Friends...How many of us have them?!

I sure don't have many. Sad, I know. But it is just so hard to find cool, genuine, trustworthy people to befriend these days. My best friend is my mom. She's really the only person (beside the my dad and siblings) I feel like I can go to about anything, anytime, anywhere and she's still love me the same as before, and will do whatever she can to help. I don't really have friends that I can go to and talk about absolutely anything. My best friend in high school and I were really close and we talked about everything, but our fresman year in college we had an altercation and things just haven't been the same since.

I have lots of friends that I can hang out with and party with and go do things with, but they aren't people I can see myself being comfortable telling my deepest, darkest secrets with. I have one close friend that I tell a lot of things, but I don't tell her everything, and I really wish there was someone I could do that with.

Anyways, I'm tired and don't really feel like writing much more right now, so I'm going to cut it short this time. But if you wanna be my BFF, I'm accepting applications. Let me know! Lol, jk. I'll elaborate on this more whenever I have some more energy. But for now I'll leave you with this..."A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words." Have a good weekend and be safe everyone!! =)

I'm Single, But Not For Long...

I'm single right now, but not for long,

The longer I wait, the more I become strong,

As I wait my focus is not on my spouse,

Instead I focus on building my House,

My House is the inner woman, my spirit and soul,

That part of me I want to be made whole,

So I wait on the Lord for my spouse to be,

As I know my spouse patiently awaits me,

Being single is a gift I really adore,

As a single I realize that I can always do more,

More for the Lord as He guides and directs me,

This is a priviledge I will loose when I marry,

I'm not saying to be married is wrong,

Because I know I won't be single for long,

But in my time that I'm single and free,

I can do more as He guides and directs me,

So my advice to you as you have single time left,

To do all God has for you when the timing is best.

God Knows and Sees

The secret [of the sweet, satisfying companionship] of the Lord have they who fear (revere and worship) Him, and He will show them His convenant and reveal it [deep, inner] meaning.
Psalm 25:14

Nobody else may see the things you do, but God sees them all. Everytime you pray, God sees it. Everytime you do an act of kindness secretly, God sees it and plans a reward togive you openly (see Matthew 6:1-6)
Serve the Lord in all that you do today. The Word says "In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening withhold not your hands, for you know not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether both alike will be good" (Ecclesiates 11:6). God will prosper what you do for Him.

PV Cheer 2009-2010

PVU Large Co-Ed Cheerleading Squad

PVU Small Co-Ed Cheerleading Squad

This is gonna be quick. Just thought I'd give you guys a preview of who you'll be seeing and who I'll be working with this year. I really think we have a great group of men and women this year, and I believe we'll do really well. So be on the lookout! =)

I'm the one in the front in the middle on the top pic

Things Don't Just Happen...They're Planned

Things don't just happen to us who love God;
They're planned by His own dear hand.
Then molded and shaped, and timed by His clock.
Things don't just happen; they're planned.

We don't just guess on the issues of life,
We Christians just rest in our Lord.
We are directed by His sovereign will
In the light of His holy word.
We who love Jesus are walking by faith,
Not seeing one step that's ahead
Not doubting one moment what our lot might be,
But looking to Jesus instead

We praise our dear Saviour for loving us so,
For planning each care of our life,
The giving us faith to trust Him for all,
The blessings as well as the strife.

Things don't just happen to us who love God,
To us who have taken our stand.
No matter the lot, the course or the price,
Things don't just happen; they're planned.

by Esther L. Fields

Why I'm single...

So a lot of people have been asking me why I'm single. And my usual answer is because I choose to be. But after thinking about it more in depth, I think it's more than just that I chose to be...it's really because there isn't anyone in my life right now that I would want to be in a relationship with. I believe God knows who I will spend my life with, and either I have not met him yet, or I have met him, but right now isn't the right time for us to start a relationship together (whoever he may be). Because, I wouldn't mind being in a relationship right now, actually I would actually like to be in one. But, I'm just not going to settle for any and everything. I have set high standards for my partner and because I meet those standards, I think it's only fair that the person I'll spend my life with will met, or hopefully, exceed them. So when I meet the person God has for me, or when God reveals who he is to me at the right time, then I'll be in a relationship. Until then, I'm going to remain single and concentrating on growing myself to be the best woman I can, so when he does come around we'll be ready for each other and have a great relationship, fall in love, and live happily ever after! lol. I'm ready for that day, but I'm patiently awaiting for it to arrive, and when it comes, I'll be sure to let everyone know!! =)

Be Transformed

But now put away and rid yourselves [completely] of all these things: anger, rage, bad feelings toward others, curses, and slander, and foulmouthed abuse and shameful utterances from your lips! . . . And . . . clothe . . . yourselves with the new [spiritual self], which is [ever in the process of being] renewed and remolded into [fuller and more perfect knowledge upon] knowledge after the image (the likeness) of Him Who created it.
Colossians 3:8,10

If you want your life to be different, pray to receive God's transforming power. Simply say:

"God, please forgive my sins and change me into the person You want me to be. I know You are working in me, right now, because I have come to You. You have said that if I abide in Your Word and come into Your presence, I will be changed from glory to glory into Your image. Thank you, Lord, for changing me today."

Believing that God is at work to change you will bring its manifestation.

God bless you today...

We Are Carriers

The Lord make his face shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you; the Lord lift up His [approving] countenance upon you and give you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually).
Numbers 6:25-26

Looking at seemingly successful people and thinking, Oh, I wish I was like them, wastes much time. We don't know their problems or their flaws. Everyone has trials, and we should thank God for our own, because if we didn't have problems, we wouldn't need Jesus anymore.
Reveal to others the glory of God's presence in your life by being grateful for what He is doing for you. Understand that God puts His treasures in earthen vessels, like us, so that those who don't know Him will see His grandeur and glory in us (see Corinthians 4:7) Let the light of God shine through you life today!

God bless...

FAM[ILY]

This is my amazing, beautiful, crazy family! I love them to death! My parents are the best and my brothers and sister are awesome! The family I have now, is the family I wish to have when I get married and have children. My parents are my models for how I wish my marriage to be! I couldn't have asked God for more of a blessing than the family that I was born into!

I love you guys!

The Three Trees: Not the Way You Planned...

They were discussing their hopes and dreams when the first tree said, 'Someday I hope to be a great treasure chest. I could be filled with gold, silver and precious gems. I could be decorated with an intricate carving and everyone would see the beauty.' Then the second tree said, 'Someday I will be a mighty ship. I will take Kings and Queens across the waters and sail to the corners of the world. People will feel safe in me because of the strength of my Hull.' Finally the third tree said, 'I want to grow to be the tallest and straightest Tree in the forest. People will see me on top of the hill, look up to my branches, and think of the heavens and God and how close to them I am reaching. I will be the greatest tree of all time and people will always remember me.'

After a few years of praying that their dreams would come true, a group of woodsmen came upon the trees. When one came to the first tree he said, 'This looks like a strong tree, I think I should be able to sell the wood to a carpenter, and he began cutting it down. The tree was happy, because he knew the carpenter would make him into a treasure chest. At the second tree the woodsman said, 'This looks like a strong tree. I will be able to sell it to the shipyard.' The second tree was happy because he knew he was on his way to becoming a mighty ship. When the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree was frightened because he knew that if they cut him down his dreams would not come true. One of the men said,'I don't need anything special from my tree, I'll take this one,' and he cut it down.

When the first tree arrived at the carpenters, he was made into a feed box for animals. He was then placed in a barn and filled with hay. This was not at all what he had prayed for. The second tree was cut and made into a small fishing boat. His dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying Kings had come to an end. The third tree was cut into large pieces, and left alone in the dark.

The years went by, and the trees forgot about their dreams. Then one day, a man and woman came to the barn. She gave birth and they placed the baby in the hay in the feed box that was made from the first tree. The man wished that he could have made a crib for the baby, but this manger would have to do. The tree could feel the importance of this event and knew that it had held the greatest treasure of all time. Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat made fromthe second tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they were out on the water, a great storm arose and the tree didn't think it was strong enough to keep the men safe. The men woke the sleeping man, and he stood and said 'Peace' and the storm stopped. At this time, the tree knew that it had carried the King of Kings in its boat. Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was carried through the streets as the people mocked the man who was carrying it. When they came to a stop, the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the air to die at the top of a hill. When Sunday came, the tree came to realize that it was strong enough to stand at the top of the hill and be as close to God as was possible, because Jesus had been crucified on it.

The moral of this story is that when things don't seem to be going your way, always know that God has a plan for you. If you place your trust in Him, God will give you great gifts. Each of the trees got what they wanted, just not in the way they had imagined. We don't always know what God's plans are for us. We just know that His Ways are not our ways, but His ways are always best. Be ENCOURAGED!!

Girl.

Girl, just look at you, with your pretty self. You are so beautiful! Not only are you beautiful, but you have the nerve to be talented and gifted by God. Hold your head up Girl and know that you are loved and appreciated. Don’t give the enemy any place to cause you to have low self-esteem or doubt. You are indeed fearfully and wonderfully made. This is your year to decree it and speak it! This is the year of new beginnings. So get your step on Girl, because God is faithful to perform all that He has promised to you! Be confident in Him and His word. The words you speak from your mouth determine your outcome. Why not speak good and positive things over your life Girl? You are not defeated but rather you are more than a conqueror. You have been through a lot in your life and look at you now, just as pretty and as strong as ever! Oh, how blessed you are. Look what God has done and look where He has brought you from. Begin to bless God and praise Him for all that He has done, and for making you so beautiful! He had you in His precious hands all the time. Your life is orchestrated by Him. He knows you and what is best for you. Believe that He has even greater things in store for you and your family. Girl, get over the silly stuff and grab hold of faith. Seek God as never before. Sure, times are hard, but God is Good! Learn to love who He has made you to be. There is no one like YOU.

God is good...ALL the time!!

This is something I wrote a couple of months ago, but I still love it everytime I read and it still helps ground me and give me encouragement so I decided to share it with you guys. So here it goes...

As some of you may know, my New Year's Resolution this year is to read the entire bible (yes, the whole thing). I decided this after some recent events had me praying and seeking to be closer to God more than usual (not that I didn't pray and seek God before). And I have also been searching for scriptures in the bible that stand out to me and strengthen me and re-ensure my faith in God, and putting them in my statuses on here daily in hopes that someone may come across it and it will help them as well. With all that being said, while I was talking to my mom earlier today she told me about a scripture that she wanted me to read.

The scripture is Isaiah 43:18-19. And I would like for everyone to go find and read it personally word for word, but it is basically saying not to dwell or worry about things that have happened in the past. It says that God is working on something new for you, even right now.

This really hit home for me, because for the past few weeks I have really been dwelling on things that have already happened and cannot be changed or taken back. I was constantly thinking "What if I would have...?", and "I wish I would have...", and "I knew I should have...", thinking that if I just would have done things differently, they wouldn't have to be the way they are. But God works in mysterious ways. He knows what he's doing. Sometimes good things fall apart so GREAT things can fall together. Or good things break so that they can be put back together and made better and stronger.

So I'm not going to worry about the past. I have already been SO blessed throughout my lifetime, and I am VERY grateful for that but I'm going to look forward to the future and what God has in store for me. I know when it comes (when the time is right) it's going to be something good! Something that I will not be able to thank and praise God enough for even if I had a thousand tongues! So be patient and wait humbly for your Lord. Good things come to those who wait. And continue to pray and praise God.

Here are some of my favorite scriptures that I think go along with this and will also be of some affirmation to it:
Psalm 37:4-5 says that delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you all the desires of your heart. It says to commit yourself to Him and and trust in Him and He will have your desires will come to pass (come true).
Proverbs 3:5-6 says to "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." Meaning to put all your hope in God, and don't try to find a reason for what He does. If you just listen to Him and acknowledge Him when He is speaking to you, He will lead you in the right path.
Matthew 6:7 says "But when you pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking." So when you pray, do not continually say the same things over and over again. this doesn't mean that you cannot pray about the same thing, just do not say it in the same way everytime.
And the last one I forgot exactly what scripture it is but it says that as long as you believe in what you pray for it will be given to you.

So I think I've said enough so I'm done preaching now. Lol. But I really felt like I should share this with people. So I really do hope this helps someone out there! God bless you all and I hope you all have a WONDERFUL New Year!!

Let's Take it From the Top...

I'm gonna let y'all know a little more about me, starting from the beginning. I was born on August 6, 1989, which makes me 19 years old. I grew up in a small town south of Houston called Lake Jackson, Texas...where the city meets the country at the beach. Lol. I've always been an outgoing person. When I was little (like 3 or 4) and my family would go out to eat I would get on top on the table and dance. Lol. I've always loved entertaining and making people smile. I have the most awesomely amazing family in the world. I have an older sister and brother and a younger brother and a nephew. My parents have been together for almost 25 years and are my idols for what I want my marriage to be like.

In school I was always the teacher's pet, and always got good grades. I made perfect scores on the TAAS/TAKS tests every year until high school and usually still made a perfect score on the math and english tests in high school. I've always been an over achiever, striving to do more than was necessary. I'm a bit of a perfectionist I guess you can say. I did everything from piano lessons, to karate, to basketball, but the one that caught my heart was cheerleading. I started in 5th grade and I've been doing it every since. I'm currently captain of the cheerleading squad at my college. Anyways, back to high school, I graduated as number 10 in my senior class. I was student body president, senior class vice president, varsity head cheerleader, choir vice president, NHS vice president, PALS vice president, Varsity powerlifiting and was awarded the Principal's Presidential Award my senior year (I told you I was an over-achiever). I was always involved in something in school. I auditioned and played in many plays and musicals in middle school and high school. As a sophomore I signed with a top modeling agency in Houston, First Models and Talent Agency. When I was a senior, I went to New York for a Modeling Convention and got several awards for modeling and acting. I was selected to attend New York School of Film and Television, but decided to go to college first.

That brings me to now...I'm currently a Junior at Prairie View A&M University. I'm majoring in Fashion and Design and minoring in Finance. I'll also be getting certification in business entrepreneurship before I graduate. My plan after graduation as of now is to pursue my dream of being in the entertainment/fashion industry and moving to LA. I'm gonna make it...you'll see my name in lights some day! So look out for me! Hope this gives you guys a better idea of who I am. Feel free to ask me any questions and leave me comments =)

Also, let me know what you would like me to blog about next and I'll definitely try to do it!

I need your help!!

Dorrough Music of NGenius Entertainment

Help get my brother, DJ Merk's, artist Dorrough Music, get his videos on 106 & Park and MTVU. To vote for "Walk that Walk" on 106 & Park go to http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Fvote106&h=90ff7a2a168cb5fdc508f632d1623dde and to vote for "Ice Cream Paint Job" on MTVU go to http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ffreshmen.mtvu.com%2F&h=90ff7a2a168cb5fdc508f632d1623dde. Please vote as many times as possible for both! They're on the way to the top and I want to meet them there when I make it. So help me out by helping them out! Thank you, it is greatly appreciated!



Be blessed everyone!

Wanna get in my world...get lost in it?!

Hey everyone! Welcome to my world!

So I'm a little late getting one of these but better late than never right?! I have a crazy, amazing, beautiful life and a lot of creativity so I thought I'd get a blog so I can share it with you all! Subscribe to my blog and follow me so you can see when I update, which (hopefully) will be often! I'm exciting to be connecting with everyone on here. I'm pretty cool and interesting...I think (lol) so I hope you won't be disappointed. Since this is the first post, I just wanted to make it an intro of myself so you all can see what this awesome adventure with me will be like. lol. So I'm not going to take a lot of time on this one. I hope this will be the start of some great networking and interacting, so don't be afraid to show me some love, because I love all my followers, and of course, I'll do the same! I hope you all are ready for this!

Here we go... ;)