Shoutout to my girl, Sunshine. :)

Be Satisfied With Me .

"Everyone longs to give themselves completely to someone, To have a deep, soul relationship with another, to be loved thoroughly and exclusively. But God says to us, "No, not until you are satisfied, fulfilled, and content with being loved by me alone. You will never be united with another until you are united with me, exclusive of anyone or anything else, exclusive of any other desire or longings. I want you to stop planning, stop wishing, and allow Me to give you the most thrilling plan existing; one that you cannot imagine. You see, until you are ready and until the one I have for you is ready, until you are both satisfied exclusively with Me and the life I prepared for you, you wont be able to experience the love that exemplifies your relationship with Me."


_____hello sunshine. _____: Be Satisfied With Me .:       I watched a movie yesterday called Marry Me. In this movie a lady had been in a relationship for two years. She was finally ready and ...

Sunshine is the most Spirit-filled, godly woman I know. I haven't seen her since high-school but she is such an amazing, encouraging friend and I like to keep up with her via her blog, facebook, pinterest, etc. because she uses social media to be encouraging to others and guide people to stronger relationships with Christ. Her blog is awesome! This post is about being satisfied in Christ before worrying about romantic relationships. So check it out!

Lessons learned from a dream

So I had a dream last night that I am 100% positive was God speaking directly to me. Basic summary of the dream- 

I married the guy I had been with for 4 years up until recently and realized it was the biggest mistake of my life within minutes of leaving the wedding. Then I woke up (still in the dream) and saw the tulips that were my bouquet in my dream wedding and threw them away rejoicing in the fact that it was all a dream. Then I realized that I wasn't home but at my really good friend's apartment and he comes in and says good morning Mrs. So-and-so. I panicked and that's when I really woke up and I realized that I am SO not ready to get married. 

I have had over a dozen people I know get engaged in a 2 month period and it has been driving me nuts. Mainly because these people are getting married to their significant others and they dated for way less time than my ex and I had. I thought maybe I was jealous because I want to get married, which there is some partial truth to- I can't wait to be a wife/mom. So I've been praying that my husband would pursue me and that our relationship would have a foundation in Christ. Twice recently, I've had a really great guy, rooted in Christ, who I've developed a friendship with, went on dates with, but it has been fruitless. But now I'm starting to see that I need to change my prayer. I don't need a guy to pursue me right now. I'm NOT ready in the slightest to get married. 1 Corinthians says, "An unmarried woman is concerned about the Lord's affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world- how she can please her husband (v. 33-34)." I should be thankful that I have this time to deepen my relationship with God and then at the right time, the predestined guy will follow. I'm now trying to focus on giving up control of my life- all aspects- to God and trust in His plan for my life. 

On a side note- I actually ran again yesterday. I'm keeping up with the couch to 5k dealio. Which is exciting because I've never had very good follow through on workout plans. :)

It's almost the weekend! Yay! -Lucy

Getting it Together

So, It's past spring break and we're all on the big stretch to summer! Which means, it is time to get organized and get my ducks in line for the end of the semester. I've been catching up on assignments and tonight I made my classroom website! It was so fun! I love making websites and choosing fonts and colors. It's a hoot! but here's what I've got thus far- Ms. Kitchens' Classroom Website.
It still needs tweaking and maybe a new flashy header but still... Cool, right?! :)

Also, I started the couch to 5k running program tonight. I accidentally skipped a step and jogged 3 min but I'm thinking it'll be alright. I don't know if I'll actually sign up for a 5k but I want to be able to run one (even though I DESPISE running.)
I also did a little spring cleaning and I'm in the process of going through clothing for goodwill (also known as sitting on top of a pile of clothes blogging.) So, this week is going to be a whole lot of tying up loose ends. I'm finishing up a book as well, Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo. It's so good. I keep getting chills. I keep trying not to read it and get some schoolwork done but there's no way I can put it off until Summer. Buy it. Read it. Love it.

Speaking of Summer... this summer I'm going to HANGOUT MUSIC FESTIVAL in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Yes, It's for work but I still get to see DAVE MATTHEWS and I'll have time to sit and read at the beach. I'm pretty freakin stoked.

Until next time. ~Lucy