Standing in Awe

Hello friends!  So after spending quite sometime trying to figure out how to access my blog so that I could post this, here I am.  As you may or may not know, at the end of this month (in 17 days to be exact) my parents and I, along with a large team, will be traveling to La Libertad, El Salvador on a mission trip with New Life Church (the church I am a member of here in Ann Arbor).  The community to which we will be traveling is very poor and could use any donations you may have.  This could mean monetary, but does not have to.  Last year I had a suitcase bursting with everything from dresses for women to one-sies for babies. There are also a lot of children so any small toys, art supplies, and office supplies for the staff members of the church would be greatly appreciate.  Please let me know if you have anything that you would be willing to donate and I will gladly retrieve it!  Also, if you are in the Mt. Pleasant area I am sure my parents would be...

Why am I blogging?  Many of you that know me may be asking that, and honestly I have asked myself the same thing many times as I contemplated creating this blog.  I will tell you why:  God has been doing amazing things in my life, and I can't help but want to shout His praise to the world, and what better way to do that via the internet?  I find myself growing more and more intimate with Jesus, and would love your input, as well as to help share the good news of Christ to as many people as possible.  God made me to be a light on a hill and to allow His light to shine out of me and I want to do just that. Also, as many of you now know, I will be doing a lot of traveling this summer and I figured this would be the easiest way to only have to tell the story once, and to keep you all updated on my life.  So I hope you enjoy reading, and if you don't I will not be offended.  Also, I am going to apologize right now for my spelling as that is not one of my g...