Love or Infatuation?

I remember reading this when I was younger (it's actually from Raise'm Right), it's about the difference between love and infatuation. I thought us big people could enjoy it as well :) Let me know what you think about it! "Infatuation leaps into bloom. Love usually takes root & grows one day at a time. Infatuation is accompanied by a sense of uncertainty. You are stimulated & thrilled, but not really happy. You are miserable when he is absent. You can't wait until you see him again. "Love begins with a feeling of security. You are warm with a sense of his nearness, even when he is away. Miles do not separate you. You want him near, but near or far, you know he's yours & you can wait. "Infatuation says, 'We must get married right away. I can't risk losing him.' Love says, 'Don't rush into anything.' You are sure of one another. You can plan your future with confidence."

Baila Conmigo

Check out this amazing guy! His name is Sebastian. He's so cool! -One of our XD Core-ers. He taught us the dance he does here, but I thought I'd film part of it so that I can learn it better - and share it with you all too, snicker snicker. We love you and miss you Sebastian! As well as all the rest of you XDs :)

Nothing is Too Hard for Jesus

I was reading this on my rest day. Here are a few quotes that stood out to me.

You need to be much more passionate in your approach to My promises. You need to look at them as words given for you, and only you. Just as I died for you, as if you were the only one, likewise I gave My promises for you, as if you were the only one. They are for you, personally, individually, eternally!

If we think the battles are heavy now‚ we haven't seen anything yet. We're going to stare into the eyes of evil, face to face and breath to breath. That doesn't sound so inspiring, but what is inspiring is that you're going to have the faith and spiritual strength to do so then because you're making it through today's battles. The battles of today are preparing you for the future.

Know that faith is the "meanest and baddest" of your weapons and that's the starting place to great miracles.

I want to give you faith so you can know that I have the victory for you in absolutely every single situation or battle you face, and so you can embrace My promises personally, without having to work to make them good enough.

For some people, everything is a works trip, and that results in so much pressure, so much comparing, so much introspection. All that is not only a waste of time, but it creates the negative "waste" of sadness, loss of power, and a kind of spiritual impotence, because these people lack faith or they don't really understand that it's all about Me, not them.

That's why it's so important that you walk by faith, not by sight. To your eyes things may look scarier than they've ever looked before. To your carnal senses you might be more beaten and bloodied than you thought was possible for a Christian soldier with the armor of the spirit. To your doubting mind you might wonder if this time is going to be the end of you. But in your spiritual man‚ which has perfect trust and faith in Me, you will know that you are unbeatable and that I am going to save you and help you and that nothing I'm allowing you to endure is going to finish you off, because I am in you and I have promised victory.

You're already the winner and the champion, and there's nothing the Enemy can do about that. He'll try to dissuade you, try to get you to doubt and despair, but as long as you cling to My love and use the weapons I've given you, you'll always‚ always beat him.—And I say, tough for him! If he's such an idiot to think that he can get at My wife, that he can get at Me, when you and I have already won, well, that's his loss, that's his problem.

SPOOKY PIX

Something funny happened the night before last when I went with the Jett/teen girls on a campout/sleepover. We had a little fire burning and it was 2 AM already. I hadn't had my Word time yet since that day (and the ones preceding it) had been quite busy as we prepared and began round two (the first XD Core - a day after the end of the FDTP!) so I pulled out my ipod and was redeeming when I realized that the girls were by no means considering sleep at such an early hour. Well, Caryn (Jett) was taking some surprise pix, and for some reason the ones of me all came out with this funny glow, probably because of the smoke or heat/rays from the fire. The funny this is that we switched places and I took one of her in the exact same angle, but only mine came out that way. Ha! Here are a couple for fun (forgive the unflattering, messy, tired and pale look - I was EXHAUSTED!)