The Journey Begins

My day started off with a dreadful wake up call by my mother pouncing on my bed at about 8:30.  I pretended I didn't hear her, but it never works. She said "lets get to work!"  Off we were to clean out the camper from our vacation! Love packing, hate unpacking. After we finished unloading everything my parents decided to work in the yard.. yes in this 100 degree weather! I got out of it by promising to keep the laundry going. That all started at bout 10 and it's still going... Lots of laundry eh? 

Being that I was waken up and such an early time to do a chore I had to wait to start my journey.  I decided to being reading after the third of fourth load of laundry.  Like I mentioned before I had already started reading Genesis but stopped at chapter 9. Well I picked up where I left off and I am now almost half way through this incredible book. 

We all remember the story of Noah. It's a classic. Everyone loves the story of the man that built a boat, but do we really understand the meaning of the story?  During vacation we saw a show called Noah, The musical. It was really good, but that's not what I'm getting to.. Before the show started my dad and I were talking and he said "many people focus completely on the stories of the Bible not realizing that all it is showing us is how all the people obeyed God without question and without fear."  I believe my dad is 100% correct.  As I began reading I came across the story of Abraham. Once again, a story we have heard many times.  Just like Noah, Abraham listened to God and did exactly what God told him to do without any complaints or concerns. He just did it.  These two stories are amazing but they are stories of obedience to God, and most of us see past that and see it as just another story.  

I want to become the kind of person like Noah and Abraham. Someone who will obey God no matter the circumstances or sacrifices I have to make.  I want to be hand-picked by God to make His name famous.  The point I am trying to make is that I want to become more obedient when God calls me to do something, and do it without complaining.  The two men I have been talking about were completely obedient to God and in return they were blessed. I want to live my life for God and for Him only. I want to obey him and trust in Him to bless my life even more than He already has. 

The laundry just went off... again.  So I'm off to fold and put away!  

God Bless-- Beck

Lord I come to you now with thanks for making your word clear to me today.  Help me become more obedient to your calling Father.  Thank you for being amazing to me and giving me the ability to read and learn from your word. I love you Father.

Mothers.. everyone has one

My mom is a goof ball. I know that's a little blunt, but it's true. For any of you who know her, you know what I am talking about! She brings joy to my day and somehow always makes me laugh even when I don't want to.  She is a neat freak and has to have EVERYTHING organized. No seriously, we have labeled baskets and containers for everything in our camper.  It's a good thing though because we always know where to get things!  Other than being goofy and organized, my mother is an incredible woman. Without her, this family would not be the same. My dad does a good job around the house and stuff, but my mom is the boss around here!  We have many cherished moments together! :)  The reason I'm going on and on about my mom is because she was just in here writing in my planner (that i never look at) when i need to change out my contacts for the rest of the year... did i mention she was organized!!  When she left my room and told me goodnight i couldn't help but get on here and tell you guys about her!  I love my mom more than anything in the world and i thank God everyday for her and the times we spend together!! **Thank you Mom for always being real with me and always loving me no matter what! You are my inspiration to become a woman of God just like you! I love you to the moon and back... MORE!!!  :)

As i sit here in my room i can't seem to ever fall asleep. When i was a little bit younger i never had a problem with falling asleep. It seems as i grow up i become more prone to stay up late. Also, being that i am new to the blog thing, i can't seem to get off. I'm sure i will grow out of that later on.  I've been thinking a lot about what is to come as i begin reading the Bible like i mentioned in my last entry. It makes me wonder what God has in store for me and my future.  I know i keep going on and on about this but it makes me really excited just to think about what I am going to learn! So don't worry i will definitely be letting you know what i learn every day!! Aren't you excited about that!? hehe!!  

It's getting late and i need to go to bed. The camper thing i was telling you about.. yeah well we  never went back out to unpack so that will be the chore for tomorrow morning! JOY!  Thanks for reading and I wanted to ask you to pray for me as i start my "journey" with the Lord!! 

Love you guys-- Beck

Thank you God for my mother and the joy she brings to my life.  Open my heart to you Lord so i can understand what you are saying to me. Be with me as we start this journey together.  I want to know you and fall more in love with you Lord. Help me be a shinning light for you so that people see You through me.  Thank you for being an amazing God. I love you Father. 

Home Sweet Home

We made it home, finally!!  The ride home was fun but hot! We took our campers with us and ours is a RV so we get to ride in it  but the air conditioner doesn't run in the entire camper, just the front. So it gets a little hot in there. We managed though! 

I will never forget our "08" vacation!  It's amazing how much fun you can have with people you love the most!  Nothing in the world is better than laughing and having a good time with your family and family friends!  I've have truly been blessed with the people in my life! I thank God everyday for them and the times we get to share together. 

On another note, we have a HUGE camper full of stuff that we have to get out and put up before bedtime... Doesn't that sound fun? No, not really, but i have to do it anyway.  My parents said that we can wait until it gets a little cooler outside before we start toting stuff in but we're in Texas, not sure that's going to happen!  During that time of "cooling off" i decided to let you guys know we made it home safe and our trip was indeed an unforgettable one! 

Vacation is now officially over and it's back to the real world.  We have about a month left of summer and then it's back to school. On a good note, it's my last year in high school. Yes, i'm going to be a senior!! Being that i am going to be the oldest in the school, i feel that i need to step up and become a good christian example for younger students. Our school is full of filth and there are many students who do not know our Lord God.  My goal this year is to not only reach out to those students but to lead them into becoming followers of Jesus Christ too!  I've not been the christian example like i should, but realizing that i have 3 grades full of students younger than me that look up to me showed me that i need to get myself together and be the person that God wants me to be in that school!  It's not going to be easy but i know that God is on my side and He will never leave me! 

I've always wanted to read the entire Bible all the way through. From Genesis to Revelation, but i seem to not be in the mood sometimes or just don't feel like reading. I started reading Genesis the week before we left for vacation and stopped at chapter 9. Not real sure why, I just did. During vacation I realized that if I continue to read the Bible, God will bless me in ways I could never imagine. It's the times when I don't feel like reading when I need to the most so i can't get my heart right and realize that nothing else is more important than falling more in love with Jesus Christ!  Starting now I am going to begin a journey that will change my life forever. I am going to read through the entire Bible with the hopes of finishing before Jesus returns (ha.. just a little humor there).  But seriously I really really want to do this and never go a day without talking to God. A day without God is almost like a day without air. We NEED Him just like we need air to breathe. We need God to make it through the days when we feel like giving up and the days when everything is going great because He is the reason why it was so great!  

That's just a little taste of what's going on in my little head! I know God is going to work in my life and He will yours too if you let Him! 

My heavenly Father, 

Thank you so much for the relaxing vacation this week, and for giving me such an amazing family to spend it with. I pray that you open my heart to everything you have to say to me during this journey I am about to begin with you!  I love you Jesus and once again thank you for blessing me beyond my imagination!  It's in your name I pray, Amen.

New Girl in Town

Hey everyone. So i'm new to all this and don't really know much about it but one of my BEST friends Megan Kilgore has a blog and i LOVE it so i decided to start one of my own! 

As you can see in my title this is my "resting place".  A place i can go and be myself and just let my mind take me wherever God leads.  I've grown up in church my whole life and God is definitely the cornerstone of my family, but sometimes i find myself not where i need to be.  I'm hoping that this blog will be a place where i can come and be completely transparent.  It's so easy to hide our struggles and what we are going through,  but i believe sharing  is the best thing you can do. Whether it's struggles, praises, fun times, sad times, or even crazy/goofy times, i plan to share with you my deepest thoughts and hopefully you will be blessed by them. 

So we've been on vacation this week and tonight is sadly our last night here in the good ole state of Missouri! We came with good friends and we have had the best time! I just love getting to spend time with them!  The adults went to a 50's show tonight but the girls decided that didn't sound so entertaining, so we decided to go to the Hollywood Wax Museum. It was rather odd in my opinion but that's just me! But it was neat to see how real the people actually looked. 

Overall this week has been an enjoyable time of getting away from the real life and just being lazy for once! We have definitely had some fun times together!  I wont get into those you can just read Megan's blog!! She tells it all!! :) 

Well i think that's about it for the first blog! I know it's probably not the best but i'll get the hang of things as i learn!! Thanks for reading! I hope God blessed your day like He has mine!