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Name: Becky
Gender: Female
Interests: I love Jesus so much! He's my best Friend. My family, Brent, and my friends! I love music! It's my passion. I love playing the piano, and singing. I love coffee shops, hanging out with friends, exploring cities, reading good books, watching good movies..although I have to admit that I'm pretty picky with the kind of movies that I like. I like to travel, and visit new places..especially in Europe. I love living in foreign countries, and learning new languages is pretty cool. I like to shop(when I have money..window shopping is NOT fun for me). Banana Caramel frappucinos, dr. pepper, stuffed animals, my cat and flowers make me happy!
Expertise: Going to Starbucks and drinking frappucinos, swiping dr. pepper from my uncle's stash, singing the song "memory" from Cats at the top of my lungs in a whiney voice...music...babysitting..lol Good at math...but I don't like it. :)
Occupation: Customer service/support
Industry: Real Estate
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Member Since:
8/25/2005
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| Hey Guys, I have something to tell you that's worth reading!!!! There is an exciting new truth about our relationship to God that I have discovered after listening to Joyce Meyer. I have the type of personality that tends to *worry* about little things and struggle so much through details...yes, part of it is probably that I'm a girl too. But anyway, Joyce Meyer was talking about how she too, used to struggle all the time...and then she discovered a truth that helped her to stop struggling so much through life and that gave her more peace. She did something really simple...she read these verses: "Unto You, O Lord, do I bring my life....But I trusted in, relied on, and was confident in You, O Lord; I said, You are my God. My times are in Your hands." Ps. 25:1, 31:14-15a Wow...those are really powerful words...especially the first and last part. I know that I have spent a lot of time *not* bringing my whole life to God...and worrying about everything that goes on around me. "When will that happen?" "What if I fail?" "How am I'm going to afford that?" But these verses stick out to me *so* much...and have really helped change my thinking. Every now and then, when Satan or my flesh starts to bother me about the "what ifs", "how's", etc., I have repeated these words to myself: Unto You, O Lord, do I bring my life....my times are in Your hands." Wow! What a load that takes off my mind when I picture myself in God's hands...giving Him all my life...all the details, and knowing that He knows what's going on around me, and that He's going to do everything that needs to be done in my life in His perfect time. Wow! You should try this...it really helps bring more peace...and stop your head from hurting. :) :) | | |
| So, it's been a horribly long time since I have updated on this thing. I have NEWS!!!! The most important and best news in my life is . . . Brent Holt asked me to marry him. 
And...I said YES!!!!!!! :) :) :) :) :) We are engaged now!!! He gave me the *most* beautiful ring...unfortunately you can't see it very well in the picture. :( On to more news. I am going to America on July 10th. I'm going to meet Brent's family, and stay with them for a while, and then I'm going to Colorado to visit Lisa. I'm so excited! In August, I will travel with my dad, Corrie, and Katy to different places in the U.S. Then...I'll go to college at the end of August. Ok...so...on to more news. My good friend, Carl, who is like a brother to me and my sisters just graduated from high school today!!! Hooray!!!! Congratulations Carl!!! 
Carl with his proud parents Paul and Susan. Also good friends of mine, and very special to me! 
I'm glad Carl didn't mind having his picture taken with so many girls...me with all 4 of my sisters!!!! 
Katy and Carl... :) *happy sigh* The End.
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Lost - The Complete First Season
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Today I walked Jack to school. About 2/3 of the way there he pulled his hand out of mine. When I asked him why he didn't want to hold my hand anymore, he said: "I don't want people to think I'm little...like 4!" He's 6 years old...he had good logic there. He also told me that since the snow was melting, people would have to throw "grassballs" instead of snowballs...since it's Spring. Then when we were going inside he said, "Hey Becky! Did you know that Jesus can count all of the sandballs in there?" He meant grains of sand.  Speaking of a little child, here's another journal entry that my grandfather wrote... March 29, 1988 Father, Your Word teaches that we must become as a little child to enter the kingdom of heaven. We always relate this to the simple faith of a child and the dependency a child has. I wonder is it also due to the fact that a child learns so much because he wants to be with his parent. When we are older we have affairs of our own. We tell our parents, if you need me to help, let me know. Or we see a task, do it, then go on to our own affairs. A little child just hangs around. He delights in being a servant. He is available to do all sorts of little tasks that we could do ourselves. He wants to be included and gladly receives as his reward our smile or hug. Thus he learns what we do, how we do it and us. We need to be that way with You Lord. Just be with You and be available. I had a pretty good day yesterday...until late afternoon. I was doing a lot of thinking...and just started to let myself worry about my future. There is so much uncertainty right now and it can be pretty frustrating when I can't see the next step in front of me. But then I think about little kids...and how they don't worry about where they're going to be in a few months, or pretty much any day past the present day they're living. They are totally secure that their parents will take care of them. I think God's wanting to teach me to be that way with Him...to build my faith...and have me walk a life of childlike faith in Him. I need to always remind myself that God is unshakable...and as a friend said on Sunday, "He sees from the beginning to the end." All the stuff in between doesn't surprise Him at all. | | |
| I was about to have my quiet time this morning when I found one of my Gramdad's old Bibles. I opened it up and started reading some of his journal entries that he wrote *years* ago. Several of them really encouraged me, and I thought I'd share one of them with you--maybe it'll encourage you too! August 21, 1986 I am being led. I don't see You. I don't feel You. Things are not going "right" by my standards--but I am being led. I murmur and complain and I accuse You by doubting so, but I am being led. My motives at best are mixed. My heart is not the pure one You require, yet I am being led. Oh, I want to be led, alright, but not this path. I've got my own ideas, but I'm being led. I've asked to be led as sincerely in Jesus name as I know how, but Not this way. By "way" I mean the method as well as the path. It's not what I had in mind at all. The way You are doing it gets at ME. The way I'd like to do it would make ME look dedicated to You and very Christian. Move my office to Cadiz? (a town close to where my gramdad lived) It looks ridiculous. The girls say NO! The financial records say no! Somehow I feel You say, Yes! (or at least consider it) No matter, in a sense, it makes no difference--what counts is that You have Dominion over all things and You are leading in all ways. You said You would...that's the determining factor. Sometimes the way God leads us is so mysterious that it feels like He's not even leading us...even though He really is. I can definitely identify with my gramdad's words right now. It's encouraging to know that someone like him once felt these things too. | | |
| Here's a quick update on my life: - I applied for yet another scholarship last week.
- Yesterday, I managed to get my music resume, audition video, and essay all together and mail them to Greenville College (sigh of relief that's done!!)
- I'm currently writing another essay that I will be finished with...this afternoon...deadline's tomorrow.
- I have a wonderful piano student named Tanya...I've taught her twice already and it's so much fun!
- I may have another piano student. Yay!
- God is opening up music opportunities for me...to help other people...and I don't take them for granted because I prayed for something to do that would be interesting and I would love doing. Thank you Jesus!
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