Yes, i know i know, this blog is long overdo, but i haven't had much to talk about until, well, now! so here it goes!

This weekend, i went to the good ole city of Birmingham! i got to see my best friend Naomi Joy and it was a refresher. I have missed her more than words can describe, and being 3 and a half hours away from here is not my idea of awesome. but it is what it is.
Anyways, while in Birmingham i saw , yes, the Rocket Summer. :) Bryce Avary is an INCREDIBLE musician. He can play all the instruments in the songs you hear himself and actually showed us that this weekend. It was so much fun being with Naomi Joy and watching the Rocket Summer.

Sunday, i came back to watch my love Krissy sing her songs she made up at church. They of course were BEAUTIFUL and her voice just blows me away everytime! Also playing was Blake who played his own songs as well! While they were singing, i could completely feel God yelling at me! it was like he was screaming through one of those things! I couldn't have imagined it being any louder.
He put it on my heart and he put it on there hard that this is what i am supposed to do. I am supposed to do this Non-Traditional Arts ministry and i am supposed to do it big.

Later that night, i was talking to some friends about this pounding at my heart and my friend Blake suggested starting off small with local bands. I considered it, but I felt that tug at my heart, and i knew, starting off small was not an option. When this ministry, whatever it may be, starts off, it is going to start off with a BANG!

I went home and started praying. begging for God to hear my prayers of confusion. He did, only he made me 20x more confused! I was talking to God about this ministry and how i know i am supposed to do it, but how i was SOO very confused on how to start, when to start, where to start, and frankly, what this ministry even is! When i thought i couldn't get anymore confused, i got so frustrated i got on facebook... I noticed i had a picture comment.....

This picture comment led to a friend of mine telling me that she has some major connections with a pretty big band! She told me that the lead singer and her were pretty good friends, and she has hung out with this band before.. As hard as i had been praying about this ministry and doing it big, the chances of this being a coincident is present, but i think it is little to none. Just when i thought i could not get anymore confused!


So i am asking you guys for prayers.. I don't know where this thing is going, but i know its going places. Prayers would be awesomee! also, names for this very blurry ministry would be awesome as well.. :))


Matthew 25:14-30

-Emily

Late Night Add..

"You are worthy of my spirit, all i am.
You are worthy of my offering, You're the Lamb.
All the praises, all the honor that i bring,
Are for you Lord, my eternal King." -Anonymous

That was written by a friend that is really cool. He has a passion for God, one that I am truly inspired by. He has a passion for God that is real, not one of those that people look at and say, "Oh, yeah, well if he does that stuff then I can call myself a christian too."

Here is a really good song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn8FIFDgPXw"
It might not be the best musically, but when you listen to the words it becomes that song that you want to live your life by, or i do at least. This song gives me inspiration everyday to go out and meet someone new! (something that i already love to do so much!) This gives me a kick in the butt to go out and tell the people who are hurting and feel so alone, that they are not. That they have me. I will listen, i will care, i will pray, and i'll always be there. But when i fall short, Jesus is there. How cool is that?! Jesus is your best friend. hmm.. best friends with the creator of the universe? YES PLEASE!

Just a quick something on my mind. :)

Deuteronomy 31:6
-Higglie

Procrastination..

Is this blog post a procrastination method for me not to study for a huge test in anatomy tomorrow?...maybe... :/

But this post is an important one that i feel like i need to share. So I shall.
Last night, Easter Sunday night, was a rough one.
I had some old memories shoved into my face that i did not want to relive. They reminded me of all i gave up and all the hurt i was put through. Needless to say, last night sucked.


But amongst the tears and hurting, a little voice just told me to cry out. So i did. I cried out to God and asked him for a peace. A peace that was indescribable and overwhelming; and that's exactly what he gave me. The tears stopped tumbling down and i picked up my bible. I turned to the back and of my bible where it gives topics discussed,& i turned to time...

My eye immediately caught "God brings things together at the right time." I turned to page 786 in my bible, which is Ecclesiastes 3:20. It says
"God has made everything beautiful in its time. also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end." The following paragraphs discuss how when we pray to God to show us things, coincidences don't really happen. It says that everything God allows in our life--even sadness--has a purpose. It says to trust God, even if we can't see past the pain, because God can see past tomorrow.

To me, that was more than enough comfort. Having just gone through a rough break up and being so confused about the future, this was all i needed to hear. I have always wanted to leave MS for college, but the boyfriend i had didn't want me to. He didn't want me to leave him, which is totally understandable. As time was drawing near to figuring out college plans, i became more and more confused. I asked God to show me where i needed to be and what i needed to do.. He did. He showed me that the relationship was not what i needed, and what i needed was to get out of MS. I am more than grateful that he showed me that, even though a heartbreak was necessary for me to realize it.

God has a funny way of doing things, but one that makes life colorful.







In other news, i have a new video camera. Can't wait to do some videoing. :D Maybe i can do a secret mission and show you guys around the world of Emily. May be to scary for you tho.
Also in other news, the idea (described in the very first post) of this blog is spreading. People are reading and liking the idea...if there are any suggestions HIT ME UP! if not, prayers for the idea are much appreciated.

More to come
--John 8:58

On Your Mark, Get Set..Blog

&& this is it, the start of a blog that will hopefully do some Amazing things! Where do i start? How do i say all the things i need to? oh boy, here goes nothing...

First off, my name is Emily Elizabeth. I am a 17 year old born and raised in Mississippi. This is pretty much all we have, beautiful trees and a bridge to get us from point A to point B. But it makes for awesome nature shots, and an escape when the stress is too much.



What i love to do most is very challenging. It is stressful and very painful. It takes dedication and motivation. It has it's good days and it has it's bad.

But i wouldn't trade it for the world. Dancing is where i find myself on those days where i can't even remember why i woke up. When i dance, it is like i am not here on this Earth. It is as if all the distractions, all the pain and hurting, all the drama, and all the stress is just ripped away from the equation of life. When i am allowed on a stage and i know all eyes are on me, my world rocks. Dancing is my release and the only place i find safety.

I could go forever on the first entry, but instead, i am going to jump to the point of this blog.
Check this out first...Open another window and enter this http.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-afZJ9_TIM
That song is the inspiration of this blog, watch it all! (but pause it when it gets to around 1:44...see the subtitle? see my blog title? catching on? :] now let it play until 1:53)
Those words are the purpose of this blog.

My purpose remains, the art of losing myself in bringing You praise.

Those words alone shook my world when i actually sat down to think about them. When i thought about them, i thought about how the Arts are so unbelievably awesome. I then thought about how much more unbelievably awesome they are when you are doing them for the right reason: Bringing God Praise. This blog is going to be a journal that everyone can see and be a part of. This blog is going to be my journey to change the world (starting with Mississippi) by using the arts. That's all arts, Dance, Music, Theater, Visual Arts, Photography, Graphic Design, Creative Writing, and any other art that i haven't even been exposed to! I am going to write about my journey to create some sort of something, maybe an organization, arts community, church, school or anything, for the arts and for the artist who want to serve their God. I want this idea to grow into something so powerful that when people hear how it started (from a blog) they will laugh.

I want this, whatever it is going to be, to become huge! Huge enough that maybe, just maybe, there can be a group of art ministers that can go around the world and give free art, dance, music, theater, photography, etc lessons to people who have never, and will never get to experience the beauty of the arts. I want people to see how powerful the arts can be in any way, but especially in a spiritual way. I want so much from this idea, but have no clue where to start it all.

I am sure that this only sounds like an optimistic 17 year old who has dreams to change the world for the better. well GOOD! cause it is, but the difference is that this is an optimistic 17 year old that wants to, and WILL, change the world for the better. I know that this idea is gonna go far in whatever direction it is supposed to, i just need a lot of patience, guidance, and support with getting it there. i also know that "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13.

So this blog is probably not going to be the coolest blog ever, with the coolest background, or the coolest fonts and pictures; but it is going to be an interesting one that will trace an interesting journey. I want this blog to inspire artists all over the world, to make them want to bring God praise. I want people to find this blog and say, "YES! I want to be a part of that, and I have AWESOME ideas for that!" I need ideas. I need suggestions. I know what i want to do with this, somewhat. I don't know exactly where, or how, or when, or anything..i just know i need people's help and ANY suggestions are more than welcome.

I know this was long, and if you read it all you are an awesome person. If you leave comments or suggestions, you are an even awesomer person. :)

-More to come,
2 Corinthians 4:7