Time with the sisters ♥

my crazy sisters! Oh my goodness. Without Christ this picture would have me choking Jalisah and Kim trying to kill us both. With Christ we laugh at one another and are able to see how he uses our differences to point each other back to Him. So many good times with these ladies

I often reference "sisters" on this here lil blog of mine.

I'm not involved in a cult...

I'm just a blessed follower of Christ who has been able to become apart of a true family within my church.

I have so many of what the world would consider "close" friends that are women and a few close guy "friends".

But the type of love we have for one another surpasses that word "friend".

D and his beautiful sister... These two crack me up.

We love each other through arguments, stupid things that are said, flaws, difference of personalities...etc.

This kind of love never existed in my life until I became a believer and found Christ.

Even in my own home I don't have this kind of self-less and forgiving love shown to me.

We live in a world where forgiveness means not bringing it up until you mess up again.

my lovely sister Lena. Her wisdom and ability to love despite my crazy flaws is something that God used to break me of the lies of not being able to trust women with who I was... love this girl :)!

That isn't what I receive from my church family.

I receive genuine people seeking to follow Christ to the best of their ability with all their heart...
And I receive a transparency in our relationships like no other.

ex:

This past Tuesday I was serving with some of these brothers and sisters...
I had a horrible day just being tempted and struggling with love within my house and spiritually I was feeling quite weak.

I knew that going to go serve at church was going to allow GOD to work because I had nothing of myself to offer except willingness.

my lovely sister Bine and I before our Christmas Party at church :) Love this girl. We've seen some crazy days together but never have we once given up on this relationship founded on prayer and Christ.

That night of serving allowed me to just be loved on and I laughed until my cheeks hurt.

It was me with a bunch of guys and girls who are set on simply "LOVING GOD" and because of that I received so much more from them than I could have thought driving there that night.

I love them all so much, they really have become an undeserving source of comfort in these more "difficult" days.

my strong Irish sister in the Lord. She is a wise and lovely woman. Her friendship is often one of complete selflessness and she has such a beautiful 1peter3 spirit about her. Her beauty truly comes from our Lord.

So, yeah, this is just my little explanation of why I'm always using the words brothers and sisters.

I truly see them as FAMILY and I can't help but title them as such when I tell people about them :).

Thanks for reading and I pray you all have family like this in your life.

It is such an undeserving blessing isn't it?

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♥CheChe

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The Sunday of Pictures ♥

The Sunday Coffee Crew... We're missing a large number of servants though...

trying to look cute while hair flies into my mouth... This was the outcome.

I'm 5'7" without heels... Add 4inches to that and I look amazonish.

A picture of us preparing for the next picture... skills

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Strong ladiessss... haha We are so awkward

My resurrection day (Stolen from Arielle) was so amazing.
My mom came to church! She has never come to my church Calvary Chapel on a Sunday and she was really blessed by it. It is great to see God moving and drawing her back closer to Him. I pray that she builds a strong and solid relationship with Him and that nothing would keep her from hungering to live for Christ. I want all of my family to GAIN when they DIE.

I loved the dress I wore. Although it wasn't the typical BRIGHT ensemble I chose it for versatility and flexibility. Not to mention extreme comfort and how the material allowed my hips and thighs to not look so...BODACIOUS?,,, Good choice of word Chetreanna.


Hanging out:
I got to spend and amazing time with my sis Lena. Have I mentioned that I love her deeply to you guys yet? Well, if not, there is my first proclamation. She is amazing. I haven't had the comfort and peace of being able to sit down with a woman of God and witness utter transparency and heart in a while and to be honest it is usually with her that such displays take place. I love that God allows us to be real with one another in the ugliness that is mankind and yet, we cannot wait to see each other next. Anyone who can sit with me and see my heart displayed out on the table and not run away, but instead LOVE me more, is definitely someone who understands grace and all that has been gained in the resurrection of Christ by humanity.

REQUEST:

I am so eager to share every thought that pops into my head to you all. But I will spare you. I will leave you with the usual request. PRAY FOR ME. Pray for obedience that begins as soon as I rise and ends when my eyes are shut in bed. Pray for a deeper love and attitude of genuine worship (*in spirit and truth) for our Christ, Lord Jesus. Pray that the Holy Spirit would reveal nothing more or less than what God would purpose for me to know and that I would have peace in not knowing WHAT I am supposed to be doing with my life right now.

Thank you all again for stopping by. Shoot me a prayer request ANYTIME btw. I would love to intercede for whatever struggles or desires your burdened with :).

♥cheche

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August 18, 2010

I saw EAT PRAY LOVE today.

I know I may sound a bit odd or crazy to some or most but all of my spirit was against me seeing this movie. I didn't really know why because I had only seen one trailer and had no idea what the movie was about to be honest. I just rejected it from the pit of my stomach. Anyways, I of course being the woman I am right now, I decided since my mom wanted to take me that I shouldn't turn down an innocent way to bond because I'm really wanting to develop a stronger connection with her. We were able to practically spend the day together and while I still find myself not really knowing what to say to her I enjoyed listening to her and learning more about her through her just being herself. Then it was 7:05 and we were at the theatre in our seats eating popcorn and I was mentally trying to become optimistic since it felt my soul and body were uncomfortable with what was to come.

The movie was really ALRIGHT. I didn't feel connected to the character and I also realized that the ending left me feeling more hopeless for her character than at the beginning of the movie.  Worshiping false idols, going to some very odd healer, praying or meditating to some guru. The movie just reeked of new age and evil. Yeah, I guess I am a bit conservative but I feel biblical sound in my feelings and spiritually I felt extremely attacked throughout the movie. JESUS was not mentioned once even in the negative sense in a movie with the word PRAY in the title?

Has our nation come so far liberally that we can be comfortable watching every religion on the planet be portrayed but bringing up Jesus Christ is just too offensive or something? Seriously I'm really struggling with this. I feel like I just watched a hopeless person spread just how hope all are without the love of Jesus Christ and his blood giving us new life.

There is this whole scene where she speaks of "GOD DWELLS IN US AND THEREFORE GOD IS US" it was the biggest load of garbage and I can admit 2 1/2 years ago I would've jumped on that! In fact I was that person. "God is in the air in me and in everyone blah blah love all.." I don't know what else to say except we are so comfortable with our faith being attacked that we don't even realize when we are witnessing our GOD be denounced right in front of our eyes. I say this to all the other women who are of faith and watched the movie. I am the biggest hypocrite by the way.. And this is me kind of talking to myself more than anything. Because I am also a TWILIGHT FAN not a super fan more of a hopeless romantic fan therefore anything romantic I'm on board :(. lol So I'm not saying I feel like this movie is just trash but I really just felt like my spirit was crying to be out of that theater before I even sat down and watched it. And if I abide in the spirit the spirit abides in me right? So I don't know how to argue against what I felt because I know it was the truth nor do I know how to explain it.

I'm not sure how to make sense of my emotions but yeah. Thanks for listening to that rant. I just feel like I'm called to live in this world but I don't know how to exactly want to be in this world when I feel so at odds with everything about this world! It's crazy...

I really enjoyed spending time with my mom. And it was a nice REAL summer day here in California. I feel like she's a bit uncomfortable around me. I don't know why I get that feeling but it's there. I feel like we can never really TALK about real issues. It is a burden but I really seek to lift it to the LORD and just see the blessings that he grants me with her. As well as my brother and sister. It sucked to see her notice ME not feel as on fire for the movie as she was; Even more not knowing WHAT TO TALK ABOUT afterward.

I love you mom. I wish we could talk about our shared faith and our struggles together and pray together.  I wish you and i could have that mother-daughter relationship I always desired and I wish that didn't feel like such a humongous task because you really know me best.  How is it possible to feel so close to you yet so far apart at the same exact time?? I'm really feeling lonely after the breakup and it was nice to escape and spend time with you today and remember I am loved. I felt like your child today. It was amazing. I pray we get to do something like this again real soon. Because just like everyone else on this planet we are living on borrowed time and I want to connect before I am alive in the presence of God. Don't know why I'm feeling so emotional I just really would hate to lose you or leave not knowing where your soul will be.

♥

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