Sunday, July 14, 2013

Home from Camp!

Greetings! 
I haven't posted in forever... I was a camp!!! I'm finally getting back into my schedule. This last week I had my first full week at my new job. And I was all by myself! The other woman in the office who does kind of the same thing I do was on vacation so I was all alone. And I made it through! God is good.
I just want to share a few thoughts from the time I had at camp. The theme was worship. What a great theme! Our meetings were wonderful. God really came and met us all individually and as a group! I am so thankful for what He did for me personally. I went to camp with a huge burden. I could not seem to get rid of it even though the situation that was connected had disappeared. I tried numerous times on my own, but I needed to truly realize that I couldn't not do it by myself. Letting go of the entire problem, I opened myself and in His mercy, God took it all away! That's one of the lessons I learned while I was up there. We feel like we need to handle it all when in reality, Jesus wants us to open our hearts and give it to Him. Truly give it to Him. Only then can He give us true peace. 

I had a fantastic time! My staff in housekeeping was amazing. Andrea, Sarah, & Kristen all worked hard and we had a good time together. I want to thank God very specifically for Andrea. We roomed together! She, without realizing it half the time, was such a great encouragement to me. Her amazing Christian walk was so obvious to everyone. She blessed me more than she will ever know!
I loved all the staff- we worked together very well and we had a good time too! Love you all!
Left to Right: Kristen, Sarah, Andrea, Abby
Photo By Andrea Dai
 
Blessings,
Abby
 
PS - I will post like normal starting again this week!





Monday, June 10, 2013

Musing for a Monday...

Hi! How was your weekend? Busy? Did you grow in Jesus?
Here's today's thought. In the verse below, we are reminded that because of God, we can live. Actually live! You know, happily!
"I John 4:9
In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him."
My pastor preached on Sunday night about Psalm 37:4
"Delight yourself also in the Lord , And He shall give you the desires of your heart."
We are to delight, be happy, rejoice in the Lord! He has given us life that is so real. All we have to do is accept it and live it to the fullest! Think about how much your life will improve if you have a life the way God really desires you to have! 
Blessings!
~Abby

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Blog Update!

Greetings!

I have decided that to help me keep on top of my blog, I will name each day with a different "theme." So Monday, you saw, is now called "Monday Musings." This day will include some sort of devotional/thought to encourage us in our daily walks with our Lord. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays do not have names yet. I'm working on that! Any suggestions are welcomed! Thursdays will be called "Thursday's Throwback!" This will include some sort of momento of "days gone by," either my personal days or from the far past. Saturdays & Sundays will either be combined and be called "Weekend Wonders," including pictures of the activities over the weekend, things I learn in church on Sundays, etc, or they will be individually labeled as "Saturday's Shenanigans," or "Sunday's Simplicity."

If you have any suggestions as reader of mine for any of the nameless days, please feel free to comment with any ideas!

Blessings!

~Abby

Monday, June 3, 2013

Musings for a Monday... Rainy thoughts

I love the sound of rain. It makes me feel sad, yet happy, lost, yet safe. It's really just another way for God to tell us about His love. I mean, without the rain, nothing would grow. That's just like us really. Without disappointments & hardships, we would not grow. Of course we grow in the good times too,  but our growth increases in the hard times. Isn't God amazing? He reminds us of His greatness daily by using the little things!
Blessings!
~Abby

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Camp pics!

Just posting 2 pictures of the lake from early Monday morning. Isn't God amazing?! These views amaze me so much no matter how many times you see them.
Blessings!
~Abby