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11 years ago... We Will Never Forget..

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Bonfire.   What began as a trash heap in 1909 grew into a massive wedding cake design, which at its tallest stood 109 feet, 10 inches. Bonfire symbolized A&M’s burning desire to beat the hell out of t.u. It was a task of a monstrous size instituted and executed almost entirely by students over the course of a near-century.  It brought to together the Corps of Cadets, non-regs, residential halls, men, and women to build this monument to Aggie dedication and fervor. Bonfire became emblematic of Aggieland and held a meaning greater than just the desire to win a football game. It symbolized the Aggie spirit and a dedication and drive for building something greater than ourselves.   Those who saw it burn on campus have said there was nothing like it. The heat and flame was so much that it even burned their shadows into the ground. Those who built it can attest to the sheer amount of strength and manpower it took to construct a project of that size and magnitude. It was absolut

Follow Me

 Follow Me..   That's what God asks us to do.. and as believers we say, of course we will follow you!  But what if he tells us to go some where we don't want to go?  Like Jonah being called to preach to those who will persecute his people.  So he fled.  And you know how that story goes; the whale in God's mercy gets him back to dry land; and when Jonah finally followed his calling, on the first day in his journey the entire town repented.. For as long as I can remember, I've wanted to live in Dallas, 12 years now actually.  I love Dallas!  The food, the shops, the fashion... And since living here, I've fallen in love with one of the most important things, my church.  The people at Watermark have been AMAZING!  They've poured into me, encouraged me, and thanks to a bible study last March, helped me get over one of the darkest times in my life.  Helped me to receive forgiveness (:  God has been an extremely loving father my time in Dallas...  And even BEFORE I li

"I don't deserve this" - a follow up from Fairytales

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WOW the feedback I have gotten from my "Fairytales" blog is AMAZING!!!  I am so happy women and men were able to relate to it.  Something that stood out in several emails, FB messages, texts and conversations was this idea that young women had that they didn't deserve a Christian man because of the mistakes they have made in the past.  Or this idea that she wasn't "Christian" enough to deserve a man of faith. As my good friend Lulie would say, "Those are lies from the pit of hell" .  I wish you could hear her say it.   I literally listened to a voice mail she left me one time over and over again; saved it when  I needed to be reminded that the devil came to kill, steal and destroy.  But that God wanted us to live and live life abundantly.  I can hear her saying it right now- southern, Alabama accent and all. :)  But that's just it, that's what the devil wants you to believe.  He wants us to date guys that aren't spiritua

welcome to the 2011 pageant season

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So this past weekend the first two pageants of the the 2011 season got underway, and lucky for me, I got to be at both of them ALL DAY Saturday and Sunday (: No, really I was.. But I wouldn't have wanted to be any where else. Saturday I judged the Miss Teen North Texas and Miss Teen Trinity River pageant.  I got the opportunity to sit next to a Texas Tech alum which was a lot of fun, but it was also very rewarding.  He had never judged a pageant before and wasn't really sure what to expect.  After 9 contestant interviews (ages 13- 17), he turned to me and said, "Wow, I am blown away.  I just have a completely different opinion of pageants now."  We talked a little about his previous opinion, and I am happy that his new one is so positive. I don't think a lot of people realize how intelligent and well-spoken the girls are that compete in the Miss America program.  Well, how intelligent and well-spoken the successful ones have to be in order to be successful.  The

Fairytales

"Have faith in your dreams and someday Your rainbow will come shining through. No matter how your heart is grieving , If you keep believing , The dream that you wish will come true." Cinderella As little girls we daydream about our Fairytale Wedding.. As we get older, I don't think we stop wanting a fairytale relationship; I just think our concept of fairytale changes.  No longer are we entranced with the Disney and Hollywood's "Happily Ever After", no now we want the things that matter.  We realize no relationship is perfect.  We want a man to honor and respect us, to love us; as Christians we want that man to lead us.  To put God at the center of his life and serve us as his first line of ministry, just as a woman should have her husband be her first line of ministry. As a single woman in Dallas, I am encouraged when I see God in relationships, encouraged that maybe my generation can change the divorce trend in the United States.  With so ma

The Often complicated world of Dating

"Be a best friend, tell the truth, and overuse 'I love you'.  Go to work.  Do your best.  Never outsmart your common sense.  Never let your praying knees get lazy. And love like crazy." Honestly, I am probably the LAST person to be giving dating advice, given my track record.  I know what doesn't work and I know what does.  I just can't seem to work with another person to do all the things that work and leave out all the things that don't.  But here's my two cents worth.. Love. The definition is much debated, and the reality varies, depending upon where you are in your relationship. For example, love when you're walking down the aisle to exchange your "I Do's" is pretty different from the love you share when you're celebrating your hard-won, 50-year anniversary.  The thing is, many of us aren't even close to the proposal phase, let alone wedding or golden anniversary. What we want to know is: Does he like me? Do