sunday update

so today nick vujicic came to lakewood. it was awesome...actually awesome doesn't even describe how good it was. if you have never heard of him, you should check out his website lifewithoutlimbs.org. he is amazing and his story is solid. 

we just got back from the beach. it was very relaxing. the first day it was 60 degrees with 40 mph winds which gave us a great excuse to sleep all day...exactly what we needed! cliff and i got to spend some much needed time together. even though em was with us, for some reason getting away from it all is was so peaceful and relaxing.

as a side note: there are a few things about myself that i am working on right now. just a few things that i am trying to be better at that will help me to grow closer to Jesus. so if you have any extra time this week pray for me. pray that i would become who He wants me to be. thanks :)

unto the one...

so our band at lakewood did a music video to promote their new cd out in october. here is the link: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozAHtkTD2Qk

you should watch it!

last week we started 40 days of community. tonight we talked about reaching out. this week i have been thinking a lot about how people see me. i want to be someone people look at and just know that i am a believer. one of my very best friends in college was so solid and no matter what the situation she always had a smile on her face. not the fake kind of smile but the i really care about you kind of smile. you could just see Jesus in her. if you were having a bad day, just being around her made you feel better. i remember always wanting people to see me like i saw her. 

i think how people view us is very important. how can you reach lost people if you aren't living a life pleasing to Jesus? i mean, we all sin and fall short but learning from those falls is what sets us apart. we have to be different...act different...so people will see Jesus through us. 

so this week i am praying that i can be one of those people. that i can bring others to Jesus by who i am and how i live my life.

sick

em is sick. she has an ear infection and a virus. please pray that she will feel better soon! she just started going to our church weekday and she is already sick which is a little stressful. 

other than that, the week has been good! we visited clemson this past weekend. it was great to be back there. you just get this warm feeling inside when you are on campus. we went to the first friday parade and then to pizza hut (hood family tradition). it was a great weekend...now if we can get over this sickness!

welcome back

so it's been a long time since i posted anything. the summer has been so busy but thankfully we are back into the swing of things. cliff is really busy at the church and em is getting so big. she is going to be walking soon. oh, and did i mention she is into everything...i mean i can't take my eyes off of her for a minute! here is a picture from our beach trip in august. i was able to see my good friends from clemson while we were there. it brought back a lot of memories from nursing school and how carefree life used to be. we talked about carpooling to clinical at 5:30 in the morning...it seems like forever ago! anyway, it was great to see them and it made me wish i could see them more often. it's hard to know that they were the first ones who i told about being pregnant and they will never get to see any of em's first things. i wish they could be a part of it. well here is a picture of them and em.