but we see Jesus...

That's the name of a play that was acted at our church last night. It was brilliant!!! I love being reminded of what Christ did for me....and others. One thing that I was thinking about last night during the play was, until Christ came into my life, I was just as bad as Judas, the man who sold Christ for thirty pieces of silver.....who chose thirty pieces of silver over streets of gold. And I was just like Peter, who denied Christ. We were no better then them, and even now we're not, except by the grace of God. It was a reminder, that everyday, I need to be giving my life to God, becasue that's all I have to give. Like this song that they sang, it said,"only one life to offer, take it dear Lord I pray"....We have so little to offer God, why not give Him everything that we possibly can?

Besides the play, nothing has been going on....I'm still slowly recovering from my surgery. I still get little headaches now and then, but over all, I'm great!!! We had really sweet girls stay with us from the acting/drama team that came, Lairme and Morgan. It was a blessing to talk to both of them, Lairme's dad is just like mine, unsaved and divorced from her mom. And Morgan went through something that I've had to go through, and I got some advice from her. Anyway...that's about it. A little dry, but...oh well:) Have an awesome day everyone!!! And Jeff, can't wait to see you on Sunday!!! Hope you're having a good time...

devotion...

I was thinking this morning while waiting for a friend to get here....we take lightly the meaning of having daily devotions. We use it as a name for a period of time, but the name of "daily devotions" means just that, being devoted...daily. We should be devoted to our God. But this means not only being devoted during the 15 minutes that we spend daily, but ALL day, EVERY day. Being devoted usually means having a passion for that something to which you're devoted, right? So why are we, even me at times unable to be devoted to even spend 15min.(maybe more)a day with "a man", actually a God, THE God that was so devoted to us that He left His heavenly home to live a life of criticism, and die, because He had such a passion for our souls... Shouldn't we have at least that much of a passion to devote some of our time to him?

Just a thought...:) Until next time...

Life is like a vapor....

Life is too short...Life is too short to hold a grudge, life is too short to not say "i love you" to those that you hold dearest to your heart, life is too short to not do everything that you possibly can for your Savior, life is too short to not be reaching the lost every time you can...but the one I realized tonight is, life is to short to hold bitterness in your heart. We had a great message in church tonight, and he didn't really even speak on bitterness, he spoke on prayer. But he did ask, why don't we pray specifically to God for things that we want and things that we need....

My dad is not a Christian, and when I was little I prayed for him daily. But then as I got older things that he did started affecting me more, because I understood what he was doing to himself and me. I have to say, sadly, that I stopped praying about his salvation. Sure, I prayed about it when I thought about it, but I didn't think about it. I was angry at my dad for hurting me, but yet, my anger wasn't and isn't hurting him. It's hurting me, and my testimony. My bitterness could be hurting the work that God is trying to accomplish. And I could be the only Christian influence that my dad ever sees. Before I get angry I need to stop and pray for my dad, pray specifically that he will get saved, and soon. Being bitter is just not worth it...there isn't enough time to be a witness as it is, why waste the precious time that i do have?

So I challenge you all, to be thinking if there is anyone that you have not forgiven, that you are holding bitterness against....life is too short.

FEELING BETTER....

for those of you that don't know, i just got my wisdom teeth pulled last tuesday. i've been on a diet of broth, and some soup, jello, pudding, and water, for the past 4 days. i went to the doctor at about 10 and was out by 11, so it went quickly. my mouth was numb for the next 10 hours, and then it tingled( like pins and needles) for the next 4. i haven't been in any severe pain this whole time, which is a big answer to prayer. thank you so much for all of the prayers, i recently went to the doctor(dentist) for a checkup because my mom thought i had an infection or something, and he said that i was doing better then i should've been doing. :) this may be a boring post to some of you but i'm not really in the mood to write i'm just letting all of you that care, know how i'm doing.:) until later!!!!

love,
dani

God's hand at work...

For these past 2 weeks, I've seen so many great things happen for God's glory!!! first we had VBS last week, where i was able to meet 1 especially wonderful girl, that just tugged at my heart. one of them came into the classroom and you could just tell through her eyes that she was angry. she just had this bitterness about her. as if she was mad at you...the whole time she was slumped down in her chair and glaring around the room. i took her out of the classroom, not because she was being bad, but because i wanted to ask her what was wrong. when i asked her, tears just started pouring down her cheeks, and she just grabbed me and held me for a few minutes. it was as if she just wanted someone to care enough about her, to ask her. i sat her down and she told me that there was nothing wrong, but she just felt upset. i then began to tell her how much i and Jesus love her, and she began crying and told me that she didn't know that she was loved this much. i asked her to come downstairs with me durind the invitation and listen to one of the counsilors, and she agreed. she did come with me when we went, and she got saved!!!!prasie the Lord!!!! it was then time for our snack, and whe i came by her to give her, her cookies, this girl that was once so full of anger, looked up at me, and with tears in her eyes, said thank you. thank you for caring about me...

there is nothing like it....what a little thing it is to take a someone out in the hall, and tell them that Jesus loves them. yet so many times we pass it up. i think of all the other times i could have done something like this, and didn't. and then i think that that little girl or boy that could still be walking aroung with this anger in him, because he still does not know of God's love. i hope and pray that i will start taking advantage of opportunities like this one...how amazing, that God could use someone like me, to do His work!!!!

God bless!!!!

dani

the amazing visit of topher....lol

i forgot to tell you all about chris' visit....my bad. it was awesome, i've never met someone, and so quickly come to like and admire them like i have chris...except for one person..but he is some one that i would count as a very close friend of mine, even though we only met and spent time together for a few days. the thing i like most about him is that he is his own person. i am possitive that there is not a person in the world like him!!!it was great to have him here, and if you read this, we all miss you now that you're gone. i hope you come back sometime in the near future...thanx for coming!!!

SUMMER DAYZZZZ....

well the start to my summer has been quite wonderful.. and i'm not talking about going to kansas, although that was quite wonderful in itself. but i mean since i've gotten back. so i will give you the scoop on what this week(so far) has been like. SUNDAY-i went to church and was then able to go to lunch to a chinese buffet, with my best friend, and we ate many yummity food portions then from there, my mom and i came home. that night we went back to church to hear a very good message, although the messages at our church are always very good!!MONDAY-i got nothing done...i am ashamed. i layzzzzzzed around the house and played with my dog. o!!! but i did help make supper...but that's it.TUESDAY-i babysat from 8:30am-4:30pm...i watched 2 little girls brooke and rachel. at noon i took rachel out to go swimming.....for two hours!!!needless to say, she didn't want to come inside.lol then we came upstairs and ate some fudge.(that i had made) hehehe it was good if i do say so myself. after babysitting and my voice lessons, where i must tell you i made the biggest screech ever!!!i went over to the acrees, where we did not go to sleep until 3:00am!!!WEDNESDAY-i went on a type of visitation, where we passed out fliers for the new Bible club the church is starting for spanish and english children. the acrees then came over to my house where we went swimming for 1 and a half hours. then we came back up to my house, showered, and ate pizza and macaroni and cheese.(both important parts of a highly nutricious diet) jen and i discussed this thouroughly...the peppers, onions, and tomato sauce were the fruit and vegetables, the meat=prrrrotien,the cheese=dairy, and the shells and crust...our carbs and occasional sweets...that's the fudge!!!!we are so good!!!!:)
then we came to church tonight, where i got to spend some unexpected but yet very much appreciated time with friends....

have fun reading this...you may get to know something about me that you didn't already have the priviledge of knowing...

what a smart dog...

i have the best dog in the world!!!i spent time with him today, becaus i haven't seen him in a few weeks...i took him down stairs with me when i went to work out. and then i remembered what a pain it was to take him out. he doesn't walk very well on a leash...he pulls, a lot!! but then i came back up and played with him some more out in the hallway. it's pretty amusing to watch him. i throw his tennis ball down the cement floor hallway, and i watch him run as fast as he can down the hall to get it, and then laugh as he can't stop and slams into the wall...it sounds mean, but it's really funny. and he's kinda stupid, because he will repeat this about ten times until he finds that it hurts to slam your head into the wall. then we came in, and i taught him how to roll over. it only took him 2 times of me helping him, and now he does it himself...he's so happy when he does it right because he knows that he gets a treat...anyway, this was pretty much my entire day. just me and my dog...Zach, is his name by the way. he's my baby.:)

this is probably about the randomest blog i've ever written!!!!yes!!!

the homeless...

this is kinda random, i know...but i thought of it when we were driving down the road and i saw one..a homeless man. and something that i thought to myself was, where did this guy get the permanent marker, and the nice cut out piece of cardboard, and the nikes???did he spend the money for food on them? or is he really homeless? did this guy steal the stuff from some guy walking down the street?....so many questions. maybe sometime i'll stop on the side of the road and ask a homeless person, which could and would be pretty stupid on my part. so i probably, no i just wouldn't, but i wish i could..hehehe sounds stupid but hey, this is my thought.

apart from this little weird thought, please be praying for me...i'm trying to make a decision on playing sports next year or not...or whether i want to work on my music, which no doubt, could definately prove useful in later years. and also pray that i'll do whatever i decide to do for the right reasons.;)

coming home...

well i'm coming home tomorrow...so be afraid, be very afraid....(no clue where that came from hehe) i'll be back tomorrow afternoon, probably around 4 or 5p.m. i can't wait to see you all!! it seems like it's been forever...actually i think it has. oh well, i'll see you all sunday!!!i can't wait.

this has been a really good trip, but it's time to come home. not only to my house, but to my church. we don't realize what a great church we have(or at least i take it for granted sometimes)until we haven't been there for 1 or 2 weeks...actually i was missing it the first few days i was gone. God works in mysterious ways to make you appreciate what you have..

anyway, it's getting a little late so ttyos...hehe
danielle