No truck? No problem!

So you buy something big at the store or maybe you need to transport something big, like a lawnmower for example, and you run into a problem… all you have is a CAR. Don’t worry ladies and gentlemen, as long as you have some duct tape or some man power, any vehicle will do…

I wonder if any of these people got pulled over…

That’s right, you can even carry a swingset on your car!!

(I guess you can see through the holes??)

Haha, that was my favorite…

See, a little bit of duct tape does the trick every time…

Or maybe you do have a truck, but you don’t have any straps… you could always do what this fellow did…

Haha, I just thought these were kind of silly… look out because I have another post coming…

Stacie Orrico…

ON MY MIND NOW: God’s Mercy

So many times the devil loves to come in my head and taunt me with my past… but I have got to be reminded that I am a NEW CREATION!

I am SO THANKFUL that our God is merciful and that He was able to take this body and this soul and renew it into a vessel for Him.

So I am going through my 100 cd’s right now and tossing out those that are stupid. I came across this song by Stacie Orrico. Whew, it explains the mercy of God so well. It might be old, and you might not even care, but it meant a lot to me

Stacie Orrico – Strong Enough

As I rest against this cold, hard wall
Will you pass me by?
Will you criticize me as I sit and cry?
I had fought so hard and thought that all my battles had been won
Only to find the war has just begun

Is He not strong enough?
Is He not pure enough?
To break me, pour me out, and start again
Is He not brave enough?
To take one chance on me
Please can I have one chance to start again?

Will my weakness for an hour
Make me suffer for a life time
Is there anyway to be made whole again?
If I’m healed, renewed and find forgiveness
Find the strength I’ve never had
Will my scars ruin all God’s plan?

Is He not strong enough?
Is He not pure enough?
To break me, pour me out, and start again
Is He not brave enough?
To take one chance on me
Please can I have one chance to start again?

He took my life into his hands and it turned it all around
In my most desperate circumstance
It’s there I finally found

That You are strong enough
That You are pure enough
To break me, pour me out and start again
That You are brave enough
To take one chance on me
Oh Thank You for my chance to start again

Charlie Bit Me!!

HILARIOUS video of some British kids! I think you will love this  

I want to be a Googlerr…..

Google named the top employer

Good gracious! If only all jobs were like this!!!

HOLY GHOST!

Wow, so I come to write this blog today with utmost awe and humility at the work God did this weekend. Seriously, what can you say to justify the outcome of this weekend?

On Monday morning I was at prayer, and all of a sudden, God slapped me with a sense of urgency and I just grabbed Leah and we began to cry out for this weekend. We prayed for girls with insecurities, for boys that are addicted to sex and porn, for drug addicts, for alcoholic kids, kids with family problems, etc. etc. etc. We cried out for these kids and prayed that they would be forever changed this weekend. We did not just pray, but we FOUGHT. TOGETHER. This went on all week.

Let me tell you something. That is the first time I’ve fought for something so hard in my life — and our God showed up this weekend at the sound of all of our cries and fighting.

WE serve a FAITHFUL God.

In James it says to pray without doubting, and to pray EXPECTANTLY. And that is exactly what we did last week. Can’t you see what a difference it makes when you pray, KNOWING that God is faithful and WILL show up?

The girls in our house were definitely forever changed. Little did me and Leah know that when we were crying out for the drug addicts, there would be one in our house. Little did we know that the prayers for depression and anxiety and family problems and the utilization of spiritual gifts would hit us right in the house we stayed at.

Two of our girls got saved, another made a recommitment to God and was baptized, and another received tongues this weekend. One of the girls’ fathers came to church for the first time, another allowed forgiveness to come into her life, and another cried tears of passion for her friends around her. And that’s only a smidgen of what went on this weekend.

God did something SO HUGE in our house, and we are not going to let that be the end of it.

SATAN is scared silly right now, and I just wanted to reminded you that HE IS A DEFEATED FOE. Literally, right after the 12:00 service, Satan tried to attack. One of the kids’ mom’s lost her wedding ring, Amy’s computer broke, Evangeline had an issue with her insulin pump, and feelings of doubt and insecurity literally tormented MY mind. But you know what? Satan cannot, will not, have any ounce of control over our lives ANYMORE. He lost BIG TIME this weekend as kids gave their lives to God and to the ministry, and we need to stand together right now as this is another big time of battle.

I have been so encouraged by God to fight. I don’t want to sit around and watch the high school kids around me give in to suicide and sex and drugs. THAT’S IT. That’s over. I have put on my armor and have sharpened my sword, and I will FIGHT every single day with every single ounce of energy I have inside of my body.

We owe it to these kids. I pray that you will do the same thing as well!!!!

Here are some pictures of everything that went down this weekend:

Here are our girls, with like 10 missing.

Don’t ask what got into us…

Our beautiful girls after their fabulous paint jobs

I told Heather not to be so mean……… lol

Cute ol’ Alex and Haley being artistic!

Love Makes the World Go Round…

So this week has been a wonderful week! It has been a week full of none other than… LOVE!

MONDAY

First of all, God absolutely BLEW me away on Monday night at Enthralled. I LOVE those girls with everything inside of me! They are amazing and they show me new things every single time I am with them. We talked about love, and God’s love for us. I think just about everyone in the room got teared up at some point just thinking about the love of the Father. It is INCREDIBLE. There is NOTHING that can ever separate us from His perfect, holy love.   

Here is a picture of two of the beautiful “Enthralleders” (That’s a new word!) Yeah, I know I am cheesy. I made them Valentine cups! 

WEDNESDAY

So this Wednesday was incredible as well. Man, God showed up and revealed even more of His love to me at Bethany. I cannot tell you how pumped up I was to be so united with another church and share worship together. My favorite song was that song that you whispered the name of Jesus, then called the name of Jesus, then shouted the name of Jesus. Talk about truth! After that, I was priveleged to tell the beloved Julia goodbye, and then the night ended with a going away party for Mandi Ash. MANDI is amazing. I LOVE Mandi. She is going to China to learn Chinese and represent the love of Christ to a country that doesn’t allow Christ. You should definitely check out her blog and show her some love! Devote her to your prayers DAILY!

THURSDAY

Ah. The good ole’ day of love. Man, did I feel the love yesterday! One of my classes got cancelled, so I got to sit for an hour and just read my Bible and soak up the love of Jesus. I’m telling you, it’s this INCREDIBLE, mind-boggling, refreshing, take- my- breath- away type of love. Gosh I just cannot thank the Lord enough!

Well, I got home and I just happened to have my FAVORITE FLOWER in the world waiting for me at home. Yes, Trice sent me a dozen tulips, and they are absolutely gorgeous!

I was kind of sad because I did not get to see him (in fact it will have been like 2 weeks since I have seen him) but it was okay, because I got to go out with my BEST FRIEND to see the BEST choir in the world: Ladysmith Black Mambazo.  Considering the fact that we love Africans and we love music and we love each other, it was an absolutely perfect night

 Here are me and Leah looking like 12-year olds.

 Here are me and Leah being… well, me and Leah. 

Here are the two of us with one of the performers. What a cute man! 

HOW WAS YOUR VALENTINE’S DAY??

VERY IMPORTANT!!

This is a letter from Pastor Johnny Green… Spread the word! 

Dear HPC,   

As many of you may already know, Amy Stockstill (Joel Stockstill’s wife) has been in the hospital fighting for her life. (For those of you who don’t know, Joel pastors Bethany North.) We believe that God is calling us as a church family to stand with Bethany and with the Stockstill family during this time, so this Wednesday night (Feb. 13) we will not be having service at the Highland Campus. Refuge and PathFinders will also not be meeting. (If you’re registered for Reach for Recovery, class will begin on February 20 instead of this Wed.) Instead, we’re all going to join Bethany South (directions below) on Wednesday night to believe with them in prayer. The prayer service will begin at 6 p.m., and worship will begin at 6:30 p.m.We’d like for as many people from HPC as possible to be there, so please help us to get the word out any way you can – email lists, blogs, etc. At this time, there is no need for volunteers.

Thanks!Johnny  

So there will not be any Refuge or Pathfinders or Life U or ANYTHING this Wednesday. Let’s go out TOGETHER and pray for that MIRACLE!!! Don’t be weak! 

 

Jambalaya…

Haha check out this cute kid!! And note the guy at 1:53. hahahahaha…….

Horebra or Zorse?

So has anyone ever wondered what it looks like when you cross a zebra and a horse?
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Well, here you have it. This is Eclyse. The product of a male zebra and a female horse. Who would have thought this would be possible? If you don’t believe it, check out the full story here.

 

Oh, and the whole Napoleon Dynamite thing with the liger, he was for real.

You can find out more at Liger.org or just click here.

So, my best friend is so weird…

Thank you Leah, for being such an interesting part of my life!!