merry christmas!!

hey all, merry christmas!! i hope you all had awesome time with family and friends :D :D :D i sure did!!
today has been nice and relaxing, took our time in the morning opening gifts, just spent time together, and i even took a nap!! woot! hhahaha, oh how i love naps! and then i got woken up to matt banging on my door saying dinner was ready, so i stubbled up the stairs and sat down to an amazing turkey dinner!!! yummy!!! oh, and before i feel asleep i finished a song i started working on a couple days ago! yay!! teehee, still need to figure out the guitar in it tho! so yah, all in all, christmas has been a very nice and relaxing day!! hope you all have enjoyed your time with those you love, and thanked God for sending His son!! im off to lounge around somemore with my powell family....have a great night!!
xoxo

did i just offend you???

ok, so i've heard that it is politically incorrect to say merry chirstmas and that you have to say happy holidays...LAME!!! i mean after all, it is CHRISTmas!!! gosh! so all day at work i was on drive-thru, and guess what i said to everyone as they pulled away? i said have a great day and merry christmas, and you know what i got in return?? tons of "you to" or "merry christmas!" not once did i get a dirty look or no response, so who exactly is getting offended by this? cause even tho it was snowing i served alot of ppl today, and not a single one had an issue with the term merry christmas!!! so i say merry christmas away dear friends!!!
side note: we have some family visiting, Sheilas mom and dad, and her brother and his girlfriend, and so april and matt have been kicked outta their rooms and down to mine, so far its been pretty fun, hahah, we are all sitting on our computers, and matt and april are both listening to something different so its interesting...lol....shall be interesting when it comes to the time where one of us wants to go to bed....chances are it will be me! :P we shall see how this will go...if you see me tmr and im dead tired, we all know why!!! well im off to attempt sleep!! Goodnight....
oh! and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!! :D

it all started with God of this City by Chris Tomlin...

*this post inspired by God of this City by Chris Tomlin*

im just so in awe of what God can do when we say yes and allow Him to use us, He has a plan for each and every one of us to reach our city, whichever city we are in, He's greatest desire is to have every voice on earth praise His name, and the only way that will every happen is through prayer and reaching to those who do not yet know this amazing God we serve.

A God who saves, who heals, who mends our broken hearts, who loves us, who desires to know us, in a way no one else does. A God who longs for His children to turn to Him, to run into His loving arms, to sit in their Daddy's lap and listen to His heart beat. Maybe you have known Jesus your whole life, but if you havent, try to remember life before Him, and think of where He is brought you now, dont you desire that same thing for those you love? i know i certainly do!!

God is breaking my heart for those that dont know Him, for those who live life not knowing how amazing it can really be, for those who know Him but have fallen away, especially for those that know Him, who have called Him Daddy, but for some reason or another, at the moment chose not to.
the Kingdom is advancing, and that scares the enemy, so he tries to take us down anyway he can, he may win a battle or two, but i know whos winning the war!! and you better believe im on the winning team!! im suiting up, getting my warrior gear on and going to battle for the kingdom of God!!

Matt's new song!!!

wow! i live with such a talented family!!!!
this is amazing, go check it out....seriously, if you havent already, do it, do it right now!
oh, and ya might wanna grab your kleenex :P
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzbN6DZsYjA

new friend! :D

so today i ended up doing a top secret errand for a very good friend of mine...teehee....anyways, as i was going into safeway i saw this guy playing a guitar and harmonica and as i went inside i started to pray/think if i should give him some money or something, so anyways, i carry on getting that top secret item and head out the door, and hes still there so i throw some money in the case, and then he starts to talk to me!!! i stood outside with him (did anyone go outside today? it was CRAZY COLD!!) for a good 20mins just talking and playing the guitar, he showed me some cool stuff and i played guitar for a bit while he played on the harmonica, it was pretty sweet! and the whole time i just kept smiling, for one, cause i love making new friends and meeting ppl, everyones got a story and i love hearing them! and for two, i couldnt stop smiling at the fact of how much God loves him, i just felt it so strongly, it was really cool. so after about 20mins i finally sadly, said i had to go, but before i went on my way he gave me his email address!! so sweet! i made a new friend :D

one week??? ONE WEEK!!!!

ONE WEEK TILL CHRISTMAS!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOTAH!
and im super stoked cause im spending it with the Powells!! *does a little dance*
i work Christmas Eve until 6 and then again on Boxing day so im not gonna make it down to see my family, but luckily i have lots of familes and im gonna spend this Christmas with the Powells :D
Christmas has snuck up on me this year, i mean im all ready and got all my presents :D :D :D just didnt realize it was so soon, the other day at work someone mentioned it was 9 days till Christmas and Deb and I thought they were kidding, then we checked the calendar and nope, they werent lol! oh! i think i just figured out why i lost track, this is my first year without a chocolate advent calendar! that is why i dont know! hahah, man, who thought that not buying one could change so much :P ahaha.
anyways, yah, im super pumped for Christmas! it shall be a good time!!! and im working lots, which is good, even if it is super slow and all i do is clean!! hahaha, im working on my cleaning skills for when i get married.......one day........ in the very distant future :P
alrighty, well i am off to bed friends! have a goodnight! (or i guess day...lol)

i won!

oh, and they had some door prizes (ha...ha...door :P) anyways, and i won!! and you know why? cause i prayed!!! hahah no joke. i never win anything so i started praying and then under my breath i prayed in tongues and i won!! praise the Lord! hahahah...i won a box of those chocolate seashells and a 5 dollars tim hortons card! (i mean, its no starbucks, but it will do :P)

wow. i got talent!

ok, so as most of you know, about three weeks ago i slammed my index finger on my left hand in the Powells truck door, i couldnt use it for 2 days and then finally had to go to work so i worked thru the pain, well it is just starting to feel better (still a little sensitive tho) and tonight i slammed my thumb on my right hand in Skye's car door on the way to the Winners christmas party, like what the heck?? its like all car doors in the world have something against my fingers, anyways, its super sore and i feel like an idiot, so i thought i would tell you all about it! bahahah!
well have a goodnight! (or day, depending on when you read this! :D)

the best date ever.

wow. i just had the best date ever!
i walked to starbucks, in the lovely snow! its sooo stinkin pretty! i just walked in amazment of the beauty, got there, grabbed a peppermint white chocolate mocha and a donut and sat down, started reading my amazing book, Captivating (i have mentioned it before becuase its fabulous!) anyways, so im just reading away, and then a part causes me to stop and think, so i pull out my journal and start journaling, and then bam! just like that my date shows up and God starts to speak to me! I love when you can just sit there, anywhere (i mean cmon! i was in starbucks) and His love just flows, it doesnt matter where you are or what your doing, if you set a time aside for God He will meet you there!! and He totally met me tonight, in starbucks, and poured His love over me in a new and amazing way!!
all in all, it was a fantastic night, God's the best date ever!!

question.....

why does it take so long for a girl to get ready?
i can tell ya why, picking out an outfit! i just spent an hour, yes an hour!! trying to figure out to wear to my work Christmas party tonight! its dumb!! i cant believe it took me an hour, i can think of WAY more productive things to do with my time, i mean i look smokin hott, but it still feels like such a waste of time!! oh, and i straightened my hair and put on makeup, which probably added another 15mins or so. so in the end is it worth it?? Probably.
so guys, take note! girls work really hard to look good, they take time and effort and energy, so next time you see a girl, take a second to tell her she looks good ok? ok!

He's waiting for you.

so, for me, the past few weeks have been a struggle, a joy filled struggle mind you, thanks to the one and only God!! who is amazing, who i could never praise enough!!! and this struggle is over, its over. just like that. probably the fastest i have ever healed from a situation like this, and you know why?? becuase each and every day i went to God, i went to Him with my tears and sadness, and he turned it into joy, i turned to Him for healing, and He healed. and i realize, its only time with Him that really heals, so obviously the more time i spend with Him the faster i heal!! also, time with Him allows me to praise Him more, know Him more, and hear Him more. God loves your time, even if its just a few mins here, a few mins there. as you brush your teeth, as your stopped at that red light, as you wait in that line at starbucks, chat with Him, and listen, because He can speak to you anywhere, after all, He is always speaking to you, you just need to sit quietly and listen. i greatly encourage you to go to God, with everything and anything. allow Him to heal you, allow Him to speak words of encouragment over you, and allow Him to do what He loves to do best, love you. Crawl up into His lap, and listen to His heart beat, allow Him to whisper into your ear how much He loves you. Right now, take 5 mins, and curl on up in your Daddy's lap. He's waiting for you.

turned my mourning into dancing...

God is sooo good!! as some of you may have noticed from my facebook status, before work tonight i wanted to curl up in a ball in the dark and, well sleep, or cry, not really sure, i did however end up crying lol! anyways, im not sure what was going on but i was just really upset, and usually i wonder, but i just let it out without question. after that i got up, headed up stairs and carried on to work, ususally i would walk and listen to worship music but ted offered to give me a ride, so i took the offer! so here i am, having just bawled my eyes out, no worship music that i had thought i would get between that moment and work, but i still had God, and you know what? He gave me sooo much joy! i seriously had an amazing fun night at work!! i love all the ppl i worked with, the girls working up front with me were incredible! all of us helped each other out even if it wasnt our "area" and it was a great night of teamwork!! and the customers were awesome as well!! i had some super fun ones, and of course, Roy and Ian who are always there and like to give me a hard time did nothing but the usual! :P all in all, it was a great night and God is good!!!

His Princess

hahah..i had more to say but didnt want to make it one giant blog, this way i figure its easier for ppl to read :P

i was reading thru a journal entry i had typed out in my first year of Masters and saved to my hotmail, and its awesome, just to see the growth i have gone through, and all that God has done in my life. at the time of my journal entry i felt everyone was trying to make me who im not (well wasnt) and thats a girly girl. after all i was best friends with michelle mohler :P and if you knew me then you will understand, if not, let me help you, when i came to masters i was into baggy clothes, mostly boys clothes lol, and dark baggy hoodies.
anyways, i felt like everyone was trying to make me girly and i didnt want to be girly, and i knew they were just doing it out of love but i just wanted to be me, and for awhile i gave in and became that, but with growth i realized that wasnt who I was, and that i needed to be me, and not what others wanted me to be! and its awesome, cause now i've found my own style and my own ways to be girly, yes i wear heels (i wore some very hawt ones on sunday!) and i love being a girl and girly, and the princess i am in God, but at the same time, i love to throw on jeans and a tee and know that i am still a princess, because its not about what i wear, or weather i look like a princess or not, its whats inside, and what i am in God that makes me a girl, and His Princess!

YAY!! :D

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D
mommy and daddy Powell are home :D oh how i have missded them!!

having Sandie here was such a blast!! it was so great getting to know her better!! she is seriously one of the greatest ppl i have ever met!! but im happy to have Ted and Sheila back home :D

today, has been a good day :D im sure you can tell by all the smiley faces in this post lol lol lol.
so i work up at 10am, hung around, cleaned up the house abit and then walked to rickys to meet deanna and michelle for lunch (it only took 30mins for me to walk there! man i was bookin it, but it felt fanastic!!) we had a great lunch, chatting and catching up, the three of us were so close in Masters, its great to hang out the three of us! came home, crawled in bed with april, we hung out till the Powells got home and then we all have been chillen out, had dinner and watched a movie, april and i just got out of the hot tub and are chillen in her room listening to some fabulous music including miley cyrus' see you again, and now some aly and aj lol...its great! love it!

oh! and due to the fact i work Christmas eve day, and boxing day i will be here for Christmas!! spending it with the Powells!!! WOOT!! :D

frick fracking awesomely amazingly wonderfully fantastically fabulous!

so tonight was the annual christmas tree decorating night at the church, it was amazing!!! we had a talent show, which was very amusing, sang christmas carols, which is always fun! and the best part, testimonies from the family as they put a decoration on the tree!!! i love hearing testimonies and God at work, it just does so much! it brings so much joy and encouragment to all! and its awesome because unlike hearing one or two testimonies at a time like you usually do, its like 100!!! (ok maybe not that many, but still!) and its just awesome to see what God is doing in our family. i love this church. i love this family. i feel so blessed to have ended up here, they are many places i could be today but i am thankful that i am right here! i wouldnt want to be anywhere else!!! i am so thankful i dont even know how to express it, God is soooo good! i feel like im going to burst from the inside with thankfulness and praises to God, seriously, i could never praise Him enough for all He has done and will do, in my life and the lives of those around me!! all i can sum it up with is God is good!! no, not just good, God is frick fracking awesomely amazingly wonderfully fantastically fabulous!!!

BOO YAH!!!

ok, so its late, and i have church in the morning and should be sleeping....but im super stoked about this and wanted you all to know lol!! so there is this card game matthew introduced me to called family buisness and your mob families and try to kill other mobs off and EVERYTIME i play i die first, and finally tonight while playing with matthew josh sandra deanna and rebekkah, i came in 2nd!! woot! and to top things off I FIGURED OUT CAHOOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so stoked on that! anyways, just wanted to share my excitment! teehee...goodnight!

India

ok, so im gonna start from the beginning. sometime in the summer, i started hanging out with steve more, and it seemed everytime we all hung out he ended up talking about India, and EVERYTIME! i strongly felt the desire to go, and that i was supposed to go, but because i was so in debt i just shrugged it off and was like oh well maybe one day. Then one night at life group Pastor Craig was talking to Steve about India and i was standing behind them a bit not really involved in a converstation and Pastor turned around and says "hey Breanne, you should go to India!" and i replied with "i want to!" and since then i have been working towards the goal of getting out of debt and then start saving up for India. I also talked with Steve a few times about going but so far that hasnt worked out. and i think i know why!! God has something better planned!
last night Esther Graham walks up to me at the three stooges house warming party and goes "i hear you wanna go to India" and i of course was like yes! and she asked me what my heart was towards and i said orphans, and turns out her parents help run a school and an orphanage!!! and they are coming here in april so she was saying i should talk to them!! so im super stoked!! it will be awesome to talk to them and get connected and hopefully get some plans in motion to go over there for a month or so!!!
God is so good. I love how He brings all His children together, and how if He asks you to do something and you say yes, He provides ways, i mean you have to work as well, but you do your part and God will definatly do His!!

just some random ramblings...

ok, so i dont have one issue pressing on my heart to write about, so im just gonna talk about a few different things.
ok, so i went to powell river to visit the Grations and had an AWESOME time!! man, i love that family :D and yah was there for a couple days, good times, good times. oh! i miss becka like freakin crazy!! how are we gonna handle this ppl? cause im not doing so well!

oh and also, i dont know much about politics, but i do understand this much, we get to vote, and my voting we make our decision, what im confused about is how goverment can change that? obvously if we voted a certain party in, its becuase we want them to run our country right? so why would the other parties try to challenge that??? i mean, i dont understand much about politics at all, but to me, that makes no sense!

and here is an awesome story of God's timing. so today i didnt work till 5pm and was just bumming around getting pretty bored, eveyone else is working or at school so i give my friend skye a call, (altho i was pretty sure she was working) and yah, she wasnt home. so i decide to go pick up my paycheck and do some Christmas shopping, so i headed over to walmart and decided to stop in and say hi to skye at winners first, well turns out she had dropped a roll bar (those bars full of clothes they wheel around the store, im sure you have seen them) anyways, she had dropped one on her foot and needed to go get it checked by a doctor but couldnt get ahold of her mom, and her and another employee were discussing what she could do when i walked up, they told me what happened and i said i could take her! and off we went!!! and so it was great, i got to hang out with Skye and help her out as well! it was awesome!!!!

well im off to bed, i've got work in the morning!

hiding place

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdINIPKCDJA

this is one of the most amazing songs i have ever heard!! i have listened to it sooo much the past few weeks, i encourage you to listen and just let it speak to your heart!