Daddy's Little Girl

I just watched this video on you tube about several girls that had relationships with their dads but the dads either divorced the mother, left for the army, or died. It's a really sad story really but it got me to thinking about how many divorces there are in this world. I remember hearing once in a Sojourner meeting that most divorces in this world are based around money. This could go in a whole different direction but divorce is not what I want to talk about right now.

I live in rose creek village Selmer, Tennessee, the most wonderful place in the world. Right now I want to confess that I have been taking everything for granted, especially the fact that I have parents who have been married for 25 years, counting this year. The even more amazing thing is that God is not done with their marriage but he continues to strengthen it in ways I cannot understand myself but it is beautiful to watch. God is really doing an amazing work in the marriages of couples I live with and I have lost sight of it's preciousness. It is truly miraculous!

Anyways to get to the point, the last couple of trips I have been on that have been up to Michigan visiting relatives and such have been with my dad. Just me and him since my mom and other siblings were already up there. It was such a sweet time just to hang out with my dad and joke around with him. Since I have moved into another house I do not get to see him that much but I definitely miss him. That time we had together could never be replaced or forgotten in my opinion. For my nineteenth birthday he took me to have sushi for the first time in my life and we got to go to a country concert (where we saw an elvis impersonator :).

In the past I haven't had a great relationship with my dad but as I have gotten older I have seen how much I need him. I once heard that the way girls see their dad can reflect the way they see God, and I believe this with all my heart. He has helped me see more of myself and really cry out to God to help me change parts of myself that hinder me from becoming more like Christ. What I mean by that is that I am more like my dad personality wise than I am like my mom. I'm daddy's little girl :) That doesn't mean that I don't love my mom because I do....

I just wanted to take this opportunity to really thank all of my daddies around the village who encourage me to go on with God and not be scared. That God will take care of me and loves me more than I can imagine. So thank you so much for everything you do that not only builds me up but also that builds the body of Christ up as a whole. Everyone is so unique and lovable in their own ways and I am truly blessed beyond words can describe...thank you so much and I love you so much!

.."You're never a failure until you fail to try." - Jill Wolfe

Passages

Well the new year has started and a lot of things have been given to me this past month. My mom and I went out together a couple days ago to spend time together since I don't live with her anymore and we had a good time. She has begun to encourage me to think about certain things with my passage coming up (maybe April but don't really know for sure). Funny thing was she just told me tons of stuff and I barely got to write down much on my phone to really remind myself...Next time I am bringing a notebook :) Anyways, I posted on village talk a question that I was wondering if anyone would know the answer to:

How does one earn their passage right?

Along with my passage coming up, I have been wondering if I could invite my grandma Kline to it. I don't know how it will affect her but I wanted her to be there for this special turn in my life. I am hoping that by her being there for my passage that when I go up to her house in Michigan, that she will help me be accountable with what has been given to me- and I know myself that I am not a very accountable person.

Anyways, I have also been praying about God directing me to a school of some sort so I can learn to become a pastry chef and/or caterer. I feel that right now it is all in His hands and I am waiting to see if He will blow on it. I have looked up a few schools that would seem really great but now it is back in His hands. Patience can sometimes be so hard to have during this time in my life. All I seem to want to do right now is go, go, go! It's hard for me to stop and listen to His voice.