One Year

Yep! It's been one whole year since I began attending my home church, Wellspring Community Church. It doesn't feel like it's been one year. So much has happened since I first started attending. Everyone I tell is like, "That's it, that all you've been here?" And they are right. I have experienced so much there that it feels like I have been there much longer. I have grown so much though that my time there has definitely been full of experiences that have availed much fruit. I cannot wait to see what God has prepared for my future there. Thank you Wellspring for being the family I have longed for!

Scents

Okay, not sure if you read it but Cosmopolitan published an article, "The Strangest Scents Ever." There are some REALLY crazy things out there! Not only that, people are willing to pay money for these things. I mean really, mildew scented cologne spray?! Or what about the Burger King body spray that has you smelling like flame-broiled meat all day. Oh, and let's not forget about the Play-Doh scented perfume for HER. Yep, people sell these things, and yep, people buy these things. My question is, is there a Jesus scented body spray somewhere out there. And if there is, what does it smell like? Carpenter, maybe? Well, I hope a lot of you out there want to obtain that Jesus scent, and I don't mean the one you can get in a bottle, if you know what I mean...

VBS Blessings

My little heart is sad. I just spent a week with a group of very amazing children and it just hit me that I will not be spending my mornings with them anymore. VBS was only four weeks, but the bond that I had with the children in my small group is for a life time. I teach Sunday school to kindergartner's and have helped with youth for several years now but something about VBS just touched my heart in a different way. Maybe it's just me but the ways those kids come each day ready to learn and trust you with their lives for the week is just so amazing to me. They realize the way our events are make-believe but I just love the way they get so into it! Yes, it was hot, and yes I got bit by tons of mosquitoes, but I will miss EVERY MINUTE of it! I will miss the kids in my small group, my family.

Baptism!

It's true, I am now holier than you because I have been baptized in water and the skies have parted for me. Okay, so I'm not. But I am so excited to now be able to say that I have declared my love for Jesus in front of all by taking the step of getting baptized. I was once baptized when I was a little girl. I have pictures and all but I don't remember it a bit. So, I thought it best to do it again especially since it is now after I have accepted Jesus into my heart. Speaking of which, Mary Anne did just that the other day! On June the 6th she asked Jesus into her heart! Mary Anne also got baptized last Sunday. Quite an exciting day as a Christian and as a mom! Woohoo!

Homeschooling?! Eeek!

Okay, so it's one of those things I've always known that I have wanted to do with Mary Anne. It's just that I didn't think that it would come so quickly and so suddenly! She is actually the one requesting to be home schooled. It's interesting because I had told myself I would not think about it until she neared the 6th grade. She is going into the 5th grade and she is really serious about wanting to do this. When we talked about it a few weeks ago I told her that we should take a month to pray about it and hopefully reach a decision by then. Well, that one month deadline is coming up and I still haven't reached a point where I am comfortable about it. I think it's more nerves than anything. It's a matter of "Celia, can you do this?" kind of thing. It's a huge responsibility. Not that I think I can't do it, but it's more feeling overwhelmed than anything. I think that once I look into it more I will feel better prepared to do this with her.

I'M BACK!

Hi!! I am back!!! Long time not write. I am so excited to get back on here and start blogging again. In honor of the many wonderful things that have happened since the last time I blogged, I have decided to post a few pictures of the awesome people that have come into my life in the past year that have seasoned my life with joy. Some of these ladies I have known for a while but have only gotten to know them better in the past year.



Meet Laura and Anna Gray Smith. Two very awesome women! Laura has been my friend, councilor, "big sis", and just plain good old smack in the face definition of honest. Laura and I bonded in the most amazing way ever. We had a dog pee on our lap one right after the other. It was a beautiful moment indeed. This picture was taken at one of our outdoor church services. I had to have a picture taken of our unplanned mom and daughter look-a-like day! Thank you Anna Gray for inspiring me to blog again!



Now, meet Carson! Carson is what I like to think of as a human treasure box. You never know what in the world she's got up her sleeve. I've known Carson for about a year now but have only recently gotten a taste of the amazing person she is. If I had to choose a flavor for Carson it would be frosting, chocolate, pizza, and Mexican something. Consumed simultaneously, but tasted individually! Carson is really Mexican, she just doesn't know it yet.



Last, but not least, meet some of the gals from Young Women's Bible Study Group. From left, Victoria, Sonya, Olivia, Mua, and Anna!!!! Sadly, this is a picture of our last meeting with Olivia. Olivia is now a proud student at the Aveda School of Cosmetology, in Raleigh. Congrats Olivia! We will miss you!!!

Excited, overwhelmed, happy, content, curious, anxious....yeah, that is how my God has me feeling right now. How can I not be anything less than overwhelmed by His love. How can I not halt at the simple touch of His breath. Forget His breath, a simple thought of His heartbeat should be enough to blow anyone away! The idea of His affection is enough to "knock" me out. I wish I could have 20/20 vision towards Him all the days of my life! Because He loves me, because He loves us!!!!