The Zumba Queen

HELLO :)

Well, it's officially that time of year again. Three exams next week, assignments due every other day, and a constant state of "I should be studying for.." As long as balance in between the lines of non chalant and completely neurotic, I think I'll be okay this semester :)

Among my circle of Christian friends a common question that we ask each other and ourselves regularly is, "What is God doing in your life?" This question, though often difficult to answer, is really eye opening to anyone willing to answer. I think that it is easy to forget that every second, every experience, every interaction, every conversation-- God is molding and teaching and directing and shocking us. He is dying for us to have epiphanies and revelations regarding who we are in Christ. God is not this invisible man lurking at us from heaven above, He lives in our hearts and is 'working' on us incessantly. So, back to the question, what is God doing in my life?

He is teaching me how to break cycles.

In my current bible study, "Breaking Free" by Beth Moore, she discusses something that I had never really considered before. She explains how the devil may attack us the same way that he attacked our parents, grandparents, great grand parents, and generations before them. It seems like a pretty fool-proof plan, right? He sees their weaknesses and assumes that those same weaknesses will be passed on, generation to generation. Half the time, he's right. After reflecting on how the devil may have attacked my grandparents or parents, God is begging me to stop the cycle. Don't get me wrong, my parents are the best people you will ever meet in your life, but just like any sinner, we all have our faults. Don't let the devil succeed in the generational approach to bringing us further away from God!

Continuing on with cycles, I am just going to make this short-and-sweet. My beautiful sister Lauren will be having a precious baby boy very, very soon! I am inexpressibly elated to meet this kid for many reasons, but one reason has more significance than most. Without going into too much detail, I have aunts and uncles who.. how shall I put this.. are uninvolved in my life. This is something that I cannot fathom! For the longest time I wondered what I ever did to make these people so disinterested in me, or what I could do to impress them or make them proud. But I digress, whenever I found out that I was going to be aunt, I promised my self and my family that I was going to be the best aunt ever :) God is teaching me to break the cycle! This verse always comes to mind when I thinking about breaking cycles,

"Do not conform any longer to the PATTERNS of this world, but transform yourself by the RENEWING of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve God's will. His good, pleasing, and perfect will." Romans 2:2

Isn't this great? What patterns or cycles can you see evident and harmful in your life that you are willing to recognize and break?

Anyways.. here is a plethora of other things going on in my life..

I love Zumba
I am going to run in the Remember the Ten Run
The Fort Worth Stock Show is my favorite place on this earth.. sad it ends next week :(
I'm immune to coffee but it's soothing
I see Kathleen! She's such a blessing
I cant wait for me and the mister to get our PUPPY, name still pending
We lost to Texas..
Big, twin, little.. sanity sanity sanity
Is it Spring Break yet? ;)

Break bad cycles, start good cycles, have fun, safety first, Glorify God :)
-Caramie