Emy. One month!

Emersyn Lynne

My hope is that as I grow more into His image, I can relay that security to my daughter. I want her value to come from Him, not from tallying her accomplishments next to someone else's. I want her to rejoice in who she is, not stress over who she isn't.

Excellence

Strive for excellence! I've always felt this necessary, but recently I've really felt the Lord pressing the issue in my heart. To me, this starts in the small things. The things others really may never know about our lives. Then that in turn flows into all the other parts of our lives. Who are we when no one is looking?

"In everything set an example by doing what is good. In your teaching so integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about you." Titus 2:7

I want every part of my life to reflect Jesus. Do I have a long way to go? Yes. But consistently looking at my own life and asking Him to change the things I know I can't on my own is where I like to hang out. I don't want to get to the end of this thing and be sorry that there were things in my life that were just mediocre. I want excellence in all that I do!

The way I see it

"Focusing on yourself will never reveal your purpose."

What a great reminder!

Me, today.

If through the Spirit of God we have an unmeasurable power, why are our lives controlled by fear and insecurity?

This question caused me to stop, sit, and think. Which then led to the question, am I ineffective? Insecure? Scared? And the reality is, yes...I have the tendency to sometimes be all three. By nature I'm aggressive. I want to excel. Average isn't good enough. In the times I'm experiencing ineffectiveness, or insecurity it's very frustrating. And very discouraging. The more I think about it and experience it, the more I understand that He truly is strong in my weakness. I understand what it means to live by the Spirit. I've taken the words of Paul today and found comfort. Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord. So, this is me boasting, recognizing I am nothing and I owe Him everything. What a good day.

Note Taken...

Sometimes as I go through my journal I'm shocked at some of my thoughts. Some make me laugh, some make me sad, some I have no clue what was going through my head that day. When I put them together, it's fun.

We are called to live in anticipation.

People change. The smell of fall is comforting.

The fast lane isn't fast enough.

We're all in the process of dying.

God has given you dreams- chase them.

Wedding veils were cool in 1986.

Lack of belief is simply lack of understanding.

The least dependant you are on someone, the better!

I don't want all the answers.

Never be intimidated.

Humans have a knack for screwing things up.

Welcome to existence.

London is beautiful.

Desperation and instability is NOT attractive, girls. Get a grip.

Hearts need a lot of time to heal.

Ministry is hard.

McDonald's fries are the best.

The most growth I do is by listening to others.

Boldness should be a goal. Life is one big decision.

In love is either the best, or worst place to be.

Fail. And get back up. Every time.

If you have to ask if it makes you look fat, chances are the answer is yes.

EVERYONE desires authenticity.

A changed life should move you to tears.

Obama is not the Antichrist. Everyone chill.

Finding the love of your life is an achievement. Treat it like one.

If you order from an infomercial, you're an idiot.

Unconditional love is easy to say, but I'm finding one of the hardest things I'll ever attempt to do.

Buy me a bag of sunflower seeds and you're my hero.

Change brings growth.

I take the ones I love for granted. I hate this about myself. Must change.

Snuggies? Really?

Life is funny. We're too serious about it sometimes.

I can't decide...

I love all the fun decisions! Can we just get 5 cribs though, I can't decide!

21 weeks

18 Weeks.

A story of forgiveness.

This is a story from the TV show "I Survived". I watch the show weekly, but haven't heard a story quite like this one. The only explanation for this outcome is the work of the Lord in Terry's life. Incredible!

Second Baptist. Why we do what we do.

New Member Stories 2011 from Second Films on Vimeo.

Incredible stories from real people. What an awesome reminder of what we're called to! God is so good. Changed lives is what it's all about.

16 weeks

Welcome to our world!

A few reasons why I love living at City Centre...

Wait, I'm what?

Welp, ready or not! Michael and I are very excited to say we're going to be parents in August! Perhaps a bit sooner than planned, but we serve a funny God. Pregnancy so far has been...interesting. But now that I've started on my second trimester, it has been awesome! We'll find out in 4 weeks what we're having. I'm pulling for a girl. I can hardly resist all the cute clothes! They're taunting me!

So exciting!