It baffles me.

That people could not want to spread God's word. Especially when God calls us to go out and spread his love to the world.

"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20 (NIV)

I just wish that people would be willing to take a stand and be unafraid of what people might say. In another case, I noticed that a friend of mine has shut down from our school Fellowship of Christian Athletes because they don't learn anything. The problem is, they have more knowledge of the Bible than almost all of the leaders. Instead of sitting back and saying nothing, why not spread what you know? We could be doing so much more than we are.

I ask you, do you not know that those that are lost around you are walking around dead? We are living among the dead, yet doing nothing to save them.

The Day of Birth.

Otherwise known as, my birthday. It just happens to fall today. 12:55 pm, eastern time-if you want to be precise. I turned 17 today. Man I'm getting old! Last year, I had a pretty bad birthday. This year I didn't really expect much better. But I had an amazing birthday! I went out to dinner with my parents and went to the weekly Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting at my school. But the best part was coming home to a scrapbook made by my very best friend in the entire world, Maggie, and seeing pictures I had no idea she even had and realizing how amazing my friend is :) I love you Maggie!

Today is World Food Day.

One in seven people today are going hungry. I've decided to take a 24-hour fast. Starting today at around 2 pm, I will start.

If you go to this website, you can take a quiz. For every correct answer, 10 grains of rice will be donated to someone in need. You pay nothing; the advertisers pay for you. So do it, I dare you.

What will you do for World Food Day?

Losing Ourselves.

Why do we pretend we've got it all together when we're really falling apart? In the end we're just losing sight of who we are.

Why Waste It?

As I sat quietly at the kitchen table last night, sipping my warm tea and eating sweet candy corn, I realized something: life moves too quickly. And all that time we've spent wasting our lives away wasn't really wasting them at all. Everything we do, everything we think, happens for a reason. Yet we seem to spend this time finding out how not to live and what not to do. Each breath we take, each move that is made, is so precious. So why waste it?

"It is well, it is well.

I am held through the storm."