3 Mile Run...

Hey ladies!

I was just sitting here in the computer lab enjoying each of your updates (as I always do!) and just thought it was an appropriate time to update.

Nothing in particular to update about, except:

-When I leave the computer lab, I will go home, put on my running clothes, then head off for a 3 mile run with Hannah. Oh joy. I do hope to make it back alive so I can post later on! We decided to train for a marathon. Girls, go ahead and laugh all you want, I know. I am so not the marathon type, but I do love running. I myself don't know if I'll actually make the marathon simply because of my crazy schedule, but I will for sure start and do the running with Hannah, Meredith and Caitlin and we'll see what happens. So far this week I've haven't been able to work out with them once because their times conflict with mine, but I'm gonna try hard to do as much as I can with them.

-Later on tonight I am planning on taking some fresh baked cookies and a thank you note to my college pastors house for baptising me. It is a little delayed, but he knows it's coming! I am sure while I am there some great conversations will be had! He is always so encouraging about our walk with Jesus, and frankly, that's all he likes to talk about!

-Tomorrow is my cleaning day. Oh my. I wish you could all step into my room right now. You would have NEVER thought I cleaned last Friday. It is absolutely ridiculous with clothes strung out everywhere, and education stuff piling up like no one else's' business. I am so glad I get to clean. And really clean, girls. It is scrubbing day for this Lindsee!!

-After I am satisfied with the cleaning, I'll be heading out for College Station. Not only do I get to see my sweet Claire, but I GET TO SEE MY JOANNA. Did I ever mention that she lives in MONTANA?!?!? Yes, Joanna Montana. She and her husband John flew down today for the game on Saturday. This means I get to hug her sweet neck and I am ever so grateful!!! I miss her so, so much.

That's about all folks!!! I hope you have a wonderful weekend. I'll be back with pictures...although I'm sure you knew that because I am a picture freak!!!

Putting on my running shoes....

Fall Is In Full Form

As I sit here typing, I am wearing a long sleeve t-shirt (my absolute favorite thing during winter), cotton gray pants, and am enjoying no air conditioning turning off and on, but am enjoying the nice breeze coming from my window. Fall is HERE!

Early Monday afternoon the Lord decided to bless us with some sweet rain, and some nice COOL weather. Don't get me wrong, I am not COLD by any means, but it is definitely COOL outside and I am lovin' it. I am also loving the people who have pulled out the wool coats and scarves that I saw walking into Wal-Mart yesterday. They give me great laughs. Folks, we live in Huntsville, Texas. It may be a nice drop in temperature, but the wool jackets are a little extreme! :)

But, before the cool weather came along, we had to endure some blazing sunshine heat on Saturday at our Homecoming football game. There were so many people there that by the time we arrived, after picnicking and tailgating, we had to walk our cute lil' selves over to the visitor side. As much as I wanted to sit on the HOME side and cheer for MY team, I didn't mind the visitor side, simply because we Bearkats took over the visitor side, and I was so proud. We even WON the game. Eat em' up Kats!!!

This weekend I also got to go to The Bridge. UHBC, my church here in Huntsvegas, has a ministry called the Bridge Ministry. Every 3rd Friday of the month we head down to Pierce St. Bridge to feed and clothe the homeless. It is a blessing and every time I go I realize how much I have and how blessed I am. This time we took about 55 college students down with us. Oh my. Praise the Lord, that is a lot of folks. But, every time we never cease to have MANY homeless people come to us and receive free food and clothing. Especially since winter is quickly approaching, they come out more and we are happy to give them blankets and sweaters. If you ever get the chance to do something like that, do it. You will be blessed. As scary as it seems, it never is. Most of the time they come, get what they want, and head on their way. Sometimes they just want to talk and tell you their story and we are there with open ears. We especially love it when they ask us why we're there because then we get to talk about Jesus. It's not always easy, but obedience to Him.

I also got to see sweet Raven and Andrea this weekend as they came down for Homecoming. My sorority had an alumni picnic and it was just delightful. Fun times are ALWAYS had with my lambs. And picnics are always a blessing in nice weather. Here down in Texas picnics are few and far between, but I love em'!

This past week my partner and I also made a snowman out of 2 pumpkins. Y'all, I am so proud. He is just too cute and our class won the award for "most disguised pumpkin!" So fun! It will be auctioned off this Thursday at the school's fall festival. If I had money, we all know I'd hop right on it, but, college students seem to be broke people. :)

Thank you, thank you to those of you who prayed for our revival this week. I know I am still boasting in the Lord. I am not sure how many were saved, or how many re-dedications were made, but I'll be sure to get the stats tonight at TRUTH!! I do know that I have learned SO, SO much this past semester. I truly have NEVER been more satisfied with Him than I am now. Just thinking about it brings me great JOY. I am learning the most about obedience right now, it is kicking me in the butt, but I am loving EVERY step. I wish I could express to you the JOY that comes with obedience. It simply is amazing and I give HIM all the Glory! So, thank you for being such faithful prayer warriors. I pray that you all would be REVIVED by Him this week. If we want Him to change us, we have to be WILLING for Him to change us. As much as I love to people watch, this is one thing I don't just want to watch, I want to be in it. I want to be the one changed by Him. I'm tired of watching and living vicariously. My faith is my own. I want HIM! And I pray you WANT HIM TOO!!

Well, folks, it's time for me to sign out. I'm off to TRUTH for the night, my absolute favorite part of my week. But, tonight I get to wear a jacket and my heart is happy!

MUCH love to all of you. Have a splendid week!!

And to all of you southerners, enjoy the weather.....

Our Beloved Pumpkin!! (Connie, aren't you so proud!)

Game time fun!

Jamie and I at our picnic!!
Eat em' up Kats!!
Thumbs up! (I really have NO idea why we're doing this!!)

My BIG Brother

Most of you know I have a little brother. But, did you know I have an older brother too?! Yes, I do, and he absolutely cracks me up, no lie.

When we were little we fought like no one elses' business (or he annoyed me!) but we get along just peachy now. We all laugh A LOT when we're together, and we even create our own TV shows when we're bored. I love it. He is VERY entertaining.

Yesterday, Oct. 20th, was his beloved birthday. (October is CLEARLY birthday month around our house!) This is a day late, but I still love him dearly. In his words it was the "5th anniversary of his 21st." He's 26! Anyone out there have a daughter old enough to marry him? I want a sister-in-law SO bad. :)

I didn't get to make it to his "celebration", if you will, but I figured since he went to Dave & Busters for his birthday this year, I would put up some pictures of the last time we were at Dave & Busters. So, it's like I was there, right?!

So, this is for you, Brien! Happy Belated Birthday. I hope your day was fabulous and so sorry I missed out. Love you lots!

And Let It Begin With Me...

I am so in love...

With Jesus.

I know that may sound so corny to some of you, but I don't think I have ever loved Him more than I do now, and I especially don't think I have ever WANTED Him more than I do now. Seriously. I want SO much of Him.

As you know, this week is the revival at our church. It has been amazing thus far. Afshin has done a great job of bringing such a great word, and such truth. I am always so encouraged/convicted/joyful when I leave that place. And really, it's not even Afshin, it's the Lord speaking through Him. (I need to remember that because so often I put people on pedestals and in all reality it's not even them, it's the Lord in them!)

Tonight got me, though. Every time before Afshin speaks, he has us all pray silently for ourselves. It is a time of silence so that we may clear our heads of all distractions and that we would just invite the Lord into our midst so that we would hear from Him. He asked us to pray tonight that the Lord would move in us tonight, and that we would let Him.

So, my first prayer is Lord, take away the pride. Then, after hearing BJ (the youth pastor) last night pray that it would "begin with him", I prayed tonight that it would "begin with ME!" I am always so ready to pray for someone else, that they might hear a word that night. But, so often I don't pray for myself because #1: I know that if I pray it, He will speak and I have to be obedient, which freaks me out and #2: I am always wanting other people to GET HIM.

But, I have to remember that if we want revival in the church, it has to start with ME and YOU. We can't wait around for people. I am not past the word spoken, I need to hear it just like everyone else. At some point I've gotta quit worrying about what everyone else thinks, and start worrying about my own spiritual walk, my own relationship with Him.

So, at the end of tonight, after Afshin spoke there was an invitation time. First, an invitation to accept Christ as your Savior if you never have, but then, another invitation for the christian to "step out" to "be bold" to "get right with Jesus", if you will. That's where I come in. I need Him. I want Him. I love Him.

So, while "I Surrender All" was playing, and as my heart pounded greatly in my chest, I stepped out. I had to give over the pride, just what I had prayed for minutes before. Y'all, I hope you know that taking my sweet lil' self to the alter is SO not me. You think I'm crazy, I know, but it's just not comfortable. I'm always worried about who will see me and what they will think of me. I mean, complete honesty here, I hate it. But, the Lord does not call me to be comfortable, but to be BOLD in his name. To be a Lilly among the thorns. I asked that he would do a work in ME tonight. And, if I truly want Him to do a work in me, I have to be WILLING for Him to do a work in me. And I am so willing for His sake. I want Him more now than ever.

It's just the beginning of a changing process. I "surrendered" all. I am His and am not my own. Tomorrow night is the last night and I am praying that the Lord moves. Not just in my life, but in sweet lil' Huntsville, Texas. Would you join me? I covet your prayers. May we ALL want more of HIM.

Oh, Lord, that you would have your way in ME and that I would NOT let PRIDE get in the stinkin' way. Let it begin with ME, Lord. I love you so!

In The Eyes Of A Five Year Old

Last Thursday was an extra beautiful day. The weather is starting to look like fall and we down here in Texas are oh, so very grateful. This weekend it's even supposed to get into the 60's. Can I get an Amen?!

Megan (my roommate) and I took FULL advantage of this glorious day. Every Thursday she babysits for 2 sweet kids. I normally go with her and it is always a fun time. Thursday, she only had one of them since the other one was sick. So, it was just us 3 girls. I like to call it a girls day!

After picking Grace up we went to the famous Duck Pond to feed the ducks. Grace just thought it was the funnest thing ever...until she stepped in an ant pile. Ouch. I took some sweet pictures of her feeding them and she later took some pictures of me and Meg. Oh, the joys of a digital camera. She was our own little photographer, and what a good one she was! I bet you can guess what pictures she took! : 0)

After the pond we headed to Mc Donald's where she played her little tail off. While eating she asked for my camera again. The girl loves taking pictures. She proudly took pictures of everything, and anything, and loved it.

It was a good day spent outside and I am so looking forward to the fall weather. Come fall weather, come quick!

Can you guess which pictures she took?! Oh, bless. The girl cracks me up.

Hope you are enjoying the weather too!

Life Lines

I meant to post this on Sunday, but just ran out of minutes in the day. And, the retreat alone was enough to knock me out for the night!

But, I just wanted to ask for prayer for Life Lines which is the revival that is taking place at UHBC here in Huntsville this week. This is my home church here and I absolutely LOVE it. Since Sunday we have gotten the privilege of hearing Afshin speak to us every night. Tonight, of course, TRUTH is hosting the revival and we are all anticipating HUGE things. It ends tomorrow night, but if you would just pray for these last 2 nights I know that UHBC, Afshin, and our TRUTH volunteers would covet them and would greatly appreciate it.

It's been neat to see the Lord move these past 2 nights, but we want HIM to move even MORE! Oh, how I want more of HIM!

Thank you, blog world, for your ever so faithful prayers.

"Be joyful always, pray continually...." 1 Thess. 5:16

Weekend Update

Welcome to weekend update. I am just thrilled you stopped by!

My weekend was filled with lots of fun and lots of Jesus lovin'! Friday night all the fun began with Vicky Beeching. Oh man. If you know me at all, you know that I absolutely love this very talented woman who absolutely adores Jesus. I want to love Him like she does. I was introduced to her this summer at Student Life when I was a leader for the Jr. High group and she was our worship leader. We all fell in love right away. Her heart is so right and pure and she loves Jesus with all that she's got, singin' like nobody else's business for Him. And, not only singing, but playing the guitar, piano and harmonica for Him also. Can I say gifted?! Anyway, when we heard she would be in Houston Friday night at a church in Cypress (where I live!) we all got tickets right away. It was great. And y'all, we sat in the front row. I have never done that in my life. But it was fun. The girls I was with walked right up to the front row when we got there and I figured since I was there with them, I better sit with them. If you ever get the chance to see her, do it. You will NOT be disappointed.

Right after the concert was over, I headed straight over to my phi lamb retreat which also happen to be in Cypress. I got there just in time to hear the first devotional. I didn't miss a thing before I got there so that was just peachy!

We dug straight into the word and talked about...

Baggage. Simply put, we all have baggage of some sort. It may be emotional baggage, it may be physical baggage, it may be an addiction. Whatever form it may be in, we all carry some sort of baggage and that's exactly what we talked about this weekend! It was a bold word.

We talked about our minds and the lies we believe, and boy do we believe some lies. It was good to hear some of the lies we believe and then replace them with truth. We talked about transforming our minds and NOT being conformed to the world. (Rom. 12:2) And, to put off our old self, our old minds, that are being corrupted and to be made new in the attitude of our minds. (Eph. 4: 22-23) It isn't at all ironic that I am reading a book called Every Thought Captive and that everything I'm reading in the book, we talked about this weekend.

On Saturday night we had time to spend alone with the Lord and that was sweet. Some girls rededicated their lives, some were broken, some needed prayer, some just needed to pray, and some just needed to be still. It was my pleasure to watch the spirit move and pray for some of the girls. They are all so precious with such precious hearts. Being my last semester in phi lamb I loved seeing the movement that took place. I took it all in and just praised the Lord and thanked Him for how far phi lamb has come since I've joined. My prayer the past 4 years for phi lamb had been that we would be a REAL sorority with REAL problems, and to just be honest with each other. This weekend all of that was very evident and I am so grateful.

Besides falling more in love with Him and being in awe of Him once again, we laughed...really, really hard, played fun games and were just girls for the weekend. We, of course, didn't get much sleep, so my eyes are VERY heavy, but I wouldn't trade that for any of the fellowship or laughs I had this weekend. He is so good and once again has proved himself faithful. So, thank you to all of you who prayed for us. Your prayers were heard and answered.

I'll leave you with some fun pictures that captured some fun memories!!

Waiting for Vicky...
We were just so stinkin' close...but she was just a delight!! :)

Phi Lamb Shuffle!


"Get the shackles off my feet so I can dance..."

My canvas!
Waiting to surprise my little!!

Big Sister, Little Sister! She's just precious!

My favorite Hannah!
African Bead Rings unite....
Triangle of love!!

My fun table at dinner!
We loved the electric candles. We are very fire conscience!
Sweet friends!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and had a fresh experience with Him. HE is simply the best. Much love to you. I'm off to bed...

Fifty One

Fifty One. That is how old my precious dad is today!

Exactly one year ago we were having a huge blowout surprise party for him...and what a party it was!

Today, as I was walking into La Hacienda to eat with my parents after the retreat, I told Hannah that I was glad we were eating lunch with them today because tomorrow was my dad's birthday. Ummm, wrong. TODAY would be his birthday. All along I thought the 14th was tomorrow. My days are so off! So, needless to say I am thankful we got to eat lunch with them because TODAY was his birthday.

So, happy birthday, Dad!! I love you so very much and you are very special to me! Thank you for loving me the way you do. I couldn't ask for a better dad! I love you.

Take Off...

Hey out there!

I am running my little head off today, but, just wanted to stop and ask that if you read this to please pray for my sorority (Sigma Phi Lambda) retreat this weekend!

I know the officers are asking the Lord to move and show up in a mighty way and I would ask that you just echo those prayers!!

Thank you in advance for being such faithful prayer warriors. I know I say that every time...but I mean it every time!!

Much love to all and I hope each and everyone of you has a splendid weekend!

Running out the door...

A Little Bit About Me

I was tagged for this sweet meme (still don't quite know what that means or how you say it, but I felt the need to say it at least once on the blog!) by Kim over at Connorcolesmom! So, here goes nothin'!

1. Four jobs I have had in my life:
- Professional Babysitter (I actually watched a little girl, my neighbor, for 3 years everyday after school and during the summer. She's like my own now and in 2nd grade. I've watched her since she was 4 months old. CRAZY!)
- Front Desk Secretary at Cypress Creek High School, every day after school my senior year. Easiest job I've ever had!
- Music intern one summer after my Junior Year at Grace Presbyterian!
- Youth Intern this summer at my church in Houston. Did mainly girls ministry stuff and administrative stuff. By far my FAVORITE job yet. I wouldn't trade it for anything!

2. Four movies I can watch over and over:
- The Notebook
- Miss Congeniality
- All Bourne Movies
- Coyote Ugly
- (One more, Center Stage!)

3. Four shows I watch on TV:
- The Bachelor
- The Office
- Alias (when it was on!)
- Ellen

4. Four places I have vacationed:
- Italy (Rome, Venice and Florence)
- Colorado (can't count the # of times. My family is from there!)
- Cabo San Lucas and Playa Del Carmen
- NYC (Holla at Jennifer Dawn!)

5. Four of my favorite dishes:
- Southwest Chicken Paninni (by Stouffers)
- Chinese Food (anything really)
- Fajitas (at ANY mexican restraunt)
- And, any Chicken Nuggets or Chicken Fingers. Yes, I am ridiculous.

6. Four places I would rather be:
- Any Beachy Island (I love the beach)
- Colorado
- Italy again
- NYC, you've gotta love the city!

7. Four Websites I visit daily:
- Yahoo (my email)
- My blog
- My blog roll (meaning YOU!)
- Facebook

8. Four bloggers I am tagging
- Jennifer Dawn
- Joanna Montana
- Jaclyn
- Jamie
- One more, I'm bad at this! Raven and Hannah! :)

Weekend Memories

It's Wednesday, and I'm just now posting about the weekend. But, I figure now is the time since the next weekend is almost here.

I will have you know that this weekend was so full of emotions for me. From Thursday night when I got home, to Monday morning when I returned to Huntsville, MANY events and memories will be forever etched in my mind.

Let's start with Thursday:

After being at school until 4:00 p.m. (and getting there early in the a.m.) I came home, packed up quick, then headed to Houston. I was so happy to be going home because it had seriously been a month, and for me, that is rare. I got home at about 8 and just relaxed. My mom and I chatted till about 1 a.m. which was absolutely ridiculous since we had to be at MOPS early Friday morning.

This leads me to Friday:

I woke up, headed to MOPS to watch the MOPPETS while my mom was being a precious little mentor mom. She's so cute with the younger moms and even told them about my blog in which I recently discovered some of them read it. So, this is a shout out to all you MOPS ladies! After MOPS I stopped by the youth office (my office this summer) and got caught up on all that's been going on. I miss those folks! On our way home we stopped at the McLemores home (my friend who was hit and killed 2 weeks ago) so that I could give Regina (his mom) a hug. We ended up staying for about an hour, but I think it was good for her. And, she showed me the picture slide show they made for the funeral and it was so sweet to watch.

Now, for all you ladies, this is where I tell you that I got my hair cut....again. I made an appointment with my wonderful girl, Tanya, and she so delightfully chopped it off and styled it. I am so grateful for her! Guys don't understand the need to have a hairdresser that just "knows your hair!" But, we are all so grateful for them.

After the hair cut, in which I was so pleased, we headed to my little brothers senior homecoming game. I felt like I was back in High school all night. As much as I love that time in my life, I am so glad it's over! But, to be honest the only reason I went to the game was to see halftime. And, to see who got crowned as homecoming queen. We had 2 friends on the court and they were just precious. It was so fun to see them on that field. Neither of them won, but we were so proud of them! They were OUR homecoming queens.

Our own homecoming queen, sweet Ashley! (Sorry it's so far away!)

Next comes Saturday:

Oh boy was Saturday filled with much to do. I woke up, had a wonderful breakfast taco, then was off to get ready for the day. Jessica, our girls ministry director, is getting married in just a month so we of course had her "personal" shower. Oh girls, it was fun! And she got some pretty "little" thangs, if you know what I mean!! ;)

After the shower I realized I forgot my black shoes in Huntsville. So, off to Kohls I went to get some black heels for the wedding that night.

Upon my return home, I quickly changed into the wedding outfit, then headed out the door to go see my little brother all dressed up taking homecoming pictures. He was such a stud with a beautiful date. I did feel funny, however, because I too was dressed up and looked like I could be attending homecoming. The girls asked what I was doing, in which I told them all I was just their chaperon for the night. They laughed.

After the photo op the parentals and I were headed to Conroe for one of my older brother's best friends wedding. Justin and Cyndi were a gorgeous couple and the wedding was beautiful! Driving back to Houston I was exhausted. When we got home you better believe I was in my bed in a heartbeat!!! My dad and I were getting up early to leave for Huntsville so I could be baptized. I did lay in bed, however, thinking about getting baptized for forever. I wondered if I was ever gonna fall asleep or if my nerves were gonna keep me up all night!! Finally I fell asleep...

Sweet Kim and Kevbo!

Me and some of "my" sweet girls!

My Sweet Family (minus Brien!)

"God bless the broken road that lead me straight to you..."

The precious cake!

My sweet brother and his sweet friends!!

The hair before the wedding....(and the haircut!)

The hair after the wedding. Yes, you see correctly. I love me some Houston humidity!

Which leads me to Sunday:

Also known as Baptism Day!!!!! I had so many emotions. I think my stomach turned the whole drive to Huntsville, and the Carmel Frappuccino from Starbucks certainly didn't help! When I got to church it all kind of sunk in...there was no turning back now. (I mean, not that I wanted to!!) But it was a done deal. Me and the 2 other girls sat in the staircase during worship waiting for our cue...when it finally came we all could have wet ourselves. (Sorry for the visual!) I was first (my decision!) and it was finally time. I walked down into the water taking it all in. There were tons of people in the congregation and I felt so at peace and had MUCH joy. Oh, the joy that comes with obedience. It all went by so fast, and after the dunking I was SOAKED. But it felt good!

I will forever remember that morning, it's kind of a blur, but it was amazing. I encourage anyone who hasn't been baptized to take that step of obedience. It is just an outward expression of an inward decision. And HE gets ALL the glory. Amen to that! I had many sweet friends and family there to share in my joy. I am so grateful for them as they made it that much easier for me that morning!! So, thank you to all my loves who came out to share the day with me. You don't know how much it meant to me to see all your sweet faces there!

After church my dad, me and Hannah all drove back to Houston for my little brothers birthday bash. As you know he turned 18 on Monday, so we celebrated Sunday night. It was a blast and a full house at the least. He is so loved! (If you're reading this Kev, know that you are so loved!) I was partied out and had a test the next morning. As much as I tried to study, it just wasn't working out. So, Hannah and I put ourselves to bed, slept quick and then got up early the next morning to drive back to Huntsville before our morning classes. Thankfully, she helped me study on the way to Huntsville by calling out information...it helped as I think I did just fine on the test. So Hannah, thank you for being my study buddy! I love you!!

"This is just an outward expression of an inward decision! And, a step of obedience to honor Him!"

Getting dunked....

The birthday boy and his birthday candles.....

He was given tons of tools for his birthday! Just a little birthday suprise from everyone that came! He'll need them when he goes off to school!!

By the end of the night, everyone had to search for their shoes. My older brother is the sweetest thing alive to tie them all together! ;)

Me and the Birthday Boy!!

This weekend was wonderful and many memories, as I said earlier, are forever etched in my brain. I am still walking on cloud nine from being baptized. Thank you, fellow bloggers, for all your sweet comments. They most certainly made my day. You ladies, are just the sweetest things ever!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend full of fun memories. There is just nothin' like a memory makin' weekend!!

Much love and many hugs to all of you!!