Weekend. Getting Sick. :/

This week was crazy. Between class, getting ready for my new job, spending time with my friends & some amazing people. I am just now slowing down. I am soooooooo homesick right about now. I cant wait to go home the 9-11th of Sep, to help with my home churches d-now! Soooooo excited missing home and my youth group terribely. I can hardly wait. The good Lord is continuly working in my life. 

"Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God present yourselves a living sacrifice to God, holy and acceptable, which is your spiritual act of worship. And do not be conformed any longer to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God." Romans 12:1-2. These verses touch me so much. Im trying to stay in God's will with everything that I am doing in life. How can you do it without staying in the word, & praying? Impossible. So doing everything, enjoying life, overdoing it, is getting me sick :( Between my sinuses, allergies, and everything combined im feeling pretty crummy. So yes prayers would be great right about now.

Me and Heather. This girl makes my stay at BCF much better :)

Whoa. Slow down life.

Its been so long. Life is going crazy GREAT! So much going on with school, got a new job, and just life. I got a job working at Graceville Elementary School. Yayy!! My passion. God is certainly showing up and showing up in my life. The Lord is so great. He is placing AMAZING people in my life. Classes are going good. Cant say great (who thinks going to school/college is great)? If you do, sorry! God is soo great. Romans 12:2 has really been hitting me hard here lately. I am so on fire, but yes, im not perfect, noone is, so there is still some things in my life that i need to get rid of. Its not going to be easy but I MUST do it. "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and perfect and acceptable will of God" AMAZING PASSAGE!! :) I am making so many new friends here! They are all such an encouragement. At times I feel so overwhelmed, like I just have to go home, and cant stay no longer. Thats when God literally shows up and gives me soooo much strength.

Me and my friend Heather playing pool in the student center.

Whew. College fun!

It has been a day. Class, break, lunch, class, got sick from greasy chicken at lunch. Took a veryyyy long nap. Very much needed, until now. I cant fall asleep and I have class tomorrow Ahh! This calls for benadryl :) What a fun night this has been. Crazy times in Napier, memories in the making here at BCF! I am making many, many, many friends. Just when I think I cant do this whole college thing, that im missing home to much, the good Lord gave me strength to start enjoying myself here. Crazy times, crazy videos, crazy pictures, sliding down the hall in very slippery socks, and talking with people outside, why yes maybe I did take part in these activites tonight but I loved every minute of it! Well my benadryl is kicking in! Bye!

Left: mean girl harrasing me :( Right: Girl harrasing me (I got her back) :)

Hahaha poor girls :)

God's test. Busy life.

Not even a week into college, im exhausted, & just want everything to slow down. Im home sick. Even though I am only an hour away! I dont have the gas and junk to be going home :( I will admit, at first I did have second thoughts about my college choice. But God has put me here for a reason. & I may not be 100% sure what that reason is right now, but im going to stick it out. Im sure things will get easier as time goes by, or atleast I can only hope they do. My body is worn slap out! But thank God tomorrow I dont have class until 11:30 so this girl is sleeping till 10. :) God has been revealing so much to me lately. I tend to find it hard when having a busy day, like everyday here lately, to actually sit down and have my quiet time with God. I wish that I could be so disciplined to do it. But im forcing myself everyday. And its not something that should have to be forced! So needless to say my new challenge is to wake up every morning, not mad cause im tired, but yet happy that the good Lord woke me up another day and is giving me another chance at life. So I will do my quiet time!! Off to class. :(

My sweet baby sister, that I miss terribly!

First day of College. The Lord working in my life.

Its been a few days. Been so busy. Between starting college, new job, moving away from home, & making new friends. Whew. Im exhausted. But the good Lord is continuing to show up, & show off in my life. Today was my first official day as a full time college student. It went very well. Im oh so excited to find out what the Lord is going to start revealing himself, & the blessings he is going to bestow upon me. Here lately he has been laying on my heart about idols. Anything I put before my God is an idol. Anything I want with all my heart is an idol. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6MvZLDBFpU . My new favorite song. It explains everything that has been laid on my hear lately exactly! The Lord is opening my eyes to sooooo much the last few days! Going to play some volleyball! :)

Last few days at home, with some of the youth.

Lock-in. Dad and brother down.

Whew what a long night it was! I ended up leaving an hour early. The joys of having to get up today and go to work :( My last day at this job though! Yayyy!! Last night/this morning at the lock in we were watching soul surfer & my phone lights up, its my father & brother. They came to see me at 1 this morning! Made my night/morning! :) I got a new do yesterday, I put a perm in my hair! I love it, just dont like the 48 hours without washing it and stuff! I feel icky! Lol. At the lock in some some of the leaders did a skit called banana pudding, most hilarious thing I have ever witnessed in my life! So hilarious. What a joy it was to watch the youth group have so much fun. The message was powerful. It touched some lifes, I just know it did. Some people may have been there for someone else, or just to get out of the house, or because you felt you had to. But you heard the word spoken, I can only hope you listened & will apply it to your life! There was so much truth in it!

What an old picture, This was our youth group this time last year! Galations 2:20

Orientation. Craziness.

Longggggg day!! Orientation was boring, long, & had to take a stupid 4 hour test :/ So yes my brain if fried, & I feel like I cant answer another stupid question for quite some time. Lol. Im all done with everything, until Monday when classes start for good! Ahhh, nervous, scared, & excited! So many mixed feelings. Ask me why and I couldnt tell you! Baha. Im just ready to get a schedule going, & for things to settle down! I go home this weekend, lock in with the youth tomorrow night, then work saturday, & sunday. (last 2 days at my job). I got a job at Winn Dixie so much closer to BCF. Thank you Jesus for answered prayers! You never fail me! Only thing I need now, is books, & some unexpected money! But the good Lord will provide, he ALWAYS does! Faith Kayla Faith!! All God's timing not yours!! Am I only the person who doesnt have patience, & wants things now & not when God wants to provide them to me? I sure hope im not. Cause im really trying to get better with patience, its getting better slowly but surely!! GREAT NEWS, I get to sleep in tomorrow, a LITTLE BIT! So yeah im getting off, getting a shower, and going ahead and heading to bed!!

Oh, the only thing about high school I will miss, good friends & old memories! (even though there will be more made here at BCF!!) :)

New life. New friend.

Wow. What an amazing crazy day? Yes I have had two in a row. I moved to BCF today. For good. Woke up, took forever to finally get up and going, went to watch the Basfod kids (love them), picked up my paycheck, meet my roommate in Marianna, she followed, got here, unloaded, went took care of some things, went to Chipley to meet her parents for dinner & more dorm shopping, & now still unpacking! Whew, sooo exhausted. Wishing I could get a shower & go to bed.  Meet my roommate and wierd, we are just alike! Baha. Im oh so excited for my first day tomorrow, but so nervous as well. Im growing up, & kinda sorta dont want to. Im all moved in. Except, I have wayyyy to many clothes. So I need more hangers & drawer space. Lol. Or maybe I should do what I dont want to & go through things & start giving things away. Naw, ill keep everything for now. Between the both of us, we are slammed in here like sardines (sarcasticly). Im so excited though!! I have a full day starting at 7 a.m. tomorrow :/ To early for this girl, so its off to bed I go.

Picture me & my mom took before I moved out for the summer! I love her oh so very much!

New job. Friends. Family.

Whew. What a hectic, glorious, & blessed day this has been. Errands ran with my Sheebs, cute little gifts made for my friend Lauren, mexican, a telephone call that I had a job interview. Rush home. Get ready. Go to Dothan for interview. I GOT A NEW JOB! Thank the Lord for answered prayers. Btw this was supposed to be my last rest day before school started. (didnt happen). But everything happens for a reason as im learning here lately. When I sit back & let God do the work, all this stuff just falls into place by itsself! How amazing is our God? Ahh cant even be explained. Tomorrow I move to BCF for good. Oh, how im going to miss my youth group, friends, & family. Good thing I wont be so far away! (: & im coming back home for this weekend. Found out today that the two of the most important men of my life are coming down to pay me a visit. Eeeekkk! My brother & father! Oh what a joyous weekend it will be! So when its all said & done, maybe I had a hectic non-stop day, maybe im just so exhausted, but the good Lord knew what he was doing!

Mexican= my all time love!

Especially with good friends!

My life

Hi. Im Kayla. New to this blogging thing. Well, new to many things going on in life right now. Im full swing with life, family, school, & job searching! I start BCF (the baptist college of florida) full time next monday. Majoring in Elementary Education with a minor in missions! First semester in college, im excited, nervous, ready for it all to be over with, & most of all ready to be able to sit back and relax! My family is my life. I have 10 siblings (not all same mom same dad). I have the best friends/mentors a girl could ask for Jesus Christ, & Lauren Crews. Without them both I would be....... (lost). The theme of my blog is LIFE IN THE BACKGROUND! My favorite Lecrae song. Im learning to sit back & let God take the steering wheel of my life. Its not about what Kayla wants, its about what God has in store for my future, & all his timing!

Two of the most important men in my life, on one of the most important days of my life!

I am my mothers daughter!

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