Reverse...esreveR

I found  this video on facebook and I think it's awesome, so I wanted to share it here.
This is the description from where I got it:

"This is truly mind blowing! You have to watch it 

more than once though to truly capture the genius of it..."

No Shadow of Turning

One of my favorite hymns has always been Great is Thy Faithfulness.  The words have such a great message, speaking of God's faithfulness, no matter what. Not only are the words a great encouragement, but the music itself matches the words so well, it's moving. My college band played an arrangement of this song by David Gillingham named No Shadow of Turning. I absolutely love this arrangement of the song. I couldn't find the entire song online, but here you can listen to a clip of it. (I wish you could hear the rest of the song...it cuts off right at one of my favorite parts...)

Here are the lyrics

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.  

Refrain:

Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,

Sun, moon and stars in their courses above

Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love. 

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! 

It's such an encouragement! God will keep His promises. He'll always be faithful to me, to everyone who claims His promises.
 No Shadow of Turning

Another Toy Story

This is another essay I wrote for Advanced Writing. This essay is a review of Toy Story 3.

Eleven years after space ranger Buzz and the rest of the toys rescued cowboy Woody in the second installation of the Toy Story franchise, the next chapter in the saga debuted. After years of wondering whether the story of Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the gang would continue or not, fans got their answer when rumors of a third film were finally confirmed and Toy Story 3 was released to audiences in June 2010.

Toy Story 3 once again takes the toys outside the comfort and security of Andy’s house and into the big, wide world. Andy is grown up now and is about to leave for college. He packs Woody up in a box with his things to take to college and plans to put the rest of the toys—Buzz, Mr. Potato Head, Jessie, and the rest of the gang—up in the attic.

Trusting God

A lot of times I find myself in the mindset that if I just had a boyfriend (etc.) I would be happier and more fulfilled. Time and time again I am reminded that I am completely fulfilled right now in Christ. Psalm 118:8 says, "It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man."

Not only do I frequently forget to be content in Christ, but I also expect too much of other people.

Making Time

This is an essay I wrote for my Advanced Writing class last semester. The assignment was an essay about a person. I chose my Grandpa Bradley (dad's dad).

Making Time

As I look back on my life, I see that my grandpa was one of the most influential people of my childhood. For the first ten years of my life my family lived on the same property as he did, just a few dozen yards up a hill from his house. I remember my brothers and I would run down the hill to Grandpa’s house almost every day. One of the things I think of most when I remember my grandpa is the fact that he was always busy. He was always tinkering on his tractor, working in his garden, or fixing tools and machinery. Even though he had retired from the two jobs he had held over the years, he was never idle for as long as I knew him.