I am 20 years old today!! I am no longer a teenager!! This is a sad fact in it's self. I am through with that part of my life. Those seven years went by so fast. Looking back, it almost feels like I completely skipped those years. And yet, when I was in the misted of it, it seemed that it would never end!! :o) Time is a funny thing, and something that's hard to understand.
The last few days I have been reading back in my journals. I am amazed at the things that God has brought me through in just a few years. And how much I have learned. I've been through some rough times, but there has also been some really great times.
God has really changed my life in just the past year. And I didn't really think about it until the other night when Susie, Ashley Layton, Jonathan, Paula, Jared, and I were sitting in IHOP. :o) I don't remember who started this but we went around the table and (tried) to put into words how we had changed since last year. I had not thought about everything that I had been through until that point. ( I will spare you the details)
But God is so amazing! I think the biggest thing that I have learned coming out of this year was learning how to fight Spiritual battles. It's been a rough fight this year! (Ex 14:14) But God has taught me to stand strong on His TRUTH and not on feelings or circumstance.
Well, I think I have talked enough! :o) I have to leave now!! ( grr! I have to go to the dentist! And on my Birthday!!) Oh well!! :o)
Natalie Y. Hill
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Monday, December 12, 2005
What have I been up to?!
Yeah, I know I haven't been keeping this updated. But I'm not really sure what to say.
My birthday is in 6 days!!! Yay!!! I'm going to be 20 on the 20th!! How cool is that?! Once in a life time! :o)
I will be leaving for New Orleans on the 26th. The disaster relief team from our church is going and we will be going to the 9th quarter. I'm very excited about this opportunity. We will be working with the Salvation Army going out on the canteen trucks bringing food and water to the people that are there. And the great thing about this mission trip (and by the way, it totally is a mission. I've gone before and I can totally feel God working through us. And I witnessed so many miracles while I was there. Incredible!! ) the great thing is that God totally strengthens your faith in Him doing something like this. You have to depend on Him for everything while your there. Worrying about riots, whether or not you have enough food to feed everyone, relying on His strength when you are completely exhausted, and then watching God get out of a bind in a split second, just because He can!! :o) Not that God ever gets in a bind. But to our way of thinking, it can feel that way. You just look at that and say, "You're God!! And I'm SO not!!" Your own choice of words would be fine. :) God is just......well He's God! 'Enough said!
Three weeks until Passion '06!! Yay!!! I'm so excited!! I can't wait to for that! I know God is going to do some awesome things!! He always does. But when that many people come together to Worship the One true God, Things happen!! And I can't wait to see what He will do!
Yeah, I'm really nervous about Sunday. I am going to be singing with one of the praise teams at church in front of the whole congregation. Of Course I'M NERVOUS!! How can you even ask!!?! :o) But I am very happy to be able to do this. I've wanted to do this for a long time. And God has given me the opportunity to do it. So I will!! :o) God's pretty cool, by the way!
Things have been really rough lately, but I know that God is in control. And He is faithful. He is always faithful. He never leaves us! Ever!! :o)
Natalie Y. Hill
My birthday is in 6 days!!! Yay!!! I'm going to be 20 on the 20th!! How cool is that?! Once in a life time! :o)
I will be leaving for New Orleans on the 26th. The disaster relief team from our church is going and we will be going to the 9th quarter. I'm very excited about this opportunity. We will be working with the Salvation Army going out on the canteen trucks bringing food and water to the people that are there. And the great thing about this mission trip (and by the way, it totally is a mission. I've gone before and I can totally feel God working through us. And I witnessed so many miracles while I was there. Incredible!! ) the great thing is that God totally strengthens your faith in Him doing something like this. You have to depend on Him for everything while your there. Worrying about riots, whether or not you have enough food to feed everyone, relying on His strength when you are completely exhausted, and then watching God get out of a bind in a split second, just because He can!! :o) Not that God ever gets in a bind. But to our way of thinking, it can feel that way. You just look at that and say, "You're God!! And I'm SO not!!" Your own choice of words would be fine. :) God is just......well He's God! 'Enough said!
Three weeks until Passion '06!! Yay!!! I'm so excited!! I can't wait to for that! I know God is going to do some awesome things!! He always does. But when that many people come together to Worship the One true God, Things happen!! And I can't wait to see what He will do!
Yeah, I'm really nervous about Sunday. I am going to be singing with one of the praise teams at church in front of the whole congregation. Of Course I'M NERVOUS!! How can you even ask!!?! :o) But I am very happy to be able to do this. I've wanted to do this for a long time. And God has given me the opportunity to do it. So I will!! :o) God's pretty cool, by the way!
Things have been really rough lately, but I know that God is in control. And He is faithful. He is always faithful. He never leaves us! Ever!! :o)
Natalie Y. Hill
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Family Vacation? Yeah right!!
I know, it's been a long time since I last wrote. But honestly it's not because I've been to busy. I've just been to lazy to write!!
But I guess I should tell a little about what happened on our vacation.....if I must! :o)
Well, it started off as planned. We were supposed to leave at 10:00a. We left at 10:45a so that was really good!! :o) We drove for about 15 minutes and stopped to get some gas. Then we went on for maybe 20 minutes and then all of a sudden my dad started having stomach pains. But then it moved into his chest and began running up the left side of his neck. At this point he pulled over and sat there for a few minutes. It wasn't getting any better. We finally convinced him that he needed to go to the hospital. So mom turned the car around and rushed him back into Crockett. ........long story short, it wasn't a heart attack like we thought thank God!! It was the acid reflux disease that he has. So they gave him some medicine and he was O.K. after that. But we didn't leave Crockett until after 3:00p that day. So that was kind of a late start. :o)
Anyways, So we get to San Antonio about sevenish...something like that. And we stayed in a hotel. The next morning we checked out and decided to go to Sea World, which was a lot of fun. We saw a lot of shows and SAW a lot of rides. We only rode one because that was my favorite. It is so FAST!!! ha ha! Kristen's mad at me though. I didn't ride on the one she wanted to ride on. As usual it's all about Kristen! (jk)
After Sea World we stopped to get a bite to eat. But Kristen wasn't feeling good. She couldn't eat.
After we ate we went to a resort where we spent the rest of our vacation. When we got there Kristen was still not feeling good. She went straight to bed. Well, mom and I left for a little while to get some food at a little market place down the road. When we got back Sarah met us at the door and said, in a tone that was abnoxiously loud, :o) " Kristen just threw up!" And she couldn't stop either. She couldn't hold anything down. She was throwing up every few minutes ( I'm sorry for those of you who have weak stomachs! ha ha! ) Mom and Dad finally took her to the ER where the doctor put her through a bunch of tests. They had to put an IV in her to keep her from getting to dehydrated. They didn't get back until 5:00a that morning. Needless to say, we didn't do anything that day. Me and Sarah tried to entertain ourselves while the rest slept. Loads of fun there. I took Sarah to the pool there and just watched her swim! yay.
So yeah, that was pretty much our vacation. Kristen slept, and I watched tv. We couldn't do anything because Kristen stayed in the bed the entire time!! I felt bad for her.
So there you have it! That was our family "vacation". But, we did get to go to the Alamo the very last day. Loads!!
Gotta love those family together times!!! ha ha!!
But I guess I should tell a little about what happened on our vacation.....if I must! :o)
Well, it started off as planned. We were supposed to leave at 10:00a. We left at 10:45a so that was really good!! :o) We drove for about 15 minutes and stopped to get some gas. Then we went on for maybe 20 minutes and then all of a sudden my dad started having stomach pains. But then it moved into his chest and began running up the left side of his neck. At this point he pulled over and sat there for a few minutes. It wasn't getting any better. We finally convinced him that he needed to go to the hospital. So mom turned the car around and rushed him back into Crockett. ........long story short, it wasn't a heart attack like we thought thank God!! It was the acid reflux disease that he has. So they gave him some medicine and he was O.K. after that. But we didn't leave Crockett until after 3:00p that day. So that was kind of a late start. :o)
Anyways, So we get to San Antonio about sevenish...something like that. And we stayed in a hotel. The next morning we checked out and decided to go to Sea World, which was a lot of fun. We saw a lot of shows and SAW a lot of rides. We only rode one because that was my favorite. It is so FAST!!! ha ha! Kristen's mad at me though. I didn't ride on the one she wanted to ride on. As usual it's all about Kristen! (jk)
After Sea World we stopped to get a bite to eat. But Kristen wasn't feeling good. She couldn't eat.
After we ate we went to a resort where we spent the rest of our vacation. When we got there Kristen was still not feeling good. She went straight to bed. Well, mom and I left for a little while to get some food at a little market place down the road. When we got back Sarah met us at the door and said, in a tone that was abnoxiously loud, :o) " Kristen just threw up!" And she couldn't stop either. She couldn't hold anything down. She was throwing up every few minutes ( I'm sorry for those of you who have weak stomachs! ha ha! ) Mom and Dad finally took her to the ER where the doctor put her through a bunch of tests. They had to put an IV in her to keep her from getting to dehydrated. They didn't get back until 5:00a that morning. Needless to say, we didn't do anything that day. Me and Sarah tried to entertain ourselves while the rest slept. Loads of fun there. I took Sarah to the pool there and just watched her swim! yay.
So yeah, that was pretty much our vacation. Kristen slept, and I watched tv. We couldn't do anything because Kristen stayed in the bed the entire time!! I felt bad for her.
So there you have it! That was our family "vacation". But, we did get to go to the Alamo the very last day. Loads!!
Gotta love those family together times!!! ha ha!!
Friday, November 04, 2005
Leaving for San Antonio
Hey Guys!!
It's been a few days since I've been on here. But I thought that I would get on here to tell you that I'm not going to be back on for another week. ha ha!
We're leaving for San Antonio Saturday. No, we're not going to Nashville. : ( Dad changed his mind again. But he was only going to get a week off, so that really didn't leave us very much time. So that's O.K. We should have fun in San Antonio. But, I'll be back next Saturday. So I will talk to you guys then! Bye for now!
Natalie Y. Hill
It's been a few days since I've been on here. But I thought that I would get on here to tell you that I'm not going to be back on for another week. ha ha!
We're leaving for San Antonio Saturday. No, we're not going to Nashville. : ( Dad changed his mind again. But he was only going to get a week off, so that really didn't leave us very much time. So that's O.K. We should have fun in San Antonio. But, I'll be back next Saturday. So I will talk to you guys then! Bye for now!
Natalie Y. Hill
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