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You Are Loved...

Have you ever wanted to be swept off your feet into the arms of your lover? Have
you ever desired to be loved and cherished? What about feeling desired? Have
you ever wanted to hear words of affection and admiration of how beautiful or
handsome you are? Have you guys ever wanted to know that the people in your
life think that you are strong and noble and brave? Ladies...Have you ever wanted
the people in your life to look you in the eye and say, "I love you and would do
anything in the world for you because I care. You matter to me more than
anyone else. You are the apple of my eye!"?

Well I have encouraging words for you! You are loved and cherished! You are
desired! You are beautiful and handsome! You are noble and brave! You are the
apple of someone's eye! You are God's child once you come to Jesus. You are
loved even though you have messed up. Just know that God loves you no
matter what, but He does desire and want you to chase after Him above every
other desire in this world. He wants a personal, one-on-one relationship with
YOU!!! He sees you as His FOREVER!

When I die...I hope the world doesn't remember ME, no...I want the world to
remember Him in me! I want others to see that Jesus is/was my everything!
Nothing matters but Him! After this world has passed away and everything in it,
the only place I will want to be would be in the presence of my Savior, my Prince,
my Knight in Shining Armor, my All in All!

I encourage you to truly trust Jesus with your life and know that the bad things
that happen in this world God did not intend. It was the consequence for sin that
we are paying the price of sickness, death, disease, etc...God is SOOOOO good
and even if I die (and I hope you believe the same) I will not ever forsake the lover
of my soul-Jesus!

Please be encouraged and know that You are royalty! Dance and sing and walk
with Him! Spin and fly and soar on the wings of eagles. Live for Him-FREE today!
He loves you SOOOOO much!!!!

His Servant,
Traci

Thank You Jesus!

Sooo, today in NAD 101 (CNA class) I had two tests and it was over the last
two units and I had to do a test over two different systems of the body as one
test. Well I for one was really nervous when I had to study for the tests
because they are sometimes really hard. So when the test came around I was
relieved to find that it wasn't as hard as what I had imagined it being. For the
unit test I made an 81% and for the test over the two systems I made a
100%!!! Praise Jesus! I am so thankful for that!

I talked to the teacher after class and in her opinion she says that I am doing
really good! I don't mean to brag if that's how it may appear, but I just wanted
to let you know and say "Thank you so much for praying for me if you did!"
If you didn't, at least you know how I am doing! I hope I can do well enough
to go on and hopefully get into the LPN and then the RN program, but if not
I might try to go into Childhood Development!

Keep praying! I believe I can pass! I will know on the last day if I did or didn't.
I will keep you posted. Until then, keep praying! Thanks!

Apples of Gold

I was looking through a book called "Apples of Gold" and it has many
quotes in it that I like and are very true. Here is a few that I like:

"The only wise speed at which to live is...Godspeed."

"Christian character is not an inheritance; each individual must build
it for himself."

"Creation of a woman from the rib: She was not made of his head to
top him; nor out of his feet to be trampled upon by him; but out of
his side to be equal with him; under his arm, to be protected; and near
his heart to be loved."

"A friend is one who knows all about you and still likes you."

"A friend is a present you give yourself."

"Mrs.-Do you love me still?
Mr.-Yes, better than any other way."

"The best way for a husband to clinch an argument is to take her
in his arms."

There are so many more really good ones in Apples of Gold. Who knows
I might post another one another day (knowing me, I probably will!)
I hope you like these quotes! If you know any other really good ones, go
ahead and tell us about them! I love quotes (that are good!)

Seasons

Wow! It is getting pretty cold outside! I am so thankful for warm weather though!
I like the sunshine and the flowers in the fields. I enjoy the beautiful sky and all
that it holds. The amazing stars that shoot across the sky (I have only really seen
one whole one before, but I saw the end of another one)! Just everything in God's
creation is too marvelous for me to behold. It just takes my breath away!!!

God is SOOOOOO good!!!!!

Winter is good as well. I enjoy seeing the clear soft snow fall to the ground and
create beautiful sheets of ice to play in and make snow men and snow angels!
I enjoy looking out the windows to see my little brothers have a snow ball fight
while I am inside drinking a hot cup of tea or chai. Sometimes I might get the
inspiration to go play with them because they are so cute!


All seasons are wonderful in their own special way.

Fall is great, for you can see the leaves change colors and the birds flying
south for the winter. You begin to see your breath when you blow into the cold
air. Which I enjoy doing a lot! I think it's very neat! Fall is a beautiful season
of change!

Summer is A LOT of fun. You can do so many things in the summer. You can
go swimming, have water gun fights, go to the park, go on long walks-have an
adventure of a lifetime, go on vacation to your favorite getaway, go rock climbing,
sky diving (which I have never done), golfing, etc...there is so many things. Just
dream of it and you might could do it.

Which season do you enjoy the most? and why?

My family

 
Just to give you a little background to who I am, I am a teenager (soon to be an
adult) with a VERY large family compared to most families. There is 11 people
in my family! I have seven brothers and one sister. I am a twin to my brother
Trevor who is 3 min. older than me. He thinks that's "ALOT" but It's not really!
lol

I am adopted along with 3 of my biological siblings into this wonderful home.
The age ranges from 23 to 3 years old. My sister Amanda is the oldest and
the youngest is the cute blondie in the picture! :)

This is a picture from our vacation that we took this year in Colorado Springs.
It is one of our most recent family pictures!

Your Reflection (poem)

Your Reflection

I stand on mountains

float on seas

stand in valleys and

walk on greens.

I am human it is true. 

Without God's love and grace

I can't live and breathe with you.

I am weak in all I do,

but strong through the eye's of You!

I am small compared to You.

I am big in all I do with You.

People see me as great

but I know I am nothing without 

Your smile, wisdom and grace.

You guide me in all of Your ways.

You comfort and love me to my last days.

If there was one place I

would want to be. It would be 

in the presence of Your ways.

Together, now and forever I

will love You till the end.

No matter where You lead me,

I say "yes" to Your command.

Your promise is my ultimate

wish. Your ways guide me

through all of my days.

Let the words I speak

and the desires in my heart

be everything You desire from

           the start.

This is who I am and this 

is who I desire to be-

A Reflection of You in me.

Oct. 23-flashback

                                               
 
I was just reminded of what I wrote in my journal a few weeks ago and wanted
to share it with you. Be inspired and feel loved today!

On October 23, 2010 I wrote in my journal based on this blog something that I
would like to share with you. I wrote: "The weather is just right in my opinion.
Just a slight breeze of fresh air-not too hot, not too cold.-Just Right! The leaves
have been changing and as I look around at the trees and their leaves, the colors
are so beautiful-brown, red, yellow, green, lime green. Just gorgeous! Only God
could create such a beautiful picture. The sky is light blue, with white, fluffy
clouds here and there. The leaves are falling all around. As they dance on
the ground, they move from place to place. Some stay and some go. It is
4:37 p.m. and the sun is going down, but right now there is just the right
amount of light and it's not too dark or too bright. Airplanes fly above as
some birds chirp in the background. This is God's way of speaking at times
I believe.

It's that still quiet voice that speaks in the stillness and beauty all around. He even
speaks in the movements and chaos of each and every day. He speaks when we
aren't listening. He speaks when we push our beautiful Savior away. He speaks in
the beauty and the ashes of our lives. He is ALWAYS there and is ALWAYS
speaking, because He is our Shepherd, thus we are His sheep."

I hope this inspires you and encourages you today as you remember how
wonderful our God is!

Where did the name come from?

Well, The name "Reflections of You" came from the thoughts and prayers of my
life. I have always wanted and desired to be a reflection of Jesus in all I say and
do. So I named one of my most precious journals (I have 30+) "Reflections of
You" and I thought I would sort of make an online one for others to see what
God has been doing in my life and what things go on in my small part of the
planet. So take an adventure with me and see the Reflection of Jesus in me
(to the best that I can be a light for all to see, by Jesus living through me)!!! :)
Please Enjoy!

"Change the weather?"

                                        

So here recently, God has been burning this deep deep passion inside of me, and I
just can't stand but tell you! Well, I went to church and the pastor has been
talking about the life of Ruth and how she was a woman who really knew
the heart of God. She is such a great example of a woman of God that I
would like to be like. Our youth pastor has also been speaking on the Proverbs
31 woman! Oh how I wish I could be even some what like her!

Well anyways, these things have just been leading up to one very important
detail. That is: what does God want me to do as a follower of Him? I desire
to be like these great women of the Bible, but what does God want me to
do for Him in this day and age? Well, we had a "Project Compassion"
meeting talking about the homeless and how we were going to reach
out to them as a church.

I have always had a heart for the lost, hurting and dieing, but I just have to do
something about it! I can't just say that I don't like it and then sit back and
watch it happen! There are many girls who are in terrible situations with Human
Trafficking and many girls have to/think they need to abort their very precious
baby's and there are the homeless! The true homeless need a home!
Wasn't that a command Jesus gave? To clothe the naked?

Well I really feel like I can do something about it. I am praying right now
about what I can/should do. If you have any ideas, please let me know by
posting your thoughts on my blog! We can work together to "change
the weather"-of what's going on! Please pray with me and help us
brainstorm together!

Thank you!

My Dear Friend-Congrats!

So, God is SOOO good isn't He?
He has placed many wonderful friends in my life. One of which is my dear friend
Abbi. She is so dear to me! I congratulate her for doing so well in her 10 mile run!
Thank you Jesus  for blessing my dear friend Abbi!

Welcome!

Hello There!


Welcome to my blog! This is my first post so let me tell you what Reflections of
You Journal is all about! Reflections of You Journal is all about my life. My
struggles and triumphs and interesting facts about me and my everyday life. I
will write in this blog, like it is a journal (because it is now!). Please feel free to
tag along and follow me as I start this adventure of my online journal! I will
explain where I got the name of Reflections of You Journal in a later post.