KONY 2012

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"Where you live shouldn’t determine if you live."

Have you seen this video yet? If not, watch it right now!! I saw it all over Facebook and decided to finally sit down and watch it. It's about 27 minutes, but SO worth your time. The video is all about raising awareness about the Lord's Resistance Army in Africa which is led by Joseph Kony. This army kidnaps children and forces them to kill and mutilate other people, often including their own families. The Invisible Children organization has decided to start a campaign called Kony 2012 which aims to "make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice."
You can visit their shop and purchase t-shirts, bracelets, posters, and even a starter kit to support this mission! It is so inspiring to live in a place where people are able to make change like this happen. 

goals for 2012 // thought

2. THOUGHT

read one poem a week: I would like to enjoy poetry, I really would. So I've decided maybe I just need to read more of it! I picked up a few books at the library and I'm starting a "poem log" to keep track of the poems I've read.
send a package to Kendry: I sponsor (through World Vision) an adorable little girl from Columbia named Kendry. I've sent her a few packages before, but it is always fun picking out things to send to her and hearing how she liked things in her letters.
read through the New Testament: I haven't been doing to well on staying in the Word lately so I decided to work through the New Testament again. I always end up so inspired but for some reason it can be so hard to work up the initial motivation to read it.
write a letter a week: I love writing letters. And who doesn't like getting letters? I've been pretty lucky to have some steady pen pals throughout my life, and I want to keep that going this year.
finish Les Miserables: This book has been on my "to read" list for an embarrassingly long time now, but every time I pull it out and see the teeny-tiny font and 600+ pages I end up setting it down. Hmm.
fast for a day: The only time I've ever fasted was for a "30 Hour Famine" event at my church. I didn't really do it for a spiritual benefit; it was mostly a social thing. It is amazing how many times fasting and prayer are mentioned in the Bible so I would love to try it out sometime! And spending a little extra non-distracted time with God never hurts, does it? 
memorize five Bible verses: I have an awful memory. Awful. (Just ask my friends about my movie-quoting abilities. It's so pathetic! haha) It's pretty neat, though, how the few verses I have committed to memory seem to come to mind just when I need to hear them. 
start keeping a journal: I used to keep a journal when I was younger and it is super fun to look back and see the things I was doing then. There are a lot of big events coming up this year and it would be nice to have them written down!


Here's part one of my goals: CREATIVE

I want to be the moon

"If you are the Sun then I want to be the moon

I want to reflect the light that shines from You."

"Sun and Moon" by Phil Wickham

pressing pause

"Rejoice in the Lord always. 

I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

(Philippians 4:4-7)

An amazing God we serve, no?

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Well I'm back. College apps, SAT prep, and life have been keeping me pretty busy. I'm glad to say that things are starting to slow down (a wee bit). 

I need to start living

Psalm 63

O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you;

my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you,

in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

I have seen you in the sanctuary 

and beheld your power and your glory. 

Because your love is better than life,

my lips will glorify you.

I will praise you as long as I live, 

and in your name I will lift up my hands. 

My soul will be satisfied as with the riches of foods;

with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

Psalm 63:1-5

favorite Christian books

i love to read. some of my very favorite books have been ones that inspire me to learn and grow in my faith. here are some of those reads:

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis (i'm halfway through but i had to put it on this list!)
Searching For God Knows What by Donald Miller (one of my favorite authors)
The Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne
One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp
Crazy Love by Francis Chan

do you have any favorites?