Renee' Romano

DINNER! YAHOO!

2007-09-16T14:32:00.001-07:00

Okay...so these are my new friends Martyna and Ivy!!! They are just amazing! I have had such a great time getting to know them... These pics are from dinner one night (cannot remember what this restaurant is called) but we had a great time!

Chlo and I on our trip to Baton Rouge Friday!

2007-09-03T05:52:00.000-07:00

Okay...this is the largest cheese dip ever ordered in a mexican restaurant! We were in amazement...I really dont think the picture shows the largeness of this bowl!!! AMAZING!
Now you are talking my language! Huge sweet teas!!!! O YEAH!
Purple Cow: A thrift store there...we love the cow!!

Plane ride to visit Kari!!!

2007-09-03T05:39:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I had a great time on this trip! I went shopping, got my nails done, ate mexican food like 4 times, went to Gateway Church, went to Oklahoma and went on their family boat, tried wake boarding but was unsuccessful (I will try again!), went to see the movie Hairspray, and much much more! We had a great time hanging out!

Jimmy's Party!!

2007-08-05T21:39:00.001-07:00

Getting ready for Cal n Brandy's wedding!!!!!

2007-08-05T21:09:00.002-07:00

My great parking!!

2007-07-28T21:23:00.001-07:00

okay..I know what you thinking..."it takes mad skills to take up TWO parking spots at the SAME TIME!" I would like to see Houdini pull this stunt off! I know what Melissa is thinking "I want to do that!" This was for you Melissa..I never go back on my word!

Revolution Camp 2007

2007-07-28T20:57:00.001-07:00

Okay...so...this camp was pretty much the most amazing camp I have ever been to or could of ever imagine ever going to! (If you went..you should leave a comment under this to explain more about what God did in and through your life!) I would literally stare out and just watch, while on the stage, at what God was doing! It was truly breathtaking and the amazing thing about it is that THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING!

Dinner at Outback last night!!

2007-07-09T08:08:00.001-07:00

2007-07-06T20:39:00.001-07:00

okay...so everyone needs to watch this video! It is so moving! VIDEO

4th of July PICS!!

2007-07-04T22:22:00.000-07:00

Man...we had so much fun tonight at the Hall-Manders-Derv-Kotter residence tonight!! If you weren't here then you missed da party!

Me n Em!!!!! I love you sooo... much!

Isn't Nay lovely!

Thinking...thinking...thinking...now dont think tooo hard!

Getting delirious! Hah!

M-ande-VILLE! Say What???

Now we live in M-ande-VILLE and no we dont play! This is where we live! We sho nuff know how to make dem groceries! (I am sleepy...haha! You like??)

Dont make me snap my fingers in a "Z" for-ma-tion!

RANDOM!

Y'all look so beautiful that I could not resist putting up this pic!!

Me n Mel! You are Beautiful Melissa!!

Velocity Band

2007-06-30T07:00:00.000-07:00

So this is our Velocity Youth worship team! I dont have everyones pics up yet but I will have them up soon!

Colin and Jeremiah being CRAZY! This is not new! HAHA!

Basically, our job is to lead people into the presence of God! Darlene Zschech says it best, "We are to take people by the hand and point them to Jesus!" That is really what it is all about! Really we are just a group of people who love God that want to take people where we have been in worship!

Ashley who is wearing the headband on the left just started leading worship with us! She has become one of my dear friends and such an incredible blessing to my life! Her husband is on the bass.

To the left playing the electric is Eric Holm! He usually plays acoustic guitar but jumps on the electric sometimes.

Shane Carter! He is on electric in this pic but he usually plays electric! He is actually going to be a daddy soon!! We are so excited for him and his precious wife Becca! Shane is a very gifted songwriter as well.

Here is Colin Henderson under the pretty blue lights! haha! He has been on the team for a long time! Can you believe he is only 15 years old! We tell people he is 12 just for dramatic effect! haha!

2007-06-30T06:37:00.000-07:00

The Fern and the Bamboo.....

One day I decided to quit.... I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality.. I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.

"God", I said. "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"

His answer surprised me... "Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"

"Yes", I replied.

"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo". He said. "In the third year, there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In the fourth year, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. He said. "Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant. But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive. I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle."

He said to me. "Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots. I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you. Don't compare yourself to others." He said. "The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern, yet, they both make the forest beautiful."

"Your time will come," God said to me. " You will rise high!" "How high should I rise?" I asked. "How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return. "As high as it can?" I questioned. "Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can."

I left the forest and brought back this story. I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you........ Never regret a day in your life.
Good days give you Happiness.
Bad days give you Experiences.
Both are essential to life.
Keep going...
Happiness keeps you Sweet,
Trials keep you Strong,
Sorrows keep you Human,
Failures keep you Humble,
Success keeps You Glowing,
But Only God keeps You Going!

Have a great day! The Son is shining!! God is so big He can cover the whole world with his Love and so small He can curl up inside your heart.

J High Camp

2007-06-29T00:31:00.000-07:00

Riding in the tram was truly an experience!

So here are my pics from Jr high "SUBMERGE" camp June 24th-27th! What an amazing camp it was! God moved in the lives of these young people and I got the honor of getting to watch Him do it!!! So...in the morning around 10:30 we had our service as well as at night around 8:30. During the day well all just hung out: rode bikes, went to the beach, swam, played, laughed, grew together!!! It was a truly beautiful experience! If God can change them in j high who knows what God will use them to do!!

Psalm 34

2007-05-04T20:41:00.000-07:00

Psalm 34
"I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My life makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble and afflicted hear and be glad. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together. I sought (inquired of) the Lord and required Him [of necessity and on the authority of His word], and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked to Him and were radiant; their faces shall never blush for shame or be confused. This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. The Angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him [who revere and worship Him with awe] and each of them He delivers. O taste and see that the Lord [our God] is good! Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who trusts and takes refuge in Him. O fear the Lord, you His saints [revere and worship Him]! For there is no want to those who truly revere and worship Him with godly fear. The young lions lack food and suffer hunger, but they who seek (inquire of and require) the Lord [by right of their need and on the authority of His Word], none of them shall lack any beneficial thing. Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you to revere and worshipfully fear the Lord. What man is he who desires life and longs for many days, that he may see good? Keep your tongue from evil adn your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil and do good; seek, inquire for, and crave preace and pursue (go after) it! the eyes of the Lord are toward the [uncompromisingly] righteous adn His ears are open to their cry. the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their distress and troubles. The Lord is close to those who are of a broken heart and saves such as are crushed with sorrow for sin and are humbly and thoroughly penitent. Many evils comfront the [consistently] righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken. Evil shall cause the death of the wicked; and they who hate the just and righteous shall be held guilty and shall be condemned. The Lord redeems the lives of His servants, and none of those who take refuge and trust in Him shall be condemned or held guilty.

Okay...so this chapter is pretty much one of my favorite chapters of the Bible!!! This chapter really is a commitment to continual praise! The psalmist says he will bless the Lord at all times, not just when it is convenient, or when it is a good day but at all times! WOWEE! Really..I dont know who reads this blog..but if you are...then maybe God may want you to see something! Dont rely on your circumstances to show you when it is a good time to praise God! Make praise be a part of your everyday life so when the tough times do come, and they will, your natural reaction in that situation is praise! I have read this chapter sooo... many times, and everytime I have read it God has revealed to me a deeper level of praise to relate to right where I am at in the moment! Isn't our God great how he does that!