"But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered in his presence, and he will seperate the people as a shepherd separtates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep at his right hand and the goats at his left.

"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.'

"Then these righteous ones will reply, 'Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?'

"And the King will say, I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!'

"Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, 'Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons. For I was hungry, and you didn't feed me. I was thristy, and you didn't give me a drink. I was a stranger, and you didn't invite me into your home. I was naked, and you didn't give me clothing. I was sick and in prison, and ou didn't visit me.'

Then they will reply, 'Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help you?'

"And he will answer, 'I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.'

"And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life."

Recently, it seems as though God has been giving me reminders of passions and disires He placed in my heart years ago. Through various people and organizations, He has been tugging at my heart. Breaking is again for the lost and hurting. I remember just a few short years ago, I was continuosly burdened with compassion for the broken. The ones that were in poverty, had no hope, and had no Jesus. I knew then that my life needed to be dedicated to helping in any way I could. Whether that meant bringing awareness or going to those places myself. I remember thinking that I didn't care what I needed to do or what I had to live without, I was going to be Jesus hands and feet. Over a course of time, I began to forget the dreams and started to live in "reality". I still cared but I needed to start thinking about rent, gas food and other bills. I didn't have time to help. I could give money and pray but I was too busy to give my time. But thankfuly my God loves me too much to let me forget.

About 2 months ago I overheard two people talking about how they believe that God didn't want them to be "burdened" with the problems of this world. God wanted them to care and have compassion but being burdened was not part of it. I began to think about this and this conversation has been playing over and over in my head. Is it true that God does not want us to be burdened? Yes, God asks us to cast our burdens on Him but I also feel that if we were never burdened with compassion then, nothing would ever get change. The people in the past (and present) that are making a change started doing so because they were burdened. They so bothered by the issue and they had so much love for the ones in need that they wouldn't just stand by and watch. The did something. I think that there are things we get burdened with that we shouldn't be (finances, stress, etc) but I think that being burdened with compassion towards the broken is okay. We can take that burden to God and he will help us to help others. I may be wrong in saying any of this but its how I feel.

With all of that said God has begun to re-awaken something inside of me. A dream and desire to be the change. Last night, with tears in my eyes, I expressed to my husband how I felt. How I was tired of being a by stander and I was ready to take a stand and help in any way I could. I thank God for him because at that moment he took my hands and told me that he was waiting for this day to come. He knew when he married me that I had these dreams and he was waiting for the time that I would come to him and tell him my plan. Then he continued to tell me that whatever it was that I decided to do, he would be there to support me 100% no matter what it was. He knew this is a God-given passion and he wasn't going to stand in the way. I love him so much. I thank God for all he has been speaking to me and for what I know He is going to do through me in the future. And also for the other amazing people who are so inspiring to me. (Amanda, Laurie, Sara and most of all my mom). This Thanksgiving I have so much to be thankful for.

The Beginning of Fall

It used to be that I would dread the arrival of fall because that only meant the snow was about to come but it seems that this year I am so excited for it's arrival. The excitement of scarfs, sweater, hoodies and boots. I just wish the weather would realize that it is fall and we should not be enduring 90 degree weather at this time of year. Besides the weather, things have been great! We have been keeping busy with church, work and family. Our vacation was awesome and greatly needed. I finally started running again yesterday after a 2 week break. ( I did not run on vacation and the week we got back I was sick). I am enjoying the season of life we are in now. Everything seems to be falling into place and while I know that seasons come and go, I am really enjoying the one we are in now.

Mission: 5K

So recently Brandon and I have been noticeing that we are no longer in shape and have made the desicion to start working out and eating betther. We feel that we are way too young to be feeling the way we do now. I know myself all too well to know that if I do not set a goal then I will work out for maybe 2 days and then get tired of it and quit, so I set a goal. My goal is to run a 5K (3.125 miles) by November of this year. Running for me was always a time for me when I could do a lot of thinking by myself and release some stress, on the few occasions I did run. I found this great app on my iphone called Couch to 5K and started the program this morning bright and early at 5AM (which isn't really bright). It was really hard to wake up but once I actually got out of bed and got myself and Bronx ready to go, it was very nice and I enjoyed it! For someone more fit than me, my 30 minutes of walking and jogging would have been a walk in the park but for me (who hasn't worked out since high school) it was harder than I thought. I am really excited about this and I hope to complete my goal. Brandon has been a big support. Now I need to actually find a 5K to run. Any suggestions?

Life has been going great! Summer is here and we both are ready to welcome it back. We have a busy summer ahead of us and then our first vacation with just the 2 of us since our honeymoon. I can't believe that we will have been married for 1 year in just 2 short weeks. This past year has been so amazing but feels like it has gone by so fast. Not only do we have our anniversary coming up next month but we also will be celebrating both of our birthdays as well. Brandon will be 25 and I will be 23. Right now I don't really have any complaints about life. God has been speaking some amazing things to both of us and we have been truly blessed through this past year. I am so excited to see all the things He has spoken to us fulfilled. It's going to be amazing!

Just Wait...

"Oh your still in the honeymoon stage, just wait" These words have been haunting me for that past week. Every week since our wedding people have asked us, "How is married life?" and every week our answer has been the same. Its great! And every week the response we receive is this, " Oh, you are still in the honeymoon stage. Just give it a few years." This never bothered me at first but recently a few of our married friends have struggled with their marriages and many of them are ending in divorce. For those of you who still don't know why this all has bothered me so much I will tell you. Not only did my parent's marriage end in divorce but 90% of the marriages in my family have all ended the same way. With the attack that all marriages are going through right now I started to become afraid. What if this is the way my marriage ends up? I then started to feel guilty for not being miserable in my marriage and then it hit me. Couples always tell us just wait, your happy now but just wait. Well, what are we waiting for? It that really God's will for us. To get married and then just sit and wait for it to get bad. We do argue and fight but this I believe is healthy for a marriage if done correctly. I know that God does not want me to be miserable in my marriage. He wants me to live harmoniously with my husband and as we continue to on our journey we would trust in Him more and we would learn to work as one. So for all of you who are thinking just wait well, I am waiting. I am waiting for this journey to just get better! We will go through trials and we aren't perfect my I am taking a stand and proclaiming that I am choosing to live our my marriage the way that God intended it. I know it's not going to be easy but I know that He is a great God and He is in control. As long as we keep our eyes on Him, He will not fail us.

BURRITOS!!!!!

Tonight we decided to make bean burritos for dinner. They turned out really tasty. I made homemade tortillas and then we filled them with beans, rice, cheese and Brandon's favorite, Chalula. They were super filling and super easy to make. I did have one accident today. I burned my arm on the oven door while making a pizza for lunch today. The burn is really bad and I tried to get a picture of it but the lighting made it look like nothing was there, but trust me, its bad.

New Home

We just moved into our new place last weekend and we just absolutely love it! Here are some pictures of our new place.

Our life has been a little crazy recently. We are in the process of moving to our new home and everything feels scattered everywhere. Brandon and his best friend Jon spent all day today moving boxes and our couches to the new place. Only 2 more weeks until we officially move! Through all the chaos we did find time to go to a Nuggets game and spend time with each other.

Moving to Castle Rock

I am happy to announce that we are moving to Castle Rock. We found a really nice townhome in Cutter's Rigde @ Sapphire Point. Our lease at our apartment ends on Feruary 26th and we have been looking for a place to rent in Castle Rock. The search was not doing so well and we were thinking we were going to have to sign another lease with our apartment but God heard our prayers and we will now be renting an amazing townhome in Sapphire Point. The way it worked out was pretty cool. I can't wait to post pictures and invite everyone over. It's going to be a blast.

It's Official...... like a Ref with a Whistle

As of today Brandon is officially a licensed pastor at The Rock. I am so proud of my man and I just wanted every one else to know. Congratulations baby! I love you!!!!

A little bit of Bronx

Just wanted to dedicate this post to our very special dog Bronx. We love him very much!