Majestic Monday...

Yes, the anticipated arrival of my best friend, Alissa Jane Bess, has finally come!!! She embraced Albany with her presence last night at around 10:00 and I could not be happier! For those of you that do not know, Alissa lives in Clearwater, Fl - therefore I do not get to see her very often!! And when I do, I clearly cherish the time I get! :)

So, I woke up this morning and we met at Starbucks - like we generally do - and enjoyed our usual treats. However this morning I branched out and tried the "Perfect Oatmeal." In the words of Randy Jackson,"It was just aight for me dog!" Apparently one of the fellow employees of Starbucks was having a "going away party" this morning and CLEARLY we were the only people in Albany that were not invited! I promise you there were 20 some odd people that were crowded around 2 tables! Aside from taking up every chair they could get their hands on, they also, apparently, forgot to read the segment from Emily Post that states, "EVERYONE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF ALBANY DOES NOT NEED TO KNOW YOUR CONVERSATION!!" But - to each his own I recon!

While we discussed everything major that has gone on in our lives for the past 3 weeks, (since of last coffe date, which was over Thanksgiving break) we both discovered that there are several movies that neither one of us have yet to view. So we have come to the easy conclusion that this MUST change! We are going to take a day and/or night and view said movies so that we can be up to date on all "good movie convos" that may take place in our near future!

I will fill you in when this special day commences!

Happy Monday!

For This Season...

With the passing of time comes change. Change in scenery. Change in direction. Change in hopes, dreams, wants, needs... the list is truly unending! I know this seems like an obvious concept - but for the sake of my blog (and your time) lets pretend that this easy, understandable concept is of great interest to you and that you have little knowledge about the changes of life! Deal?... SWELL!

If you have read any of my previous blogs you are very aware that my life has changed SIGNIFICANTLY over the past few months! God has brought me to a place of sheer surrender and has taken my wants and desires and totally transformed them! Or maybe they never changed; maybe, I am just now realizing what they are! Nonetheless, I am walking around with my head up in the clouds, some days, because I have no idea what God is doing!

However, one thing I know He is doing is bringing people into my live that have changed my course. In my eyes, these people are fanatical, extraordinary, spectacular, sold out, slaves to the word of Christ! They do not care about the opinion of man, nor do they worry about the future! They are drenched in the presence of God and I simply can not get enough of them! I strive to be just like that! I long for people to "need" to be in my presence! And not because I want people to love "Lauren Stotler," or think that "I" and great. Rather I want people to love how I exemplify Christ! I want them to see Jesus in every single aspect of my life! I want to hold them accountable the same way they are holding me accountable!

I am so stinking thankful that God has blessed me with the opportunity to meet this fine folks and get to know them, and LEARN from them while I stumble through this season of my life!

Thats all! Have a great Friday! :)