Last Update: New blog(s) location!

So, this is the bittersweet end.

I won't say goodbye, but instead leave you with this and this! My two new blogs! :D

I've only eighty days until I arrive in Florida for the Disney College Program! I've completed my cookbook's manuscript and as soon as I log off of blogger (and tear myself away from facebook) I'm going to complete my cover letters and send them away to publishers!

Also, only one month and nine days until I turn 18! Where did the time go?

I praise God for His many blessings! Again, thank you for following this blog. I hope it encourages anyone who stumbles upon it!

P.S. Make sure to follow my new blogs! ;)

Disney Collge Program

I'm amazed at what a horrible blogger I am. Really, I'm just an exeptional procrastinator. :)

I think that I'm either going to start vlogging or I'm going to shut down this blog and start up another one. Which means that yes, I've sprouted an amazing idea for an on-going blog topic/blog post! Actually, it's two ideas and I'm even thinking about putting the two ideas together .. hmmm ...

Readers and friends, I've some very, very goood news! Drumroll please!

I got accepted into the Disney College Program!

I leave in four months to stay in Disney World for five months. I leave late summer and I won't be back until early next year (2012). I have mixed emotions about this because I've never been far away from home by myself - I've always had a parent or guardian with me, but now it's just going to be me holding myself accountable. I only pray that the Lord will help me to flee from sin and keep me strong and grow me in the faith!

I've been on the computer almost every single day researching what my exprience might be like and so far I'm very much liking what I hear! I applied for the DCP last year, but God kept me away for a reason - I just wasn't ready to be on my own. And now, even though the thought of being away from my family for almost half a year scares me, I'm REALLY, REALLY excited!!! I don't know where I'll be living or working, but I do know I'll be working in Merchandise (which is basically saying you could work anywhere in any of the Disney parks, resorts, hotels, and Downtown Disney). I hope that I get to work somewhere cool! I also hope that the last five months of the year will be the best five months of the year working in Walt Disney World! If it goes well, I'm thinking I might apply for Disneyland next year.

So, that's amazing idea number one for the new blog (or vlog). I'll be writing (or video taping) about my exprience at the DCP and just my life in general.

Idea number two is writing about a little project I've been working on. I'm not leaking information just yet because the project is still in a rough stage, but I think it's one of the best ideas for success that my father has ever given me! I'm very grateful for a father who's made his life about serving the Lord by taking care of his family. :)

Also, just for kicks I've been trying to learn French and pick-up a little bit of Japanese. And, I am looking into starting ballet classes!

This probably won't be the last blog post for this blog - I have to post on here the link for my new blog (or vlog)! I don't know when I'll be starting it, but it'll be sometime this year, I promise.

Again, thank you for reading my blog and keeping up with little ol' me. ;)

Bish Bash Bosh's,
Kyndel 8)

Hello Out There!

I haven't blogged in a very, very long time! I feel guilty despite that fact that I don't have many readers. :P

I'm not even a writer or one to come up in super intelligent ideas for blog posts - I just thought it was interesting to see what this whole blogging thing was about and I can't say that I don't like it! Yet, the only reason why I started this blog doesn't even blog anymore, and I keep my blog up because I like to keep up with other blogs (I know: I can add the blog's urls to my Internets favorites, but going to blogger and looking at the blogger newsfeed is easier for me, believe it or not.) and I was hoping that one day I would sprout this amazing idea for a on-going blog topic/blog post, but it hasn't happened yet.

Well, readers, much has changed within my life since I started this blog only last year (Oh my lanta, I was fifteen!). God is molding me and shaping me into a Christian woman, giving me the desire to want to know and learn Him and His Word, revealing things in all areas of my life, opening my eyes to how He wants me to see the world and giving me the desires of Christ's heart. Can I say that I feel like I'm finally getting some answers? Is that a proper way to put it? Because that's how life is folding out for me. I'm forever asking God to give me more of Him and He's answering my prayers and not holding back at all. I'm at this stage in my life where it's God and me: I'm single so I don't have a man to distract me, I don't have many friends to distract me and I don't have a demanding life style to distract me. He's growing me spiritually and I can't, for one second, say it's nothing short of a breathtaking experience - to be called to be His elect. :)

I'm still struggling with the decision to start the blog up again or to shut it down (again). I think I'm going to let it hang in the air for a while longer or start up another blog with a different approach to blogging altogether. I can't say that life has been super exciting for me lately (I'm in school online, going after my B.A. degree, at the moment.) and I'm thinking that if I blog, I need an exciting idea to engage my readers (and to gain more traffic on my sad, empty blog).

Hmmmmmmm ...

I'm keeping the blog up, but just for a little longer. If I can't find something to blog about within the new year, I'm taking it down and starting something new. I hope that the new year will be just as refreshing as the new blog. Until then, I hope, whoever is reading this, that you liked reading my blog! Thank you for reading it - you don't know what that means to me. :)

Bish Bash Bosh's
Kyndel 8)

God With God

Ephesians 5:15-17 ~ Be very careful then, how you live - not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.

This verse just about wraps up my whole year at Le Cordon Bleu. I was a young Christian girl in a school of many older un-Christian people that were my influence five hours a day,five days a week. I was defiantly set apart from my classmates - being the youngest student in the entire school, having a different lingo than my peers, having a different style all together and to top it off, I was Christian! No one tortured me about it; they thought it was kind of cute ("Awh! This little girl believes in Jesus!"), but they were less likely to listen to what I had to to say, so that meant I had one other alternative: I had to show my Christianity in the way I lived. Walking not as unwise, but as wise and making the most of every opportunity to represent Christ.

But even as I made friends with the world, I'm not saying that I didn't have fun. I had a lot of fun! Probably the most fun I had in my life! It was like highschool for me. :) It was a life changing experience that I will never forget, and I grew to love the people there, but getting close to them meaning standing firm in my believe and being a confidant Christian and not falling into sin. Yet, even as I was trying to set a Godly example, I wasn't perfect and of course,I had a lot of weak times, but God wouldn't let me fall low enough to ruin my life. Simply put, He kept me! That meant that I had to keep my eyes on God, not falling into evil but remembering the Lord's will for my life which gives me hope from day to day.

As of now I'm out of school, moving on to the next adventure in my life (My B.A degree, actually!). I'm thinking about a whole new set of temptation, but I'm not worried because I'm sticking with God. :)

God is always there ... even when we're not. :)

Just a reminder: God is always there, even when we're not. How comforting. I've had trouble remembering that lately - with the rush and hustle of every day life and the influence of non-Christian people, God is the last thing on my mind. That sounds horrbile, but it's horrbily true - for most of us! But God is always thinking about us especially through the times that we think He's forgotten us. :)
There have been times where my faith has faltered. There have been times where I asked God for something and He didn't give it to me or I asked for God to take something away and He left it with me. All for His reasons and glory. Trust Him! Think about what He has done for You. Having faith in something that we've only ever heard of and read about is an amazing thing. But God proves our faith by being faithful to us. He loves us. He said so! He'll never forget us. Therefore, I enjoy living each and everyday for Him. :)

Psalm 121
A song of ascents.
I lift up my eyes to the hills— where does my help come from?
My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will notslumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
The LORD watches over you— the LORD is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
The LORD will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

Siezed by Sin

"Yes ... Or no ... Maybe so ...": that always seems to be the my thoughts of temptation. Should I do this? Is it really worth hurting God? No, never, but ...

Knowing that I sin is baffling. Not because I think I am holier than thou and not because I think I'm the perfect angel, but because it's simple: don't sin. Don't sin. Don't sin! That's all I have to do! Obey my parents: easy, they know what's best for me any way. Don't lust after that boy: fine, because that's probably not the boy God has decided for me to marry. Don't do that ... whatever it is that I'm not suppose do. Just don't do it! Good! Because I don't even really want to do it. But I find myself falling again and again and again ... and some more. Over the same silly things I vowed that I would never do again. Romans 3:23, anyone? ... It's when temptation comes that I try to back like a scared cat into the corner of the wall. Yes, I said I back away from the sin that's calling me. It's when my faith is at it's weakest that I find myself hurting God, repeatedly and even more so, over the dumbest things and not feeling any shame for my wrong doings.

Matthew 26:41 "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak."

I pray for a conscience. I pray for God to forgive every single one of my sins; I pray that God would please judge me with His everlasting mercy. I love reminding myself that Jesus died on the cross for all of our sins. All. Every man on this earth and who has ever been on this earth and who will ever be on this earth ... Every man's sin. Every single one of them: Jesus died for them (beaten beyond recognition because we "just couldn't help ourselves").

Even though I am a filthy sinner, He blesses me abundantly - He forgives me evey time I ask sincerely Him to forgive me. I rest in knowing that God is faithful to us. He claims us when we don't act like we are His children. He never gives us any excuse to be seized by our sin. His truth is the way out of every sticky situation. When I get the itch that I'm not suppose to scratch, I run to Him knowing that all He wants is for me to live for Him - I strive to do His will with a joyful heart.

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

So the next time you feel tempted into sin, ask yourself: What would Jesus do? ;)

"Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep... Okay, God?"

Sound familiar? Or "God, thank you this food we are about to receive for the nourishment of our bodies in Christ Jesus, we pray. Amen."

Matthew 6:7 And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard of their many words.
I know I have been guilty many times of repetitive prayer. Not caring if God hears and how He feels when I have "prayed". I'm not saying that God bans all repetitive prayer. Genuine, honest and sincere prayer is not what bothers God, it's the mindless and indifferent repeating of prayer that offends Him. When praying to God, our heart and mind should be fully on Him and what we're asking of Him. Not just a mumble here, and grumble there "God why didn't you give me what I asked for...?, Amen." Praying to God should be refreshing and new moments of expression to our Father. Also, when praying that sincere prayer, don't badger God to make sure He knows that you're trying to be honest or to try to speed up a certain prayer request. He heard you the first time, I'm sure! And He always answers. Not saying that we can't share our emotions, thoughts and burden's with God, even though He already knows. And not to say that God gets tired of hearing us: God loves to hear us talking with Him, more than we love talking to Him. John 14:13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. Just don't wheedle the Father. Our privilege and only bond with prayer is to be honest with God, and to have a true devotion of glorifying Him.

Matthew 6:5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.
When we pray, we should pray for the right reasons. To glorify Him. Our only audience is of one: God. We shouldn't pray to be noticed holier than others; such a self-glorifying act is a perversion of the privilege of prayer! Do not pray to be impressive, praying for other people to hear. Fancy words and expressive hands. Now, Jesus doesn't rule out public prayer. He too prayed many times with His apostles and in the hub of larger crowds, but His intentions where only pure and His attention only to God.

Matthew 6:6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
This verse here not only tells you about location, but also gears your thinking about who you're really suppose to be praying to. The location of this prayer gives us a place to be exclusive with God. Being "in secret" doesn't mean that God can't hear you wherever you pray, surely God is wherever and whenever, and even public prayer, if done right, will be just as intimate, but being "in secret" turns your focus away from yourself and others and brings your attention only on God. It shuts the world out and brings God in. It's not about the words in our prayer, but the private emotions we share with God in our heart. When God is the true audience of our prayers, He will unfailingly and willingly bless us.