hello blog world!

I am finally conforming to the hype that is "blogging." The only reason I decided to even do this is because of a blog I recently stumbled upon: kissesfromkatie.blogspot.com. It will change your life. And blogging is a good way for whoever cares to keep up with my life and what God is doing in it. The past few days I've been confined to my 8x8 dorm room,(thank you snow days), and have had nothing better to do than browse/creep the internet. I honestly dont expect or believe anyone to read any of this. I just think sometimes its refreshing to get your thoughts out, even if no one else is seeing them. Oh, and please dont judge me! haha I promise I'm not as lame as I probably am making myself out to be!

So I am currently watching the Greenbay Packers celebrate their superbowl win, while listening to "Forever Reign" by Shane and Shane. The past few days I've really been struggling with the idea of how America, and Americans have their priorities all wrong. Especially after reading katie's blog. I feel we've truly lost what matters in this world. Whether you are a follower of Christ or not, things have got to change. My roommate,(holla ellie webb!!), just read me a statistic about the cost of a 30 second commercial during the superbowl, being the equivialent of the cost it takes to save 167,222 families in Africa from malaria.

Its rather disgusting how much we can help, and we choose not to. And by 'we' I mean myself as well.

The Lord has called us to love. Not ourselves, but one another. So lets do it! Lets love! I hope anyone that is reading this will go about their day tomorrow with love. Love from Jesus. The only love there is. Whether that means smiling at someone you see during your day, or by holding the door open for someone. LOVE.

I'll close with a quote from Katie's blog.. I wish I had the heart of some of the children she describes.

"it is pouring. it is freezing. the power has been off for days and the water lines are down. yet i stand in the middle of 25 children praising and thanking the Lord. our usual outside worship has been taken indoors due to the storm, so instead of praying together, the children are praying in their individual rooms. i am in the primary boys room which is home to our boys ages 6-10. i have never seen anyone so alive with love for their Maker. some stand with their hands in the air. others, like me, so overwhelmed with awe, have fallen to their knees on the cold, cement floor. the beautiful sound of 26 voices lifted in prayer drowns out the beating of the rain on the tin roof. God is so in this moment, i feel so full of His love, that my heart threatens to burst. this is not something i can explain to you. this is not something words can ever capture. this feeling is bigger. the splendor of God in this room takes my breath away. we all pray out loud and our voices mix into one, all different word, but the same message: thank you. THANK YOU."

Sleep pretty, bloggers!