Highlights of November

"I Consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us." ~Romans 8:18 (NIV)
 Wow! Can this really be the last day of November already? This month has gone by so fast and for me personally it has been a month of growth. I want to first start by finishing up my THANKFUL NOVEMBER
Day24: I am thankful for all of my family being together.
Day 25: I am thankful for God giving me the strength to chose purity.
Day 26: I am thankful that I live somewhere where I can continue my education.
Day 27: I am thankful for my health.
Day 28: I am thankful for another day to give thanks.
Day 29: I am thankful that I am saved by grace and that God loved me enough to die for me.
Day 30: I am thankful to be alive right now!
  Now for the November milestones. The very first day of November at 6:30 AM a beautiful baby girl was born. No she isn't mine but she is truly a gift from God and an answer to my prayers for her daddy! On November third I was blessed with the chance to celebrate another birthday with my Nana. The next day on November fourth a twelve year dream came true and I got to go with my daddy and see WWE Raw live!!!
  This whole month I have been going to a different church and meeting more teens that I can be friends with who will help me grow in my walk with God. This month was also the first month in nine months that I was not dating anyone and had more time for friends, family, and most importantly God. I also became very dedicated about finishing my book on Figment called "The Girl with the Blue Mask". It is still being written but I will finish this story!
  God has also opened my eyes to the importance of letting Him guide me all the way. Especially when it comes to relationships. He is teaching me to be patient and He has opened my mind to ways to make dating even more godly and less worldly.
  Finally, tonight I found out about the unfortunate death of Paul Walker. I loved him as Brian in the Fast and Furious movies and my heart and prayers goes out to his family and friends and all of his fans. It is a tragedy to lose someone so talented and young.

  I do not want to leave this blog post on a sad note so I will leave it with this: "God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons that we could learn in no other way.: ~C.S. Lewis. God is in control of all things!

Let's travel with Doctor Who

Day 23: I am thankful I can spend time with God & be in His Word!!! (THANKFUL NOVEMBER)
Ecclesiastes 8:7 "Since no one knows the future, who can tell someone else what is to come?" (NIV)
Have you ever heard of Doctor Who? It is a British TV series that was started on November 23, 1963. This show has been running for 50 years today! Now this show is about a man named The Doctor, and no one knows his real name. He is a Time Lord and he has a blue police box called the TARDIS which means "Time and relative dimension in space." The TARDIS is a spaceship that can take him anywhere in space. This Doctor has many faces because he can regenerate after he has been hurt. He is the same man, just with a different face.
The Doctor also takes companions with him on the TARDIS. He doesn't like being alone and he normally chooses a human companion, see the Doctor is an alien. He is not violent though. He is 100% against violence and he saves the world with reasoning. I absolutely love this show because of how I feel about traveling. The Doctor is the ultimate traveler!
So why did I bring this up in my blog? Well, I think this show can teach us a lesson about God making plans for our travels. In Ecclesiastes we know God tells us that no one can know what the future holds and in Doctor Who we see more than once that the Doctor ends up in a mess by being in the same place two different times. Also in Matthew 6:34 says "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." While you watch Doctor Who you see that the Doctor is always happy and ready to go with the flow. 
I think Doctor Who is a great show for all ages and can show a good message about needing to trust in God's Travel Plans instead of our own Travel Plans. So This is my thoughts on the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who, which is premiering today. 
Another Doctor Who Devo

Some more things I am Thankful for!

                                                                   Thankful November continued:
Day 17: I am thankful for having hope.

Day 18: I am thankful for plenty of healthy food.

Day 19: I am thankful for God preparing my heart.

Day 20: I am thankful for getting to spend a lot of time with my cousins.

Day 21: I am thankful for Disney movies that show hope and love.

Day 22: I am thankful for God never leaving me!

My family is going through a pretty big storm right now. We have a couple of deaths in the family and plenty of heartbreak. But even through all of this I will be thankful and praise God!
"weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning." Psalm 30:5 (NIV)