Who's Your Hero?

We live in a world of honored men and women. People who make their mark in history by doing things that others have only dreamed of accomplishing. Who are these people today? Are they the businessmen? The Politicians? The Sports Stars? While some of these have made some tremendous feats, they are not my heros.

Who are my heroes, you ask? One would be my Dad. Despite the demands of the NAVY, he chooses to put the Lord first. While overseas he continues to train for the ministry, during a time when most others would lay out worthy excuses. He's passionate about things, but firm when he knows it's best for you.

Another hero would be my mom. The life of a military wife is not an easy one. Frequent separations with four little rascals to take care of. :-) And all while serving our Lord and seeking to please Him.

My other heroes are put into a group. Those would be the missionaries and evangelists. I have just finished reading To The Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson. What an amazing book! I encourage every person to read it. Our world is full of men and women who have dedicated their lives and sacrificed that nations and people groups might hear the Good News. Adoniram Judson was bombarded with obstacles as he made his way to Burma. He made more sacrifices than any person would ever want to make. Because of his faithfulness, Burma has the Word of God in their language. This has opened the door for other missionaries to go in and work with the Burmese people. Even now, the Gaudets are working with Judson's translation. All of this because Judson and three others gave their entire lives, knowing they wouldn't return to America. What are we willing to give? These are the people who deserve to be called "Heroes". I know many of them do not desire the title, and no, we are not to put our trust in men. But these are the people who have made a lasting difference in the world!

Who's your hero?

I'm An Addict...

Yup you read it right.....I'm addicted! To what? WALLYBALL!!! It is the most wonderful sport in the world! A lot of people have never heard of it. If you are at all familiar with Raquetball it will be easier to picture in your mind. It is played in a raquetball court with a net stretched across the middle. Picture the ball as basically a larger raquetball. Very bouncy! The game is played basically the same as regular Volleyball. EXCEPT you can use the walls! That is the very best part of the game. You can bounce the ball off the walls in all sorts of angles to get the ball in the spot you want. Another great aspect of the game is that there is no chasing of that ball!

When I was 13-14 and we lived in Iceland I pratically lived at the gym. No kidding, I would go to the gym every single day and a lot of times it was to play Wallyball with my friends. This was partially due to the fact that I had to do PE everyday for A Beka. When we moved away I hardly ever played because I couldn't drive and in Iceland I could just walk to the gym.

Recently myself and some friends have started the tradition of a weekly Wallyball game. I am remembering now why I used to play almost every day. It's a blast! Slamming against walls, falling on the floor.....much more fun than it sounds. haha It's a great time to spend with friends (sometimes we are laughing so hard we are doubled over) but you get a really good workout! Seriously, if you like to play any type of sport you MUST try this. Once you play one time, you WILL want to go again. Beware lest you too become an addict...

My Favorite Things

"These are a few of my favorite things!"

Three of my favorite bros:  Josh, Chris and Buck

I love the look on his face as he chews on the toy!

Great Thrift Store Finds!

My favorite little brother and my favorite little dog. :-)

My Bible!  Right now I am reading through Genesis.  After doing Module 1 of Old Testament History in Bible Training Institute I am finding more things jumping out at me!

Beautiful flowers from my Secret Prayer Sister.

(picture taken from my front porch)  Living so close to the church that...

I can go in the big empty auditorium and play as LOUDLY and as long as I like. hehe

Sending care packages to my Dad overseas.

What are some of your favorite things?  I would love to hear in comments!

The Master's Call

Missions Month here at Bible Baptist Church is officially coming to an end in a few days.  Our own Bro. Majors will be preaching for Faith Promise Sunday and I am really looking forward to it!  The Lord has shown me so many things over the past month, and really given me a burden for missions.  It made me begin to question myself: Am I really willing?  What if He asks me to do this? or that?

This evening after work I went to the church to piano practice.  It's one of my favorite things to do because I have the auditorium all to myself where I can play as long and as LOUD as I like! :-)  First thing on my agenda was to practice choir music and offertories.  I couldn't justify playing Mozart and Chopin until I had practiced the things that were really important!  One thing to note, when I practice choir music, I usually sing along....sometimes the accompaniment alone can be rather mundane, plus I just love to sing! :-)  With that said, I was singing along with one of the upcoming choir songs, "The Master's Call" by Steve Hall. As I was singing the words I realized, this is my prayer!  This is what I have been praying all month long.  I felt like it was worth sharing, so even though we have not finished the song in choir, I wanted to post the words here for you to read. I hope it's a blessing....

The Master's Call  by Steve Hall

Can you hear the plea? "Who will rise and go for me? Who will tell the ones I love, of the precious blood, full and free?"

Can you hear the call? "Who will rise and give me all?"  Will you be the one to stand? will you heed the Master's Call?

CHORUS  I will follow Him, surrenduring all!  I will give my life, I will sacrifice, for the Master's Call!
No mountain is too high, no valley too low.  My eyes are on the goal, my God is in control. I will give my all, for the Master's call!

"How shall they believe in Him of Whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear if we do not preach the Word?"

"How beautiful are the feet of them that go."  Father I have heard your voice, where You lead me, I will go!

CHORUS  I will follow Him, surrenduring all! I will give my life, I will sacrifice, for the Master's call! 
No mountain is too high, no valley too low.  My eyes are on the goal, my God is in control.  I will give my all, for the Master's Call.  I will give my all, for the Master's Call!



I wish there were some way for me to post the song on here for you to hear.  It's a great song!

A Great Find!

Holly season always presents difficulties for me.  It's cold and it's wet....right gear is essential!  For the past few years I have been without the right gear, making picking holly miserable!  This year, I was determined to be prepared in order to work more effiiciently!  Warm leather gloves, check! Warm jacket, check!  Boots, no check.  It has been SO hard to find the right boots.  Yeah I was pretty picky: inexpensive, warm, waterproof, and decent to wear with a skirt or my victorian caroling costume.  Can you say impossible?!  At least, so I thought.  The past few years I have not come across any boots fitting all of these descriptions. Today, however, I found some!  I drove to Burlington on a quest for boots, and I was determined to come back with some.  First stop was Ross, nothing.  Next stop, Famous Footwear.  Found some!  Only problem was they were $80! Yikes!  So I put them on hold thinking I would keep looking....and praying.  My next stop was the mall.  I prayed as I drove over that the Lord would give me a pair of boots that were cheaper because I am trying to save money right now.  The first store in the mall I stopped at was JcPennys.  TADA!  There they were....boots that were definitely waterproof, warm and fuzzy on the inside, and pretty stylish. AND the best part was that they were only $45!  I was thrilled!  The Lord certainly answered my prayer. Praise the Lord!  Now....boots, CHECK!

Lord, Here Am I- Alyssa and Daisy

During the Evening Service Daisy and I sang "Lord, Here Am I" with Missions Month in mind.  I just love the words to this song! I was definitely singing straight from my heart.  I hope you enjoy it. 

Pardon the aura of light behind my head. :-) Lovely spotlight....

My Favorite Things

Here are some of my favorite things about my day...

My friend, Chester, keeping me company as I get ready for work.

Spiced Pumpkin Latte from Whidbey Coffee. YUM!

Beautiful Mums.  Love this color!

October Roses still beautifuly blooming in the Rose Garden.

A Four-O-Clock that has FINALLY bloomed after waiting ALL summer!

My pals: Puma, Carhartt, Cashmere, and Deuteronomy (the one jumping)

This is Deuteronomy, who happened to be a girl we found out.  She was thus dubbed "Dudette".

A beautifully sunny October sky.  I love those sunny days with a little chill to them.

And to end my day, Finale Songwriter!  I am working on a few new songs and I am looking forward to how they turn out. 

I am hoping to make this a weekly thing.  I had the idea to do a "My favorite Things" post this morning and I found myself always looking for things that I liked throughout the day to take a picture of.  How fun is that?!  Needless to say, I realized that my life is comprised of hundreds of things that I enjoy.  Why shouldn't that make me smile?!?