ch ch ch changes!

you know the song...

thats what came into my head when i was thinking of a title for this blog

i'm leaving for China tomorrow...WOW

and ever since summer started, i've been praying that God would change me

not just cause i'm going on a missions trip, but because I want to be changed

i want to be the woman He wants me to be

and maybe i want to be a little like my amazing friends,

and maybe i wanna be like emily smith who has a gentle and quiet spirit. who does what is right no matter what people think or say. who keeps to herself and has perfect integrity.

and maybe i wanna be like emily moncrief. who is a wonderful friend. who seeks to follow God with all things in her being. who is confident and beautiful in everything she does.

so maybe i'm not as confident as i want to be but these are wonderful woman that i look up to. women that God put into my life so that i can learn from them and look up to them.

so, Lord, change me.

Psalm 51.

love it!

read it.

its beautiful

i love david

he was a king who messed up BIG TIME...so much!

and a father, who was not very good at it.

his kids were terrible and he just kinda sat back and watched.

but at the same time he was a man after God's own heart.

i love him so much cause he messes up so much, but still follows and seeks God.

he's proof that we're not meant to be perfect and God can still love us and we can still be His seekers

so this will be the last post for a long time

and i'm going to miss it

but i'm good

i'll live

and i will be a "changed woman", in the words of Kassi Roedding when i get back from my trip

and thank the Lord i will!!!

thanks for reading and thanks for the prayers...i love you so

Samantha: Listener of God

Yup. So guess who left their blog logged into my laptop... :)
This is Emily Dani speaking, and so I'm just gonna write a blog bout my lil darlin Samantha.

Samantha, in Hebrew, means Listener of God.

I do believe that's pretty significant. My dearest does listen to the Almighty. Her heart is pure and seeking holiness. It's pretty obvious to see the amazing love of Christ in her....it just comes out without thinking. She strives to learn and be in the will of God daily. She began prayer walk, and encouraged others to pray with expectancy for her campus. Others began to see what a relationship with the King looked like, how you communicated with the Holy One, and how a constant steady commitment in seeking Him only led you closer to Him. Her easy manner and friendly attitude makes everyone feel at ease, at home, and among friends. In essence, she is a God-magnet...attracting nonbelievers to her...and God is in her...thus God-magnet :) She encourages her girlfriends when they are down and sticks by them when they make mistakes and do wrong things. She can just look at a friend, or be around them for 3 seconds and know something's wrong. She does everything in her power to find out what's wrong, cheer them up, and show them love. Samantha gives amazing hugs...and they're free! :) Just her essence is beauty. Her curly shiny locks with a flower in them makes her a goddess divine...(mmm pride & prejudice...sigh..) :) Her natural skin without makeup is gorgeous, and her eyes shine like diamond in da sky. Why a boy hasn't snatched her up yet, oh....cause they're all scared and intimidated by such an accomplished woman! Booya! I'm so glad she's in my life, and you should be, too. Pray for her as she goes off to China this Thursday...by way of Germany! Ah!

I loves you my dearest Listener of God, and will be praying for you.
~Emily Dani