door to help you, but you HAVE to open the door! Wow! You must do the opening, God will not kick down the door. You have to choose to open it. Do it!
I've decided that I will do it. I am going to give my time to God. And it will be good.
Friday is the last day in the book room and today I am in the athletic building with my office mate Ashley. She played softball here 4 years ago send is a GA with me. We have had fun so far. Tonight I will be going to this back to school party thing for the athletes with Ashley so that will be fun! I am looking forward to it.
Also I called Harris Creek Baptist Church this morning and signed up for a life group! I am branching out and I know this week will be great despite some walls that are crumbling in life. God is always enough!
Today is my Grandmother's Birthday! Happy Birthday Grandmary I am so thankful for you!
Have a Charmed day!!
Abby.
I think at times God purposefully brings His people to this point. If you have no strength, no ability to move forward, then when accomplishments do happen, everyone knows—it wasn’t you; it was God.
“But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.” 1Cr 1:27
In our weakness, then He is permitted to be strong, and the whole world will see Him through our trials. I feel like right now I am facing the impossible and it seems completely ridiculous to move forward. Foolish to even try. Yet we see again and again in the Bible that our God is the God of the silly and impossible. Think of the Israelites marching around Jericho thirteen times. That’s pretty silly. But they followed the journey God requested of them, and He tore that wall down.
Think of young David flinging a stone at a giant. That’s not only silly, it’s downright foolish! Yet God brought Goliath down. Think of Jesus, trying to feed thousands of people with just a bit of bread and fish—that’s impossible, too. Time after time we are shown His power in the Bible and even now if you look closely you will begin to see the awesomeness of Jesus and his miracles everyday in our life.
Why should today be any different? I speak from personal experience when I tell you that our God is still the God of the silly and impossible, right now in 2011! He is still a God who asks us to go on that difficult journey so that our faith will grow, His grace will abound, and all glory will be given to Him.
“…We also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” Rom. 5:3-4
So next time you face that impossible wall—know that our God is just waiting for you to hand it over to Him. All He asks of us is that we keep walking. And just like I will continue to walk in Waco, not knowing where my path will take me. I walk in obedience. And with the power of God before me, I know that my path will be prepared for me and if I trust in him all else will fall into place.
I thought I would introduce you to my friends. I couldn't find a good 700 club picture - so it is a group shot of my core group of friends.
Theses are my best friends. These are the girls that have shaped and molded me into the friend, Christian, and confident woman that I am. I am for ever grateful for these girls. To the point at hand: most of theses girls participated in Big Brothers Big Sisters, however, I did not. I never had the patience nor the "time" to give to such a frustrating task of picking up children and Mentoring to them. It was not until my senior year that I started getting involved with my cousins kid. I started to kind of like it. Well, guess what I signed up for last week? BBBS in Waco. I am really excited! I can't wait to be placed with a little kid! Yay! God is moving. I am finally ALLOWING him to move.
I drove to Dallas to go to church with Meg, my cousin, last week and the teaching was over opening the door to pure thoughts or the devil. It was really cool to think about. He said God is waiting at the door to help you, but you HAVE to open the door! Wow! You must do the opening, God will not kick down the door. You have to choose to open it. Do it!
I've decided that I will do it. I am going to give my time to God. And it will be good.
Friday is the last day in the book room and today I am in the athletic building with my office mate Ashley. She played softball here 4 years ago send is a GA with me. We have had fun so far. Tonight I will be going to this back to school party thing for the athletes with Ashley so that will be fun! I am looking forward to it.
Also I called Harris Creek Baptist Church this morning and signed up for a life group! I am branching out and I know this week will be great despite some walls that are crumbling in life. God is always enough!
Today is my Grandmother's Birthday! Happy Birthday Grandmary I am so thankful for you!
Have a Charmed day!!
Abby.
Location:Common Grounds, Waco.
Monday, July 25, 2011
God, do your thing!
I have had the most fun time at the beach! Destin is by far the best place to relax and rejuvenate the soul. Preacher at church last Sunday said that he was at Yellowstone National Park and God said - look at what I created. Without any man made interference - I did this. This is what I can do when you let ME DO MY THING. Wow! That is kind of how I felt when I saw these sunsets at the beach. No, they do not even begin to capture the magnitude of God's beauty - but it does make you sit back and think. Hey, what if I didn't interfere with what God was doing in my life - What do you think would happen? Would you begin to see miracles, would jobs line up, would sicknesses begin to heal, would troubles seem to leave? Life might be a little easier - if we just let GOD DO HIS THING.
Yah, okay - now that I look at it - It's pretty disgusting! haha but here is a better picture from the back porch looking onto the Bay side (not ocean front).
And then here is one of a prettier day at the beach!
For lunch we went to Panera Bread and then got FRO - YO at 32 degrees. It was really good - of ocurse I got the Blueberry Cheesecake yogurt with real berries on top. DELICIOUS!
A picture of the Fro- Yo bar. It is actually a really cute place - but it was legit 32 degrees in there. It was a freaking ice box! yikes! we sat outside.
Girls Night Out! We all went to the Back Porch for dinner.
1. took Molly Anne forever and a day to eat her 1/2 pound of crab legs - we had paid and she had cleared our table before Molly Anne was finished. ha
2. Our waitresses arm muscles were ripped = we eventually asked her if she was a gymnast. She said yes, when I was younger! What! I wish I had arms like that good grief!
3. We no lie - sat down at 9:30, food at 10:15 and did not leave until 11. late night. yikes! still fun oh and we got t-shirts out of the meal!
After dinner - we stopped by Alvin's Island.
1. the most perverted shirts I have ever seen - i will never walk back in another one of those stores.
2. my sister got a cute destin shirt - (last picture)
3. Molly Anne won $2 in quarters out of this gambling machine.
NOTE TO READERS: she lost it all trying to win MORE! GAMBLING does that to you - don't waste your money. Okay, off the soap box. :)
Last morning there - Bethany And I made a spread of breakfast! Everybody was happy :) it was a good day. Cinnamon Rolls, Bisquits and Jelly, Eggs, and Sausage. Wow! Just call us IHOP!
This catches McKenzie in Action! She was spitting off of the 12 floor and trying to hit the man doing yard work. after about 5 tries.. she actually did it! No worries, he had a hat on.
Then, finally our last night - we had picture time! Here are some of the best!
Then we went to the Mellow Mushroom and had some pizza!
Remember that no matter what happens - the same God that puts the stars out at night, and the same God that created sunset and waters the earth - cares for you!
He loves you. Be blessed in that and Thankful and have bliss in your life.
Abby
Yah, okay - now that I look at it - It's pretty disgusting! haha but here is a better picture from the back porch looking onto the Bay side (not ocean front).
And then here is one of a prettier day at the beach!
If you haven't been reading my blog Miss Cupcake Queen (Here) then you probably don't know about my obsession and insane craving for blueberries. After my diet for Miss Arkansas I have been craving blueberry ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING! I am pretty sure I showed you yesterday the blueberry cake thing that Bethany and I made, so today I am going to show you the blueberry things I ate.
This is a blueberry pancake my dad made for me. I grew up eating powdered sugar and butter on my waffles and pancakes - call me weird, I know! But I love it! In fact, everyone was making fun of how much powdered sugar I had put on my Pancake in ratio with the actual BLUEBERRY pancake. Let me tell you - it was so good. Dad put real blueberries in it. It was delicious. He told me a trick that I will share with you: Heat the blueberries up in a ziplock bag before putting them in the batter - that gets some juices out of the berries so that they will mix in the pancake batter and give a fresh berry taste! Nom. Nom. Nom.
For lunch we went to Panera Bread and then got FRO - YO at 32 degrees. It was really good - of ocurse I got the Blueberry Cheesecake yogurt with real berries on top. DELICIOUS!
A picture of the Fro- Yo bar. It is actually a really cute place - but it was legit 32 degrees in there. It was a freaking ice box! yikes! we sat outside.
Girls Night Out! We all went to the Back Porch for dinner.
1. took Molly Anne forever and a day to eat her 1/2 pound of crab legs - we had paid and she had cleared our table before Molly Anne was finished. ha
2. Our waitresses arm muscles were ripped = we eventually asked her if she was a gymnast. She said yes, when I was younger! What! I wish I had arms like that good grief!
3. We no lie - sat down at 9:30, food at 10:15 and did not leave until 11. late night. yikes! still fun oh and we got t-shirts out of the meal!
After dinner - we stopped by Alvin's Island.
1. the most perverted shirts I have ever seen - i will never walk back in another one of those stores.
2. my sister got a cute destin shirt - (last picture)
3. Molly Anne won $2 in quarters out of this gambling machine.
NOTE TO READERS: she lost it all trying to win MORE! GAMBLING does that to you - don't waste your money. Okay, off the soap box. :)
Last morning there - Bethany And I made a spread of breakfast! Everybody was happy :) it was a good day. Cinnamon Rolls, Bisquits and Jelly, Eggs, and Sausage. Wow! Just call us IHOP!
This catches McKenzie in Action! She was spitting off of the 12 floor and trying to hit the man doing yard work. after about 5 tries.. she actually did it! No worries, he had a hat on.
Then, finally our last night - we had picture time! Here are some of the best!
This is my family!
All of the girls that went! We had a blast can you tell!
Then we went to the Mellow Mushroom and had some pizza!
Remember that no matter what happens - the same God that puts the stars out at night, and the same God that created sunset and waters the earth - cares for you!
He loves you. Be blessed in that and Thankful and have bliss in your life.
Abby
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