My Walk with Christ and Towards Life's Greater Purpose

Prayer... And RIP Cooper

2010-02-18T09:50:00.000-08:00

Cooper was put down... He had a brain issue. He bit my dad TWICE! He was only 2 years old. God I miss him. I'm crying as I write this. We might get a pug-a-poo though... But it will NEVER replace Cooper. So I probably won't be on much. My great grandma is REALLY sick and the chemo will/might kill her. My great grandpa is losing it mentally. And Cooper was put down yesterday. I keep expecting him to come and say hello, howl, or get out. It was so bad that the vet that my grandparents used for their dogs since my mom was little wouldn't let my dad leave the clinic w/out putting him down. This is NOT what Cooper was normally like. He had a degenerative condition that caused him to get aggressive and would have made him die a very horrible and painful death in a couple of years. I can't write anymore. It hurts to much...

PS: I need a LOT of prayer. I feel like I'm hitting rock bottom again

The Un-Perfect World~ An Eye-Opener

2009-12-17T12:06:00.000-08:00

Sorry I haven't posted in a while! I've been pretty busy :).

Today's topic is 'The Un-perfect World an Eye-Opener'

Here is a comment I posted on a friend of a friends blog post about 'Princesses'~

I wish that I could be that princess living that fairy tale and live happily ever after... Where no one dies and everything is GREAT! I look at the world now and want to cry. Abuse, war, fighting, gangs, death, rape, and etc. is all NORMAL! Sad isn't it? My dream is to make a difference... God has already opened the door for that. He gave me a desire to helped abused kids, teens, and women. Specifically teens that 'bounce' from foster home to foster home. THEY are our FUTURE!!!! We need to mentor them and give them the love they're missing. That is WHY they join gangs and etc. They are looking for love in ALL the wrong places!

And here is more of a 'detailed' post about what is posted above~

Have you ever been to NYC? Have you ever seen a child, or a teenager, getting a high from drugs? I haven't... Yet. My grandpa has. My mom's cousin is an oxycotin addict. Why did he do drugs? Just look at his home life... My great uncle was an alcoholic and is psychologicaly unbalanced. He was not the best father. My mom's cousin grew up with that. A lot of children grow up with things along those lines. How would you feel if your father was abusive? Wouldn't you go looking for happiness elsewhere? I would. Let me tell you how my mom's cousin got onto oxycotin. You don't start there. They work you up to it. When I say they I mean the drug dealers. First you start with a little extasy. Then a little more. Then a little more. Soon the high isn't enough for you. You start on oxycotin. It only takes 3-4 days of use before your addicted. Then you start to need more and more of the drug everyday. Soon your body can't take the drug use anymore and it starts to break down...

That's all that I'll talk about because a lot of the rest you don't want to hear about... One thing I will say need to do though, if you want to further your knowlege, is to read the book The Cross and the Switchblade and watch the movie they made out of it. Maybe I'll even do a 'giveaway' type thing for the book if I get more followers... I am also going to start trying to post on a regular basis so until then~

Trust

2009-09-28T17:39:00.000-07:00

'Ello! I'm here ;)! How are y'all? Do y'all like my siggie? I do ;)! I'm learning how to speak and write Hebrew so I added Shalom to my siggie. Hebrew is SOOOOO FUN!!!! After I graduate college I want to move to Israel for a few years and tour the place! Karis and I will do it together ;)!

I started this post 2-3 days ago :-o! Whoops! Well here is a little story I wanted to add~
A form of a teenage girl slips out of a side door. She sprints across the yard and slips into the paddock. She slowly walks up to a young, maybe 21/2 almost 3 year old, red dun colt lying on the ground and starts crooning in his ear and stroking his mane. As she slips onto his back he snorts, she reaches out and strokes his neck, he relaxes. Slowly and quietly she asks him to stand, he looks at her with trust in his eyes and slowly rises. Her arms wrap around his neck and she quietly starts murmuring into his ear. He cocks a back hoof, blows, and relaxes throughout his whole body. They stand like that for a few minutes; and then the girl heres her name called. Quickly she glances up and gracefully dismounts. Under her breath she murmurs an apology to the red dun, then she slips out of the paddock and races up the hill into the house to perform the task she was called upon to do.

Okay so as you probably guessed the red dun was Red and the teenaged girl was me. Yes, it is a true story... If you don't believe me ask my mom. What this story symbolizes, to me at least, is that we need need to be like the horse, trusting, and God is like the teen. When we tense up and get "untrusting" God murmurs in our ear and strokes our neck and tells us everything will be OK. But we need to be how Red was and trust him.

Next Post:
Faith

Isaiah 30:15
In repentance and rest is my salvation,
in quietness and trust is my strength.

Bible Memory Verse...

2009-09-24T12:17:00.000-07:00

AGH! I missed a day! Oh No!!!!!!!!! Okay I'm done being a drama queen now....

I'm going to post everyday a Bible verse and every other day a Bible Memory Verse. I may change when I do it but again, I may not... Well here it is~

Proverbs 10:8
The wise in heart accepts commands,
but a chattering fool comes to ruin

This verse popped out at me because I have issues with authority and I want to do things my way with no highway options. I need to get over it! I'm starting to accept authority a touch better... Except with my dad. I have issues with him because he tends to yell a LOT and instead of giving you time and a little leniency when you're doing something he yells. He didn't used to do this till my Uncle, who was like his dad, died. Can you pray for him? I'd like it if he'd stop yelling so much... Also can you pray for my authority issues? Thanx!

Comment and tell me if you liked the verse!

~Until Next Time~

Requirements...

2009-09-22T13:31:00.000-07:00

Here I am again ;) !

Last night Kirsten and I talked for an hour and a half about our faith, how to where it on your sleeve, doing what God calls you to do, and how evolution is not true. I for one believe that God has given me the desire to change the world for a reason. I think I have figured out what I want to major in... Can y'all guess? I bet you can't...

Well I want to major in human psychology. Why? You may be thinking "I thought that was Karis's department? Not Lauren's." It may be Karis's department but if I want to do what I want to in life I need to know about the human mind. Simple as that! I also believe that I am not here to just be a good mom, don't get me wrong some people that is what they are supposed to do. I think I'm here to become famous. Not like an actor or something but I think God has HUGE plans for my life! I want people to remember me for forever but I want them to remember God and what he did through me. I'm not sure if I'm going to get married ever but if I do I have a HUGE and I mean HUGE list of requirements ;)! I think that it is a good idea to have a list of what you want in a future husband. Here are my top 3~

1) He HAS to be Christian

2) He has to like and respect what I want to do in life

3) He has to have similar passions as me (aka do what I want to do in life, horses, kids, and etc...)

What are your top 3? Comment and tell me! I'm curious!

~And Until Then~

Updating... And a challenge!

2009-09-21T07:52:00.000-07:00

Whoa am I bad at updating this thing! I am going to *try* to update it daily ;)! We all know how that goes... Here is something I want y'all to check out (scroll down to where it says Lou Engle: "Urgent Call to Prayer: Signs of the Times")~
http://www.elijahlist.com/words/display_word/8044

I for one am going to do *EVERYTHING* she wants us to do :)! Are you going to? Comment and tell me! And before you read on visit the site! Thanx!

I'm also going to start doing a "challenge" every week on Monday and this week's challenge is

*drumroll*

Do one nice thing a day for someone you don't know, a smile, a kind word, and etc... Do it for one week and tell me how you like it and how it made you feel. I've been doing it and I feel happy? I don't know but I feel something good! Not bad like I have been....

Like my challenge? Sooooo, are you going to do it? Comment and tell me!

~Until Then~

Standing Strong

2009-09-09T19:14:00.000-07:00

"Stand"

You feel like a candle in a hurricane
Just like a picture with a broken frame
Alone and helpless
Like you've lost your fight
But you'll be alright, you'll be alright

[Chorus:]
Cause when push comes to shove
You taste what you're made of
You might bend, till you break
Cause its all you can take
On your knees you look up
Decide you've had enough
You get mad you get strong
Wipe your hands shake it off
Then you Stand, Then you stand

Life's like a novel
With the end ripped out
The edge of a canyon
With only one way down
Take what you're given before its gone
Start holding on, keep holding on

[Repeat Chorus]

Everytime you get up
And get back in the race
One more small piece of you
Starts to fall into place
Oh

[Repeat Chorus]

Okay so this song is my FAVORITE song and it's because it spoke to me... It tells you to hold on and to me it says to stand out and NOT to be afraid to be different. I have trouble doing this because I want people to like me and I HATE being different. Its not a Christian song but it has a nice little meaning to it. I think that you should always try your hardest and NEVER EVER give up! I tend to try something and if the going gets tuff I give up and become depressed and RBI... At one time I had thoughts of suicide when it seemed like EVERYTHING was wrong. I didn't have the guts to go through with it, though... I better get to bed!

~God Bless You~

~Lauren~

My Walk of Faith

2009-08-26T05:55:00.000-07:00

This blog is going to be like a Chronicles of my walk with God and my daily trials. I hope you will learn from my mistakes...

~God Bless You~

~Lauren~