hey so right now im in study hall and we're playing an interesting version of pictionary. its pretty interesting.

anyway im gonna keep changing fonts because my black has gotten pretty boring.

so is anything new with you guys???? i havent been really doing anything lately except for just hanging out and going to different events like baseball games, and the gym and stuff.

but i got my braces off and thats pretty awesome. but the retainers are bugging me so much.

tonight at my church we're having an open house for my youth pastor to say goodbye because hes leaving. this sunday is his last sunday. I know that alot of the kids at my church are really upset about it and wondering why the church handled it the way that they did. I am too. But i think this is a really good lesson for all of us for a couple reasons.

first- because sometimes when you get too comfortable somewhere or with something, God has to give you a wake up call to make you realize that you need to do more for God. My youth leader is amazing, and maybe other kids need him more than us, whether we want to admit it or not.

second- we dont understand it. we don't know why God is taking our beloved youth pastor away from us. but we have to trust him and place the future in his hands because he has a plan for Tom and Heather (our youth pastor and his wife) and he has a plan for us. but we have to trust him. and sometimes, we just have to get a wake up call to realize that maybe we need something else, or maybe someone needs him more than we do, so we need not to be selfish.

have you ever noticed how our life is like the seasons????? one minute something is one way....
and the next minute is like something else???
our lives are ever changing and we never know whats coming next. and we cant control it either. its in Gods hands. but do we ever really leave our lives in His hands....or do we always try to keep part of it in our own hands??? why cant we fully submit to His will?? is it because...we cant see him or is it because we sometimes cant hear him......or what????? but i know i want to rely on him to be my fortress and my protection and pave my way....but its so hard. because we always want to say I made this happen or I did this. We ALWAYS want to have control.......but when it comes down to it..... do we ever really have control???????

hey everybody this is my new blog. i had to delete my other one for various reasons.....so anyway...this is my new one...maybe itll be improved too....:)
so i called this new blog Lord's Land for a reason
I think sometimes we forget that everything really is God's...we say that this is ours...we have this....this land is ours....well its not. God created it and it belongs to Him...we can think its ours..but when it comes down to it...its all gonna be His again anyway!