random update.

LOTS of things going on right now, so I'll just cover every thing very briefly. :)

FALL-it's finally here, and I couldn't be more excited. I wore a sweatshirt today! First time in a long time. Oh, and my hands and feet were freezing all day: a sure sign of cooler weather.

MAKOS- yay! It's swim season!! (well, almost anyway.) It's about time I got back into shape. I think I gained at least 10 pounds this summer. Oops! Blame it on the a-a-a-a-a-a-a-alco...nevermind.

SCHOOL- ew. I hate it. Nothing new here.

SWIM LESSONS- I actually taught a kid how to swim! Big surprise, I know. I think the kids are starting to like me a little too much though, they won't even let me get out of the water! I guess I just have to cut down on the lovable factor. ;)

FRIENDS- oh boy. This one is a toughie. Saying that I've had some friend drama the past couple of weeks would be an understatement. It's hard to really get into things here, but prayers would be SO helpful.

CHURCH- Speaking of prayers, I've really felt convicted in church a lot recently. Our youth pastor, Matt has really been laying down some messages that really hit home with me. While talking on the subject of Spiritual Growth, I've realized that I haven't really been having much of that going on lately. And that's not okay.

Being a christian is not about kicking your feet up and letting God do all the work. Being a Christian means to strive to be more like Christ every single day, and it is hard. work.

One of the examples he used is when a child gets a puppy. Now, if you truly want a puppy, you have to take care of it. You have to feed it, give it exercise, and let it out every now and then. If we don't, it dies. Yeah, you heard me. It DIES.

Believe it or not, the same thing happens to your faith. You need to feed it, (with the Word) you need to exercise it, (practice you faith) and let it out. (share it with others.) Without this, your faith just kind of shrivels up. Kind of weird to think of it that way though, but it makes perfect sense.

so, that my friends, is what has been happening my life recently. welcome to the utterly randomness of Lindsey's brain. :)

till the autumn leaves fall,

lindsey.