My Story

I became a Christian in college. Growing up I had a knowledge of God and of Jesus Christ. I had gone to church some and learned the stories of Noah, Moses, the birth of Jesus, His crucifixion, and His resurrection.




I was a pretty happy go-lucky kid. Nothing really rocked my boat until my senior year in high school when my Dad passed away. You see, I was Daddy's Little Girl and derived a lot of security from that. So when that happened I started searching for something to fill this void in my life.



Like I said, I grew up with a knowledge of God. So when I went to college at Texas Women's University and was going through Rush, I prayed that God would help me choose the sorority He wanted me in. So I pledged Alpha Gamma Delta. My freshman year I was enjoying everything my sorority had to offer: friends, parties, drinking, etc. Then came my sophmore year. I was realizing I was wanting something more. I thought I needed to go to church to get my life straight. Well it did not happen. So my Spring semester, there was a girl who worked with Campus Crusade for Christ who wanted to start a Bible Study in my sorority. So at that point in my life, I was eager to do it.



Through this Bible Study, I learned what it meant to be a Christian and that I could have a relationship with God. I learned that God loved me and wanted me to have a relationship with Him. The problem was that I am a sinner and separated from God but He provided a way so that I could have this relationship with Him. He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to pay for my sins and to bridge the gap that was between me and God. But in order to have this relationship with Him, I have to individually accept Jesus as my Savior and Lord.



I knew some of this before but did not know I could have a relationship with God through what Jesus did for me on the cross and accept His payment for my sins. But when I heard this, I knew this is what was missing in my life. So I accepted Jesus' payment for my sins and made Him my Savior and Lord!



My life has not been the same since!

What's your story?

My Friend Gayle

This past Sunday I got some awful, shocking news. My good friend from work, Gayle, had passed away in her sleep. I am still in denial that she is gone. She was a wonderful friend and sister in Christ. This was totally shocking because she was in good health. She was engaged to be married in April. She has two wonderful kids (one out of college and one in college). If you could, please pray for her fiance, her children, her family and friends. We are all in shock. But my comfort is in the Lord and that she is with Him. I will see my friend again and what a joyous day that will be!!

This is a startling reminder that the Bible says we are not promised tomorrow. And we need to be 100% sure of where we are going to spend eternity.

I love my friend and miss her dearly. I will see you soon Gayle.

A Good Scripture for the Times

"He will be the sure foundation for your times,
a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge;
the fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure."

-Isaiah 33:6

More Pics

I love this picture. The statue is Christopher Columbus. I think it is cool how he is looking out onto the bay and the American Flag is there in the background.

Alcatraz
Alamo Square:

San Francisco

The smokiness in my pics are from the fires that have been in Northern California.

Wendell in Alcatraz:

Lombard Street - the Crooked Street

I will post more later.

Life Long To-Do List

When I was on our trip, I was looking through my issue of Real Simple on what little down time we had. And there was a section that posted writers top 3 life long to-do's. Every issue they ask a question of their readers and they post the answers a couple of issues later.

So when I read this, I thought it was a good question. What are my life long to-do's? I also asked Wendell this as well.

So here are my top 3 for right now:

1. To learn more about interior decorating. My father was interior decorator so it is in my blood. I just wish he was around to help me develop it.

2. To develop my own personal style of cards to give out as gifts.

3. To go on more mission trips. This is one of the things I miss the most about not be on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ. I love missions.

So there you have it. What are your top 3 Life Long To-Do's? Let me know!

San Francisco

We had a great trip to San Fran. We probably did just about everything you could do there. At least the main touristy stuff. We walked all over that town and rode the Muni all over the city. I will post pics soon I promise. I am just not that handy with my digital camera.

What is also overwhelming is we still have so many Paris/London pics we need to develop and now we have a ton of S.F. pics to develop. Let alone put in a scrapbook! Ugh!

So please be patient. I will get to it. =)