Stained Glass Masquerade

Is there anyone that fails
Is there anyone that falls
Am I the only one in church today feelin' so small

Cause when I take a look around
Everybody seems so strong
I know they'll soon discover
That I don't belong

So I tuck it all away, like everything's okay
If I make them all believe it, maybe I'll believe it too
So with a painted grin, I play the part again
So everyone will see me the way that I see them

Are we happy plastic people
Under shiny plastic steeples
With walls around our weakness
And smiles to hide our pain
But if the invitation's open
To every heart that has been broken
Maybe then we close the curtain
On our stained glass masquerade

Is there anyone who's been there
Are there any hands to raise
Am I the only one who's traded
In the altar for a stage

The performance is convincing
And we know every line by heart
Only when no one is watching
Can we really fall apart

But would it set me free
If I dared to let you see
The truth behind the person
That you imagine me to be

Would your arms be open
Or would you walk away
Would the love of Jesus
Be enough to make you stay 

I love this song because I think that we all feel like we get caught in this church routine sometimes and that if we show what we are going through or that we are weak, broken people, that people will think we are falling away from the Lord. That we are going to be judged by others who are just as broken and weak. We need to start to remember that it is about Jesus and the fact that He lives in us and if we were perfect all of the time, why would we need to be saved by a savior? Pretending that we are not broken, stained, weak, wretched, and sinful is the same as saying that Jesus died in vain and that we didn't need Him to because we are fine without Him. We all know that to be false. We do need our Savior.


The Bible tells us HIS power is made PERFECT in our weaknesses and that His grace is sufficient for all of us.  This way we are not boasting in what we can do, but what Christ can do at our weakest moments all the more showing His power, grace, and mercy. What an amazing truth to know that He will carry all of our burdens and hear our cries for Him and that it is part of our worship to Him because we believe in His truth and that He will carry us through. : ) 

2 Corinthians 12:9 (New International Version)

⁹But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.

Car Accident

Hey Everyone,

So a few weeks ago on August 15, I got into a bad car accident. I was heading out to Opelika to watch a show at my friend Matt Tabor's house. It was around 8:00 pm and I was driving on Hwy 280, which is a very dark hwy. I was driving and all the sudden I see this black dog come darting across the hwy. I tried to swerve, but when you are going 70 miles an hour, that can cause you to lose control. I went from being in the left lane to running head first into the right side gaurd rail. Then it caused me to spin back across the hwy and head first into the left hand guard rail.

It was the scariest thing I think I have ever gone through. I had absolutely no control and it was scary. There are so many things for me to be thankful for. One, that I was wearing my seatbelt and didn't go throught the windshield. Two, that no one else was involved or in the car with me. Three, that no other car hit me while I was spinning back and forth playing pinball with the gaurd rails on either side. Four, that I didn't go over the bridge overpass into the creek that was 5 feet in front of me. Five, that I wasn't more seriously injured. Finally six, that I was in my brand new car that had a lot of safety features, such as air bags that I knew worked and onstar, that called the police and medics. (It was just like the commercial where they say, "We'll stay on the line until help arrives) Haha. Well, I ended up with some bumps and brusises, and some burns, a broken wrist, and possibly a torn rotator cuff in my shoulder, and some whip lash, but when I think about how badly I could have been injured, it feels like a miracle.

Right now, it is stressful trying to start my last semester of classes with all of this going on, but I know the Lord will take care of it, just like he took care of me during my accident. I just can't tell you how blessed I feel to have my creator watching over me every second and holding me when I need to be held. I almost picture him holding back the other cars with His hand for just the amount of time it took for me to come to a stop.

Here are some Pictures:

Thank the Lord, when it was spinning on the other side of the hwy that is spun and hit every place but the drivers side door where I was sitting. Praise God.

The whole front end was almost completely on the other side of the hwy

Here's the rest of the front that was on the other side of the hwy where the first hit was

There's my engine hanging out...glad it wasn't in my lap though! Thank God for new car technology!

Also thank you for guard rails or I would have hit a tree and gone 70 miles an hour into the woods right there.

There are a lot of things to be thankful for and I am still recovering, but the Lord really protected me through this. Just like the Psalm says: 

Psalm 34:7

 ⁷ The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him,
       and he delivers them.

Thank you all for your prayers and your help. I have a hard time swollowing my pride and asking for help, so I am thankful to those of you who have forced help upon me. You have been such a blessing. 

Over and Out,

Moon

Summer Time

I had a wonderful time at the lake this past weekend with the Giffin family. Friends are such a blessing and I am so thankful I have so many great ones! I am very tired after the weekend, but hopefully I can get back in the groove of things for this week. 2 more weeks in this mini-mester praise Jesus! I can't wait until it is over and I have 3 whole classes out of the way! Whoo hoo!

Today has been a bitter-sweet day so far... I am really missing my niece and nephew and need to visit them really soon, so I am thinking I will go home over 4th of July weekend and pay them a visit which makes me super duper excited!

Well that's all I've got today. I really don't know how exactly this blog thing works, so I might ask Sarah, she seems to be pretty good at it!

Have a wonderful and blessed day and may we show the light of the Lord in all we do today. : )

Moon

Let it Snow

Hanging out in Ohio. There is snow. Awesome. Shoot dang.

Elf It Up

I'm at the Christmas party.

Shopping is Crazy

O my goodness! I got up with my best friend and her husband this morning at 2 am to go wait in line at Old Navy. The line was 4 stores down! It was nuts! I've never been out on black Friday. We shopped at many different places for 6 hours. Came home and took a ridiculously long nap. Then, we watched Clean House: The messiest house in the country. Guess where it was located? Cincinnati, OH. haha it was really funny. Tonight I am going with my friend Stefanie to the Funny Bone, which is a comedy club and it should be really fun. I hope Auburn wins there football game today against Alabama. War Eagle! : )

Fun in the Family

Fun day today! Hanging out with my pal Duncan watching some weird movie called "The Nines". I really don't understand it yet, but maybe I will later. I had breakfast over at my dad's house with Erin and the babies. It was really good. Later I'll go back over to Erin's to hang out with her and Jaclyn. Well I guess I'm going to try and figure out what is going on in this movie. haha I hope yall have a wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow! : )