my G . O . D is B . I . G

I know i haven't posted on here in a while.... well, life kind of caught up with me.

 Nelson:

its an ok place to be. 

Musical was amazing! we saw God move in sooo many ways! We had people who would never step foot inside a church, sitting listening to us, we had people who claim "im not a believer" sitting in our lighting desk night after night, helping (seeds planted no doubt) we had people coming more than once because it was so amazing, and we had a standing ovation, FOR A CHRISTIAN PRODUCTION! God was hardout moving!

 Im sad its been rainging pretty much all week!

 This is not like Nelson, its just an identity crisis

This is one of my best friends, Karen, she's cool. 

I miss her a lot when im in Christchurch, because she always makes me laugh, and always hugs me when im crying, and she lets me feed her McChicken burgers just cause its written on a piece of paper =D 

and she always makes time for me.

I love her very much.

so pretty much lifes good right now... except i keep worrying about silly things like where im guna live and who am i guna marry and if im ever guna get a job this summer.

but then i worry about bigger things, like how God's guna save my parents and my brother.

i think these are the things we should be worried about, not worried as in worried, but concerned about, and what our part is guna be in it. 

but i love Jesus, he's ma homeboy.

 I wish i could fly 

I wish i knew Chuck Bass

I wish i had a flower garden

I wish Christchurch had these houses

I wish i had a biological sistah  

I wish candy was good for you...

And,

Im glad dreams are free... because 

hmmmm.... yeah... whoops...

Today my mum woke me up with some sad news,

that my granddaddy passed away this morning.

he was 89

so i reckon he had a pretty good go at life.

this is for him, because i loved him a lot :'(

tomorrow we join the family in Timaru to say goodbye on Wednesday.

i pray that i can be an influence to my family, show them God, and that in this time of heartbreak and trouble, that he's comforting us.

Prayers are appriciated 

xx

29 men will come out alive

In Jesus Name

because i'd quite like to know..

I would say that this past week makes for a pretty interesting one....
 i quite liked "scared scriptless", im deffinatly going next year, more than once.

i seem to have unintentionaly taken on the name "Leigh Boss", i wonder who's to blame for this?

im quite excited for the summer and what God has got instore for me... will deffinatly be visiting a "bay for the day", that sounds quite fun actually... 

but in saying im excited for the summer, i can't help but look back on this year..

ben kendrew said something real cool last night, and i think it really hit home.

he said "you've been a huge asset this year, and it hasnt gone unnoticed" and stuff about having a great first year of uni because i planted myslef in a church and the rest flowed from there.this was so encouraging, and such a great note to leave on this week. and i'd say this is true. iv seen many of my christian friends who have lived in hall with me going out and getting waay drunk, and stop going to church, and its really sad. and its just made me so thankful for my Arise church family and being able to plant myself in such an amazing church that has made me feel pretty at home this year. theyve made what this year has been and im real appreciative of that.

But, have my non-christian friends around me noticed the change in me over the year?  i could take "and it hasnt gone unnoticed" as the fact that people in church have noticed how much time iv put into church etc, but rather, id look at it in the way that have the people around me, who dont go to church, my nonchristian friends at hall, and at tcol, have they noticed that iv been an asset to them? do they think iv been an asset to them? have i showen church to them in a way that they havent seen church before?
i know my hall friends knew they wouldnt seen me much on a sunday because sunday is church day and im always there helping out. but did i invite them enough? 

i know my tcol mates know that im a christian and know the values i have in my heart and in my life. but is it enough? 

im left pondering these questions as i start to pack, ready to go "home" on thursday. 

thats another change that has happened this year... where is home now? is it Christchurch, or is it Nelson?  i guess only the heart knows... and im hoping it will tell me sooner or later.

Because i'd quite like to know..

buuuut...in the mean time...bring on leaders party and amazing race... what a great way to finish an even greater year. 

man i love my life :) 

Flat Wish List...

The material things:

+ Soda stream machine

+ Bread maker (used regularly)

+ Waffle maker

+ Magic bullet

+ Mint TV

+ Trampoline!!!!

+ Larissa's second bed

+ Dishwasher

+ Beanbags

+ Flat photos

The things that matter:

+ Movie and hang out night fortnightly

+ Spontaneous Rave partays

+ Awesum hang-out lounge (This includes sound system and raging couches...but that belongs in the materials list)

+ Matresses put on the floors and Sleep-overs in each others rooms

+ Sheet fort making mornings

+ D 'n' M's at 1am 

 ...just a thought...

If you're alone, I'll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I'll be your shoulder. 

If you want a hug, I'll be your pillow. If you need to be happy, I'll be your smile... 

But anytime you need a friend, I'll just be me.

When The Ipod's Not Plugged In...

i like it that blogs are becoming cool, well...in my part of the country haha

i like reading them. its... encouraging

i like being able to help

i like being around friends all day

i like that people like my cookies

i like that, even though people dont think so, im a little bit browner than i was last wednesday

i like that im about to have toast for dinner, it means i truely live away from my mum. haha

i like that theres always someone i want to talk to on facebook at 12am

i like that im going flatting with two amazing girls next year

i like that Gods plan may not be our plan, but that its always appealing when its revealed

I LIKE BEING SINGLE (to all those who think im looking atm haha)

i like that i know that there is more to come, and that God has my life planned out, it stops me worrying about what's next, and lets me enjoy what's now.

There's something about you....

 There's many things in life that we dont understand,

and you my friend, keep playing on my mind.

Today its you i dont understand, the way you

act

smile

laugh

...there's just something about you...