Why is it that as Americans we have become so very acceptable to things that our ancestors before us never would have agreed to. For example, abortion. Back in the day when that kind of technology wasn't available they wouldn't have ever considered killing an unborn child. What made us feel that we could abort a child because it was an accident. A child is not an accident a child is a gift of God. I don't believe that there is really ever a reason to abort a baby. Partial birth abortions are cruel and unjust and anyone who would consider such a thing must be cold hearted. I don't mean to be cruel and judgemental because its not my job to judge the people of the world. It is only in my opinion that I feel so strongly. I don't believe that God would want someone to abort a baby that He had personally placed with that mother but who am I to know the mind of God? Just from reading His word that is what I get from His writings.
Another thing that I don't understand is why someone would choose to be a homosexual. I have many male friends who are gay. I love them all very much. I do not agree with their lifestyle but I still love them for who they are. They all know that I stand against their lifestyle. The point is I can still be their friend though I do not agree with them. Many people have shunned their friends for their choices to be homosexuals. They are the same person they just have a different view on who should be together in relationships. Instead of pushing them away for their choices I believe we should pull them closer and pray for them. The Bible being God's word can't state any clearer that homosexuality is wrong. God destroyed sadam and Gamora for its acts of homosexuality and prostitution. What makes us think that we now have the choice to live that life? Some studies show that homosexuality is not a choice. I'm sorry but that has never been proven. I've also heard the excuse that "God made me gay" I don't believe that to be true either considering His word states that it is wrong. Why would he create you to live the sinful life by anything other than your choosing?
These are just two of the many things I have had on my mind that the United States of America is dealing with right now. There are many more things I do not understand that I might post my thoughts on later. But until then pray for those you know that might be considering abortion or homosexuality. They need your prayers now more than ever. God wants us to reach the world. We can do that just by reaching the ones that are closest to us. If we reach the ones we love they will reach out to others. Lets start the dominoe affect for Jesus shall we?
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Oh For The love of being busy!
Things are gonna be crazy within the next few weeks! This coming weekend for my 26th birthday (ugh) I will be going to Disney World. Yes thats right 26th birthday is at Disney! I love Goofy and want to chill with him for a while on my birthday. So the best parents ever are taking me to Disney so I can see Goofy on my birthday. I would like to give a shout out to one of the most awesome nephews in the world who I just happen to share a birthday with! Happy Birthday (in a few days) Brian Jr! I love you!
The next weekend one of my bestest friends has invited me to Mississippi! So I will be wingin my way to Missippi to go to a rodeo and meet her family for the first time. I'm a bit nervous since I've never been to Mississippi before. A whole new land a whole new experience not to mention I've never been to a rodeo before! I will be leaving Feb 6 and be gone till the 9th!
The weekend after that I will be doing my 2nd youth service! I'm nervous and excited because yet again last minute plans are being made. I can not find my drama books that I used back in Illinois! I need my skit that I had my service based around! Not to mention my dear youth minister friend Randy who has done the skit with me is also looking for it! I hope I find it for both of our sake!
I will be doing a Spaghetti dinner on Feb. 20th at 6pm as a fundraiser for my wonderful youth group! I love my girls very much. They make life fascinating and busy! I can hardly wait for April when there will be 4 days full of sleeplessness for TNT!
The last weekend of February my Aunt Karen and Uncle Keith will be blessing us with their presence! I can't wait to see them. Who knows what will happen the weekend they are here!
As you can see things are going to be insane! I am determined to get some rest along the way though. Keep me and my youth group in your prayers as we are working hard to get $300/person to get to TNT @TNU!
Follow your dreams!
Kendy
The next weekend one of my bestest friends has invited me to Mississippi! So I will be wingin my way to Missippi to go to a rodeo and meet her family for the first time. I'm a bit nervous since I've never been to Mississippi before. A whole new land a whole new experience not to mention I've never been to a rodeo before! I will be leaving Feb 6 and be gone till the 9th!
The weekend after that I will be doing my 2nd youth service! I'm nervous and excited because yet again last minute plans are being made. I can not find my drama books that I used back in Illinois! I need my skit that I had my service based around! Not to mention my dear youth minister friend Randy who has done the skit with me is also looking for it! I hope I find it for both of our sake!
I will be doing a Spaghetti dinner on Feb. 20th at 6pm as a fundraiser for my wonderful youth group! I love my girls very much. They make life fascinating and busy! I can hardly wait for April when there will be 4 days full of sleeplessness for TNT!
The last weekend of February my Aunt Karen and Uncle Keith will be blessing us with their presence! I can't wait to see them. Who knows what will happen the weekend they are here!
As you can see things are going to be insane! I am determined to get some rest along the way though. Keep me and my youth group in your prayers as we are working hard to get $300/person to get to TNT @TNU!
Follow your dreams!
Kendy
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Resolutions
The holidays are over and the new year has begun. So many different people making different resolutions all over the world. Why do we make resolutions? What good are resolutions when most of us never even make it through the first week of keeping them? When making our new year resolutions we never think reasonably on how difficult it will be to actually keep our resolutions. If we did we probably would never make them. Why break another promise to ourselves? All though I feel quite strongly about resolutions I do have a few.
My first resolution of the new year is: To learn all that I can
Ok so I have been in school forever and I have decided that its just not for me. I will continue my education through other means. I am working with youth right now getting experience in my field. Let me tell you the experience is amazing! I never thought working with 5 teenage girls would be so complicated. It frightens me to think what would happen if God would have thrown me to the wolves of a big group right off the bat. Thank you God for knowing what I need a lot faster and better than I do.
My second resolution is the resolution of a lot of Americans: I want to lose weight!
Do not tell me that those who resolve to lose weight never do. I am very clear on the reality of my weight loss adventures. I also will be starting new medications that are supposed to help me lose some of the weight that one of my medications supposedly started helping me gain. *crosses my fingers* heres hoping! Now that I live in FL the idea of a walk outside with my dog Marty isn't quite so difficult to comprehend in the beginning of January! It is warm here and we can be outside and enjoy a nice walk through the neighborhood or go to a camp ground that my parents work at and walk it and talk to my friends that live over there. My dog doesn't like to go for long walks and neither do I but even a short walk everyday will help me make my way to a better me.
My third new years resolution is: To get a job
With the economy the way it is in many places it is difficult to find a job that will give a person exactly what they need. With the lack of a job and the lack of health insurance all my medical problems will be very difficult to deal with. Finding a job that will give me the time off that I need to continue working with my youth and give me health benefits is nearly impossible to find now adays. But I will keep looking. God will lead me to the place he wants me to be at this time in my life I have faith.
A lot of illness and struggles have started off the year 2009 for me. My best friends mother went into the hospital on New Years Eve, one of my teens fathers had surgery a few days after the new year began, I lost my health insurance, what a way to start a new year right? I am trying to not let all this frustration bother me. I am trying to stay a faithful believer in the miracles of God and let him deal with all the fear and anxiety I feel over all these different situations in my life. I know that God can heal the sick and wounded. I know that God can guide me to the perfect job. I know that God will not let me fall into a big pit where I won't be able to get myself out for years to come. He has worked many different miracles in my life in the past and I have faith that He will continue His blessings upon my life as He sees fit.
I hope all that read this will be inspired to hold on despite the struggles. I hope that at least one person can learn something new from the words that I have shared. Though it is a personal experience there is power in the strong loving hands of God that can bless even the most lost soul out there. If you don't have a church that you attend regularly find one. Church fellowship is a great encourager especially for the suffering. Just the few people who know about my situation that have been praying for me have lifted me up far beyond my expectations. They have been a great help to keeping me believing and keeping me looking forward to a future that shines brighter than the morning sun. If I keep trusting in God and believing that He can save me from all my pain and frustrations and believing that He can heal the sick and wounded, then He will continue to believe in me and answering my prayers in His perfect timing.
Happy New Year!
My first resolution of the new year is: To learn all that I can
Ok so I have been in school forever and I have decided that its just not for me. I will continue my education through other means. I am working with youth right now getting experience in my field. Let me tell you the experience is amazing! I never thought working with 5 teenage girls would be so complicated. It frightens me to think what would happen if God would have thrown me to the wolves of a big group right off the bat. Thank you God for knowing what I need a lot faster and better than I do.
My second resolution is the resolution of a lot of Americans: I want to lose weight!
Do not tell me that those who resolve to lose weight never do. I am very clear on the reality of my weight loss adventures. I also will be starting new medications that are supposed to help me lose some of the weight that one of my medications supposedly started helping me gain. *crosses my fingers* heres hoping! Now that I live in FL the idea of a walk outside with my dog Marty isn't quite so difficult to comprehend in the beginning of January! It is warm here and we can be outside and enjoy a nice walk through the neighborhood or go to a camp ground that my parents work at and walk it and talk to my friends that live over there. My dog doesn't like to go for long walks and neither do I but even a short walk everyday will help me make my way to a better me.
My third new years resolution is: To get a job
With the economy the way it is in many places it is difficult to find a job that will give a person exactly what they need. With the lack of a job and the lack of health insurance all my medical problems will be very difficult to deal with. Finding a job that will give me the time off that I need to continue working with my youth and give me health benefits is nearly impossible to find now adays. But I will keep looking. God will lead me to the place he wants me to be at this time in my life I have faith.
A lot of illness and struggles have started off the year 2009 for me. My best friends mother went into the hospital on New Years Eve, one of my teens fathers had surgery a few days after the new year began, I lost my health insurance, what a way to start a new year right? I am trying to not let all this frustration bother me. I am trying to stay a faithful believer in the miracles of God and let him deal with all the fear and anxiety I feel over all these different situations in my life. I know that God can heal the sick and wounded. I know that God can guide me to the perfect job. I know that God will not let me fall into a big pit where I won't be able to get myself out for years to come. He has worked many different miracles in my life in the past and I have faith that He will continue His blessings upon my life as He sees fit.
I hope all that read this will be inspired to hold on despite the struggles. I hope that at least one person can learn something new from the words that I have shared. Though it is a personal experience there is power in the strong loving hands of God that can bless even the most lost soul out there. If you don't have a church that you attend regularly find one. Church fellowship is a great encourager especially for the suffering. Just the few people who know about my situation that have been praying for me have lifted me up far beyond my expectations. They have been a great help to keeping me believing and keeping me looking forward to a future that shines brighter than the morning sun. If I keep trusting in God and believing that He can save me from all my pain and frustrations and believing that He can heal the sick and wounded, then He will continue to believe in me and answering my prayers in His perfect timing.
Happy New Year!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Merry Christmas!
Have you ever noticed that very few people ever say the words Merry Christmas anymore? All buisnesses are being told they need to say Happy Holidays and spell x-mas instead of Christmas on their signs. I realize there are many different cultures in the melting pot of the United States but why must we change our beliefs that our country was based on to support those who migrated into our great country? There has been differnt cultures in our country for many years now. Why all the sudden is there such a rush to get Christ out of the Christmas season?
There is a rush to take Christ out of so much in this world. Our government is trying to take it out of our pledge. They want to remove God from our currency, pretty soon religious freedom will be removed from our country all together. We as a Christian based country need to stand for our rights to be Christians.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
David Archuletta rocks out in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade! Singing his first single "Crush" for the world to hear as he rides along on a float. This boy has a voice of an angel! I have heard his whole album and enjoy it very much! Crush is by far one of my favorite songs from the album. Archie is going to go far in this buisness. Congratulations Archie on your Macy's Parade Success! Hope there are many more awesome experiences for you!
David Cook sang at the tree lighting for Rockefellar center in New York. He sang "Happy Christmas" and melted the hearts of people around the world. His clear voice and the soul he puts into his music made that moment with David Cook peaceful and priceless. Cooks new album also came out recently and I have yet to hear all of it! I can't wait till Christmas to see if "Santa" brings it to me. David Cook deserved the win of American Idol. He sings with his heart and it shows in his music. Keep it up David! I love the new Single "Light On" It is so catchy I find myself singing it to myself throughout the day.
tootles!
David Cook sang at the tree lighting for Rockefellar center in New York. He sang "Happy Christmas" and melted the hearts of people around the world. His clear voice and the soul he puts into his music made that moment with David Cook peaceful and priceless. Cooks new album also came out recently and I have yet to hear all of it! I can't wait till Christmas to see if "Santa" brings it to me. David Cook deserved the win of American Idol. He sings with his heart and it shows in his music. Keep it up David! I love the new Single "Light On" It is so catchy I find myself singing it to myself throughout the day.
tootles!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Music news:
David Archuletta and David Cook have released albums within the last two weeks. I have not heard either one of them sadly. I look forward to listening to them soon though. Congratulations to David Cook and David Archuletta. Oooh and Carrie Underwood for winning Female country artist of the year congratulations!
Youth Ministry:
As some of you know I am a youth leader in my church. Somedays it comes with great advantages and somedays it becomes a heartbreaking situation. A couple weeks ago I had a little disagreement with one of my teens. This isn't overly shocking afterall they are teenagers and do sometimes believe that the world should go exactly the way they want it to. Unfortunately for them these will also be the hardest years of their life as they figure out that it in fact does not. I love my teenagers I would do anything for them. Unfortunate for me I have made one of them very angry with me. I don't know how to remedy the situation. Usually things just blow over and she's over it within a week. This anger has lasted a bit longer. She is still coming to church thank God for that but my heart still breaks with the fact that she is angry with me. I never want my teens to have any angry feelings towards me. Yes I realize that it will happen and that there is only so much I can do about it but it still breaks my heart. I only wish that God would help her to realize that I didn't mean to upset her if I said anything that did. I have been assured that it will all pass over by other youth group leaders.
Gay Rights:
This is a topic I've been trying to deal with for a while now. I have a few male friends who are gay. I love them to death and wouldn't change them for anything except for the fact that they are in fact gay. God made Adam and Eve to complete each other. He strictly says in the bible that homosexuality is wrong. God destroyed Sadam and Gamora because of the sinfulness of the homosexual people. How can any Christian person decide one day that they are gay? I realize that there are some psychological reasons and maybe even somewhat genetic reasons that a person would decide that but a person who has grown up believing in God and reading His word knows that it is wrong in the eyes of God. Like I said I don't dislike the gays I love them just like everybody else. It is their lifestyle that I don't care for. God made us humans in the bodies we are in for a reason. He didn't create Adam and Steve and Eve and Amy. He created us specifically to be man and woman. That is how our reproductive system that God created works,thats how our bodies were made to complete each other. I hear people say that God created them gay. I don't agree with that at all. I don't think God would create people to be sinful. We are all sinners and fall short of the glory of God but I can not believe that God would create people to purposely live in the life of sin. I refuse to believe that God creates people to go to Hell for their life choices. God wouldn't be so vocal about homosexuality in the bible if he wanted things to be that way. Alright I'm done w/ this topic. Sorry to any of you whom may be offended by my writings.
Closing:
In closing I would just like to say how life isn't always what u want it to be. You have to be the one who lives your life to the fullest and walk in the light of Christ. You have to make the decision to follow His will despite the struggles it might lead you through.
David Archuletta and David Cook have released albums within the last two weeks. I have not heard either one of them sadly. I look forward to listening to them soon though. Congratulations to David Cook and David Archuletta. Oooh and Carrie Underwood for winning Female country artist of the year congratulations!
Youth Ministry:
As some of you know I am a youth leader in my church. Somedays it comes with great advantages and somedays it becomes a heartbreaking situation. A couple weeks ago I had a little disagreement with one of my teens. This isn't overly shocking afterall they are teenagers and do sometimes believe that the world should go exactly the way they want it to. Unfortunately for them these will also be the hardest years of their life as they figure out that it in fact does not. I love my teenagers I would do anything for them. Unfortunate for me I have made one of them very angry with me. I don't know how to remedy the situation. Usually things just blow over and she's over it within a week. This anger has lasted a bit longer. She is still coming to church thank God for that but my heart still breaks with the fact that she is angry with me. I never want my teens to have any angry feelings towards me. Yes I realize that it will happen and that there is only so much I can do about it but it still breaks my heart. I only wish that God would help her to realize that I didn't mean to upset her if I said anything that did. I have been assured that it will all pass over by other youth group leaders.
Gay Rights:
This is a topic I've been trying to deal with for a while now. I have a few male friends who are gay. I love them to death and wouldn't change them for anything except for the fact that they are in fact gay. God made Adam and Eve to complete each other. He strictly says in the bible that homosexuality is wrong. God destroyed Sadam and Gamora because of the sinfulness of the homosexual people. How can any Christian person decide one day that they are gay? I realize that there are some psychological reasons and maybe even somewhat genetic reasons that a person would decide that but a person who has grown up believing in God and reading His word knows that it is wrong in the eyes of God. Like I said I don't dislike the gays I love them just like everybody else. It is their lifestyle that I don't care for. God made us humans in the bodies we are in for a reason. He didn't create Adam and Steve and Eve and Amy. He created us specifically to be man and woman. That is how our reproductive system that God created works,thats how our bodies were made to complete each other. I hear people say that God created them gay. I don't agree with that at all. I don't think God would create people to be sinful. We are all sinners and fall short of the glory of God but I can not believe that God would create people to purposely live in the life of sin. I refuse to believe that God creates people to go to Hell for their life choices. God wouldn't be so vocal about homosexuality in the bible if he wanted things to be that way. Alright I'm done w/ this topic. Sorry to any of you whom may be offended by my writings.
Closing:
In closing I would just like to say how life isn't always what u want it to be. You have to be the one who lives your life to the fullest and walk in the light of Christ. You have to make the decision to follow His will despite the struggles it might lead you through.
Monday, October 27, 2008
My first time trying
I decided I needed a change. Here I am blogging! I am so excited to share a bit with you. I am a 25 year old youth leader from FL and know that blogging is a thing that is popular with the teenagers so I thought I'd give it a shot as well. I am still in school for my bachelors degree and working hard to graduate within the next 2 years! I hope that goal is reached! I love working with children and teens and hope to in the future have the job of being over both ages and not just teenagers. Where God leads me I shall follow!
Follow your dreams
Kendy
Follow your dreams
Kendy
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
