House!!

So I have officially moved into a rent house with two of my amazing friends! I love it! Unpacking boxes, getting organized, and decorating has been somewhat difficult! :) Takes a lot of time I guess! Anyway, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, small yard, kitchen, living room, laundry room, garage...works for me! Playing loud music, singing and dancing with the new roomates. Favorite!

Now I can say, had a couple of my youth girls over to spend the night and that was interesting! They have more energy then anyone I have ever seen! Eating a lot of pizza, fudge bars, and popcorn. Yet, I must say out of everything, spending time just talking with them is my favorite!

These girls have a heart of gold! They tend to put on a face and pretend that I dont know what is going on, but I do. :) I love hearing them talk about the new Bible verses they have found and the ones they have memorized. I love watching the girls play sports, like basketball and softball. One thing that I admire most is their desire to reach out to their teams. Before every game they stop and read a Bible verse, then pray. It makes me tear up! I love it!

One of my favorite quotes I heard at super summer a few years ago was, "Dont Hesitate". We would write DH on our wrists so that we could see it all the time. This would be a reminder for ourselves and others to not hesitate in sharing Christ with anyone. That is one thing I love about the youth girls, they do not hestitate! So proud of them.

My house has been a blessing from God. He opened the door and we walked through. I am praying that we will be able to use our house as a blessing to others, especially the youth and college students that we meet. This house is a reminder that God does open doors, we just have to be patient and wait for the right one.

The pictures at the top are some pictures we took as roomates today in the wind! It was a blast!

I will post some pictures of the house later!

Blessed!!!

I have not updated my blog in FOREVER! So sorry about that! Busy life!! No time!
I am sure you all know how that feels!
Well it is officially moving day, after changing colleges enough for about 4 college students I have finally picked one and staying there to finish!
Along with finally deciding where I need to stay and go to school, I am moving into a rent house with 2 friends! These 2 friends challenge me to be a better person, support me in my Christian walk and in my workout schedule! :)
It is great to be able to have friends to lean on and trust!
Moving for me is not necessarily the easiest thing. I am so close to my family and used to spending a lot of time with them. Yet, at the same time it is not far away at all. Unless, 20 min. is? lol
God has blessed me with an amazing family that loves me and supports me.
God has also blessed me with an amazing boss that has provided me with a flexible job that is helping me work my way through school. What is there to complain about?
My grandma always said, "Rachel you have to have faith that God takes care of everything." She is absolutely right. No matter how hard that is sometimes.
I am also blessed to have the opportunity to go to Super Summer and Falls Creek with my youth again! I love that time with the students, the time of worship, and more importantly that time with Christ. Face to face.
I cant wait for what God holds in His hands for summer!
We should all take a moment to be thankful. To look at how we are blessed even when it is hard. Things can seem like they are crashing down on us, crumbling and the storm will never end. Yes, this may be true, but the cool thing about this- there is always a God to pick you up when you fall, to protect you from the storm, to pick up the peices, and to love for everything.
Again I saw, what is there to complain about?
By having faith in Christ, we can trust that God holds our lives, our future, and our hearts in His hands. Nothing can take that away!!