Well, that's what's wrong with me.
As I'm lookin' at it...I've always been this way and I will always be this way...maybe with the medicine that I agreed to take it will help me to focus on tests and the important things in life...
Oooh! A shiny penny......lol
Thanks for the encouragement and prayers!
And keep praying that I don't fall back into depression!
Cody Marie
10 October 2009
03 October 2009
Deaf-Blind Ministry
Ever since I started taking ASL classes at Sierra College I have wanted to go with a couple of missionaries to Southern California to help Deaf-blind people.
Friday, my Creative Sign professor, Dr. Bill Vicars, taught us all how to communicate with Deaf-blind people and he taught us by an awesome evercise.
He wanted us to break up into pairs, one person closing their eyes and the other "fingerspelling" into the other's hand. (Fingerspelling is signing each letter of the alphabet)
Honestly, it was a LOT harder than I thought.
Some letters were easier, like "L", "Z", "A" and "S"
The harder letters were "T", "N' and "M"
The hardest letter was "C" because of it's odd shape in the hand.
But, it occured to me how awesome it would be to go to SoCal and help the Deaf-blind before I move to Idaho.
Pray that my friends and I get the opportunity to go. (The last opportunity fell through)
God Bless you!
Cody Marie
Friday, my Creative Sign professor, Dr. Bill Vicars, taught us all how to communicate with Deaf-blind people and he taught us by an awesome evercise.
He wanted us to break up into pairs, one person closing their eyes and the other "fingerspelling" into the other's hand. (Fingerspelling is signing each letter of the alphabet)
Honestly, it was a LOT harder than I thought.
Some letters were easier, like "L", "Z", "A" and "S"
The harder letters were "T", "N' and "M"
The hardest letter was "C" because of it's odd shape in the hand.
But, it occured to me how awesome it would be to go to SoCal and help the Deaf-blind before I move to Idaho.
Pray that my friends and I get the opportunity to go. (The last opportunity fell through)
God Bless you!
Cody Marie
30 September 2009
Baptism Mentor
Since my calling to go to Emmaus Community Church in my hometown, I have been involved, something I wasn't really doing at my other church because of a split.
First, I was setting up for the church services as much as I could, then I became involved in the children's ministry, when a new children's pastor was hired. And ever since then, I've been helping the young people of the church to grow in God and in community.
And then I met a family: Lori, Pete, Stone and Hunter. An awesome Christ-centered family. Lori also helped in the children's ministry, so I often aided her as she taught. And I was able to get to know her and her boys and just have fun and hang out and share life.
When Stone, her oldest, wanted to get baptised, I was very excited to see that. (I was baptised at the same age). And I was floored when Stone asked me to be his mentor this last Spring!! It was awesome! I helped him prepare spiritually, mentally, and every other way. I attended baptism classes with him and I helped him read the Bible and what God expected of people who got baptised and what it meant to be baptised. This was a very unique role for me....as I did not have a mentor of my own when I was baptised and I didn't fully understand what was happening in an indepth description. Going through that class, almost 14 years later helped connect everything together in a way that I hadn't quite connected.
Being his mentor has blessed my life in more ways than I thought. Investing my time in a young person, to help prepare them for a life of Christian living has been something I didn't think was possible for me....yes, I am called to be a missionary, but to do this here, before I move to Idaho, it's great that I can make a difference here, while I am working--while I am going to school, while I am preparing for a bigger picture that I cannot see.
Right now, Stone is that big picture. He's just such a gentleman and yet, still a kid, so sweet and child-like and just such a joy to bring around.
And I am SO BLESSED that God has chosen me to be Stone's mentor, and that Stone and Lori listened to God!!
Father, I THANK YOU for all the joy you have given me and for some reason, during my month of depression, I forgot. I had forgotten the simple, joyous things in life and Father, I ask that you please help me to keep these blessed things in my mind when the devil is trying to take everything away from me. I ask that you please keep reminding me that you are there and please show me all the little things in life that are so precious and so wonderful and I just want to say Father, I love you. And thank you for blessing my life in all the ways that You have and will do. In Jesus' name. Amen.
God Bless you guys for praying and encouraging!
Cody Marie Bolton
First, I was setting up for the church services as much as I could, then I became involved in the children's ministry, when a new children's pastor was hired. And ever since then, I've been helping the young people of the church to grow in God and in community.
And then I met a family: Lori, Pete, Stone and Hunter. An awesome Christ-centered family. Lori also helped in the children's ministry, so I often aided her as she taught. And I was able to get to know her and her boys and just have fun and hang out and share life.
When Stone, her oldest, wanted to get baptised, I was very excited to see that. (I was baptised at the same age). And I was floored when Stone asked me to be his mentor this last Spring!! It was awesome! I helped him prepare spiritually, mentally, and every other way. I attended baptism classes with him and I helped him read the Bible and what God expected of people who got baptised and what it meant to be baptised. This was a very unique role for me....as I did not have a mentor of my own when I was baptised and I didn't fully understand what was happening in an indepth description. Going through that class, almost 14 years later helped connect everything together in a way that I hadn't quite connected.
Being his mentor has blessed my life in more ways than I thought. Investing my time in a young person, to help prepare them for a life of Christian living has been something I didn't think was possible for me....yes, I am called to be a missionary, but to do this here, before I move to Idaho, it's great that I can make a difference here, while I am working--while I am going to school, while I am preparing for a bigger picture that I cannot see.
Right now, Stone is that big picture. He's just such a gentleman and yet, still a kid, so sweet and child-like and just such a joy to bring around.
And I am SO BLESSED that God has chosen me to be Stone's mentor, and that Stone and Lori listened to God!!
Father, I THANK YOU for all the joy you have given me and for some reason, during my month of depression, I forgot. I had forgotten the simple, joyous things in life and Father, I ask that you please help me to keep these blessed things in my mind when the devil is trying to take everything away from me. I ask that you please keep reminding me that you are there and please show me all the little things in life that are so precious and so wonderful and I just want to say Father, I love you. And thank you for blessing my life in all the ways that You have and will do. In Jesus' name. Amen.
God Bless you guys for praying and encouraging!
Cody Marie Bolton
29 September 2009
"Un-be-freakin'-lievable!!"
My perspective has been so positive lately that I cannot believe it for a second. Sure, I'm living it and I am really excited that I am in a happy time in my life after the month of depression, but I am just SO happy, it's unreal....rather unbelievable....hense the title. :P
Anyway, I had the most amazing day in a long time. I mean a LONG time. Right now I cannot even remember when I was this happy---so it was probably when I was a little girl.
Today was my traffic court date; I got lost and had a "Oh my gosh!" moment with my mom in the car (if it wasn't for her I would have never found the court!!) Anyway, so I wait in this really long line--btw, the only place where you get the feeling of being in an airport and a DMV at the same time is in a county courthouse...lol
Seriously, when I got to the window I had two options, pay the fine, sign up for traffic school and be on my way or try to petition the ticket and wait for HOURS to see a judge to plede my case. Honestly, I was speeding, so I paid it, signed up for traffic school and went on with my life...
What's so great about that? You might ask...I didn't have to stand in front of a judge like my dad told me I had to! I was SO nervous, it was a relief that all I had to do was pay and then leave! (And, yes I learned my lesson---NO SPEEDING!)
But that wasn't the best part of my day.
This was:
I recieved a notice on my Facebook page that a friend, who I will keep anonimous because I didn't get his permission to blog about him. I had been going to school with him for a long time, and although I never saw him much on campus, I would try and talk with him, he was very much misunderstood, and someone who repelled Christianity.
Today I found out and had an hour long or so conversation with him about Christianity. After high school I had lost contact with him, and during that time he became a Christian, he turned away from drugs and his anger problem was gone because of Jesus!! And now, even after only being a Christian 2 1/2 years, hes going to school to become a Pastor!!! I was smiling so much with my conversations with him; IT WAS "UN-BE-FREAKIN'-LIEVABLE!!!!"
I've got to admit, it was a bit weird talking Christianity with him, but that just made my day. Absolutely made my day--made my week, most likely made my month, that's how excited I am to hear about him and what's been goin' on with him. He even emailed me his full testimony! So amazing, his story is. Absolutely crazy! And at only 2 1/2 years of being a Christian embrasing persecution for believing in Christ!! (I've been a Christian for my entire life, relapsing once, and I am NOW JUST starting to embrace persecution for Jesus' sake.)
Anyway, I just wanted to share my AWESOME day today and I am wishing that all of you are havin' a great day in Christ Jesus!
God Bless you all!!
Cody Marie
Anyway, I had the most amazing day in a long time. I mean a LONG time. Right now I cannot even remember when I was this happy---so it was probably when I was a little girl.
Today was my traffic court date; I got lost and had a "Oh my gosh!" moment with my mom in the car (if it wasn't for her I would have never found the court!!) Anyway, so I wait in this really long line--btw, the only place where you get the feeling of being in an airport and a DMV at the same time is in a county courthouse...lol
Seriously, when I got to the window I had two options, pay the fine, sign up for traffic school and be on my way or try to petition the ticket and wait for HOURS to see a judge to plede my case. Honestly, I was speeding, so I paid it, signed up for traffic school and went on with my life...
What's so great about that? You might ask...I didn't have to stand in front of a judge like my dad told me I had to! I was SO nervous, it was a relief that all I had to do was pay and then leave! (And, yes I learned my lesson---NO SPEEDING!)
But that wasn't the best part of my day.
This was:
I recieved a notice on my Facebook page that a friend, who I will keep anonimous because I didn't get his permission to blog about him. I had been going to school with him for a long time, and although I never saw him much on campus, I would try and talk with him, he was very much misunderstood, and someone who repelled Christianity.
Today I found out and had an hour long or so conversation with him about Christianity. After high school I had lost contact with him, and during that time he became a Christian, he turned away from drugs and his anger problem was gone because of Jesus!! And now, even after only being a Christian 2 1/2 years, hes going to school to become a Pastor!!! I was smiling so much with my conversations with him; IT WAS "UN-BE-FREAKIN'-LIEVABLE!!!!"
I've got to admit, it was a bit weird talking Christianity with him, but that just made my day. Absolutely made my day--made my week, most likely made my month, that's how excited I am to hear about him and what's been goin' on with him. He even emailed me his full testimony! So amazing, his story is. Absolutely crazy! And at only 2 1/2 years of being a Christian embrasing persecution for believing in Christ!! (I've been a Christian for my entire life, relapsing once, and I am NOW JUST starting to embrace persecution for Jesus' sake.)
Anyway, I just wanted to share my AWESOME day today and I am wishing that all of you are havin' a great day in Christ Jesus!
God Bless you all!!
Cody Marie
28 September 2009
Update on January Post
There were a couple of things that I had mentioned in my January blog that have changed and I wanted to share them with all of you as well.
I am going to transfer to Northwest Nazarene University (that hasn't changed) and major in Communications to get my BA degree, then head into four areas for Masters degrees. (I might be crazy here, but this is where I feel God is leading me--who knows, it might change, like some of it has already.) After my BA in Communications, I am going to start "Spiritual Formation". I am REALLY excited about doing that; but I have to take things one step at a time and I cannot be so focused on the future, which I am most of the time. After that is "Pastoral Leadership", I am still not sure why God is leading me in this direction, but I am excited to find out. Next is, "Missional Leadership" (I think that's the official name, but I could be wrong--this is focused on missions. Last is "Christian Education" which will be a great deal of fun too. And after that I am going to start that ministry which I blogged about in January. (If you want to read it, you've got to scroll ALL the way down to the bottom of the page)
God Bless all of you and thanks for the encouraging messages you have left me on Facebook!
Cody Marie
I am going to transfer to Northwest Nazarene University (that hasn't changed) and major in Communications to get my BA degree, then head into four areas for Masters degrees. (I might be crazy here, but this is where I feel God is leading me--who knows, it might change, like some of it has already.) After my BA in Communications, I am going to start "Spiritual Formation". I am REALLY excited about doing that; but I have to take things one step at a time and I cannot be so focused on the future, which I am most of the time. After that is "Pastoral Leadership", I am still not sure why God is leading me in this direction, but I am excited to find out. Next is, "Missional Leadership" (I think that's the official name, but I could be wrong--this is focused on missions. Last is "Christian Education" which will be a great deal of fun too. And after that I am going to start that ministry which I blogged about in January. (If you want to read it, you've got to scroll ALL the way down to the bottom of the page)
God Bless all of you and thanks for the encouraging messages you have left me on Facebook!
Cody Marie
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