Vices

Beth Moore once said something that struck a cord with me.

"Be very careful and conscious of the things you 'must' do daily/cannot live without."

Whether or not this was the point to her statement, I took it as a motivation to check my habits, my vices, patterns, and so on.

It was so eye opening and I encourage anyone who hasn't ever to take inventory on their 'must haves' and other 'necessities.' 

My prayer is that Jesus be my one 'must have' in life. I yearn for Him to be the one thing I need a daily dose of to keep me going.

In analyzing my quirks and those things which I deemed necessary, I realized it was slightly humiliating.

1. Diet Coke. 

      I began to average how much I spent even just weekly fueling my DC addiction. Oh my lands y'all. Hence why I gave up this vice once and for all.

2. Facebook.

      While I might not have assumed this to be a habit of mine, I noticed that I did check Facebook daily, without hesitation. Then I began to realize what a time trap it is.

3. Lists/Day Planners/Calendars.

       I love 'em and I hate 'em. I would feel like a chicken with its head cut off without mine, but yet my most memorable and my absolute favorite times in life are when I am free to roam, be a little spontaneous, not follow a schedule to a T

4. Writing/Reading.

      My day does not feel complete without doing one of these two things. They are two of my biggest passions in life.

But where does talking to my Savior, reading my Bible, giving to others, memorizing scripture, encouraging a friend fall into these 'vices.' Honestly, others come more easily than these sometimes and the world has 1,000 + 1 excuses for me to substitute my time with God for.

So as I continue to take inventory of my 'vices,' I encourage you to do the same, it is so eye opening. 

May Jesus be the one thing we crave, our one vice, and our passion. 

Mondays.

I love Mondays (sometimes).
I loved this Monday for a couple reasons.


1. Today marked the last A. P. Government class I will ever have to endure.
2. I was able to spend time with my best friend, I'm counting the moments right now y'all.

3. The tunes of the songs played in church yesterday kept coming back to me throughout the day. I love that. Through all the darkness and discouraging things in this world, insert Praise music, and Jesus drowns out all the yuck. 
4. Summer is approaching. Rapidly. 
Graduation is less than a month away. 
All these events are so bittersweet.


I hope you were able to see the good in your Monday too : )


Blessings!

Newk's

I'm in love.

It's true.

Okay, so while love might be a little much. I am in major like, to say the least.

I have a new favorite restaurant. 

This is huge for the Webb family, because we find a favorite and then never go anywhere new.

Well, last night I talked my sister and mom into stepping out on the wild side and going for something other than the norm.

Although apprehensive at first, after the first bite they were glad =]

We all got the chicken salad sandwich and it was seriously the best chicken salad I have ever tasted.

Naturally we all agreed we had to try a piece of their cake, and we went for Caramel. Yumm.

I am also beyond thrilled to announce that there is a Newk's all of 2.5 miles from Samford. 

Excitement.

So if you are driving around, feeling a little adventurous and hungry... go to Newk's.

And there ya have it... Newks.

Then Jesus Christ Laid Death In His Grave

I was still slacking on the blog during Easter, but I fell in love with this video and wanted to share!

Prom 2011

Senior year prom certainly lived up to any and all expectations!

It was such a blast and I cannot believe it has already come and gone.

I went with my bud Will Cavanaugh, which rocked. He is venturing to Samford with me next year, hence the two of us being deemed "Mr. & Mrs. Samford" at prom. 

Ha-ha. 

After taking pictures at the ever-so-beautiful Freedom Park in Downtown Charlotte, we all headed to 131 Main for Dinner and of course, Prom afterwards! 

I thought the easiest way to relive the night would be to share some pictures : )

I had minor difficulty with the flower. 

Throwin' up the trinity sign. 

This Picture describes our relationship perfectly!

The Gang!!!

Can't believe my sister went this year too, surreal!

Also can't believe we wore the same color.

#wewould.

Everyone at Freedom!

Seriously, it is just now setting in that this prom marked my last...ever. 

It was a great one though! 

I am so blessed to have such amazing friends to celebrate fun nights like these with. 

The Firsts and The Lasts

Today was tough.

I never thought that the end of senior year would be marked by much else than feelings of excitement about the upcoming chapter.

I constantly look forward to my first day of college classes, my first Samford football game, my first discipleship group in AL, so on and so forth. 

I forget about the lasts though.

The last time I will walk into Hickory Grove as a student, which I have done for the last 13 years.

The last time I will complain about having to find a collard shirt to wear.

The last time I will take my sister to school and jam out to Michael Jackson.

Then there was today, which marked the last time that I would ever have discipleship with the beautiful group of girls in the photo above. 

I have met with these girls nearly every Wednesday over the last 4 years. I have cried and laughed with them, grown alongside them, been encouraged by them, traveled to the Dominican Republic with them, and so much more. I can honestly say I am blessed to have them in my life. They love the Lord and as I told all of them today, no matter where in this world the Lord takes us, no matter how many miles come between us over the years, my prayers will forever be with them.

Thank you, Lord, for sweet Jesus girls.

C. S. Lewis Song

Brooke Fraser is hands down one of my favorite artists. 

She captivates feelings and thoughts I can't verbalize at times, lately more so than ever.

One of my favorite Fraser songs is entitled "C. S. Lewis Song." 

The moment I saw this song on an album of her's I purchased, I knew I would love it, if not only for the fact it concerned possibly my favorite author in the world.

The song opens with a series of lyrics that I will forever adore:

"If I find in myself desires nothing in this world can satisfy,

I can only conclude that I was not made for here

If the flesh that I fight is at best only light and momentary,

then of course I'll feel nude when to where I'm destined I'm compared."

This song became my inspiration lately.

I will be honest with you, my priorities found themselves rather out of whack the last couple months (wonder who's fault that might be :D) and one day it hit me like a ton of bricks.

Nothing that I was working towards, consuming my thoughts and time with...nothing would matter in eternity. At the end of months worth of full days, I could not pinpoint one that I felt utterly fulfilled by, because "I was not made for here." 

We are made for more, more than momentary troubles, fleeting fancies, and unfulfilled wishes.

We are children of the Lord, set apart, and called out. 

I realize that I will never be fully fulfilled until I am in the presence of my Father, but there is a fine line between the road I was walking and that of my potential. 

All in all, the biggest thing that I took away from these past couple months is that I must understand that my priorities, my passions, and so on are not of this world, or at least they should not be. Christ is my fountain, and all my hopes and dreams must be found only in Him.

So, if this is my reality, what have I done or am I doing today to live out this reality?

That's the question that prompted me to make MANY changes in my life.

Let that resonate with you today, and then please act. Hearing from the Lord and remaining right where you are is a scary thing, trust me, I have tried it.

Just act, do it, take His command and run with it, all else will fall into place in His timing.

I believe this is the essence of peace.

"C.S. Lewis Song"

If I find in myself desires nothing in this world can satisfy,
I can only conclude that I was not made for here
If the flesh that I fight is at best only light and momentary,
then of course I'll feel nude when to where I'm destined I'm compared

Speak to me in the light of the dawn
Mercy comes with the morning
I will sigh and with all creation groan as I wait for hope to come for me

Am I lost or just less found? On the straight or on the roundabout of the wrong way?
is this a soul that stirs in me, is it breaking free, wanting to come alive?
Cos my comfort would prefer for me to be numb
And avoid the impending birth of who I was born to become

For we, we are not long here
Our time is but a breath, so we better breathe it
And I, I was made to live, I was made to love, I was made to know you
Hope is coming for me
Hope, He's coming