Let Peace Come Over You.

⁷⁸because of the tender mercy of our God,
whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high
⁷⁹to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace."

It has been an extremely long time since I have written anything.

Life has changed a lot, so I will do what I can to recap.

I am now a nursing student, at Kaplan University,

And am beginning my second term (out of five) in a matter of weeks.

I am now back in the saddle with youth group.

I still work on the weekends at Cold Stone,

And I now work during the week at Kaplan, in the financial aid department.

I am still single and content with that,

Though I do still struggle with it every so often.

God has been shaking my life up tremendously!

I don't even know how to explain the depths of his faithfulness.

I am realizing more and more how Jesus died for us.

A grueling death, deserved by no man, especially a perfect one...

He died for You & I, to give us freedom,

That we choose to freely return to when the opportunity arises.

Lately, I have been struggling with pride.

This is an ongoing issue for the last couple months.

I am have a bad case of the 20 somethings.

I sometimes feel like I already know,

Or that I have gone through it,

Or trying to one up people.

It's annoying for everyone involved.

God is teaching me humility though.

I am genuinely trying to be better about it.

Sometimes it just feels like what you have to say,

Is unimportant, or that you are not successful without a cool story.

When I think about how God has provided forgiveness,

Every time I have asked for it,

It makes me so thankful that I am so blessed to have the option.

Jesus did something that is so unfathomable,

That I can't comprehend the fact that I am that loved.

Man, oh man.... Life is good.

Oh praise the one who paid my debt,

And raised this life up from the dead.

Jesus, You're the One,

You take my life....

I love you guys.

If you need anything,

Just ask, or pray for it.

Watch God shake you up.

C:

Truly,

Sammee

Thanksgiving.

4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
5Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
6Do not be anxious for anything, but in everything, by prayer, petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will gaurd your hearts and give your minds in Christ Jesus.

Life. is. excellent.
Yet, I still seem to find things to complain about.
I'm in a season in life where I'm really trying to enjoy God,
& discover who I am in Him.
It is very difficult.
I am on a minstry hiatus.
Which as you may know, or may not,
I have been highly active in ministry for about 5 or 6 years.
But when I first started to do it, it was an escape.
Now, after some gentle nudging from God,
That I don't value WHO I AM
But, WHAT I DO.
It has put me into an identity crisis.
Not in a negative light, but a realization that without ministry,
I am just as worthy of love & acceptance.
And for that I am greatful.
And shoot, I'm working at not complaing on what I'm "missing out" on.
Ha ha. I'm going to give all of you permission if you catch me doing this,
Correct me.

With this comes random oppurtunities to serve & be served.
Last week I visited my dear friend Laura at school in the cities.
It was great. It was the first time my roomate & I went on a long distance trip together.
We spent some excellent quality time with my dear friends, Neal & Natasha,
Which haven't I haven't seen in a long while
&... I got the oppurtunity to meet their sweet baby girl. :]
Oh how good that was for the soul.
Jesus was the center of the trip, which was great.

Last night, I embarked on a youth ministry lock-in.
I was commisioned to help, when the numbers came in for the lock in.
After praying, I agreed.
Man, those kids will whoop ya.
A couple accepted Jesus in thier heart,
& almost immediatly you can see the enemy getting jealous.
With that, came some great prayer ministry.
There was all kinds of good time had.
Dodgeball. Scavenger Hunt. LOTS OF ENERGY DRINKS had by leader.
Good Conversation.

What a sweet life I live.
God is good.

Thanks for being great.
I love you all.