In Christ Alone.

Jesus is so good.

Not only have we been blessed with AWESOME weather,

but God has been so GOOD to me lately.

Honestly,

I couldn't have asked for anything better to happen this weekend.

I had solo and ensemble, and I have been sick for the past few weeks, but by God's grace, I managed to sing two solos (one Italian and one musical theater piece) and got 1* to go to state for BOTH! I couldn't have done it without you Jesus. I was so surprised that my voice pulled through, but I guess I should have remembered how GREAT and merciful God is.

Also,

I got nominated to go to a program in New York..and work on the Broadway stage with Tony award winning directors and casts.

Opportunity of a life time.

awesome.

Jesus.

Thank you for working in me.

God,

continue to change my heart and mold me into a woman of God!

Silly little girl

Why do I feel like I need to have some kind of a guy in my life to make me feel like I have some kind of value in the world? Indont understand myself. Why am I so naive? So foolish? I mean, I have all I need right now, God. And I should realize that He will provide. And I don't need a replacement to mend my heart. By letting guys in, I am letting pieces of my heart float away. I want all of my heart to be able to go to God, not just a few of the pieces. So, I have decided I am done. I am going to stop trying to replace the pieces j have given away with temporary flings or crushes, because that just results in the losing of more of my heart and myself. If I continue this bad habit, what will I give when all of my heart is gone? Scary thought. Plus, I am just hurting myself over and over. God, give me wisdom. give me stregnth. Give me hope..

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Chapel

Today, for me, started out with a few complications. I fell asleep early last night, while doing my homework, and so I didn't finish it before school. And then my Abuelita in Colombia called long-distance because she wanted to ask my mom questions before getting interviewed for her Visa. Then, we got another call from my "cousin", whom I adore, Cotta who has a phone that is registered on our AT&T plan and she said someone stole her phone, so we had to fix that. All of this led to me being late for school.

But it is amazing how Satan tries to bring bad things into our lives to thwart God's amazing plans for that day. See, by God I was able to finish all my homework on time, and I was able to get to school with an excused tardy.

Then Satan tried to attempt to attack one more time, trying to bring mean/harsh thoughts into my heart, but I ignored him because I knew it wasn't God's voice talking to me.

And so, after being strengthened through God, I was able to open up my heart and let Him in during chapel.

God is SO good to me.

I had the desire to humble myself before Him.

To let Him rule over all of my actions.

I wanted to let GOD know that I love Him so much and I am SO grateful for His beautiful and precious Son. And that I want to live a life of PURPOSE for HIM. No one else is for me. Just God. I want God in my life. I want to satisfy God's desire to be with me. I want to let HIM lead my life with entirety.

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I was just thinking about how beauty comes in so many ways.

It can be your hair.

It can be your wit.

It can be your religion.

It can be your eyes.

It can be your kindness.

It can be in your passion.

But when I think of beauty I think of Christ's love for us.

How beautiful was that cross.

Where His blood was shed for sinners and all sinners to come.

He saved us.

When I think of the way He loves us,

I cannot imagine anything more beautiful.

And when I think of the way He thinks of us,

as beautiful creations and how He considered us worthy of forgiveness and salvation.

That is true beauty.

Don't forget John 3:16.

It's crucial.

Tacos and Jesus

So Today I read the COOLEST quote on facebook by one friend to another.

It read:

"I decided I officially know what Jesus is. He is the shell to my taco; without Him my life falls apart & can't stay together"

--Hannah Yonke

Temptations

It is crazy HOW MUCH Satan is always trying to make us fall into his plot.

He's always tempting you.

Testing your weaknesses,

It is absolutely insane.

I've realized that you always have to be on guard , especially with the people around you, because Satan is always tempting them too, and when they fall in, you have to be the example. You have to be the strong one who is going to follow GOD's plan, not the devil's.

God will help you.

You have to open your heart, and be AWARE of your surroundings.

You have to ignore the little voice that tempts you, and listen to the Holy Spirit's voice that will provide guidance for you.

Hard work--Yes, it is easier said than done, but once you have done it once, the next time it will become easier for you to recognize God's voice.

He is always there, talking to you, it's just a matter of you listening and responding and OBEYING.

The Lord Reigns.

My school is so blessed.

I take for granted how lucky I am to go to a school where I can praise my God freely, where I can go to teachers and ask them to pray with me, where I can share how God has been working in my life, and where I can see God changing people dramatically.

God is flowing through my school.

We are learning to accept His plans for us. Learning to rejoice in the fact that He has saved us. Learning to listen to His voice and callings.

I have learned to PRAISE Him with all of my heart. To let down the walls of hurt or anger or distraction and allow Him to come into my heart and make me NEW. To make me into the woman that He desires me to be.

I am proud to say I LIVE FOR GOD.

I was made to praise.

I was made for love.

I was made to honor Him.

I'm only here BECAUSE of Him.

Without Him, I am worthless.

God made me to live for Him and do His work.

I am just so excited by what's going on at CLS. God is changing my school for the better. People are coming together to praise Him: teachers, administration, staff, students, and even visitors.

Sorry Satan, you lose.

As for me and my SCHOOL, we will serve the Lord.

Sick Day

So today I was sick from school.

My nose is being obnoxious and itches and is runny.

So. Gross.

I really don't enjoy being sick, I like to always be on the go.

Tomorrow, I think I am going to school... I miss it. I also don't enjoy the crazy makeup work.

Then, I have rehearsal after school for West Side Story, which I always look forward to.

I might have early morning choir rehearsal, which would be a bummer, since I can't sing this week anyways.

My voice is pretty shot.

But, God has got it planned.

So, I am watching "How Do I Look?" and it makes me want to go to Forever 21 on a nice little spree.

My dog, Bentley, is my only company today.

He has been such an angel: Getting into my pencil case and chewing all my pens, going "potty" in the living room, barking nonstop, and chewing up my piano cover.

But, I love him anyways.

I am so boreddddddddddddddddddddddddd.

AGH.

lol

Well, I must go take the dog out,

Talk to you soon,

With Love,

Kristen.

Bucket List (in no specific order)

Just so that you feel like you know a little more about me, and I'm not just

some crazy blogger, I copy/pasted this off my facebook.

*Graduate from Juilliard.
*Go Skydiving [and most likely pee my pants while doing it]
*Go Deep sea scuba diving
*Go on a Hot air balloon ride

*Ride down a nice big hill in a wheel-chair
*Perform on Broadway
*Be a missionary in Africa for a LEAST six months.
*Perform in Italy
*Play "house" in Ikea
*Sing the national anthem at some kind of national sports event
*Roadtrip across the U.S.
*Have a Iphone/Itouch lightsaber war that involves twenty people
*Take someone off the street and buy them clothes and food and help them get on their feet again.
*Ride in a firetruck.
*Be in a Nicolas Sparks book-Movie.
*Build a clubhouse.
*Own a box of all the Crayola crayon colors ever made
*Create a new scent for Bath and Body works
*Create a new Starbucks Frappucino
*Go to Nicaragua
*Learn to sail
*Sit within the pilot's area on a plane.
*Go to Egypt
*Go around to different places in Africa
*Travel around Europe
*Play the two Marias: Sound of Music and West Side Story (WOOHOO! one almost down)
*Sing in the Sydney Opera house.
*Get married to "the one"(not anytime soon. ahaha)
*Do a movie with Meryl Streep.
*Be a voice for a cartoon movie
*Bring as many people to Christ/Be a witness.
*Watch all the Star Wars in the NOT backwards order.
*Window-Clean a skyscraper
*Volunteer at a Nursing Home and just hang with the people.
*Invent something handy.
*Live in Spain for a year
*Campout before some kind of concert or event
*Have a get-together where all we do is play with playdough and eat pasta.
*Learn to drive a motorcycle
*Ride an ostrich/emu
*Learn to cook in France
*Host a fundraiser for a good cause
*Help make a mosaic
*Learn to make a pie.
*Learn to speak fluent French and Italian
*Tour the Grand Canyon
*Write a children's book
*Camp on the beach
MORE.TO.COME.