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The past few days I have been dealing with a lot of problems with my family, and being VERY homesick! I am being a nanny for a family in the Army in Augusta, Georgia till Sept. I finally found a church this past Wed. The presence of God was so strong I haven't felt that since masters just a few weeks prior. The pastor went on to say that we need to REST in him. I just started crying. When school ended I ended, I quick my prayer times my quiet times, anything I was stupid! At church Wed I got slapped in the face with LOVE!

This song speak volumes to me that in itself can move mountains!

Running by: Christ For The Nations

I am running, running after you
You become my souls delight
I am running, running after you
Here with you I find my life

This is just part of the chorus. This is my hearts cry! I love God! He's so amazing! I love you all, God Bless

   Thank you so much mom and dad! I cant express
enough how much the both of you mean to me! I came to
Masters this year with one goal in mind. I wanted to
know what God's will for my life was. Not knowing that
I would gain so many relationships in the process. I
have to thank Pastor Nathan and Pastor Lawrence, and
my 3rd year leaders Scott and Michael. I want to thank
Chantel, Sonya and Angie! Ya'll have aggervated me to
no end and I would not be the woman I am today without
ya'll.

This year God has pushed me and slapped in the face a
few times 100x. I have grown in so many ways I cant
say them all. I personally think God has taken my
faith and strength to a whole new level in the past 6
months, with hurting my back and having to rely on him
and others around me. Don't get me wrong I'm still
very stubborn. But I have to remind myself that I'm a
process!

I plan on coming back to Masters for a 2nd year and
then joining the United States Air Force in the late
spring of 2009! After Joining the USAF I plan on going
to Med School and becoming a Cardiothroasics Surgeon,
Heart Surgeon. I couldn't have done it with coming
here.

My Life Verses:

Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be
removed, Yet my unfailing love for you will not be
shaken, Nor my covenant of peace be removed from
you, Says the LORD who has compassion on you!
Isaiah 54:10

 
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if
only I may finish the race and complete the task the
Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the
gospel of God's grace.
Acts 20:24

Thank you, Destiny Masters Commission
I love you all!

If everything comes down to love
Then just what am I afraid of
When I call out Your name
Something inside awakes in my soul
How quickly I forget I'm Yours

I'm not my own
I've been carried by You
All my life

Everything rides on hope now
Everything rides on faith somehow
When the world has broken me down
Your love sets me free

When my life is like a storm
Rising waters all I want is the shore
You say I'll be ok and
Make it through the rain
You are my shelter from the storm 

I'm not my own
I've been carried by You
All my life 

Everything rides on hope now
Everything rides on faith somehow
When the world has broken me down
Your love sets me free

Everything rides on hope now
Everything rides on faith somehow
When the world has broken me down
Your love sets me free
You've become my hearts desire
I will sing Your praises higher
Cause Your love sets me free
Your love sets me free
Your love sets me free

What I have to say is obvious
A knowledge free, for all of us are
Your Word leaves us with no excuse
The paths we choose make us who we are
There’s a breeze blowing through here tonight

So I praise and adore You
Lay it all down before You
In every way You’re beautiful
From my heart
I praise and adore
You made the world beautiful
I cannot stand and deny
You created life
And some live without it

Wake up morning sunrise in my eyes
At night the moon lights all the sky
(Still some say You didn’t do a thing)
The sound of hope that’s in the air
In everything, it’s everywhere
(Reveals a truth that’s worth remembering)
There’s a breeze blowing through here tonight

It’s true, it’s all You

And every breath I take
There’s no way
Accident created this place

The Anglican Communion is an organization of autonomous national churches connected with the Church of England,

which has its roots in the 16th century Reformation.

Anglicanism or Episcopalianism is the general form of doctrine, worship and structure based on the tradition of the Church of England, which extends beyond membership in the Anglican Communion.

Anglicanism in general allows for significant freedom and diversity within the bounds of scripture, reason and tradition. This has led to considerable variation in doctrine and practice between Anglican churches in different provinces. For example, some Anglican churches ordain women to the priesthood while others do not, and some emphasize Protestant doctrines while others hold more to Catholic teachings.

I read something today that really kind of "stuck" with me...and as the day progressed, it seemed to "sink" further and further in...making more and more sense. It's not that it holds some unknown fact or meaning to life, but it did succeed in causing me to reflect on not only myself, but people that I know, have known and will inevitably meet. I rarely come across something that is interesting and has such a profound impact on the way I think...I just thought I'd share.

"Freedom is useless if we don't exercise it as characters making choices...We are free to change the stories by which we live. Because we are genuine characters, and not mere puppets, we can choose our defining stories. We can do so because we actively participate in the creation of our stories. We are co-authors as well as characters. Few things are as encouraging as the realilzation that things can be different and that we have a role in making them so."

till next time

Rachael

Heres a little something I wrote today!

Somedays Im feeling for certain
Yesterday I felt like searching
Somedays Somedays

Unsteading hearts as I'm trying
to figure out my way
As years regrease these token prayers
about my time

Listen

Somedays Im feeling for certain
Yesterday I felt like searching
Somedays Somedays

Neverending independence
Take me away
I can't get my thoughts right
Love life like I should
But you died you died

Somedays Somedays Somedays Somedays

So we are doing so much for graduation and final projects and all.

I have to finish my research paper by the 10th, Create a slideshow for graduation, and find tons of pictures for PNate.

PNate just gave me the word that I'm making the photo book that we are all getting for graduation. So I hope that they turn out really good.

Things are going good school wise!!

I also get to go home on Friday to take the boys to get measured for there TUXS yeah thats right the MC boys are wearing tuxs for graduation. I just need to find a cute little black dress!!! I wonder what boy I will match for our accent color.

till next time

Rachael

For those who don't know I am in physical therapy for my lower back and now my knees which started yesterday.

I grew up playing sports. Basketball, Softball, Track, Volleyball, Golf, Bowling. You name it I played it. I dislocated my left knee playing basketball in Jr. High, my patella (knee cap) went into my thigh. OUCH!! I didn't go to the doctor or anything my coach just pushed it back into place. As the years went on I kept playing sports lifting weights not even thinking about what I was doing to my body. When I was around 14 I at church camp, I was at the bottom at a pyramid and it collasped my friend Brad was about 210 and landed with his knee righ in the middle of my spine. OUCH!!

I started popping my back and knees and neck and shoulders elbow ankles toes fingers everything thinking that it would make me feel better. I had tons of people always tell me " Your going end up with arthritis" I always laughed and kept popping! Well when I hurt my back in Oct of 2007 I thought it was just another injury. I threw my back out by shutting a security gate at our church, yeah I know stupid but Chantel and I were the only people there, and she was on crutches so yeah. I wasn't able to walk for 2 days. It sucked.

Around the beginning of November I started having back spasms. I called my doctor and she prescribed me some muscle relaxers, she told me that it would fix my problem. My doctor kept giving me the run around.

I finally told my doctor I had, had enough and I wanted an MRI. So I got the MRI on St Patties day. Then I found and Orthopedeist to look at me and he made me start physical therapy.

 I went to physical therapy yesterday just like any other time. I told Dr. Sheri that my knees were still killing me. She had me stand up and she looked at my knees and told me they were deformed, I might need a knee scope in the near future. It's  major knee surgery where they go in and shave off some of my knees and cut out the arthritis thats there. After the surgery I would be in a wheelchair for a month.

I will not be afraid of this news. My GOD is soo much bigger than this mountain. I will not have to have surgery and if I do God give me the courage and strength to be okay with this. I'm not going to lie.

I'm freaking out right now and I'm trying so hard to be strong but I'm breaking and it all started this morning with Chantel and Angie praying over me! Im trying!!!

till next time

Rachael 

You may write me down in history

With your bitter, twisted lies,

You may trod me in the very dirt

But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?

Why are you beset with gloom?

'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells

Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,

With the certainty of tides,

Just like hopes springing high,

Still I'll rise.

Did you want to see me broken?

Bowed head and lowered eyes?

Shoulders falling down like teardrops.

Weakened by my soulful cries.

Does my haughtiness offend you?

Don't you take it awful hard

'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines

Diggin' in my own back yard.

You may shoot me with your words,

You may cut me with your eyes,

You may kill me with your hatefulness,

But still, like air, I'll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you?

Does it come as a surprise

That I dance like I've got diamonds

At the meeting of my thighs?

Out of the huts of history's shame

I rise

Up from a past that's rooted in pain

I rise

I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,

Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.

Leaving behind nights of terror and fear

I rise

Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear

I rise

Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,

I am the dream and the hope of the slave.

I rise

I rise

I rise.