A week after thanksgiving...

I am going to be honest and say that I originally wanted to start this blog on thanksgiving day. 

Didn't happen. Sad day!

But....I figured I can still write and let you know what I thought of that day and show you literally ONE picture that was taken on that day! Go me! I stink at keeping up with the pictures, and on top of that, not the best poser. 

Thanksgiving...I love this holiday. Not only because of the history behind it or the amazing food you get to repeat over and over  enjoyed, but because being thankful is such a soother for the soul! 

I was able to not only meditate on earthly things that I am so thankful for, but for this one thing I guess I keep in the back of my mind too often, and that is what the Lord did for me. I am saved because of HIM. THIS is what really matters. The Gospel. Yes, the story we heard (past tense) in order to be saved, but how about that same story we should be reminded of daily because it is the power of that message that can continue transforming us and sanctifying us into people we ought to be like? 

You know how sometimes, we get so caught up with things life throws at us and we tend to lose focus? 

Have you ever had someone tell you, "go back to the basics", in order to better solve or deal with the issue? I've been told that several times actually. And in the moment it has just sounded so dumb to even think about the basics because in the moment "I KNOW" this is much "more" difficult in order to do such a silly thing as to going back to "THE basics" haha......little have I known and discovered that....yes....the basics, the foundation of what my so complicated issue was, was found by going back to it. I believe it's the same thing with the Gospel. We forget about it too often, and I firmly believe that a Christian life should have a foundation or "the basics" to hold onto. 

For us who know the Lord, that foundation should be the greatest story ever told: the Gospel. Found from Genesis to Revelation. It is something that should not only be thanked for on a thanksgiving or "Lord's supper day"....it should be daily. That's been my challenge and desire because slowly, I have come to realize that is that what has sustained my life 'til this day, and it is that what has saved my life for forever. Thanksgiving to me, should not only be a holiday, it should be something we do in our hearts DAILY. What better way than to start the day giving thanks for such comforting and encouraging truth? (Besides the cup of coffee or tea of course :)) 

Anyways, I just wanted to share one of the main things I was thankful for on thanksgiving and want to be thankful for always! 

If you read this and would like to know about this amazing truth and solid foundation for your life, please.....feel free to contact me! I'd love to share more! Or anything you'd like to add or share too! And for those of you who already know it, I encourage you to take some time of your daily lives and be encouraged by it and give thanks!  :)

It was delicious! :) Worth the extra pounds gained...:P
Spent with the bf's family! :)

Something to share...

Yesterday I read and listened to something that impacted my life and I just wanted to pass it on to you. It's from a woman called Nancy Guthrie. She shared her testimony and a few words with pastors' wives at a Sovereign Grace Pastors' conference. These are some of her words in her speech:

“I wonder if anyone in this room has ever sensed that God has said “no” to you? You prayed for there to be reconciliation in the marriage and it ended in divorce. You prayed for resources and you were willing to work and yet still the house went into foreclosure or the business went into bankruptcy. You prayed for that child to turn toward you or turn toward faith and he has lingered in rebellion. You prayed for and begged God and believed God for healing and yet have had to learn to live with the discomfort or the disability. I know many of you know what it is to go to God with a righteous, rigorous, repeated prayer and sense that heaven is closed to you, that God has said “no” to you. Sometimes God glorifies himself by delivering us from the difficulty and sometimes he glorifies himself by delivering us through the difficulty that he does not take away from us.”

         You can listen to the complete speech here :)

It was challenging and encouraging to listen to someone who has gone through something so painful and hard, deal with such a situation, and at the same time be content by the truth she holds on to and honest about it all. As Christians, I think we tend to either fake it and pretend things are well (because we convince ourselves that everything will be alright) when something is wrong or hard in our lives or to become discontent with life and eventually bitter with it. This woman puts something so valuable yet something that is not preached as often anywhere into perspective, and that is the Gospel.
I was reminded of many truths yesterday, and though I may not be facing the worst right now in my life, I was able to put things into perspective in my life and be thankful for where I was, who I am, and how my life is because of Him.
Don't get me wrong though, I have gone through things I consider hard and difficult in my life and have felt the same way Nancy Guthrie worded it, but to know and trust in someone who is Sovereign, is.....hard....yet...possible. :)
Maybe you are not going through something hard, maybe you are...either way, the encouragement should be for everyone because we are still loved by the same God with the same love!  :)
If there is anything I can pray for, please, email me or contact me. I would love to do so.
Requests or praises....everything is welcome! :)

Welp, here goes my first post...

:) Hi!
My name: Beverly 
I'm a twenty something year old girl who loves the Lord because I believe He loved me first. I have  been attempting to make a blog for about a while now. Never did I think I'd do something like this in my life, but I do have people who actually blog to thank! It was encouraging to see how people who are bloggers really encouraged me to do it! Mainly though, I thank one of my best friends from college, Danielle Turner (who did not have that last name when I met her! SO strange yet awesome to type it out!) for introducing me to blog world! She has an amazing blog you can visit here. She is an awesome person for sure, so I'd say after this, you go and check out her story! :) She's a writer too so you have nothing to lose! :)
I still have yet to figure out the whole layouts and things on how to design this blog of mine, so there is no "about me" section or anything that can tell you of who I am. It'll come though...it'll come. On that note, I would like to mention a few things about this blog I am starting up!
Slowly, as life has gone by for me, I have discovered that sharing a thought, a quote, an opinion, a life lesson is not something that SHOULD be kept to yourself ALL the time...ESPECIALLY when it comes to something that has eternal value (like the Gospel). Sometimes I have been left with so much information and amazing resources that I know could benefit others, I just have found myself keeping it all in! Things that I only leave in my journal...for no one else to see (maybe when I die? :P)! And it's not because it's private...it's just....because. With this blog I have decided to change that! If you ask anyone who knows me or of me, they'd start off by saying that I possess the quality of being quiet. This quality has got me through many good things in life, but I also know that there have been numerous times when I could/should have said something, and I never did. So I've written. Still do. And I love it! My whole point of telling you this is because I know that at least when I write on here, there will be someone out there like you :), who will read this. My intentions are to be real on this blog and let you know what my thoughts are on certain things, lessons I've learned from my past and present, fun things too of course, but I would also love to hear your thoughts and opinions. I am completely open to hearing what you have to say! :)
This got a bit long, so to wrap it up I would just like to thank you for stopping by and reading my very first blog post...means alot to me already! If there are any tips or ideas to blogging that you know of or that you have learned through this whole experience, please do share! :) I'd love to hear it! Have a great rest of the day!