Well I know it's been forever since I've posted anything on here. Sorry to anybody who reads this. (Miles, a couple other people and my imaginary friends.) I have been really busy lately. (Actually that's a lie. But when people are too lazy to do something, they usually come up with an excuse like, "I was really busy." When really they should just say, "I am lazy and I haven't stood up in so long that I'm not even sure that my legs word..." Yeah. That's the kind of world we live in today. GREAT isn't it! =D) lol So I am just going to be honest and say... I've been too freaking lazy. Although I have been busy. Haha :)
Anyways, I have had a LOT happen since I last logged in here, so let me give you a quick update.
Ari and Rachel Zucker came and stayed with me and my family for two weeks, two extremely awesome, drama filled weeks! =D Haha it was a lot of fun though. I got to see them both for the first time in a couple of years and me and Rachel watched awesome movies like Sweeney Todd. Which was great for the musical and filming aspect of it. The only downside, I did not like the ending. Basically, it was a really depressing movie that was great but had a very sad ending. Over all, I liked it! And it is now on my list of dreams/things I want to do in my lifetime to be Sweeney Todd in the play. =) I just think that would be awesome! Hahaha :)
Anyways, we had a good time with them. :)
While they were here, we went to summer camp with Church of the Hills and another church from... Texas City or somewhere near Galveston, I think. Which was awesome! It is so amazing to see peoples eyes opened for the very first time. To see them experience the love of their God for the very first time. To feel the very real and very living presence of God and to see another world invade ours. It was truly beautful. Seeing kids, teenagers, and adults experience the presence of God for the very first time made me think again... It made me miss the feeling I once had. The presence of God all around me. The feeling of holding His hands in mine, my hands tingling along with my whole body at times, the love of God manifested in a physical way that I could feel in my very own way. Something that God had prepared just for me to bring Him and I into a closer place of intimacy. Which I found, but lately felt like I lost... Today was the first day in a very long time that I had felt that... But I'll get back to that a little later. :)
I met some really awesome people at camp and have had some time lately to spend with some really awesome friends. :) I got to hang out with Isaiah and Austin a couple weeks back. We both stayed at Isaiahs. =) First time I've done that in years! Haha :) Good, good times.
Sara Bane (who is awesome) brought some friends from school (Chelsie and Shannon) to camp who I am so so very glad that I met. :)) They are both very amazing friends and I love them. I'll just leave it at that for now. Maybe I'll write more later. :) Hahaha
I started my job at Berry Cool 2 weeks ago now. =) It has been great! I have to clean out all the machines and make the yogurt and stuff. I get paid $8.00 an hour and it's a great first job! I get to work with Ronnie and Sarah Young. Which is awesome! lol. And Caroline starts this Friday! =D I am excited!
I was so glad to get my first paycheck! I went straight to the book store and bought Ted Dekkers new book, Bonemans Daughters. Haven't started it yet but it sounds amazing! I have so many Dekker books I've bought but haven't had the chance to read yet.
I finished reading Sinner last night. It was SO good! It opened up my eyes to some things I really needed to see. Spiritually. Some things I had been missing. It reminded me what it was like to feel the presence of God. And it made me think about how much I miss it, to feel him there with me. Now I remember... Now I know. And now I'm doing more and more to live the life that I need to live. This book just helped open up my eyes a little bit wider. Changed the way I think a little bit. :) Definitely one of my favorite books. All of the Paradise books are incredible. :) I need to meet Ted Dekker Some day. I would have a lot to say to him. :)
I went wakeboarding for the very first time yesterday! =D It was awesome! I thought I was going to fail, but I got up on my first try and it was pretty awesome! I might post the video on here a little later if I can. I have it on Facebook. It was pretty awesome. =)
Me and my family are staying at the lakehouse for the weekend. =)
Regis and Josh came to town Thursday night and they are with us. Having such a great time with them. Besides talking to Regis on the phone every once in a while, I haven't seen them much since they moved to Florida. I am glad they are here for the weekend. :) They fly back home tomorrow night but we have had such a great time! Both of my aunts, Regis and Britany are pregnant right now. Which is pretty crazy! I am going to have two new baby cousins by the end of March 2010. =) Hopefully Regis and Josh's baby is born on my birthday! That would be awesome! =D Haha
Sooo... Right now, I am spending the night in a house with two pregnant ladies. Both of them whom I love, I just don't love listening to them throw up all night. ;) lol Just kidding. They are awesome. =) I love being with them. I have the most awesome aunts and uncles ever. We are having a great time. =)
Today was amazing. =) I got up, took a shower, got in the car, drove ALL the way to Church of the Hills from Marble Falls, reading Black on the way, and then driving back afterwards. :)
The drive was totally completely awesomely worth it. =) I got to church and got to see Stephanie for the first time in FOREVER. Which was great. =) I missed her so much. When she got here, it was like she had never been gone.
And... one of the best parts of my day =) was that I got to see Chelsie. I didn't get to stay as long as I wanted to because we had to go back to the lake, but I had a good time even though it was short. =) There are some people that you just love to talk to and love to be around. I love being around Chelsie. She is such an amazing amazing girl. =) I could go on and on with this forever so I am going to move to another subject real quick. =)
Ok, since I said I would get back to this, today, I felt the presence of God like I hadn't in a long long time. It brought back the feeling, the wonder, the... the... I don't know. It was just incredible. I decided instead of standing in worship, i was just going to sit on the floor with my hands out and sing to God. After a little while, my hands started tingling a little bit. And not in the way where you feel like there is no blood in your hands and they just get tingly like an arm or a foot falling alseep. No. It was real. And it was God. And there is no way I could doubt it, because I felt it again. And I've been feeling it off and on ever since. And I love it.
What we don't usually realize is that when Jesus said, "The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." He actually does mean that it is at hand. It is within reach. Just right out in front of you, there is another world that you do not even see. It is reality, and it is more real than we even imagine. But it is at hand, and it is within reach. All you have to do is reach out and touch it.
After sitting there for a while, I looked at my hands spread palms up in front of me. And for the first time in a very long time, I looked at my hands and I watched them sparkle with gold. Little gold specks all over my hands. All I would have to do was just move it a little bit and you could easily see it sparkle in the light. My hands kept tingling. My heart remained on fire. I didn't touch anything, but by the time I sat in my chair, it was all gone. And I can't wait to experience it again. My hands are tingling and my heart is burning even as I write this.
It was great. Sometimes we need a reminder. Sometimes we need the proof that there is another world that we can not usually see. And today, God gave me that reminder and he showed me His love again in such an amazing way.
It was just a great day all together. =)
Wow... I just realized that this is really long. If you read all this, you must either really love me, you're some creep named Alan and you are stalking me, or you must have just been really bored. :) lol
Anyways. Just another chapter in the book of my life.
I am going to be writing more on this blog now... I think. (No promises) so be sure to check it every once in a while. =) Haha ;)
-Britain :)
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