Ribboned Asparagus

Lovely video isn't it, I believe I shall make this salad!

A Peek into My Day

Flowers from a wedding I went to, pretty aren't they?

Listening to IHOP prayer room while cleaning, and packing for FL.

Flowers from the Farmers Market. 

(You can dry them by hanging them upside down, great for party decorating and scrapbooking)

Trying new recipes, from Blessed Femina

Sunset

See ya later folks!

I do have pictures from my trip to Florida, I will share them with you all later.

Allen Hood Speaks on Adoration

Such a good word!! Watch this video by Allen Hood, president of IHOPU.

Watch "The Necessity of Night and Day Adoration - Allen Hood - onething 2011" on YouTube

A Relationship

There comes a time and a place where you experience the love of God. 

It doesn't exactly happen when you get saved, 

or when you die. 

It happens when you realize the deepest parts of you are not met. 

When someone bigger than yourself is reaching down to where others have never dared to go,
 and where you yourself have feared, 

Would never be touched in the way you dreamed. 

You've always known it would be if you only got to that place! 

Entered into his presence and just talked to Him but,

Do we dare? 

We ask. 

Do we dare risk?

Do we dare step towards this person that will take us higher? 

Like a rollarcoaster that never drops. 

Do we dare to dream of a relationship that is perfect, in the light of a different being? 

Do we dare enter into a house of servants, 

knowing that one day the training will be over and we will enter his chamber. 

As Esther did. 

Do we dare fall in love with a King- Not just a king but the King of kings?

Do we dare realize his love?

Do we dare experience? 

We are afraid of our lover. 

Being so abused by the one who owned us before, we don't know how to act!

We act out of the habits of the other house because we were there for so long.

It's hard breaking from the habits. 

But really the thing that draws us back the most- 

is realizing the fact that true love does exist! 

That perfect love exist! 

Chains, sin, does not hold us back. 

For when Christ died they were broken, it died. 

Even if you sin, God forgives.

Believing in this "dream" is possible,

It can become a reality by pursuing God as he pursues us daily.

The love of God is a experience that is breathtaking, 

Beautiful,

Engaging,

Moving. 

Being intimate with God is a beautiful reality. 

A love that makes you so deep in love,

Emotions come you don't even know what to do with, 

So you use them to pursue Him more,

And you draw closer, deeper. 

Emotions come stronger and it all happens again. 

A beautiful cycle!

Made specifically for us,
for Him.
We were made just to love God!
To just be His own,
to share a paradise with Him.
I haven't always known true love,
I thought I did but,
pursuing God,
Him pursuing me-
Changes everything!

Deep calls out to deep, deep, deep.
He calls out to me, me, me!
We live to Eterity.
Where WE live life forever as one!

Pursuing is something that never stops,
It persits,
It moves,
It engages.
Its an everlasting thing that,
 gives a drive to do things you never thought you could do,
simply because you love!
Pursuing is beautiful if looked at the right way,
In the wrong way it could look like more of a chore,
than an opportunity!
Pursuing is life changing.
When you make that the prime to life,
pursuing God,
Your in adventure for a lifetime.
One you will NEVER forget,
One you will never want to stop.
The best part about all this it never does stop!
It NEVER does.

(From my journal)

A Post on Friendship

Meet my friend Stephanie, she is silly, wise, and always there! The other day I had the pleasure of going out to coffee with her, our conversation was filled memories and testimonies of our trip to Mexico, and of the many different things God has been doing in our lives. Steph is one of my few friends that I can talk to about anything, and who will laugh with me or at me.. ;) And who will give me wise advice, and lead me in seeking God in every situation.
Friends, are important. We need people in our life to share the joys and downfalls of every season of our lives. We need that helping hand and encouragement! I know for me if it wasn't for friends that lended a hand when I needed one, I don't know where I'd be. God puts these special types of relationships in our lives, to help us bear forth, to see the better and not the worst! In Ecclesiastes it says:

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NIV
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work; If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!

Friends are one of the most greatest investments of our lives....

Here is one of my favorite quotes on friendship:

“In friendship…we think we have chosen our peers. In reality a few years’ difference in the dates of our births, a few more miles between certain houses, the choice of one university instead of another…the accident of a topic being raised or not raised at a first meeting–any of these chances might have kept us apart. But, for a Christian, there are, strictly speaking no chances. A secret master of ceremonies has been at work. Christ, who said to the disciples, “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you,” can truly say to every group of Christian friends, “Ye have not chosen one another but I have chosen you for one another.” The friendship is not a reward for our discriminating and good taste in finding one another out. It is the instrument by which God reveals to each of us the beauties of others.”

C.S. Lewis

A Song to Reflect on...

So I was listening to this song today, and I was struck with humility and a fresh desire for Christ... Here is the song:

Amazing Grace

William Wilberforce: It's God. I have 10,000 engagements of state today but I would prefer to spend the day out here getting a wet arse, studying dandelions and marveling at... bloody spider's webs.
Richard the Butler: You found God, sir?
William Wilberforce: I think He found me. You have any idea how inconvenient that is? How idiotic it will sound? I have a political career glittering ahead of me, and in my heart I want spider's webs.
Richard the Butler: [sitting down next to WW] "It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else and still unknown to himself." Francis Bacon. I don't just dust your books, sir.
"Amazing Grace" is one of my favorite films, not only do I love the time period but, the story is so encouraging to me! Here is this young man going against all odds for the sake to free people and please God! The conversation above is one of my favorite scenes of the whole movie. Because its true, you find yourself sitting outside admiring creation when you have millions of things to do but, stoping and resting to soak in the magnifance of God that sourounds you, is the most imporant, life changing, part of your day... So refreshing! Don't you just love Him!

Well going to go watch "Pride and Prejudice" with my four year old cousin... Yes, he loves the movie more than I do! ;)

Sincerely,
Kassidy

My Testimony

                                                  (A photo taken on a car ride in Mexico)


So many of you know I went to Mexico,  and so tonight I am going to share with you my testimony of my experience in Mexico.
First I'll give you a brief history of what has happened this year. This year I have to say I have gotten distracted, I've cared more about my appearance and what others think of me instead of what God has to say about me... I have to apologize to all my readers, because I have not been the visionary daughter I set out to be, at the beginning of this blog.
This past year I really have given a good amount of my focus to fashion, and entertainment. I've cared more about keeping up with the times, then keeping up with the person's desires that created time! You see I didn't keep up with certain modesty standards I had for myself and watching more romantic chick flix's than needed.. this past year has been full of distractions, and I fell easily.

In Mexico God brought several things to my attention, one that I had exchanged his great opinion for the praises of others over my vanity. The second was my dress, I noticed on the trip I had began to push some modesty boundaries I had set up for myself. The third, my focus lately has really struggled with relationships and God brought to my attention that I really relied on a future with a significance other, and he asked me "If I wiped the surface clean of everyone, and you only had me for the rest of your life, would you be satisfied with just me?" In all honesty, I regret to say my answer was no, I mean if you really think about it, that is all girls talk about. It's girls main focus to find someone. Anyways, on this trip, God remined me of my first love, and my main purpose... to carry out the first commandment!  To focus on Him, and let everything go... to trust. And I'm just going to be real I have  horrible trusting issue... which I didn't notice until this trip either!
This has been an eye opening trip, and the freedom I got from this trip is amazing. I will share more about the other things that happened later, right now I'm going to go read!

Thank you all that have stuck with me,
In Christ,
Kassidy!

(Also just wanted to thank the Pruett girls that really encouraged me on this trip, you girls have an amazing understanding of Christ and his Spirit. Love you girls!)