CORTNEY'S CORNER

Hello blog world, say hi to the most precious little girl in the entire universe:                  Thais Is she not the most adorable little gal in the whole world? I love her. Thais lives in a very poor part of Brazil called Codo. She speaks Portuguese. She is 5 years old but she turns 6 on July 18th! We're birthday twins! She loves dolls and her favorite color is pink. Story time! I started sponsoring Thais back in January. I went to church one Sunday morning and they talked about adoption. I would lovelovelove to adopt a child. And after that service I was fired up and totally ready to. But let's get real, my lifestyle at this point in my life would not support an adopted child very well. I'm at NKU at least 40 hours a week between work and school, barely making enough money to support myself and I live in a small apartment with a fellow college student and a crazy cat. So practically, I ca...

(This new blogger stinks.) Lately, I've been realizing some things. There is so much more of Jesus that I don't know. I think a lot of us, including me, accept the gift of salvation and have Jesus in our hearts and think "alright, good enough." Which yes, it is good enough. That is all we need. He is all we need. But there is so much more that He is offering us that we are often content without. Think about it. Jesus' disciples were close enough and intimate enough with Him to heal people in His name (Acts 5:12-16). Peter had enough faith to walk on water (Matthew 14:29). Paul was so full of the Holy Spirit he could speak in tongues (Acts 19:6). John was such a servant of God that he prophesied the end of the friggin world! (Revelation 1:1-2). Romans 12:6-8 talks about how we are each blessed with a spiritual gift. Do you know what yours is? I don't know what mine is. And why not? Because I know Jesus and I'm fine without knowing. But come on!...