This is my stand..

These are the things I am about...

Love is really all you need, I am pro-life, marriage is between one MAN and one WOMAN, it all started with a Creator, sex is for the marriage bed and that's the only place for it, divorce is not in my vocabulary, Jesus is the ONLY way to heaven, I bring the Kingdom with me wherever I go, I change atmospheres....

That being said, when did standing up for what we believe in turn into an attack on the people we disagree with? Where's the love in that? Why have we turned our view from the issues to the people? We can disagree with something without bashing the people who believe in it. We dont like it when people bash us for our views, so why do we retaliate by bashing them? I dont agree with alot of what goes on in my nation, but will you see me posting blogs about how gays are going to hell or that Im so happy that an abortion doctor or child molester has died.. You will not!! Because I love the gays and I love the people who get abortions, perform abortions, and the people who make it all legal. I love them, so I will not rejoice in their deaths or condemn someone for their lifestyle. I dont agree with it and on that I will stand, but I will not let my beliefs stop my love. I dont know if Im making sense or if this is all coming out right or not, but Im sick of people proclaiming to be Christians, but they have no love for the people who need it the most. The ones who are silently crying out for someone to stand up a show them that God really does love them, that there is a God who fashioned them to be like Him, that they have a purpose and a destiny.

That being said once again, I also love Christians...even the ones that frustrate me so much. I know that most of their hearts are right...they think that they are doing the right thing, but in doing what they're doing, they're causing more damage than good. And I pray that they begin to see that...I do agree with them, I just think they're going about it in the wrong way..I mean it's true that 1.3 million babies are aborted each year, but is blowing up an abortion clinic really the way to solve the problem?

Just a little something to chew on...Oh and if any of you get the time, go to ibethel.tv.org and watch the podcasts for the 6/28/09 am and pm services. They're amazing and in the pm service, Kris talks alot about the issue of abortion...SO good!

Sigh....

Hmm...well..Im sitting at my brother's house, kinda bored...but I think we're about to watch Australia!! Woohoo! I have yet to see it..my summer has been pretty boring, with a few exciting blips here and there. Mostly work, movies, and skype. I never realized how hard long distance relationships are..I am NOT enjoying the distance, time difference, and days (that are turning into months) that we are apart. It's a lot harder than I thought it would be! I thought the summer would fly by cuz I'd be working and hanging out with friends, that I wouldn't really have time to miss him...and yet, I do..everyday, it's like a piece of me is missing. Im not used to this feeling..Im a pretty independent person, so even when I moved here to California, I missed everyone, but I was also so caught up in the adventure of life, that it didnt ache. Now..I ache..everyday, for one person. It literally hurts sometimes..and I still have 8 weeks till I see him again..Jesus help me!

Im not really sure where that came from... out of the heart the mouth speaks, I guess.

Baby..here I come!

Im going to England!!!!! I just bought my plane tickets Saturday, and Im so excited! Im going to visit my boyfriend, Sam and to meet his family! I leave near the end of August, then Sam and I are flying back together for school! Sigh..Im so glad I dont have to wait till September to se him..it's only been a month since he left and I feel like it's been FOREVER..seriously, I feel like time just isnt passing quick enough. :( BUT hooray for cheap flights to Ireland! Im flying into Dublin then hopping a ferry to Wales where Sam is picking me up, then we are driving back to his home in Northampton...Im so happy right now! :) Only 65 more days!!!!!!! Wooo!

In other news...Im still working my butt off and staying pretty bored watching movies every moment Im not working..seriously, all I do these days is work, talk to Sam, and watch movies..that's it! I need to get more active..get out and do stuff, you know?! That's probably why time is passing so slowly, cuz Im not doing anything! Sheesh..

I got my hair cut..it's not too different, but a little shorter and more layered..it's cute and I like it (Sam likes it too..so that's good! haha). Im sitting at my brother's house bored outta my mind...maybe I'll read..or catch up on journaling (Sam and I are journaling to each other this summer and then we're gonna give each other the journals after we get back from England..a little corny, but uber romantic..lol)....hmmm....Im sure I'll find something to do! Sam gets on skype in about 30 min! yay! It sucks having such a huge time difference cuz his day is my night and vice versa..so we either talk in the mornings or at night, but we do try to talk everyday which is nice.

So all that said....what movie should I watch tonight? ;)

Sacramento!

So..it's a week late, but I thought I'd let you in on the one exciting thing I've done thus far in my summer...Aaron, Aubrey, and I went to Sacramento last Thursday to check out my grandpa's old house (long story) which my parents will be moving into around the 1st of July (another long story)! Im pretty excited that they're gonna be so close though...only 2 1/2 hours away! Woo!
But back to our adventure! We left around 10 so we could get to Sac by lunch time, which we spent at Chik-Fil-A! All you Floridians are extremely spoiled..Sacramento is the closest chik-fil-a to me! :( So (besides the times I've visited home and practically lived at Chik-fil-a..) I've only had Chik-fil-a once since moving here! It's like torture! But there I go on my bunny trail again! Anyways..it was fantastic! Then we went over to the gramps old place, and Florence left me some stemware, which was super sweet of her to do..then we went to (da ta da daaaa!!!!) Old Town Sacramento, which is my favorite childhood memory..mmm...caramel apples, mexican restaurants, jazz festivals, and the KITE STORE! It's basically amazing. lol...so that was my grand adventure for the summer (thus far) stay tuned for more adventures!

Here's some pics from the day!

The greatest start to a great day!

Aubrey and I being crazy

THE KITE STORE!

The Jelly Bean Angel in Candy Heaven :)