Oregon Bound!

(Hahah.. I know Keegan.. I'm sorry I was very limited in my picture options. TOMORROW (when I get back to school!!!) we will just have to take a bunch of pictures.)

The cars are packed and the trailer is loaded! We leave bright and early tomorrow to good ole EUGENE!! I can't wait!!


Goodbye OakTown.. You have been good to me but I have found someone where else. I'll still visit on occasion. It's not you... It's me. 


-Lindsey

Hello Eugene!

I got into Eugene yesterday afternoon! My room is a disaster and I am exhausted but I am so so so happy to be back at school!

(p.s. Linds, we need some new pics so we don't have to keep posting the old ones! Haha love you!)

Oh man, I miss these kids.

I really miss the NCU gang! It is crazy to think that we will all be reunited in a matter of DAYS!

The crazy adventures and story telling can begin again!

KEEGAN AND I REUNITE ON TUESDAY!!!!!!!

-Lindsey

Devo It Up!

Today Jesus and I read the book of Habakkuk. I don't normally post my devos but who likes normalcy anyway?


Scripture:


Habakkuk 3:17-19

¹⁷ Though the fig tree does not bud
       and there are no grapes on the vines,
       though the olive crop fails
       and the fields produce no food,
       though there are no sheep in the pen
       and no cattle in the stalls,

 ¹⁸ yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
       I will be joyful in God my Savior.

 ¹⁹ The Sovereign LORD is my strength; 

Observation/Application:

Habakkuk early on asks a lot of tough questions (Chapter one: how long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? etc.) He sees the yuckiness in the world and asks God "Why!?" Why does there have to be hurt? Why won't you do anything?

How many times have we ourselves been there? I know I have..

I know I have felt like no matter how many times I cry out for answers or action I still can get nothing. What I love about reading Habakkuk is that we get to see God's answer to Habakkuk's many questions. 

Habakkuk 1:2 says "How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen?" God responds in chapter 1 verse 5, "Look at the nations and watch- and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told."

HOW INCREDIBLE!! God is going to move in ways that I/We can't even fathom. Although this world can get extremely tough and often doesn't make sense we must keep "our eyes focused on His beautiful eyes and let our hearts beat to the rhythm of His heart" (lyrics from I Adore You- Phil Wickham). For his promises are EVERLASTING! He wants to do powerful, awesome things in your lives. We must hold on and continue to walk in faith towards this inconceivable movement he has in store. I really do believe this is true for you guys. God wants to move today, right now in our lives and all we need to do is be open to it. We don't need to understand it completely or even necessarily agree... we just need to give the direction of our lives over to Him because he cares for us.  

As verses 17-19 says:

 ¹⁷ Though the fig tree does not bud
       and there are no grapes on the vines,
       though the olive crop fails
       and the fields produce no food,
       though there are no sheep in the pen
       and no cattle in the stalls,

 ¹⁸ yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
       I will be joyful in God my Savior.

 ¹⁹ The Sovereign LORD is my strength; 

  

Although we may not be able to always see movement, we will continue to press in to know Him. 

When there is NO evidence of God moving; all the sheep and cattle are gone, no food in sight, and no buds of life... We will patiently wait on Him because he is our strength. How much comfort there is in having hope/life in someone who is so much bigger than yourself and CARES for you even when you complain, ask Him the tough questions, or simply ignore him. 

I will wait patiently through hard times because I know He is there and that he has promised action! My God is great and his promises concrete.

Prayer:

Father, thank you so much! You are so glorious! I thank you that even in hard times I can trust you to pull through! You ARE my strength and I lean and trust in you. Let me never forget that you are at work even when I can not see. All I got to do is keep following in your steps. I wait upon you and the promises you have for my life. I love you so much. 

-Lindsey

Post Surgery

I have survived! My surgery went fine.. The recovery has been a bit painful but I'm surviving. The side affects of my drugs give me bad headaches and made me throw up the first time I took them but my body is starting to adjust to them.
My family videotaped me right after my surgery. I was pretty awake and set on my acting face right away. My sister asked me to reenact the Unicorn video I showed on my blog earlier.  I agreed and the camera started rolling. I think I should have posted the video when I was full of drugs but now that I am more coherent (barely) I have reviewed the video and have decided NOT to post it. I'm sorry. It is reeeeaaalllllllly embarrassing. Normally I would be fine posting it but not this time. If you want to see the video in person I might be more up to it. =] We shall see as time goes on.

I'm back at school in 5 DAYS!!!! Woot woot!!!

-Lindsey

Short and Sweet

I made it home!!!!!!

AND

I'm leaving now to get my wisdom teeth pulled!!!

PRAY FOR ME!!

-Lindsey