loving, living, and serving

i am not

just the girl who saved the life of a girl who fell off a cliff.
just the hero.
i’m not just the hero.
i’m not just the hero.
i’m not just the hero.
i’m not just the hero.
i’m not just the hero.
i’m not just the hero.
i’m not just the hero.
i’m not just the hero.
i’m not just the hero.
i’m not just the hero.

there’s more to me. there’s more to my story. i hate this:
person: “hey chelsea, how are you?”
me: “good, how are you?”
person: “good, how’s jake?”

I understand absolutely nothing right now...

lifethroughhislove:

but Im okay with that. Tonight was so good…so refreshing. Laughed until I thought I would pee my pants and worshipped Jesus until my throat hurt.

SO many people have asked me for prayer today. God made me just so aware today of the needs around me.

One big request I have that I would ask if ya’ll could pray for is for my youth pastor and his family, specifically his 18 month old son, Scout. Scout had a small tumor in his leg last December, but they got it checked out and it was non-cancerous (Praise God). Michele (mommy) was doing a routine check up of his leg the other day and he started to cry when she touched his leg to she took him to the doctor and as it turns out he has a tumor, but it has spread more in his leg so they have and appointment at the Children’s hospital January 8th and then are hopefully getting an appointment with a surgeon to get the tumor removed. Please pray that the tumer is again non-cancerous and that the surgury is successful and that wittle Scout wouldn’t be in any pain. This is so hard on their family, but they have such an incredible faith and trust Jesus has it under control and in his hands. I have been Ryder (his brother) and Scouts’ babysitter for a year or so now and would give my life for either of them. Scout is the SWEETEST baby boy you will ever meet. Fighting, praying, and seeking with Freddy, Chele, and her sweet boys…asking you would too.

Thanks friends.

Is it so wrong to want a girlfriend who is as obsessed with me as I am with her?

dshezno:

lifethroughhislove:

whysofew:

/:

It’s wrong to want a girlfriend who is more obsessed with you than she is with Jesus…or vise versa. Maybe that’s the problem?

“Wrong…”

You guys and your word games! I never know what to do with myself!

holy crap.

heisjealousforme:

spiritualsounds:

i just got healed like i never knew it could happen.

i feel no sadness.

no pain.

just bubbles in my system,

and i think it’s jesus!

why should i not tell anyone about his greatness?

why should i hide my faith?

why should i hold in my sadness and emotion, when he is always there, listening to me?

i don’t need to write about my problems, and how they seem to never be solved.

i need to write about how God’s love saves us!

about how awesome, great and powerful he is!

WHOO!.

It is so refreshing to hear this right now! Yes! He is so so good to us. It’s so easy to get caught up out “problems” instead of Him, but He is all we need! And He is amazing:)

i can't wait

to post pictures i took at my cousin’s wedding in cancun
to see the boyfriend…6 more sleeps. it’s be 5 if i would go to bed
for Christmas :)
to get my hair cut
to graduate and go to SBU
to get another car
to go on a mission trip
to love like Jesus did
to impact someone’s life
to be okay with my story. jake’s fall is a part of my story. i need to embrace it.
to raise kids in a Christ centered household…something i never got

to meet Jesus face to face.

when i say i am a christian...

heisjealousforme:

minguez:

I’m not shouting I’m clean livin’. I’m whispering I was lost, now I’m found. When I say I am a Christian, I don’t speak of this with pride. I’m confessing that I stumble & need Christ to be my guide. When I say I am a Christian, I’m not trying to be strong. I’m professing that I’m weak & need His strength to carry on. When I say I am a Christian, I’m not bragging of success. I’m admitting I have failed & need God to clean my mess. When I say I am a Christian, I’m not claiming to be perfect, my flaws are far too visible, but God believes I am worth it. When I say I am a Christian, I still feel the sting of pain. I have my share of heartaches so I call upon His name. When I say I am a Christian, I am not holier than thou, I’m just a simple sinner who received God’s good grace, somehow.

-Maya Angelou