Easter Weekend

This past weekend was absolutely fabulous. On Friday night, Chaley and Katrina came home with Rebekah and me and it was fun to once again have that many girls in the house (seven, including my mom and sisters). We were really missing Tichina though. On Saturday we woke up and went to Murfreesboro to help support the Bible Church of Jesus at their block party. Praise the Lord for good weather. I had been worried all week that it would be gross and rainy on Saturday, but the 'Boro was sunny and eighty degrees. So nice. We hung out there all day and listened to local bands (as well as a few more popular ones such as Sidewalk Prophets), ate funnel cakes, got free massages (at least I did), hung out with amazing friends (shout out to Jara and Joseph)and made new friends! It was a blast... but being in the sun wore me plum out.

Sunday, of course, was Easter. I can't say as much for the beautiful weather on Sunday since we had a day full of thunderstorms. I guess it goes without saying that our Eater egg hunt was inside. However, Easter definitely isn't about the eggs.

So I had this thought on Sunday as I was listening to the sermon about Jesus' resurrection. Maybe you've heard the song by Brian Littrel, "Wish I Could've Been There"? It's on that one CD he came out with that was "Christian." It's a really cool song. It talks about how he wished he could've been there when Jesus walked the earth, how he wished he could've seen him face to face. I definitely feel the same way, especially around Easter. How cool would it have been to be standing there with Mary and the other women when Jesus rose from the dead?!!?! So stinking exciting! But then I had this great moment where I remembered that we can have an encounter with Jesus Christ right here, right now. First of all, if we are filled with the Holy Ghost, then Jesus lives inside of us. Secondly, we can go to Him and ask to see Him, ask to feel His presence and He will allow us to... and not just on Easter!

I want to stop wishing for an encounter with God and start experiencing an encounter with God.

Anyways, Easter Sunday was great. I love when the Lord shows up and teaches us something. It's so awesome, as well as humbling, to serve such a great and mighty God.

For those of you who are keeping up with my fast, I've gone back to the make-up. Though it was a great experience, I don't really feel convicted or anything about it, if you know what I mean. However, as far as the country music is concerned, I'm pretty sure I want to make that a permanent change. It's amazing how focused on the Lord I am when I only listen to music that glorifies Him. It's also so uplifting! Today I got on that same shuttle here at WKU that plays Christian music and when I got off I thanked the bus driver for playing it, because it means a lot to me that someone out there is trying to make a difference, even as a bus driver.

Next weekend is the "One Body Youth Rally" in Hopkinsville. I'm so pumped. I can't wait to see what the Lord is going to do!