Bridesmaids Dress!

I am about to head out on this beautiful sunny blue sky day here in the Northwest to pick up my bridesmaids dress for a friends wedding that is coming up next month! So excited! It's going to be a great day!

My spring break just started on Friday and I am so looking forward to a week off of school. I have a whole lot planned for my school break, so hopefully I will accomplish many of the things I have set out to do. I have some planning/shopping to do for the wedding I will be in in Oklahoma on April 21st. I am getting so excited! It will be quite grand! My sisters will be flying out with me and we will be staying about a week in Oklahoma City area! It will be an awesome sisters trip and an amazing wedding I am sure! On my school break I also have several sewing projects I want to complete including a couple of summer dresses that I'm hoping to take on my trip. I have many other things planned as well, such as, organizing closets in the house and well I guess you would just call it spring cleaning :)! Absolutely love spring break!

Also, love the fact that Spring does seem to be officially starting here in Oregon, at least for today! We always have to enjoy lovely weather here in the Northwest while we can, because it never lasts for long. Unfortunately the forecast does have a lot of rain predicted :(.

Hope everyone out there in the blogging world is doing great and that you are enjoying the start of Spring!

Set Apart Girl Ministry

http://www.setapartgirl.com//home_files/widget1_markup.html

This ministry has been an a huge part of what has kept my walk with God on track and challenged and inspired me to stand fast and not compromise in a world that is constantly bombarding you with wrong messages. An excellent issue! I hope you check this site out!

True Courage

I have been studying 1 John and have been so very blessed and encouraged in my personal walk with God. I though I would share with you all an excerpt from the study I am going through, When God First Thought of You by Lloyd John Ogilvie.

This is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith. (1 John 5:4)

"The Duke of Wellington, who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo, recorded in his journal the need for 'three o'clock in the morning courage.'
We would agree. Before and in the midst of the battles of life, we need courage. Courage is fear that has been on its knees in prayer. Whenever we start thanking God in tight situations, courage begins to flow. It is a quality of spirit which meets danger or opposition with intrepidity, calmness, resoluteness, and determination. Mordecai's words to Queen Esther focus our need for courage. 'Could it be that you have been brought to the Kingdom for such a time as this?'.....
There are conditions to courage, however. It is the special gift to those who are doing the Lord's work on His strength. Paul could ask, 'If God is for us, who can be against us?' The Lord is always for us, but he's not always for what we are doing. Paul said, 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.' He could do all the things which were guided by the Lord.
Once we are sure of his direction we can be equally sure of the gift of courage. Christian courage is given for carrying the cross of obedience....
The reason many contemporary Christians lack courage is that they are not involved in issues or challenges in which the Lord is their only invisible means of support. Most of the things we attempt can be done on our own strength. The adventure of the Christian life begins when we dare to do what we could never pull off without the Holy Spirit. That's when courage is given."
Lloyd John Ogilvie

How powerful of a word is this! So needed in my life and in every Christians life. So blessed to read this! I hope you all are inspired to live courageously for the Lord!