I had a revelation today...

School has officially started.

My Devotion Today...

"The Lord alone led him"-Deuteronomy 32:12

Alone

The hill was steep, but cheered along the way
By conversation sweet, climbing with the thought
That it might be so till the height was reached;
But suddenly a narrow winding path
Appeared, and then the Master said, "My child,
Here you will walk safest with Me alone."

I trembled, yet my heart's deep trust relied,
"So be it, Lord." He took my feeble hand
In His, accepting thus my will to yield Him
All, and to find all in Him.
One long, dark moment,
And no friend I saw, save Jesus only.

But oh! so tenderly He led me on
And up, and spoke to me such words of cheer,
Such secret whisperings of His wondrous love,
That soon I told Him all my grief and fear,
And leaned on His strong arm confidingly.

And then I found my footsteps quickened,
And light unspeakable, the rugged way
Illumined, such light as only can be seen
In close companionship with God.

A little while, and we will meet again
The loved and lost; but in the rapturous joy
Of greetings, such as here we cannot know,
And happy song, and heavenly embraces,
And tender recollections rushing back
Of life now passed, I think one memory
More dear and sacred than the rest, will rise,
And we who gather in the golden streets,
Will oft be stirred to speak with grateful love
Of that dark day Jesus called us to climb
Some narrow steep, leaning on Him alone.

Crazy Day...

So yesterday was quite a crazy day. Marisa and Jon took off to Iceland and Marisa and I cried saying goodbye...not so crazy, but emotional for sure. I then went and bought textbooks for school, yet again, not crazy but emotional...feelings of please why does school have to start so soon? Then I go to my grandparent's house which is where the crazy happened. I've been taking care of their house since Friday and on Sunday I went there twice. Once was in the morning and I did my devotions in the kitchen playing my praise music super loud and loving every moment of it. The only strange occurance was that when I got up to go to the bathroom, I thought I heard whispering voices. Weird. So I peeked down the hall in the direction that the voices came from, didn't see anything and figured I'm just crazy and continued to go back to my devos. I left about an hour later and came back a second time later that day to feed the dog and such. Fast forward to Monday, yesterday, I go to my grandma's house...the front door is not locked, the cat is inside the house, the alarm is still set, a side door is not locked, pictures are knocked over, my grandparents' bedroom window is broken, and the attic access door is on the floor broken. However, nothing appears to be missing. CRAZY. I call my dad, he says get out of the house someone could still be inside. So my dad, the homocide detective, his two detective friends and my police officer brother come and check out the house and they are puzzled as well because they can't figure out a point of entry or exit because of the alarm. So, eventually, 3 hours later, the Sheriff comes and they check it out and decide yes someone was in the house (CREEEPY!) but that someone must have known the alarm system. So, moral of the story. If you hear voices in a house, don't just think you're crazy, there could be creepy people inside with you! On the bright side, if they were in the house with me, they listened to some good Christian music for a good while and me singing along at the top of my lungs. :)

The Utterances of Daveo that Make my Life Joyful...

1. In reference to the title of this post..."They aren't utterances, they are statements of fact"
2. In reference to the fact that I have a belly button and he does not:
"Whatever, at least my belly button isn't so deep that is leads to Narnia. Someone could stick their finger in your belly button and go so far that they feel fur coats and end up in another world"
3. My all time favorite, while I am driving in the car he randomly blurts out:
"You know Shawna, if you're lucky you'll end up with a guy like me. But you have to pray really hard and read your Bible all the time and then maybe God will bless you"

Hey Everybody........

I Love Daveo.
Just to let you know he's an amazing person, and you should all be jealous that you're not him. Cos he's great. And the coolest.

Change of life...AND Ode to Capernwray...

So the title change of my blog is basically my life as it is right now. Relient K's song "Getting into You" is amazing and thank you Mr. and Mrs. Jon Magnus Kjartansson for putting that song on your wedding CD.
I can feel God drawing me nearer to Him and it's so incredible and at the same time it's a vulnerable and scary time in my life for me. However, I know now to have faith that He will guide me in the right direction and that through that, it will be better that I could ever imagine. I definitely need prayer for wisdom and strength, but this week I met the most incredible people and I know that you are already praying. Thank you so much for that.

My Ode to Capernwray...

To Jeffy I miss you and I can't find your name on Skype so you'll just have to find me. I am determined to find a way to get to you and go to that rodeo. AND when I do you have to teach me more about the Jive. Janice Muffin, I love you love love love you and I miss your little voice and hugs. Courtnay, you are so sweet and I'm labeling you an insta-friend. I'll give you a commercial for it..."Courtnay the Insta-Friend, have her in your presence for just 5 quick minutes and she's the best friend ever!" I love that I'm posting/talking to you guys right now. Wow, I must really miss you. Bejito-ito I know you are praying for me and I thank you very much for that. You truly are tubular, super AND neat. Daveo, you're still in my house....leave! just kidding!!!! I love you little man and I'm gonna miss you too. Your Mr. T man voice is the best ever. We are going to have fun doing those 101 things today. " #100 shop in any general place" Danny, you are awesome, just plain awesome. I will forever remember your debonaire DJ look. Ben, I wish I would have had more time to get to know you, but the time I had was great fun. Heidi, you wake up faster than anyone I have ever seen! And you are quite possibly the cutest person ever with your flat ironed bobby pinned hair. Dana, my little one you are lovely, but Go Back to ARIZONA!!!. Brittany, I LOVE your hair and will come to Seattle to play with it anytime oh and you mastered that Carmen Electra hip hop like a pro. Elin and Chelsea, you two are beautiful and incredibly sweet. Jimmy and Justin you two are really fun, I wish that you could have stayed longer. I espescially liked our game of Curses, even though I stunk at the witch voice. Luke, thank you for opening my mind to your musical tastes and for making my couch into a leather bed for a god. Remember if you want to be successful beauty rebel you must use SPF religiously. Oh yes and you are so sexy especially with your scotch last night. I think that is everyone, it's been a whirlwind of fun and I love you all.