Last Sunday some sweet friends from church had a little get together after church to watch the Chicago Bears game and just have a great time of fun and fellowship. The game ended up being a bust. While our defense played a great game the offense.... not so much. A lot of us ended up going upstairs and chatting and just enjoying each others company,then we decided to watch "Elf" (I love that movie ha ha.)
I just love when we have these times of fellowship it reminds me just how much I love my church family and how much I appreciate their presence in my life. Being a young single girl here in Chicago on my own its soooo nice to have that support system behind you, and to know that you have people who love you and want the best for you, who take care of you and make you feel loved and cared for!
Breanna-
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Come Home
In my last post I talked a little about the band Luminate and how much I love their worshipful hearts and their worship-filled music.So today I just wanted to take the time and share with you one of my favorite songs by Luminate. The song is called "Come Home"
Your best friends with the word regret
Your afraid that your life's been waisted
So why hope if it's only gonna let you down?
You don't think people really change
Your a mess and you'll always be the same
And you doubt if you'll ever get it turned around
Chorus
So (I know) you've been running, searching for something
But you're looking in a place you don't belong
But it's never to late, you can't outrun grace
No, Mercy doesn't care what you've done
Come Home
(Oh, Oh, Oh Oh)
Come Home
(Oh, Oh, Oh Oh)
Verse 2
You can try to fix your broken empire
Put bricks on a cracked foundation
But you'll be building castles on the sand
There's power in the blood of Jesus
Your father's screaming Just Come Home!
He's reaching out His hands
Bridge
From the shadows , From the wrong roads
From the darkness, From the unknown
To redemption, Something beautiful
To a new love, to new home
I just LOVE this song. It reminds me that in those times when I get lost and caught up in things that I need not be my heavenly Father is there just crying out to me,calling me back home to him. It reminds me where my focus needs to be, always on him because if its not I fall and I sink. It also reminds me that his strength is made prefect in my weakness, in those times when I feel like I cant do something I need to step back and remember yes I cant do this but my Father in Heaven you bet your butt he can!
I hope you will take a moment and listen to this song. I know it will speak to your heart because we have all had those times in life where we wonder away from God be it in little ways of BIG ways,but whatever the case may be we have wondered and he is calling us back to him, back HOME!
A little extra bonus video I want to share with you this is the lead singer of Luminate talking about the meaning behind this amazing song:
Breanna-
Your best friends with the word regret
Your afraid that your life's been waisted
So why hope if it's only gonna let you down?
You don't think people really change
Your a mess and you'll always be the same
And you doubt if you'll ever get it turned around
Chorus
So (I know) you've been running, searching for something
But you're looking in a place you don't belong
But it's never to late, you can't outrun grace
No, Mercy doesn't care what you've done
Come Home
(Oh, Oh, Oh Oh)
Come Home
(Oh, Oh, Oh Oh)
Verse 2
You can try to fix your broken empire
Put bricks on a cracked foundation
But you'll be building castles on the sand
There's power in the blood of Jesus
Your father's screaming Just Come Home!
He's reaching out His hands
Bridge
From the shadows , From the wrong roads
From the darkness, From the unknown
To redemption, Something beautiful
To a new love, to new home
I just LOVE this song. It reminds me that in those times when I get lost and caught up in things that I need not be my heavenly Father is there just crying out to me,calling me back home to him. It reminds me where my focus needs to be, always on him because if its not I fall and I sink. It also reminds me that his strength is made prefect in my weakness, in those times when I feel like I cant do something I need to step back and remember yes I cant do this but my Father in Heaven you bet your butt he can!
I hope you will take a moment and listen to this song. I know it will speak to your heart because we have all had those times in life where we wonder away from God be it in little ways of BIG ways,but whatever the case may be we have wondered and he is calling us back to him, back HOME!
A little extra bonus video I want to share with you this is the lead singer of Luminate talking about the meaning behind this amazing song:
Breanna-
Saturday, January 15, 2011
things we all should be thinking about
So I just have to start this post by saying this: One of my favorite Christian Bands; Luminate is in the studio right now recording their first full lenght album and I am so excited to hear what God has put in their hearts to share with us! I first heard about Luminate in 2009 and I was instantly taken with their poignant lyrics and worshipful spirits!
OK segue...Band member Dustin Delong (Keys and Vocals) has a blog over at tumblr and every once in a while I shoot on over there to check it out a few weeks ago he had a post titled thoughts/questions this is what it said:
-What does it look like to be fully secure in my Father?!
-What does it look like to Understand His sovereignty?!
-What does it look like to always Forgive?!
-What does it look like to be a Man of God?!
-What does pursuing a woman Truly look like / what is the True role of marriage?!
-What breaks God’s heart?!
-I want to see Justice and Love reign
These are things I know but don’t! This is what I think about!
If we all thought and pondered these things, asked these questions and spent the time with our Father seeking his guidance in these matters.... Whoa what would that look like, how amazing would that be? So do it, think about it,ask God to show you what these things are supposed to look like and to shift your thinking. I know I am! Cause lets face it, we all have a lot of work to do, and we need the Father's guidance and perfect strength! If you want to go and check out Dustin's tumblr go here!
Breanna
OK segue...Band member Dustin Delong (Keys and Vocals) has a blog over at tumblr and every once in a while I shoot on over there to check it out a few weeks ago he had a post titled thoughts/questions this is what it said:
-What does it look like to be fully secure in my Father?!
-What does it look like to Understand His sovereignty?!
-What does it look like to always Forgive?!
-What does it look like to be a Man of God?!
-What does pursuing a woman Truly look like / what is the True role of marriage?!
-What breaks God’s heart?!
-I want to see Justice and Love reign
These are things I know but don’t! This is what I think about!
If we all thought and pondered these things, asked these questions and spent the time with our Father seeking his guidance in these matters.... Whoa what would that look like, how amazing would that be? So do it, think about it,ask God to show you what these things are supposed to look like and to shift your thinking. I know I am! Cause lets face it, we all have a lot of work to do, and we need the Father's guidance and perfect strength! If you want to go and check out Dustin's tumblr go here!
Breanna
Friday, January 14, 2011
Taking shape
This week we hit the ground running in ROTM rehearsals! This week was our first week of rehearsals after the holiday break and with our revised and pretty much final script. It has been such a great joy and fun too, to see this story unfold and come to life! The actors are breathing great life into these pages that Tyler has written.
I am just so giddy with excitement to see this show take shape and grow and become this great and fresh work! We have been blessed with such a great production team and the most amazing actors! I am so thrilled to have the honor of working with all of these lovely people!
I just want to share a few photos from the last few nights, come along for the ride and enjoy!
I am just so giddy with excitement to see this show take shape and grow and become this great and fresh work! We have been blessed with such a great production team and the most amazing actors! I am so thrilled to have the honor of working with all of these lovely people!
I just want to share a few photos from the last few nights, come along for the ride and enjoy!
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| the script! |
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| our first read through of final script |
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| Mother and daughter moment :) |
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
It's 2011!
I cant even belive that we are 11 days into the new year! This year I was so thankful to be home for the New Year festivites! We had a great New Year in good ol' Michigan. New Years eve was spent with my cousins and my sister and some of her friends. It was a great time and I just reveld just being home with my family!
I was and am so thankful that God allowed me that time to be at home and just soak up being in their presence. I can not tell how much living 5 hours away from home has made me appreiate and love going home and basking in the glow of seeing the family and friends that I love so dearly.
Ok now that I have rambled on I guess I can continue tellig you about the rest of my new year haha. New Years day we were with cousins watching all of the Big Ten bowl games of course our main focus was the Michicagn Miss. State game. All of our games that day turned out to be major lets downs... darn you SEC haha.
After most of the games were over we decided to play some wii to ease our pain haha. My cousins got this new game called Michael Jackson- the experiance. It's AMAZING. Its a dancing game you are basically doing the dances from the videos. We had SOOO much fun!
Now I am back in Chicago and back to work. I am glad to be back and busy but of course I miss being able to wake up to my wonderful family! I will see them soon though, my sister graduates from high school in may so of course I will be back for that!
I hope all of you had wonderful New Years eves and days! Here is to a wonderful 2011!
I was and am so thankful that God allowed me that time to be at home and just soak up being in their presence. I can not tell how much living 5 hours away from home has made me appreiate and love going home and basking in the glow of seeing the family and friends that I love so dearly.
Ok now that I have rambled on I guess I can continue tellig you about the rest of my new year haha. New Years day we were with cousins watching all of the Big Ten bowl games of course our main focus was the Michicagn Miss. State game. All of our games that day turned out to be major lets downs... darn you SEC haha.
After most of the games were over we decided to play some wii to ease our pain haha. My cousins got this new game called Michael Jackson- the experiance. It's AMAZING. Its a dancing game you are basically doing the dances from the videos. We had SOOO much fun!
Now I am back in Chicago and back to work. I am glad to be back and busy but of course I miss being able to wake up to my wonderful family! I will see them soon though, my sister graduates from high school in may so of course I will be back for that!
I hope all of you had wonderful New Years eves and days! Here is to a wonderful 2011!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
We had ourselves a merry little christmas
Since I last blogged the Christmas Holiday has come and gone, and let me just say it was a GREAT one! It had been an official year since I had been home to see my family and friends and this trip was much needed and soo appreciated! I just was able to spend the week relaxing,hanging out with friends and family and of course eating haha.
It was just so nice to have the time to catch up with my 3 closest friends from high school. While I was home we had a great dinner and movie night! It was so much fun to be all back together just blabbing away and laughing together and really enjoying each other. I have missed them so much in the past year and a half here in Chicago and it was just so awesome to spend that time with them!
Of course it was just a blast to hang out and love up on my crazy family haha! There were so many family movie nights,dinners,get togethers,and wii parties with that kooky bunch lol. I am so very blessed to have the amazing family that I have. They are so full of love and support for me and I am so grateful that God has given them to me. Even my kooky cousins with their crazy antics and my crazy baby sister (who is actually quite far from a baby, she is 18) I loved being able to soak up all of that time with my mom and my grandmothers just chatting and relaxing it was perfect!
I thank God that I was able to go home and spend the Christmas holiday with my family. After going a year without seeing them it was so precious to me to have that week to just bask in the glow of family and friends!
It was just so nice to have the time to catch up with my 3 closest friends from high school. While I was home we had a great dinner and movie night! It was so much fun to be all back together just blabbing away and laughing together and really enjoying each other. I have missed them so much in the past year and a half here in Chicago and it was just so awesome to spend that time with them!
Of course it was just a blast to hang out and love up on my crazy family haha! There were so many family movie nights,dinners,get togethers,and wii parties with that kooky bunch lol. I am so very blessed to have the amazing family that I have. They are so full of love and support for me and I am so grateful that God has given them to me. Even my kooky cousins with their crazy antics and my crazy baby sister (who is actually quite far from a baby, she is 18) I loved being able to soak up all of that time with my mom and my grandmothers just chatting and relaxing it was perfect!
I thank God that I was able to go home and spend the Christmas holiday with my family. After going a year without seeing them it was so precious to me to have that week to just bask in the glow of family and friends!
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