I'm a treasure in the arms of Christ...

When I don’t measure up to much in this life
Oh, I’m a treasure in the arms of Christ ‘cause

I'm forgiven

                                                  -Sanctus Real

You are treasured, You are sacred, You are His
You're beautiful

                                                                                                     -MercyMe

I think one thing that scares me the most (Well, it's on up there anyway) is the fear of failure. The fear of feeling like I have to handle things myself or else by asking for help I fail the other person. The fear of trying things that are new, because if I don't do it right then I may fail myself or just plain and simple embarrass myself. I don't like the idea of letting others down. I don't like the idea of not doing something correctly. I don't like the feeling of failing. Period.

There's something I have to remember. That even though I may feel like a complete and total failure, and I feel like I've failed everyone around me, I'm still a treasure in the arms of Christ.

I just have to remind myself of that from time to time....

-A Little Piece of Me!

In a few short words..

In Destin Florida, 2009, I made a commitment to Christ.
In Destin Florida, 2011, my little brother and my "big brother" were baptized in the ocean.
When I'm with my friends, no matter when or where, youth trips are memories I will treasure in my heart forever. <3

Like the rising sun that shines
From the darkness comes a light
I hear your voice and this is my
Awakening

I am sitting in my pajamas in my condo with the Brady family and my family. The youth trip officially ended yesterday, but Michael, Landon and I stayed here with the families. I'm thinking and remembering all the goofy memories and all the amazing ones we've had on this trip. There are far too many inside jokes and WAY to many "had to be there" moments to even count, but we had alot of fun! One thing that I find particularly funny was the PB&J comment...lol

Molly, Kim, and I ran into each other in Walmart while we were in FL.
Molly:Melissa, where do we peanut butter and jelly?
Me: You get the Peanut Butter, I'll get the Jelly
We get back to condo and Molly starts to make a sandwich
Molly pulls out peanut butter and the *apricot jelly*
Molly: Melissa! What the heck is this?!?
Me: Jelly...?
Apricot jelly is apparently a foreign concept.

That's probably isn't nearly as funny to you as it is to me but it cracks me up!!!!

My "two" brothers got baptized!!! (My blood relative brother, and my best friend) That was one of the most amazing things EVER!!!! I have never been that excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =D

Now it's late but I'll hopefully be able to post more later. <3

A Little Piece of Me!

A piece of this and that (super short)

VBS is this week!!!! Super excited about it! Last night was our first night there, and it went great! =D Pictures to come soon!
Leaving for Destin on Saturday!!!
Working on KidzKamp stuff tomorrow with Kamryn!

A tiny piece of inspiration

You may not know me,
but I know everything about you. Psalm 139:1 I know when you sit down and when you rise up.
Psalm 139:2
I am familiar with all your ways.
Psalm 139:3
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered.
Matthew 10:29-31
For you were made in my image.
Genesis 1:27
In me you live and move and have your being.
Acts 17:28
For you are my offspring.
Acts 17:28
I knew you even before you were conceived.
Jeremiah 1:4-5
I chose you when I planned creation.
Ephesians 1:11-12
You were not a mistake,
for all your days are written in my book.
Psalm 139:15-16
I determined the exact time of your birth
and where you would live.
Acts 17:26
You are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Psalm 139:14
I knit you together in your mother's womb.
Psalm 139:13
And brought you forth on the day you were born.
Psalm 71:6
I have been misrepresented
by those who don't know me.
John 8:41-44
I am not distant and angry,
but am the complete expression of love.
1 John 4:16
And it is my desire to lavish my love on you.
1 John 3:1
Simply because you are my child
and I am your Father.
1 John 3:1
I offer you more than your earthly father ever could.
Matthew 7:11
For I am the perfect father.
Matthew 5:48
Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand.
James 1:17
For I am your provider and I meet all your needs.
Matthew 6:31-33
My plan for your future has always been filled with hope.
Jeremiah 29:11
Because I love you with an everlasting love.
Jeremiah 31:3
My thoughts toward you are countless
as the sand on the seashore.
Psalms 139:17-18
And I rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17
I will never stop doing good to you.
Jeremiah 32:40
For you are my treasured possession.
Exodus 19:5
I desire to establish you
with all my heart and all my soul.
Jeremiah 32:41
And I want to show you great and marvelous things.
Jeremiah 33:3
If you seek me with all your heart,
you will find me.
Deuteronomy 4:29
Delight in me and I will give you
the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4
For it is I who gave you those desires.
Philippians 2:13
I am able to do more for you
than you could possibly imagine.
Ephesians 3:20
For I am your greatest encourager.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
I am also the Father who comforts you
in all your troubles.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
When you are brokenhearted,
I am close to you.
Psalm 34:18
As a shepherd carries a lamb,
I have carried you close to my heart.
Isaiah 40:11
One day I will wipe away
every tear from your eyes.
Revelation 21:3-4
And I'll take away all the pain
you have suffered on this earth.
Revelation 21:3-4
I am your Father, and I love you
even as I love my son, Jesus.
John 17:23
For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed.
John 17:26
He is the exact representation of my being.
Hebrews 1:3
He came to demonstrate that I am for you,
not against you.
Romans 8:31
And to tell you that I am not counting your sins.
2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled.
2 Corinthians 5:18-19
His death was the ultimate expression
of my love for you.
1 John 4:10
I gave up everything I loved
that I might gain your love.
Romans 8:31-32

If you receive the gift of my son Jesus,
you receive me.
1 John 2:23

And nothing will ever separate you
from my love again.
Romans 8:38-39

Come home and I'll throw the biggest party
heaven has ever seen.
Luke 15:7

I have always been Father,
and will always be Father.
Ephesians 3:14-15

My question is…
Will you be my child?
John 1:12-13

I am waiting for you.
Luke 15:11-32