My good friend Dustin Anderson sent me a picture of one of my best friends in Elevate. I couldn’t help but laugh, because its SO HIM! Check it out and leave him some blog love at www.calebbrown.blogspot.com
Today is January 8th 2008. That means this is a very special day for me and someone I love Very much. Today is my Dad’s birthday. I woke up kind of sad, because I wasn’t going to be there to celebrate his birthday with him. But then I just layed in my bed with a big smile on my face, I thought of all the fun things and trips we’ve been on. The funny things he says to make himself look like such a dork but makes me crack up laughing. I think about all the times he has gotten his way, living in a house with 3 women. It brings a smile to my face to know that I have the best Dad in the world, and a Dad who loves me no matter what, and supports me in everything I do. I have THE BEST Dad in the world. Dad thank you for everything you’ve done for me and all the times you’ve hugged me , said something sweet, or even disciplined me . I miss you so much, and especially today on your birthday. But even though I am not there, I am going to celebrate for your birthday haha . I am thinking burger king!!! LOL. I love you daddy more than you’ll ever know. Just remember that I love you and hope you have the best birthday ever. EVEN if, I am not there. Happy Birthday to my Dad and best friend!!!!
Have you ever felt the presence of God so strong that you were physically weak, all you can do is fall to your knees and worship him? You feel like you are so full of joy and love, like the first time the person you are most in love with hugs you. That feeling of complete happiness, like you could stay there forever. That feeling of complete surrender, like at that moment you are God’s handpuppet. You just sit in his presence and let him fill you with his peace,happiness,love,strength,
joy,comfort and acceptance. How can I be so in love with someone? I am so in love with Jesus! All I want to do is sit at his feet and worship him. I want to thank him, I want to touch his heart, I love the feeling of his arms wrapped around me. I wouldn’t rather have anyone else hold me. I spend more time with him than ever. I just find myself spending more and more time with him. I turn on worship music and just worshipping him first thing in the morning, and last thing at night. I am so madly in love with him. I encourage you to spend more time with him. Make his the focus of your day! Just try it for a week and you will see the dramatic difference. Thats the most looked forward to part of my day. Now all the time I get to sit in his presence and listen to his voice. I get to bask in that place of his holiness. Its such a key part to my day, and it should be to everyones. I didn’t know what I was missing!!! I love you all, and pray for you !
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Deutoronomy 13:6
If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (gods that neither you nor your fathers have known, gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, from one end of the land to the other), do not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity. Do not spare him or shield him. You must certainly put him to death. Your hand must be the first in putting him to death, and then the hands of all the people. Stone him to death, because he tried to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and no one among you will do such an evil thing again.
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I was praying today and I was reading my bible and God completely laid this scripture on my heart. I had never read it before , or if I had then it just didn’t stick with me like it did today. How many times do we try and shield our brother from sin, or not only shield him from sin, but shield him from the consequences sin brings. How many times are we shielded by people. This verse showed me how serious it is to mess with peoples sin. If you are involved with even hearing their sin, you are supposed to act on it. We can not risk our soul and spirit, to cover someone else. When it says stone them to death , I mean obviously , PLEASE, Dont go stone them to death and say you read it on my blog. haha.
But put them to death in your life, meaning , Dont keep interacting with them the same way, cut off some ties between them, Be willing to be persecuted for your boldness and your character. Love them, and bathe them in prayer, but do not risk yourself. The way I thought about it is, you do not want any blood on your hands. KEEP YOUR HANDS CLEAN! Its so important, to keep your hands clean, but at the same time, DO NOT TURN YOUR BACK COMPLETELY on the person. Love them but love them from a distance! I just really feel God speaking this into my life, not about anyone particular but convicting me of all the times I have allowed this in my life.
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First of all let me appologize to all my faithful blog readers. I am so sorry that I haven’t been updating. Things have been crazy. I really feel like “I’m” a blur, a good blur though. God has done so many amazing things and shown me so many weak area’s in my life, so many hurts, habits, and hangups that I have to lay down and “NEVER” pick back up. I am not going to lie to you, its been tough the last week or two. I just am being completely broken before God, its the best , yet toughest thing you’ll ever experience. I have just wanted to sit in my room with music on and sit at his feet, offer everything I have and am to him. I dont want to hold on to things any longer, I want to trust God with my whole heart. God is more than enough for us, he is all we need. Then if he is all we need, then why do we always look to other people for that feeling of accomplishment, or the feeling of acceptance and love. God is all of that. God wants to love us, he wants to be the one we run too when we are hurting. HE WANTS TO BE OUR “BEST FRIEND”.
Let him be your everything, sit at his feet. Put everything aside, sit at the feet of your “father, Best Friend, Lord, and savior. ” He longs for your presence just like you should Long for him. If you dont do anything else, take the time to thank God for his love and his Grace. We are so unworthy, yet, its always available to us. Take the time to use the gift God has given us. His LOVE!!!! Just love on him today, and let him love on you!!!
I love you!!!!
This is my little elf, or elevate slave… Fellow pathfinder, but not in my Bonzai group… I know, I know 7th graders , dont hate me… I just needed the help, thought I would use the 8th graders, make them work ehhh 
No , I’m just kidding. Chase thank you so much for your help you were awesome.. Especially the phone calls making fun of me. Well, gotta get back to work!!! Update more later!
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Oh my goh.. I know you totally can’t believe there is a post from me. Well, since elevate started I haven’t had much access to a computer besides for work. My wonderful Dad and family came to see me this weekend and brought me a lap-top, So I’m alive again…. Elevate is going awesome. I have loved every minute of it, It was very hard and trying the first week, I had to adjust to being away from home and living on my own… I have become close to so many people here already and have made some really close relationships and friendships I believe I will have forever. I changed my stream from Media to ministry. I felt like it was God for my life, I just couldn’t get peace about Media, nothing against it. I just feel like I am where I am called to be. I am working under Tiffany Dupree, and Michelle Gros. They are the people that run the elevate program and I am interning under them. I love them so much they have been here for me, they have pushed me , and believed in me. I already feel so close to them. I would do anything for them. I am working with Childrens ministry on Sundays and Jr.High on Wednesdays.. I am working with Path Finders, its awesome. I will take pictures of them and post them. I love my babies. I feel like thats exactly where I am supposed to be. BANZAI 7 BABY!!!! woooo… Those of you who know what I mean will appreciate it….
So.. Let me tell ya a little bit about our night. It was interesing, stressful and hot…. LITERALLY HOT…
So me and stephanie decide , hey lets go take advantage of my new computer and do some studying, catch up on our ISOM videos. We go to CC’s and can not get the internet to work, so we decide… Hey lets drive to the Annex and sit in the car and use some internet. (there is wireless there) …. So we sit there for about 45 minutes chilled out with the windows down , watching our videos.. Then we say “gosh its hot in here” so we try to crank Stephanies car and it wont start… So we’re like GREATTT.. So anyways long story short, we have 1 video down, 2 hours sitting outside the annex on the sidewalk, burning hot, 1 trip to walmart, automatic jumper cables, that dont take the other car.. and agrivation to share for tonite’ll
I have to give a shout out to my boys, Caleb and Adam.. Ya’ll are always there to save me!lol.. All of you at home KNOW I NEED IT!!! They came up there and sat with us, to make sure we were safe… Thank you!!!! BY THE WAY THE WHOLE TIME STEPHANIE WAS IN HER BUNNY PJS>…. SHE THOUGHT NO-ONE WOULD SEE HER HAHAHA… Its a funny sight us all chilled out, Looking completely straight up G in stephanies car studying….
Its getting soooo close. I am about to leave for elevate in exactly one week tommorow!!! I can not wait, its kind of a bitter/sweet thing.I am so excited,but I am getting a little sad about leaving everyone. I will miss everyone!!! I went to see my great grandma today… I posted a picture of me and her, I’m going to miss her. She is a mess, but you can’t help but love her. She didn’t want me to take her picture haha. But I fooled her 
~ … I will post more tommorow. Taking forever to upload!!! Love you all!!!
I am so excited there is exactly 14 days until move in day! I can not wait, I am so excited, and believe it or not haven’t gotten nervous yet. I know that its because I have really spent time with God through this whole thing, and KNOW without a doubt that this is what I am supposed to do. I met my room-mate, and we have been emailing her name is Stephanie Bain, here is a link to her blog www.sbain51.blogspot.comI was a little nervous about the room-mate situation , but she seems INCREDIBLY nice, and I am so excited to be her room-mate. I have been buying alot of stuff, I got my bedding,and a few different things. I have started packing a little, and getting ready for the down hill slide!!!! You know what I was thinking about today, I went to lunch with 2 of my best friends after church, Ian and Joey, and I was sitting at the table and started thinking how much I was going to miss them. These two boys have been there for me, in and out. Whenever somethings going wrong, or I am down, all I have to do is call them and they always know what to say or do to make me laugh and completely forget whats going on, or have the words I need to hear. Ian has told me GET OVER IT, there are way more important things to be worried about, quit feeling sorry for yourself. We all need friends like this, a true friend isn’t afraid to tell you when your wrong, and tell you to quit feeling sorry for yourself. I am going to miss everyone here tremendously. But, I know in my heart that I will make new friends, and that God will not leave me lonely!!! I am so excited, so watch out all you Baton Rouge-rs here I come!!! I can’t wait!!!
Here are some pics of my new car. I love you Mom and Dad. You guys are the best. I would never have expected to get a car this nice for my first. I love it… Thank you for helping my dreams come true. I couldn’t have better parents. I love you guys and will miss you. You both have made me the person I am today. I love you, and thank you so much!!!
I will post pics from my trip soon!!!
