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Name: Rachel
Country: United States
State: Washington
Birthday: 12/14/1986
Interests: I love music ... playing, writing, singing, listening ... I love it all! I also love to play sports, mostly basketball and volleyball. I love being outdoors in God's amazing and wonderful creation. I love to be outside at night and just look at the stars and remember how big God is and how small I am.
Occupation: Student
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AIM:  RLMBsktball4
MSN: pianoplayer2005
Member Since:
8/15/2004
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| ... You are God alone
From before time began
You are on Your throne
And You are God alone
And right now
In the good times and bad
You are on Your throne
You are God alone ...
That is a song by Phillips, Craig, & Dean called "You are God Alone."
It seems to me that God keeps bring this song back to me over and over again in the course of the past 6 months and almost every single time I listen to it I am brought to tears. Tears of shame for forgetting that God is in control ... Tears of comfort and peace, knowing that God is in control in the bad times ... Tears of joy and thankfulness, knowing that God is in control in the good times. It seems so much in my life I want control. I want to do what God wants, but I want to do it in my timing and I want to know in my timing what that is. I am constantly being reminded that God's way are higher than mine and He knows best. I forget that far too often, but PRAISE THE LORD that He is faithful to me, even when I am unfaithful to Him and His ways.
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| Wow, it's been months guys since I've posted anything. Sorry. Here the update on life ...
I just recently started a new job at Starbucks and quit my job at a bank. It has been an awesome change! It is giving me much more flexibility and time to do all of the other things that I'm involved in, such as ...
I helped coach a 9th grade girls basketball team, which ended about a month ago. That was an awesome experience also. The girls were great, it was a lot of fun and some great relationships were built with some kids that we're hoping to get coming to church now. We had a great season, finishing 11-4. Another awesome opportunity God allowed me to be a part of.
I am still playing the piano for the choirs at the high school I graduated from, which brings in a little extra money every once in a while, and is just really fun. I play for their concerts and contests and whatever else I can get off work for.
I am also still interning at my church, working with the youth and organizing worship for the youth programs. It has been going great! God has been doing awesome things ... I am leading a small group of 10-12 graders, guys & girls. My group is a lot of the kids who have been in church for a really long time and need more depth than what most of the other groups do ... they are an awesome group of kids! I'm also helping out with another Bible study of 11th and 12th graders ... I'm don't usually lead it, but when our youth pastor is busy or gone or something I take over for him. Our youth group is currently gearing up to go on a mission trip to Mexico at the beginning of April. I am really excited about that. We are taking about 90 ppl (kids and adults). We are divided into 3 different villages that we will go to during the day and run Vacation Bible School for and spend time with the women and children in the village. It's a great experience, I went once before during my senior year of high school.
My future plans are to hopefully attend Whitworth College in the fall. I went over to visit last week. I have not found out yet whether or not I have been accepted, but really the deciding factor will be whether or not I can afford it because, well, it's ridiculously expensive. haha. If I do go I will be majoring in Music with a certificate in Music Ministry and hopefully a minor in Theology. Please pray about that for me ... that God will open or close doors as He sees fit, cause it will definetely take a miracle of God for me to be able to afford to go there!
That's about it ... sorry for the long update! | | |
| Tonight I am in a very Christmasy mood. It's snowing outside, which is AMAZING (for those of you not from here, that doesn't happen too often). It's one of those nights you just want to curl up with a cup of hot chocolate by the fire place and watch a good movie like "White Christmas." Now if I had a fire place and my brothers and dad weren't watching football then I could do that, but no such luck. BUT that has not put a damper on my Christmas mood! So, MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone! | | |
| As requested by Jess, here's a long overdue update:
My life has gone from busy to crazy to crazier to out of control, and I'm absolutely loving it! I'm getting to apply that ever-important lesson learned last summer during camp of completely relying on the strength of Christ to get me through day to day. Here's the low down on what I've been up to ...
The end of August I began my internship at MVPC, working with the youth. I lead/coordinate the youth worship every Wednesday night and Sunday mornings and for retreats and such. I also am leading an incredible discipleship group (also known as "Power Groups"). The kids in there are incredible. We're going through the book of James and it's been awesome. It's a very slow process, but it's been great to see them get deeper into God's Word and really study it for themselves.
The second week of September I got a job at a bank working as a teller. At first it seemed perfect. The pay was good, the hours were good, full benefits, all that kind of stuff. Not that it's not still good, just my hours are pretty much right in the middle of the day, so that gets pretty annoying. And even though it's a part-time job, it's 5 days a week, plus one Saturday a month. It's not all that bad though ... and there have been some great opportunities to share my faith with my co-workers.
In October I played for the 1st choir concert this year. I am accompanying the choirs at the high school that I graduated from. I absolutely love that, except that I don't get to practice with the choirs because of my work schedule. Other than that, it keeps me challanged on the piano and hopefully will help me to continue to improve. Oh yeah, I bought a car in October too. Well actually, I got a car and now I'm buying it for the next 4 years. haha.
This month has been when I went from crazier to out of control. I have had a youth retreat every weekend so far and tomorrow night I am helping out with the Seattle WOL Superbowl (which Tom Phillips is speaking at and I am more than extatic about seeing him and Fay!), then next weekend I have the pleasure of working at the bank. So basically, I haven't gotten and I won't be getting any sleep. On top of that, I started assistant coaching the 9th grade girls basketball team. I am SO excited about that. I've always wanted to coach, but I never have before, so I've got a long ways to go on being very good at it, but it's still pretty great. Plus, it's another awesome opportunity to build relationships with kids and be a witness.
So, yeah, that's what I've been doing. God has been continually challenging me and teaching me new things through all the different circumstances and situations I've found myself in. One of the most prominent lessons I have learned is in forgiveness. I have found myself in so many situations where all I can chose to do is love and forgive because I know that I am SO undeserving of the forgiveness God has given me, so who am I to say that I can't or won't forgive?
Well, maybe from now on I'll update more often so that it won't be a novel every time I update. Much love and prayers and I miss all of my incredible WOL friends (especially 5235 & 5237 and my Ensemble girls). Love you all! | | |
| I stole this from someone else's profile, seems to be a song they wrote ... it very much applies to me right now.
silent alarms
your brown eyes sparkle
your breath catches fast
my babys in love
you grew up so fast
i see the smile
of a girl in love
but somethings missing
missing from his hug
oh God he isn't
head over heels
he doesn't match you
in what your heart feels
you've fallen in love
in love alone
you've given your heart
nothing to show
i didn't teach you
teach you to guard
not just your body
but your sweet heart
now my mind sends out
silent alarms
its screaming to me
silent alarms
you crave his secrets
you long for his dreams
as more time passes
your heart rips its seams
you thought as long as
your body was whole
you would be okay
you forgot your soul
guarding is needed
also for your mind
oh my sweet darling
you didn't this time
youve fallen in love
in love alone
youve given your heart
nothing to show
i didn't teach you
teach you to guard
not just your body
but your sweet heart
now my mind sends out
silent alarms
it's screaming to me
silent alarms
daddys got you now
it will be alright
it will be beaten
i'm ready to fight
fight along side you
hold your little hand
and take your heart back
back from that man
cuz...
you've fallen in love
in love alone
you're given your heart
nothing to show
i didn't teach you
teach you to guard
not just your body
but your sweet heart
now my mind sends out
silent alarms
i'll fight until
no more
silent alarms
- alexandra kaufman 10-5-06
P.S. In case you're wondering, I'm really fine. God's teaching me a lot right now and I'm learning to trust Him so much more every day. It's actually a wonderful thing to know that the love and faithfulness of my heavenly Father is carrying me right now. | | |
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