In His timing and for His glory

Life goes so fast that I don't often stop in the moment and praise God for today. Life goes so fast that often I forget where I used to be and forget how God has been true and merciful to me. How can I say no to Him and struggle often with trusting His will for my life over my own will. I have gotten myelf into so much trouble and heartache to only have Him carry me out, straighten me up and love me with discipline. Today is a day that I am grateful for and a day that only He got me to. Today, December 28th, 2008 I have 4 years of recovery. 4 years of freedom from an eating disorder. I can't believe that it has been 4 because it only seems like yesterday honestly.

Lord, the words I first spoke to you when you came into my life were, "prove to me your real. prove to me that you won't ever leave me. prove to me that you love me." As ignorant as I was you knew exactly where I was and exactly where I was going and what I needed. As I was in the hospital laying in that bed crying for you years later, once again you told me, "I'll always be here. Yesterday. Today. and Tomorrow." And here we are 4 years later. Jesus, you are my life, my love, my hope, and my future. Lord, these are the things I praise you for. Things that I give you glory. Here are the past 4 years.

* Dec. 28th, 2004- Entered the hospital
* Accepted to Sam Houston State University
* 2 nephews
* ART
* Student teaching
* Graduating college
* Got off all medications
* I can sleep on my own!
* I'm healthy
* became a Teacher
* no more anxiety attacks
* Caroline
* Janet
* Jacob came home from the Marines. a prayer answered
* Houston
* First Baptist Church
* Friends
* Trust
* apartment
* Financial stability. Praise you father!
* emotions
*family
* 4 stinkin years of recovery!

You are my strength!

Who's the author of your life?

"When we trust our lives to the unseen but ever-present God, He will write our lives into His story and every last one of them will turn out to be a great read. With a grand ending."

I thought I could be strong

I have had this CD since Highschool but never knew who she was or that it was a good cd. Found it tonight and put it in. I like this song.

"Beautiful"
by Bethany Dillon

I was so unique
Now I feel skin deep
I count on the make-up to cover it all
Crying myself to sleep cause I cannot keep their attention
I thought I could be strong
But it's killing me

Does someone hear my cry?
I'm dying for new life

[Chorus]
I want to be beautiful
Make you stand in awe
Look inside my heart,
and be amazed
I want to hear you say
Who I am is quite enough
Just want to be worthy of love
And beautiful

Sometimes I wish I was someone other than me
Fighting to make the mirror happy
Trying to find whatever is missing
Won't you help me back to glory

[Chorus]

You make me beautiful
You make me stand in awe
You step inside my heart, and I am amazed
I love to hear You say
Who I am is quite enough
You make me worthy of love and beautiful

Be Still

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Cardboard Testimonies

WOW!!! I saw this on someone's blog and can't stop watching it. Can I relate to some and add many more. What would your cardboard testimony be?

Progress

*** I just want to let everyone know how awesome the city of Houston is. I went back to my aunts neighborhood to check on them and see if anyone needed help. I go and see not only people helping their neighbors but Firefighters helping saw down these huge trees that are in the ways of the road and on houses. They were going down every street checking on all the residents. It is awesome to see people glorifiying God despite the difficult circumstances. Have a great tuesday.

the ARCH of Briar Grove.

UPDATE 9.16.08

***Okay so this is the ARCH. I was blessed to meet this elderly man named Ray. He was so sweet and in such good spirits. The tree landed right infront of his house. I was thinking how fortunate he was that it didn't crush his house until he took me to his backyard and began telling me his story. He moved down to houston after Katrina. He told me that he has been through several but Katrina was enough for him in New Orleans. His neighbors were joking that he brought IKE with him. But as he walked me back there he was telling me how he had been in his attic putting things up and to control a leak when he heard a huge crash. It was a tree that came crashing down through his back part of the house. He and his wife are living in the front of the house as of now although it has been raining and still no power. The picture below is the back side of Mr. Ray's house.

Okay, this poor house was the worst I saw in my aunt's neighborhood. The tree that starts at the left bottom side of the picture extends all the way to the top right. That is how long it is. Not only one but two 1/2 trees are laying in this house crushing all 4 sides.

***UPDATE***

All the pictures besides the homedepot are from my aunts neighborhood. Every other house is destroyed by the huge HUGE pine trees that came crashing down, not into one house but 3 houses at once because they are so big.

Okay, so I am sitting at the SUBWAY in and out of internet service. I will try to get everything on asap. Just want to remind everyone to continue your prayers. I still don't have power and that has been since last thursday. I have been speaking with others and there is a family with 3 children who still have no word on their daddy who refused to leave Galveston. They lived in the area that was domolished. They are pretty upset. Just continue to lift everyone up.

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I just wanted to post that title before I forget it. I will explain tomorrow. I need to find a plug to charge my camera and computer. I will post with pictures. I headed to my aunts house today and it was really sad. House are destroyed and that is only a handful of people compared to the entire HOUSTON. 4th Largest city. PRAY PRAY PRAY! K. Must get going. Curfew is only 40 mintues away. Don't want to get a fine.

Check back tomorrow.

Katherine