About Me
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"Everyday is a chance for a new stance
Like every song is the beginning of a new dance"
-Toby Mac
"He knows where you are and where
you've been and you never have to
go there again" -Natalie Grant
"I wasn't looking for something that was more
Than what I had yesterday
Then you came to me and you gave to me
Life and a love that I've never known
That I've never felt before" - Third Day
I graduated from Concordia University in Saint Paul, Minnesota with a Bachelors in Psychology on May 9th, 2008. I then completed my internship at a summer camp for physically and mentally disabled kids and adults on August 21st and decided to move back home to Texas in October. I missed my church, family, friends, etc. too much, although I will always have a special place in my heart for the Twin Cities. Grad school is the next step, but right now I am enjoying some time away from the classroom. God will lead me down the path He has set out for me. I trust that He will provide and I have faith that He has wonderful plans for me.
I am going to be a sex therapist one day - that's my dream. No, I'm not a nymphomaniac, slut or pervert. It's not like on "Meet the Fockers" and I won't be having sex with my clients. Along with couples counseling I want to raise awareness of safer sex practices, especially among teen girls and inner city kids, and hope to teach sex ed in developing countries someday. I am not pro-life or pro-abortion, but pro-CHOICE. I would never have an abortion, but I think every woman should be able to choose what is right for her. I am not conservative nor am I a democrat. I hate being called "liberal" - I'm moderate!! My other dreams are to get married, have babies, work a summer for YouthWorks, open a fancy-pants homeless shelter, visit the UK, own a Corvette ... and many other things (in no particular order). Mainly I just want to help people and enrich the lives of others through prayer and friendship.
I had Rheumatic Fever from December 2008 until May 2009 and it was the most trying experience of my life! It made me appreciate being able to walk, feed myself, step over the bathtub to take a shower, putting on socks and all the little things I used to take for granted. God brought me through and has richly blessed me.
I think homeless people are the most beautiful I know. My heart breaks for the inner city; kids, teens and adults alike. My hope is to serve the people of the inner city; love them, help them, witness to them and encourage them. I surrender my life to God and I hope He uses me to serve others. I am finally living the life I have always dreamed of with Christ as my center and I am ready to forget the past and move on with my life. I am not defined by any certain title, but by my love for other people. Do not put me in a box and judge me. I do not conform. Love, live and let live.
"Everything rides on hope now
Everything rides on faith somehow
When the world has broken me down
Your love sets me free"
-Addison Road
"If we are the Body
Why aren't His arms reaching
Why aren't His hands healing
Why aren't His words teaching
And if we are the Body
Why aren't His feet going
Why is His love not showing them there is a way
There is a way"
-Casting Crowns
"He makes all things good
He makes all things good
There’s a time to live and a time to die
A time for wonder and to wonder why
Cause there is a reason
There is a reason"
-Caedmon's Call
"Take this world from me
I don't need it anymore
I am finally free
My heart is spoken for
Oh and I praise you
Oh and I worship you...
Covered by your love divine
Child of the risen Lord
To hear you say "This one's mine"
My heart is spoken for
Now I have a peace
I've never known before
I find myself complete
My heart is spoken for
Oh and I praise you
Oh and I worship you...
By the power of the cross
You've taken what was lost
And made it fully yours
And I have been redeemed
By you that spoke to me
Now I am spoken for
Take this world from me
Don't need it anymore..."
-MercyMe
"Beauty Tips:
For attractive lips,
Speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes,
Seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure,
Share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair,
Let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.
For poise,
Walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone.
People, even more than things, have to be restored,
renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed;
never throw out anybody.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand,
You'll find one at the end of your arm.
As you grow older, you will discover
that you have two hands,
One for helping yourself,
the other for helping others.
The beauty of a woman is not in
the clothes she wears,
The figure that she carries,
or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes,
Because that is the doorway to her heart,
the place where love resides".
-Sam Levenson
"Try taking tape and placing it on shag carpet or something with fibers. Tell it not to stick. Repeat that until it finally doesn't stick. Then place the tape on the surface again, but tell it to stick. That is what happens when you have sex over and over again with multiple partners; you allow for the risk of not being able to form that bond again when it really matters." -Anonymous
"Who am I?
That the Lord of all the earth,
Would care to know my name,
Would care to feel my hurt.
Who am I?
That the bright and morning star,
Would choose to light the way,
For my ever wandering heart.
Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.
Who am I?
That the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
And watch me rise again.
Who am I?
That the voice that calmed the sea,
Would call out through the rain,
And calm the storm in me.
I am yours.
Whom shall I fear?
Whom shall I fear?
'Cause I am yours.
I am yours."
-Casting Crowns
