Never Forsaken.

         I've recently gotten back from spending a week serving at Joy Bible Camp; my home away from home. A couple girlfriends and I went up to be apart of Girl's Camp; a joy I look forward to every single year.

         The girls in attendance were blessed with a remarkable worship team who shared with us God's love for His children. One of the songs particularly struck a chord with me; it is called Not For a Moment (After All).

After all You are constant
After all You are only good
After all You are sovereign
Not for a moment will You forsake me
Not for a moment will You forsake me 

        I think we all tend to feel that at times God has forgotten about us and our needs. Recently I've read a blog post by a friend on her blog In The Clay, she used the passage of Mark 4:35-41 to describe her own struggle with this. At this time Jesus is about to take a boat trip with His disciples. The weather gets bad and His disciples begin to freak out, saying "Teacher, don't you care if we drown?" Don't we love to ask God that question? We're in the middle of our own personal storm and it appears as though God is no where to be found. Doesn't He care? But just like those disciples in the boat, Jesus calms our waters and says to us "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"

          "...God has said 'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you'" (Hebrews 13:5). What a beautiful promise our Lord has made to us. Through the thick of the storm He is carrying us. 

He is constant. He is only good. He is sovereign.

I've Been Nominated!

Hey Friends,

So...exciting news!!! My new blogging friend Hilary just nominated me for the Liebster award! I "met" Hilary when she first contacted me to guest post on The Queit Place, but she also blogs over at ryhilllove.

* I've been doing some research on this award. And from reading this post specifically, I learned that it is an honoury official, non-official award. Does that make sense? So even though it may not be such an official award, I am, nevertheless, honoured. It's fun to get to know other bloggers!

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The Rules of the Liebster Award

1. Link back to the person who nominated you.

2. List 11 facts about yourself.

3. Answer the 11 questions posted by the person who nominated you.

4. Nominate up to 11 other blogs with 200 followers or less.

5. Ask 11 new questions for the nominees to respond to.

11 Facts About Me

My guilty pleasure isNSYNC and Britney Spears

I'm a knit-o-holic

Besides the fact that she's 3 years older, my sister is pretty much my twin

My favourite movie of all time is My Best Friend's Wedding with Julia Roberts

My favourite ice cream flavour is bubble gum (but only if it has REAL bubble gum in it)

My favourite novels are Still Alice and Sarah's Key

 I HATE talking on the phone

I'm in my 5th and final year of university

The first thing I notice about people is their shoes 

I'm obsessed with green tea lemonade from Starbucks

Scarves are my favouite accessory ever

Answer to Previous Questions

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?

My middle name is the same as my grandmother's; Emily.

2. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?

Definitly not! I'm such a kicker.

3. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE AND WHY?

Yellow. It's so bright and cheery!

4. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?

I'm reading 3 books actually. 1) There are No Shortcuts by Rafe Esquith, 2) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and 3) Looking for Alaska by john Green.

5. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?

I can make balloon animals, does that count?

6. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN BLOGGING?

I have been bloggging for about a year and a half...and loving every minute of it!

7. WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO BEGIN BLOGGING?

I was looking for a site for someone like. I coulnd't find one that I could "connect" to, so I started my own.

8. IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHERE WOULD YOU GO?

Greece; it's my dream vacation.

9. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER?

Sunflower.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF

My sense of humour (and if I had to pick another...I'd say my smile).

11. WHAT ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT?

I'm passionate about working with children. It's something that no matter how much I do it, I love it more and more. 

Nominations

 Amanda from Canadian Christian Gal

Brianna from Tea with Bri

Breanna from Meet the Marshalls

New Questions
1.  How long have you been blogging?
2. Do you have any "blogger inspirations" that you look up to? 
3. What's your favourite television show?
4. Do you have a special talent?
5. What is something you're most proud of in your life?
6. What book are you currently reading?
7. Do you have any hobbies?
8. What's your favourite movie?
9. What are your top 3 favourite websites?
10. What's your favourite beauty product?
11. Where is one place in the world that you would love to go?