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Redeemed

I Am Made For Love!

About Me

I am a nurse starting a new job at a Children's Hospital! I am so excited! I really want to go to Africa and work with AIDS orphans. I used to live a life filled with smoking, drinking, drugs, and sex. While the temptations still arise, I'm truly in love with my Savior Jesus Christ who has brought me into such freedom, love, romance, it's amazing and way better!

My Interests

JESUS! He is first and foremost in my life! I also love music, cooking, nursing, and writing letters to friends.

I'd like to meet:

I can't wait to see Jesus face to face! Until then, I love to meet and talk with almost anyone. I also can't wait til God brings my future husband into my life!

Music:

I love so much music! My favorites include Deposition, K-Drama, KJ52, Kids In The Way, Seventh Day Slumber, Skillet, Lecrae, Jeremy Camp, Todd Agnew, Toby Mac, Jennifer Knapp, Hillsongs, Delirious...

Movies:

Tyler Perry movies including Why Did I Get Married and Diary Of A Mad Black Woman, The Wizard Of Oz, The Passion of Christ, Mary Poppins, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Facing The Giants, One Night With The King

Television:

Veggie Tales, Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Hannah Montana, Codename Kids Next Door, Intervention, and some pastors like Gregory Dickow

Books:

The Bible, Captivating, Because of Jesus, Spiritual Slavery to Spiritual Sonship, Redeeming Love, Rachel's Tears, Beauty For Ashes, Enjoying Father's Embrace, Sex God, and almost any fiction by Karen Kingsbury or Francine Rivers

Heroes:

Jesus! Dying on a cross, loving me, with all my mess? Wow talk about a hero! And Tre & Lonny for all the love they pour into us every week!

My Blog

What Is Love?

For so long I've wondered what love is and longed to experience it, to even know that I'm loved.  Ever since the Encounter, I've been pondering Teresa's response:  "Love is going to look not...
Posted by Redeemed on Sun, 18 May 2008 09:45:00 PST

A Kiss and Dancing!!!

Tonight God showed me myself as a 2-year old.  So often we see kids that age standing at an adult's feet/legs, looking up, soaking in all that the adult does, usually waiting for an embrace. ...
Posted by Redeemed on Sat, 03 May 2008 12:10:00 PST

Redeemed

I went on this weekend's Encounter pretty desperate.  I'd been a wreck for quite a while, but it was really just exposed over the past few months.  I went with some high demands and a list o...
Posted by Redeemed on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:55:00 PST

Thrown Out, Remembering, Rekindled!

In 1 Corinthians 5, Paul is confronting the church regarding how they handle people who confess to be believers yet engage in sins, specifically sexual sins.  In verse 5, it says "Then you must t...
Posted by Redeemed on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:39:00 PST

I am back!

Last night as I went to cell my heart hurt.  I wanted to cry.  I had such a longing for love and to be held.  I was asking God to show me my beauty, because I didn't feel beautiful at a...
Posted by Redeemed on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:07:00 PST

Hurts, Love

This has been one of the hardest weeks ever.  I keep thinking every day will get better, but every day hurts worse.  I was in the most amazing relationship, with the most amazing guy, like a...
Posted by Redeemed on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:58:00 PST

Dichotomy of Myself

I just got back from visiting my family in South Dakota.  In addition to realizing how cold and windy it really is there, I watched Sweet Home Alabama and realized I have a dichotomy of self kind...
Posted by Redeemed on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:50:00 PST

Engagement and Daddies!

Lately I've been again going through a period of longing, especially for love, intimacy, family.  I've long prayed for God to speak to me in dreams and visions, and lately I have had some crazy d...
Posted by Redeemed on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 04:52:00 PST

Spirit Over Soul

A few weeks ago at School of Leaders, Brock talked about living in the Spirit instead of the soul (mind, will, emotions).  Since then I've been hit off guard with many things, and this is definit...
Posted by Redeemed on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:26:00 PST

Lack of Fear

I have been so shocked lately with people who lack the fear of the Lord.    I know a couple girls who are active in their church, often listen to Christian radio, and even attend Bible stu...
Posted by Redeemed on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:28:00 PST