A Little Venting about Modesty

Well, I guess I'm not exactly venting about Modesty, but more like people's perception of modesty.
I mean, what is modesty? Really?
Let's look at a definition from dictionary.com. 
1. "having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions."

2. "having or showing regard for the decencies of behavior, speech, dress, etc.; decent: 

Alrighty, then how about scripture?I know there are a bunch, but for the purpose of this blog, let's look at 1 Timothy 2:9. 

"In like maner also, that women adorne themselves in modest apparell, with shamefastnesse and sobrietie, not with broided haire, or gold, or pearles, or costly aray"


With that said, why do people buy ridiculously expensive purses, bags, watches ect.? 
I was looking through some Apostolic blogs about fashion.. and I was a little upset by seeing lovely ladies, with accessories who's worth could pay off my student loans.... and I don't get it? 

I understand if things are found at Thrift stores and what-not, and it's okay to splurge from time to time, but my personal opinion is that we are slowly drifting from modesty when the price of our clothes and accessories are everything but modest. 

So I ask - what is modesty? what really is modesty... 

Plus, I hate when I look at cute outfits and they are rocking an outfit that is worth like $1,000, because that means that I definitely can't replicate it. lol. 

Okay that's all. End of venting session. lol. 

Birthday Happenings!

 Hello blog world! I turned 24 this past Friday and here is a summary of the birthday happenings.

On the day of my birthday, my dear friends from nursing school treated me to breakfast. Anybody who knows me well knows I LOVE breakfast, so it was a blast!

 And then the folks at Denny's sang Happy Birthday to me and brought me ice cream....for breakfast.. anyway, I thought it was embarrassing. Anybody else think it's embarrassing when people sing Happy Birthday to them? LOL
 That night, I had the muchachas at church come over to play games and hang out, not necessarily for my birthday, but because 2 of them were heading to Mexico. It ended up being a Birthday celebration anyway. It was mighty sweet of them, they brought gifts and even made me a cake... that didn't cook on time, so Karina (in blue) bought me a cake! I was totally flattered! 


So that night, all the important people in my life managed to say Happy Birthday except for Coco. Which was funny because I knew he knew, but didn't say it. I didn't get mad, since Coco and Hanna were taking me out for lunch the next day, but saw it as an opportunity to give him a hard time.. heh heh. 

Which I totally did...until he asked me when his birthday was and I didn't remember lol. 

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Coco, being the funny guy that he is. Made this meme. LOL

I have to say that my favorite part of this lunch was the following slip-up when Coco was ordering his food.

Waitress: "What would you like to drink?"
Coco: "a Cocaine-col....Coca-cola please"
 Me and Hanna: "HAHAHAHAAHAHA Cocaine Cola?!"

Anyway, then the following day (yes I spent three days eating out and it was great!) my lovely parents took me to the Cheescake factory in downtown Walnut Creek which is SUPER cute!

So yeah, that was it! Thank you for all the lovely people who wished me Happy Birthday. 
 






Dear Teens, Do You Think God Can't Use You?

Fifth Sunday just recently passed, and I can't help but think about Fifth Sunday's a few years back.

Way back before we had our amazing pianist/worship leader (I guess it wasn't way back, it was just like 2-3 years ago lol) my church was stuck with me (poor church lol).

Looking back, I was just 16/17 when I started leading worship. I guess this may not mean much to some, but those that know me, know that I am not 5th or 6th generation Pentecostal, I didn't grow up in the church, nor am I a pastors daughter or granddaughter, and I am by no means a Jennifer Connell when singing/playing (love you kindred!)

As a matter of fact, my mother and I are the first Apostolic-Pentecostals in our family.

As the young people in my church are turning into adults, pre-teens and teens, I wonder how many of them know that God really can use them.

God can use anybody who is willing, regardless of age.

Going back to the fifth Sunday reference, I remember that I would literally go into a panic before almost every fifth Sunday during the years I was in charge. I felt so...so.... minute...so little compared to the great musicians of Bro.Rushing's church (their worship is still amazing by the way), and I just didn't want to go up there to be honest.

I felt embarassed.

But man oh man did I have some of the best experiences in my walk with God as a young person while I was in charge of the worship.

I remember when the presence of God would move upon the congregation while my church's little-to-no-English-speaking choral would sing.... I was in awe... utter amazement....I felt unworthy, but honored at the same time to have been granted the chance to have a part in an amazing move of God.

So you think God can't use you? Do you think you are just a teen?  a young person?
Read below...

"And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,
That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your young men shall see visions,
Your old men shall dream dreams."
- Acts 2:17 -


See that?  Enough said.... God is good! The end (:

(P.S. 3 more months of nursing school!!!!!)