I am so encouraged by this and I pray you find encouragement in it as well.
What is thy only comfort in life and death?
That I with body and soul, both in life and death,am not my own,but belong unto my faithful Saviour Jesus Christ;who, with his precious blood, has fully satisfied for all my sins,and delivered me from all the power of the devil;and so preserves me that without the will of my heavenly Father, not a hair can fall from my head;yea, that all things must be subservient to my salvation, and therefore, by his Holy Spirit, He also assures me of eternal life, and makes me sincerely willing and ready, henceforth, to live unto him.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
City Church Student Ministry Retreat
In January, City Church Orlando launched it's Student Ministry. Roy and I have joined the team of volunteers and have been incredibly blessed by these middle school and high school students. It has been so wonderful to get to know them, love on and encourage them. This weekend we headed to Daytona Beach for a retreat and had a BLAST! We spent many hours on the beach soaking up rays, playing bocce ball, volleyball and football, having a sandcastle building contest, etc. We had tons of junk food and played lots of fun games... along with a "Worst Dance Moves" competition that got pretty intense :) It was a wonderful time for the 8 students and 5 leaders who were there. We had a few talks about Jacob and Leah and their desire for approval. It was wonderful for us all to search our hearts and begin to deal with our idol of approval. Oh how the Father loves us and gives us his complete approval. Why, then, do we continue to seek to earn not only His favor, but the favor of others? Please continue to pray for these students, that they would grow in the knowledge, wisdom, and love of the Father, and be among the next generation of Christian leaders.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Maggie Claire McDaniel
Our niece Maggie is finally here! She was welcomed to the world on Tuesday, July 13 at 4:18 PM central time. She was 8 lbs 5 oz and 21.5 inches long. Congratulations, Tommy and Amy!
Monday, July 5, 2010
Roy's Parents Came to Visit!
I realized I never posted pictures of when Roy's parents came to visit us at the beginning of last month :( Shame on me! We had such a great time with them and it was the first time they had come to Orlando since they helped us move in a year ago. So much has changed since then and it was nice to be able to show them around the area, since we actually knew where things were this time.
We went on an airboat ride of Lake Jessup, which is the most alligator populated lake in Florida, but sadly it was too hot for the alligators to make an appearance. That same afternoon we went down to the "tourist" part of Orlando near Disney and went to Downtown Disney to look around and had some delicious ice-cream. It was so incredibly hot! We also spent one afternoon at New Smyrna Beach and had some yummy seafood. All in all it was a wonderful weekend!!
We went on an airboat ride of Lake Jessup, which is the most alligator populated lake in Florida, but sadly it was too hot for the alligators to make an appearance. That same afternoon we went down to the "tourist" part of Orlando near Disney and went to Downtown Disney to look around and had some delicious ice-cream. It was so incredibly hot! We also spent one afternoon at New Smyrna Beach and had some yummy seafood. All in all it was a wonderful weekend!!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
So I've become a book worm...
(Becky speaking)
So I used to get paid for "reading" growing up. My mother is a genius and she got my sister and me all excited about reading by giving us a penny for each page we read. We would tally up the amount of pages read at the end of each book and that became a way for us to make a little bit of pocket change. It was wonderful and it did exactly what my mom had hoped it would. Bonnie and I both love to read now and no one is paying us :) I don't read fast and hardly am able to retain much of what I read (this tragically has made me a horrible test taker) but I enjoy books. I have toyed with the idea of writing children's books because my mind is constantly racing with the most clever (or at least in my opinion) ideas! I just can't sit still enough to transfer my thoughts to paper. Anyway, so I love to read now and when Roy and I were dating he caught on to reading as well ( I always remind him that he started reading once he met me. haha) I have read more since I got married than I ever have before and right now and working my way through 4 books. Thankfully they aren't all fiction where I am constantly getting the story lines mixed up. These books are quite easy to keep separate.
If you are looking for some good reads, here are a few books that are currently on my night stand.
"A Praying Life" by Paul Miller
This book came HIGHLY recommended. A lady from our church kindly purchased this book for me and Roy and I read a few chapters together at night each week. It is totally transforming the way we view prayer. It's a great read for sure!
"So Long Insecurity" by Beth Moore
The title of this book alone drove me to want to read it. I am working my way through it fairly quickly since I am borrowing it from the public library :) My mom loves Beth Moore, but this is the first book I have read by her. It is changing my life. I have struggled with insecurity for years and this book is helping me dig to the root of this heart issue, hopefully bringing restoration and peace.
"Passion of Christ" by John Piper
John Piper is a Baptist pastor in Minneapolis and since getting exposure to his preaching (check it out at http://www.desiringgod.org ) I have become a huge fan. This book tells 50 reasons why Jesus came to die... why He had to go to the cross and suffer to bring redemption to lost and dying people.
"Tramp for the Lord" by Corrie ten Boom
I first read "The Hiding Place" by CTB a few years ago which tells her personal story of hiding Jews in her family's watch repair shop, only to have those Jews found the Corrie and her family shipped off to a concentration camp. Why did Jesus allow her to suffer so badly in this capacity? The Gospel was preached and many lives were spared! Corrie shared the Gospel with many Jews who proclaimed Jesus as Lord before their brutal deaths. This second books tells many of her remarkable stories of how the Lord used her before and after the concentration camp.
So I used to get paid for "reading" growing up. My mother is a genius and she got my sister and me all excited about reading by giving us a penny for each page we read. We would tally up the amount of pages read at the end of each book and that became a way for us to make a little bit of pocket change. It was wonderful and it did exactly what my mom had hoped it would. Bonnie and I both love to read now and no one is paying us :) I don't read fast and hardly am able to retain much of what I read (this tragically has made me a horrible test taker) but I enjoy books. I have toyed with the idea of writing children's books because my mind is constantly racing with the most clever (or at least in my opinion) ideas! I just can't sit still enough to transfer my thoughts to paper. Anyway, so I love to read now and when Roy and I were dating he caught on to reading as well ( I always remind him that he started reading once he met me. haha) I have read more since I got married than I ever have before and right now and working my way through 4 books. Thankfully they aren't all fiction where I am constantly getting the story lines mixed up. These books are quite easy to keep separate.
If you are looking for some good reads, here are a few books that are currently on my night stand.
"A Praying Life" by Paul Miller
This book came HIGHLY recommended. A lady from our church kindly purchased this book for me and Roy and I read a few chapters together at night each week. It is totally transforming the way we view prayer. It's a great read for sure!
"So Long Insecurity" by Beth Moore
The title of this book alone drove me to want to read it. I am working my way through it fairly quickly since I am borrowing it from the public library :) My mom loves Beth Moore, but this is the first book I have read by her. It is changing my life. I have struggled with insecurity for years and this book is helping me dig to the root of this heart issue, hopefully bringing restoration and peace.
"Passion of Christ" by John Piper
John Piper is a Baptist pastor in Minneapolis and since getting exposure to his preaching (check it out at http://www.desiringgod.org ) I have become a huge fan. This book tells 50 reasons why Jesus came to die... why He had to go to the cross and suffer to bring redemption to lost and dying people.
"Tramp for the Lord" by Corrie ten Boom
I first read "The Hiding Place" by CTB a few years ago which tells her personal story of hiding Jews in her family's watch repair shop, only to have those Jews found the Corrie and her family shipped off to a concentration camp. Why did Jesus allow her to suffer so badly in this capacity? The Gospel was preached and many lives were spared! Corrie shared the Gospel with many Jews who proclaimed Jesus as Lord before their brutal deaths. This second books tells many of her remarkable stories of how the Lord used her before and after the concentration camp.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Where has the year gone?
I cannot believe I haven't updated our blog in at least two months. Shame on me! This year has totally slipped away from me. I cannot believe how time is just flying by! I am on my last day of spring break and am spending it with a sinus infection. Not exactly how I wanted to say goodbye to spring break. I have 7 more weeks until my school year is over and Roy will be finished with his first year of seminary on May 12th. Can you believe it? Wow!
So how can I recap the past two months? For starters, I ran my first half-marathon on March 7th at the Walt Disney Resort. You can read more details at my running blog http://www.runbeckyrun5.blogspot.com It was a FANTASTIC experience! I have yet to run since the race, but am eager to being training for another half marathon soon.
My parents came to visit us at the end of March. It was SO GREAT to spend time with them. They took us out to eat... alot (which was a GREAT treat!) and we went to a Braves spring training game and to the Arnold Palmer Golf Tournament. It was definitely a sweet weekend. It has been incredibly difficult being away from our family, but the friends we have made are indeed a huge blessing.
Roy and I both had a Spring Break, but sadly they were two weeks apart :( Roy spend his SB working in the admissions office at RTS where he is the official visit coordinator. He has stayed super busy this semester with lots of potential students coming to RTS for tours. Roy is in charge of organizing these visits for students and he is GREAT at what he does. He is taking a full load of classes and works 20 hours a week. I am so proud of him! He is incredibly diligent and wants to do his job well and be a successful student.
For my spring break I spent a few days in PSJ visiting with my family. Mom and I had a great day together at Pier Park and Granny and I went to Panama City one day to see Papa in the nursing home. He is still as precious as ever, even at 93 years old. I sure do love him! I miss getting to see them practically everyday like I used to. I literally saw them every day when I lived in PSJ. My how times change. The end of my spring break has been filled with me being sick :( Yuck!
I want to do better to keep you all informed on how we are doing and how you all can be praying for us! We are incredibly grateful for the support and prayers from many of you! This has been a challenging season of life indeed, but we have seen the Lord transforms our hearts and strengthen our relationship with him and with each other. Trials are definitely for our good. At the time that is hard to understand, but looking back it is evident that the Lord was doing great things through tough times. Thanks be to God!!!
So how can I recap the past two months? For starters, I ran my first half-marathon on March 7th at the Walt Disney Resort. You can read more details at my running blog http://www.runbeckyrun5.blogspot.com It was a FANTASTIC experience! I have yet to run since the race, but am eager to being training for another half marathon soon.
My parents came to visit us at the end of March. It was SO GREAT to spend time with them. They took us out to eat... alot (which was a GREAT treat!) and we went to a Braves spring training game and to the Arnold Palmer Golf Tournament. It was definitely a sweet weekend. It has been incredibly difficult being away from our family, but the friends we have made are indeed a huge blessing.
Roy and I both had a Spring Break, but sadly they were two weeks apart :( Roy spend his SB working in the admissions office at RTS where he is the official visit coordinator. He has stayed super busy this semester with lots of potential students coming to RTS for tours. Roy is in charge of organizing these visits for students and he is GREAT at what he does. He is taking a full load of classes and works 20 hours a week. I am so proud of him! He is incredibly diligent and wants to do his job well and be a successful student.
For my spring break I spent a few days in PSJ visiting with my family. Mom and I had a great day together at Pier Park and Granny and I went to Panama City one day to see Papa in the nursing home. He is still as precious as ever, even at 93 years old. I sure do love him! I miss getting to see them practically everyday like I used to. I literally saw them every day when I lived in PSJ. My how times change. The end of my spring break has been filled with me being sick :( Yuck!
I want to do better to keep you all informed on how we are doing and how you all can be praying for us! We are incredibly grateful for the support and prayers from many of you! This has been a challenging season of life indeed, but we have seen the Lord transforms our hearts and strengthen our relationship with him and with each other. Trials are definitely for our good. At the time that is hard to understand, but looking back it is evident that the Lord was doing great things through tough times. Thanks be to God!!!
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