Hello y'all! Before you say it, I know, it's been WAY too long and I'm really sorry about that. I've been staying busy with school, getting ready for my trip to Uganda, Africa and London, England next month. I will most likely be blogging about it and putting pictures up after we get back which will be in April, so stay tuned for that. I have also started an encouraging Instagram page for people to know that they are "fearfully and wonderfully made." Psalm 139:14 If you would like to check that out or follow me: www.Instagram.com/hischosenones I also have been doing some photo shoots, editing photos, and more. My grandmother died pass away so our family made a trip down to Arizona. Phew!! That was a lot! Ha ha ;) I've been thinking up different options for Moments of the Heart. There might be some re-modeling or something like that. Stay tuned for that too because I don't want y'all to miss anything ;)
To give you all an idea of what I'm doing on the His Chosen Ones Instagram page I post this post I wrote a couple of days ago. Hope you enjoy!
"What does it mean to be chosen? I hope you know how precious and loved you are. The reason I chose 'His Chosen Ones' because YOU are His chosen one. He calls us His beloved children and He chose us with an everlasting love. He died on the cross for our sins, forgives us no matter what we do or say, and in His Word He says that He "chose and formed you from your mother's womb." Psalm 139:14
He has called you chosen even before you were born. He knows how many hairs are on your head and what you will be doing in the future. He knows everything about you; our joys and sinful things. Even though He knows/has seen everything about you, He still chooses you and loves you with an everlasting love. You are so loved. You are His chosen one. He has called you by name ever since day one. You. Are. Beautiful. Your heart is made of gold. You are so loved by me and by God.
We all go through things, and though we struggle, by the end of the day, we can rest in assurance that He loves and chose you. Have a blessed day, chosen ones of the King. Never forget to smile and to rejoice in all things."
Moments of the Heart
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Pictures from September 6th, 2016- day 14 of Israel trip
My favorite tea in the whole world!!
September 6th, 2016 Day 14- Israel trip
September 6th, 2016- Day 14, last full day in Israel
We visited another historical place that day, oh, and I tasted the best tea I’ve ever had in my life that morning. We drove toMasada , and took a gondala up to the mountain . You can
hike up there but they had to close the path because it was dangerously hot
outside that day. Masada is called “a fortress
on a hill” and boy it was a fortress. It was so hot up there to the point we
had sweat dripping down our backs! It was crazy. Up on the mount there was a
360 view of the Dead Sea , mountains, valleys
and canyons. It was amazing up there. If you want to learn more about the
fortress of Masada and what happened up there
I highly suggest you to look it up. Masada is
where the Romans came in, attacked a small community of Jewish freedom
fighters. The Jewish rebels couldn’t get out so they committed suicide instead.
It’s a very sad story but there are many thought provoking and inspirational aspects to think about there.
We visited another historical place that day, oh, and I tasted the best tea I’ve ever had in my life that morning. We drove to
Then we drove to Tel Aviv and stayed in a Messianc guest
house. Tel Aviv kind of reminded me of Nashville ,
it’s a very busy modern city. Our family walked down to the Mediterranean
sea and my little sister and I jumped in the waves, splashed each
other, laughed, goofed off and even played a little bit with a dog there. It
reminded me of when my sister and I were younger and we would go to South Carolina . We had a
blast with each other and I think my parents enjoyed watching us ;) Jaffa , a town by the sea,
is where Jonah was swallowed up by the
fish and where a lady named Tabitha, who my younger sister is named after, was
from. For our last night, we ate our last pita and hummus in Isarel from a very
nice man and it was soooo good!! The next day we got up early, headed to the
airport and flew back home. By Mom, sister, and I cried on the plane as we were
taking off. Part of our heart was left in Israel , and we believe it’s the
first of hopefully many times that we will go back there.
I had such a blessed time in Israel . My heart was touched in
many different ways. The Bible came alive for me, God spoke to me, and He has
brought to my attention things that were in my life that weren’t honoring to
Him and I need to take them out of my life. I was transformed in so many
different ways there and I look forward to 1. when I can go back to Israel
and 2. When the return of our Messiah occurs. If there’s any way possible, I’d
recommend every Believer try to go to Israel at least once in your life.
It was one of the best things I have ever done in my life. I was changed, it is
beautiful there, the people are so nice, it’s not what the media portrays and
the Bible will truly come alive for you. Someday I will be back, but until
then, I will continue to pray for the peace/shalom of Israel and say
“Am Yisrael Chai!”- “The people of Israel live.”
Pictures from September 5th, Day 13- Israel trip
You don't see this everyday along the road
September 5th, day 13- Israel trip
September 5th, 2016- Day 13
We headed out that morning from the Sea of Galilee and drove several hours south to theNegev
Desert . On our way, we
followed a gigantic army tank, and we saw a young boy leading his camels with
his donkey… you don’t see that everyday in America . You know when you are
really close to Jordan when
you get a text from Verizon saying “Welcome to Jordan .” Along the road there was
so much green and produce which was so exciting to see. We stopped off to Qumran caves where a shepherd boy found the dead sea scrolls
and where a community of Jews lived. It was so hot so we didn’t stay there long
but it was fascinating going there. Then we drove to Ein Gedi, a gorgeous park
with mountains and beautiful falls where David hid from Saul and where he wrote
many of the Psalms. We had a blast there!!! Our family all walked under the
falls, hiked a little, got wet again, and hiked some more to the huge falls. We
went through caves that had moss and then tada! There were the huge falls! We
couldn’t go in certain areas but the ones that you could go in were a blast! We
had so much laughter and it was nice to get wet after being sweaty. Then we
drove a bit more and arrived at the Dead Sea !
There was so much salt there it was sitting on top of the water in big clumps.
We changed into our swimsuits. Then it was so fun and strange just floating on
top of water. You don’t get to do that everyday! Our family then plastered mud
on ourselves that we had purchased to
experience the healing effects of the mud/salt mixture. After washing it off,
your skin is very smooth. We had so much laughter that very busy day. It was a
blast! Then we went to a new friends house, had an incredible Israeli spread of
food for dinner outside on their veranda and went to sleep early. It was such a
memorable day.
We headed out that morning from the Sea of Galilee and drove several hours south to the
Pictures from September 4th, day 12-Israel trip
The guys fixing the cars.
Here's a video from YouTube that the Aliyah Return Center put together of our tour day. Hope you enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr4vVRQ0FnY
September 4th, day 12- Israel trip
September 4th, 2016- Day 12
We headed out that morning with new friends that we met fromNew Zealand who were also
staying at the Aliyah
Return Center .
They have three children and their sweet
little daughters have the most adorable accents ever. We visited a mountain
that has caves where Yeshua would have walked toward Jerusalem , and many other historical and
archeological sites. Our family was riding in Chaim, our tour guide’s car and
it wouldn’t re-start at the gas station. So we had to drop off his car at a
dealership and then he went with us in our rental car. While we were waiting
for Chaim we went to “The Juice Man” shop. He was a nice older Jewish man that
knew my older sister. Right when we walked up he was like “wait a second,
you’re Alexandra’s family aren’t you?” It was so funny! He let me juice an
Israeli pomegranate and apple and he sang a song while playing on the guitar
for us… in Spanish. Lol, it was great!
Upstairs several of us stood around a ceramic bowl where the best acoustics were and sang a worship song with each other. There was beautiful harmony and the acoustics were fantastic in there. It was powerful. Before lunch we visited where the thousands of people stood while Yeshua multiplied the fish and the bread. Even though it was really great to be there, they also have a Catholic church built beside where the miracle happened. This happens throughoutIsrael ,
and these sites become commercialized, which is very disappointing.
We headed out that morning with new friends that we met from
We headed over to Magdala where Mary Magdalene was from. The
excavators there found a synagogue, house, original coins, a stone that has
really cool meanings to it, and a water channel. The synagogue they suspect is
the first one Yeshua would have spoken in. One of the biggest highlights from
the trip was seeing spots that are talked about in the Bible. The Bible really
came alive for me in the Sea of Galilee area
and a stronger, deeper passion grew inside of me. Also in Magdala, we toured
around in a worship center they is being built. Downstairs was a beautiful
painting of Yeshua’s feet when the lady came, touched His cloak and was
immediately was healed. Our tour guide told us the story of a family from Iran who came
to that place and the children were so scared from all the bombings that were
happening in their area. Our guide had them write/draw their biggest fears.
Then she told them to put the paper on the ground, stomp all over it and then
they were to put it below the painting signifying that Yeshua’s power protects
them. They can stomp all over the evil
one for “perfect love, God’s love, casts out fear”. I thought that was a very
powerful testimony especially because I’ve dealt with a lot of fear in the
past.
Upstairs several of us stood around a ceramic bowl where the best acoustics were and sang a worship song with each other. There was beautiful harmony and the acoustics were fantastic in there. It was powerful. Before lunch we visited where the thousands of people stood while Yeshua multiplied the fish and the bread. Even though it was really great to be there, they also have a Catholic church built beside where the miracle happened. This happens throughout
After visiting Magdala, Chaim took us to dip our feet in the
Sea of Galilee where Yeshua talked to His
disciples in Matthew 4:19 saying, “I will make you fishers of men.” Next, we
had lunch at a Christian restaurant where Chaim ordered a whole fish-head and
tail included. When his fish came out he said, “oh look, I found Dory.” It was
so funny! Afterwards, we went to Capernaum . We saw where
Peter’s house was. It was large for that time and was like a maze. Then we went
to the Mount of Beatitudes (Matthew 5:2-12). On the mountain there is a
beautiful view overlooking the Sea of Galilee and just imagining thousands of
people standing there listening to Yeshua speaking. The Mount of Beatitudes was
my favorite spot we visited that day and one of my favorites on the whole trip.
It was a really powerful and touching moment to be there.
Chaim then took us to the Jordan river
where Yeshua was possibly baptized. We were going to be baptized there too but
it was closed off. It sits beside a location that buses of tourists come to be
baptized with buying a white robe and receiving a certificate and also. That
was way to impersonal for us. Secondly, there was another spot along the river
Chaim showed us, but there was a restaurant and youth gathering. It was very
loud, so we decided to go elsewhere, and do our mikvah (baptism) in the Sea of Galilee . Chaim left us so we went by ourselves. I
think it was more special and meaningful to me to get baptized in the Sea
because of all that happened on the Sea. I had a very powerful time doing my
mikvah where you essentially just lower yourself under the water. My soul was
renewed and I could feel my Abba Father smiling down on me. I’m not going to
share what my heart felt because that is private to me. But I just want to say
that it was a really special moment. If you ever come to Isarel and you want to
be/get baptized I highly suggest doing it. We had a blessed day that day.
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