Good Tunez!

Needing some music to lift your spirits?
Here are some albums and songs you should consider listening to! =)

• On the Rim of the Visible World - Jason Upton
• Songs for An End Time Army - Rick Pino
• Holy - Matt Gilman & Corey Asbury

Those are my favorite *new*albums. Of course, listen to ANY Jason Upton or Rick Pino cd and you will be sure to feel blessed!

I would say the same about Matt Gilman and Cory Asbury, but they are NEW so I dont think they have any other cds!

Wait...Cory Asbury does! But I havent heard it yet, but I am sure its fabulous.

Okay well thats it for now.

Best Friends Forever

I can still picture it clearly.
My friend and I hanging out in her bedroom listening to "Don't Speak" by No Doubt while declaring that we were going to be best friends forever. Clearly this was destined; after all, we had matching BFF necklaces from our favorite accessory store. :)

Fast forward 12 years and I would never believe that we once had so much in common.

Her body is covered with tattoos much like our rooms were plastered with posters of cute boys when we were younger. Her wrists decorated with spiked jewellry and her clothes painted black. You could find her at a local punk band's concert with a cold beer in hand, surrounded by similarly dressed friends who all, ironically, believe in non-comformity.

Me?

I am deathly afraid of tattoos; not afraid of the pain, but the commitment! I unapologetically listen to Celine Dion and thoroughly enjoy top 40 pop music. You can find me at the piano tinkering away, or outside on the patio in the warm summer night, with perhaps a glass of red wine , and friends who make me laugh so hard it hurts.

It's quite fascinating to think that we as children have this built-in, deep sense of longing for a friend for life. We are too young to quite understand that sometimes our interests change, o rthat barriers arise. All we simply know is that we found a good friend, and we want to be with them every step of the way.
It's simple faith and love.
No wonder Jesus said that we shoudl be like the little children.

When I met my friend, we became inseparable. Sleepovers, 4 hours phone calls, camping, swimming, trips to the 7/11 for slurpees. Attending church, youth group and bible camp. Learning how to apply make up and go to movies by yourself. It was one of the best times of my life.

Then we grew up...and life happened.
We both made choices that drew us slowly away from each other. So slow that you couldn't even recognize the gap until it was too large to seal up.

When I think about it today, it saddens me that we're not hanging out. I had always imagined her being my bridesmaid, and going through life together.

But on the same note, I am incredibly and eternally grateful for the relationship that I will always look back on and smile upon.

And so if I can draw upon these memories for the rest of my life, then in my mind, we will always be "Best Friends Forever."

=)

xoxo
Danae

Let There Be Light

Gensis 1: " In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."

Okay, now time for YOU to open your Bible and read the rest of Genesis chapter 1.



As you read it, try to picture the Lord as he is creating the the waters, and the earth and as He is calling out, "Let there be light."

Do you think He was having fun? I do.

God has really been speaking to me lately about the gift of creativity.

About 2 years ago, I had my grandparents over for dinner. I made them my special pot roast (secret ingredient: coca cola!) with all the fixings like potatoes and carrots, and of course, gravy. They loved it and asked, "Where did you learn how to cook like that?" The only answer I could come up with, was that somehow I inherited my cooking skills from my mom. It wasn't something that was necessarily taught, but moreso learned through experiences cooking side by side with her. The more time I spent with her, the more I learned how to cook.

When we spend time with Jesus, the more we are WITH Him, we become more LIKE Him. And who is He?
He is the Alpha and Omega!
The Beginning and the End.
The author and perfector of our faith.
He created the heavens and the earth....each creation exquisite and beautiful in detail, all proclaiming His glory and majesty.

We were made in His image, so is it surprising that we would be creative beings?

When I say creative, I don't mean for you to think that you need to be a painter or sculptor. When I say creative, I mean use your gifts that God has given you and blow the labels "normal" or "average" right out of the water.

The "world" has dominated in the creative for too long. I was trying to find some new christian music this morning, and it was hard to find an artist that not only I could identify with, but that I would love to play their songs without thinking in the back of my mind that I wish I was listening to something else. I love "up-tempo", energetic music with contagious beats and vocals that can riff like warm butter. Some websites recommended "ZoeGirl" as an alternative to Lady Gaga. Really???
I am going to be brutally honest here.
I am not going to listen to something just because its "christian" if it's not as good as the music that I hear on the radio. If I won't, then what about the people who are searching for the Lord? What can they look forward to listening to??? What could I reccomend to them?

I feel that we, as christians, need to take back the creative territory. It's time for us to step out of the shadows and use the gifts that God has given us.
WE shoudl be having MORE fun then the world because God is GOOD, and He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Anyways thats just on my heart right now.
I feel very strongly about this, and it's a message for me - time to step it up!!!

Xoxoxox
Danae

I Drove All NIght...*ahem*...all Day ;)

Had an awesome day today! Hit the road at 9:30 this morning and drove to Kelowna with my mom to see Celine Dion's movie "Celine: Through the Eyes of the World." The movie wasnt coming to Kamloops so of course we made the journey to see it in the theatre! OF COURSE IT WAS WORTH IT!

We both have made 2 trips to Las Vegas to see her and I have also seen her in Vancouver - so you may call us both die hard Celine fans!! ;)

We got to the theatre and there was this big sign taht said it was $16.00 each for admission. That was a little crazy! But again, still worth it.

The movie was absolutely inspiring!!

It is so refreshing to see someone who has made it so big, still stay true to her own and be so humble!

And her voice is just....incredible. I have no words. She is bigger then life.

So we saw the movie and we were both in such awe....it was awesome.

Then we did some shopping at Winners and the Walmart Super Centre! :)

Had a whopper at Burger King, which is a luxury now that we dont have BK in Kamloops!

Saw some Ice Fishers on Monte Lake.

It was great!

Mom and daughter road trip and Celine Dion - fun!! Memories forever!!

Yet again, I have fallen behind on my blog.

However, this time I will not apologize for it.
Because, to apologize would be to imply intentional neglect which is incorrect.

It was unintentional neglect with good intentions. :)

KA CHING - justified! (whahaa)

So, it's probably been a month or so since I last wrote on here, but I'm not going to recount everything that has been going on. Ha! Other then to say, God is good and here we are!

Had some really AWESOME conversations lately. Very HONEST conversations that have dug some issues from my heart and brought to light. It's been good. We have been talking about what is the "narrow path" and "pat answers" christians quote to people when questions are asked etc.
I am SOOOOOOOO tired of christians saying things without truly understanding what they are saying...
I feel like one of the reasons I resent that so much is that I have been around it my whole life, and oooh the issues it has caused me. I have believed what man has called "right and holy" only to find out that it was legalism and law. And, I find myself almost a little disillusioned by the whole experience. I think its good to explore and search and let God meet you where you are at. And let HIM change you, not man. I think we as christians have become a little too close minded. When people approach us with questions and reasonable arguements, we are too quick to repeat our memorized lines re:faith or we are quick to be offended. Instead, we should hear them out and represent the truth, Jesus!
So, I'm on my little journey. I want to know/feel/experience His love so much that it just overflows out of me to others...that they may feel it too!

Well its 10:24 - I oughtta get to bed! Too many late nights and early mornings!

xoxo
Danae

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Psalm 27:13
'I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.'

I feel like I could easily fall into despair and hopelessness right now, but I must have faith and know that God is good and his will is perfect...and that lifts you from the deep depths of discouragement.

But, its the human flesh that cries out, how long until we see Your goodness??? Sometimes it's not exactly what we imagined or in our timing.

But God is good and His love endures forever.

Very nice....how muuuuuch.

Check these babies out....I bought them for 8 dollars at Sears.

This photo does not do justice to the colour they are....they are like Barbie coloured pink!!

Hehe!!!

Looove at first sight! ...and definitely will be wearing them to a friends wedding this June!!