Lover

That's right, you read the title correctly.

The bible describes God in many different ways. Alpha and Omega, the great I am, King of Kings.

and Lover.

... what?

In my devotional last night, that very idea was brought to my attention. Hmm... God as a lover.

Well, it makes sense if you think about it.

Some traits that are pretty much universal that a person wants in a spouse or lover:

"I want someone ..."

who loves me
who will never leave me
who provides for me
who protects me
who knows my every detail
who delights in me

Sounds good right??  Well, God fills all that criteria, and more.
While we also see God as a creator, father, savior, and judge, an over looked part of him is a lover.
And it makes sense.
God is literally the perfect lover.

 He'll never break our hearts, while we break his often.
 But he's always there, waiting for us to come back to him.




"At that time"—this is God's Message still— "you'll address me, 'Dear husband!' Never again will you address me, 'My slave-master!' I'll wash your mouth out with soap, get rid of all the dirty false-god names, not so much as a whisper of those names again. At the same time I'll make a peace treaty between you and wild animals and birds and reptiles, And get rid of all weapons of war. Think of it! Safe from beasts and bullies! And then I'll marry you for good—forever! I'll marry you true and proper, in love and tenderness. Yes, I'll marry you and neither leave you nor let you go. You'll know me, God, for who I really am.
Hosea 2:15-17

Chilly

Henry Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson make me sad.

Reasons why:
#1: Their literature is what my AP English class homework consists of.
#2: They were so smart, yet so stupid.

Explain? I will.

Both Emerson and Thoreau made great consessions about government and the nature of man according to politics, however, I don't understand how they can be so in tune with nature and their transcendental ideals, and be so ignorant as to ignore the creator of the creation they adore.  Nature is wonderful, beautiful, mysterious, awe inspiring even. But nature contains only a slight reflection of its creator, the alpha and omega.

Homework talk done. Now for Fashion.

its starting to get chilly.. here are some MODCLOTH picks I love for winter/fall.

I'm off to bed... Going to wear some WARM clothes tomorrow... a cold front's coming in!

5 Favorites!

Well, posting in September has been a fail... seeing how this is only my second this Month. 
In my defense (excuse) it's been busy! 

"Where'd Kaylee go?!"

I've:    Won an iPad, entered a pageant, joined two clubs in school, been cast in a play, filmed for some upcoming projects (whose names are under wraps at the moment;)), started a refined sugar and fried food fast, and neglected my devotionals (again:/)

So here's to 5 favorites, things I've been enjoying in my siesta away from the blog world:

1.      Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Grain Bread,
 is an organic, nutritionally-dense, high fiber bread that also is a complete protein — one of the few breads on the market that contain all 9 essential amino acids, is low in fat, has no Trans Fats or cholesterol and is generally low in sodium. 
(http://www.answerfitness.com/213/ezekiel-bread-healthy-food-day/)
THIS BREAD IS A BLESSING.
Why?
 No flour= no carb crash
Protein= more filling= eat less= healthy portions= a healthy diet= happy body
It's amazing, end of story.


2. Winged Eyeliner,

Whether paired with a bold lip and matching blush, or a nude face, winged eyeliner is so classic and easy!

I have a little trick... I draw the line on the outer half of the lid, so I can focus on the wing. This is super helpful for if you have already applied mascara, then apply a highlight on the inner corner, and apply white eyeliner on the bottom waterline. its' a cute, easy makeup job, and you don't have to worry about the black smears you get underneath your eye with normal eyeliner!

3. Waves

An easy hair-do! Procedure:
1. shower. (thats good to do every once in a while;))
2. comb hair 
3. apply hair product (if you use any regularly)
4. braid
5. go to sleep.
6. take out braids in morning, and voila!  Beautiful waves, and all you did was sleep. 
best bedhead ever.


4. Sparkles.
Yes. Be it shoes, eyeshadow, or clothes, glitter is big right now!!

modcloth.com

5. Dylan Patrello:
Her lyrics and rhythms are so relaxing, fresh and unique!

 So there's my 5 favorites for the month of September!!


Proverbs 12: 25
Worry weighs us down; a cheerful word picks us up.


Task for tomorrow, give someone a pick-me-up with a cheerful word!


Hope everyone's September was a good one!

Beware of Christians

My church hosted a screening of the Movie "Beware of Christians" recently.



In this Documentary, 4 College guys from Highland Park, Dallas take a trip to Europe to escape american culture and throw everything they know about church out the window, all with a goal to grow closer to God.
They interview many Europeans about views of faith, and problems facing young people today.
What I took away from it after was the art of listening. I have a problem with talking and arguing instead of listening. But once you stop talking and start listening, you begin to understand truly what us Christians need to do to live like our name... (Christian means 'Little Christ')

Matthew 23

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 ^1-3 Now Jesus turned to address his disciples, along with the crowd that had gathered with them. "The religion scholars and Pharisees are competent teachers in God's Law. You won't go wrong in following their teachings on Moses. But be careful about following them. They talk a good line, but they don't live it. They don't take it into their hearts and live it out in their behavior. 


Christ didn't look down on the prostitutes, thieves, and beggars. Christ called out the Pharisees...a.k.a. the religious of the religious.... They knew the rules, went to school for religion, and made sure everyone knew they did.
But Jesus knew what they were really all about.
Beware of Christians, to me, calls upon the fact that a lot of God's proclaimed people aren't really walking with him, and it's blatantly apparent, especially through a non-Christians eyes.
I applaud Will Bakke for a great film that's hilarious, and thought provoking at the same time!



for more information about the film, check out this website!

Sexy

Here's something that's been grating on me lately... In our culture, girls are encouraged to be sexy and provocative, and that's what is considered attractive.

we live in an defintion#1 sexy culture, which can be considered definition#3 sexy, and girls are encouraged to be definition#2 sexy.

We are trained to think that what men want to see is revealing clothing and seductive behavior.

But when it comes down to it, who would rather have a guy call her sexy over beautiful!?

The desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world.

(1 John 2:16)

 Women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control.

(1 Timothy 2:9)

Here's a challenge for you:

First I'd like you to take a good look in the mirror. 

No really, go look at yourself. 

List 10 things you like about yourself. If you want, take an expo and make a list on your mirror. 

5 need to be outward- (like your teeth, eyes face arms shoulders legs, fingernails, eyebrows... whatever!)

5 need to be inward. -( any spiritual gifts, a few personality traits, abilities)

If you don't love yourself, the creation, how in the world can you expect to be able to love the Creator?

Culture may say that your body type, bone structure, skin tone, hair color, or figure is unattractive. In God's eyes it is beautiful. Because the creator of the stars, moon, earth, rainbows, butterflies, flowers, mountains... actually everything,

made you and loves you and rejoices in YOUR beauty. 

THATS RIGHT!

You can be not only self confident, but God confident, the obsession with being seen as sexy will pale in comparison to being a valued creation of the maker of the universe.

If anyone is struggling with this, or if this made you think, angry, confused, empowered or even slightly hungry, tell me about it at  http://revaluatingrubies.tumblr.com/ask or in the comment section below.

Thanks!

DIY, New Shorts, and...SCHOOL

 So I was feeling extremely crafty the other day so I searched the web for fun DIY's, and ran into Wearingitonmysleeves's blog!! She had a cute tutorial for making rosettes out of felt, and I duplicated it, using T-shirt material! Check out her DIY for basic instructions!

 Leave a comment about my hair accessory making! Success ...or failure????

ALSO! I went thrift shopping the other day and got these wonderful shorts that my family insists on making fun of! Well, I feel spiffy in them, plus they're comfy!

AND school is starting up again!

In order to have a good school year, I recommend reading devotionals in the morning before school, or at night before bed, or anytime that you want. Keep those regular, because the more we read God's word, the closer to his heart we become. And that's when peace sets in, which can be pretty darn helpful during normally stressful school!

The Apostle Paul wrote the book of Philippians while locked up in a nasty jail cell, in the worse condition, yet it is the single-most joyful letter he wrote that is contained in the Bible. So if school reminds you of a prison sometimes... we have a lot to learn from Paul. Philippians 4:6-7 is one of my favorite verses!

God Bless!

 And have a great first day of school!

The Help

73% of critics
67% popularity increase
7.8 stars on imdb

I saw the movie "The Help" with my father yesterday, and thought I'd do a review.
Set in 1963, in Jackson Mississippi, a town consumed by segregation and where racism is a normality. While the movie is not a quite accurate depiction of the level of racism in that time period, (it was much worse than the movie portrays) the amount shown is enough to break your heart.
Emma Stone played Skeeter Phelan, an ardent and candid protagonist who doesn't have a problem with speaking her mind, and aspires to be a journalist or novelist, or both.  Caught in a world of upper class young baby boomers, Skeeter is single, and still living with her mother, who is plagued with cancer. After receiving a job at a Jackson newspaper, writing the cleaning column, Skeeter asks a friend if she can interview her maid, Abilene about cleaning tips for her column. Viola Davis, (Abilene), gave an almost Oscar winning performance, you see the obvious elephant in the room when Skeeter begins to interview the maid, and Skeeters peers take notice, belwildered at the respect Skeeter has for the lower blacks who weren't even allowed to use white toilets. Skeeter's cleaning column research ensues, while she begins interviewing other black help as well, collecting stories from their point of view, eventually published in a book, that causes a scandal in Jackson, and puts Skeeter, and all the maids involved in the book, in danger.

Period pieces are always so difficult to recreate, but I found the time period believable, and the all-star cast truly delivered with real, poignant characters.

Tackling racism, parenting, down south tradition, gossip, prejudice, discrimination, lies, peer pressure, cancer, and grief,  While creating laughs and aww moments through unlikely friendship,  funny revenge, and a ditsy blonde.
I laughed, cryed and laughed and fumed and cryed and enjoyed every minute of the film.
I recommend recommend recommend this movie!!!

"You are all sons of God through faith in Jesus. There is neither Jew, or Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." Galatians 3:26-28

God doesn't see skin color, he sees souls.