Jesus-my Best Friend and Savior :), sunsets, reading, having fun and being crazy!, meeting real honest people, learning anything and everything about the Bible, Jesus, or anything having to do with the two, making the Invisible Children visible, Africa, reading and writing poetry, learning about other cultures and religions and how to minister to them, animals of all shapes and sizes, people of all shapes and sizes, hugs!, having those really cool silent/calm moments with a friend where so much is said without a word spoken, heartfelt chats that go on for hours whether serious or goofy or both, movies, youth ministry, Student Venture, church, veterinary medicine, hangin with my friends and family, gazing at the stars, getting to know people, meeting new people, REAL people, lovin' on kids, havin fun, being crazy but then havin amazing talks, sleeping, gazing at God's awesome creation period and learning more about it, pretty much all types of music (i love music!), concerts, guitar, 4 wheeling, basketball, the day that God brings the one He has for me into my life, psychology, anatomy, and just about anything... :)
Music
Oh I love me some music! :) You name it, I probably like it, old or new... anything that is real and beautiful... I am a true music lover... Dashboard Confessional, John Mayer, Jewel, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, U2, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Cary Brothers, Joshua Radin, India.arie, Shawn McDonald, Dave Barnes, Imogen Heap, Rachael Yamagata, old school hip-hop and rap from the 80's and 90's, Matt Wertz, Sufjan Stevens, the ENTIRE Garden State Soundtrack, the ENTIRE The Last Kiss Soundtrack, Tyler James, Jars of Clay, The Goo Goo Dolls, MercyMe, Mariah Carey, Micheal Jackson, Janet Jackson, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Sugarland, The All American Rejects, Keith Urban, Brooks and Dunn, Pat Green, The Weepies, Howie Day, the Monkees, TLC, Casting Crowns, Counting Crows, Bush, Aerosmith, Foo Fighters, Sheryl Crow, Lifehouse, Inhabited, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Rascal Flatts, Ciara, Shania Twain, Dixie Chicks, Hellogoodbye, Dave Matthews Band, Julie Roberts, Miranda Lambert, Paul Wright, Black Eyed Peas, Train, The Ataris, Taking Back Sunday, Blue October, Hoobastank, Jet, Maroon 5, Alicia Keys, Destiny's Child, Cool Hand Luke, Switchfoot, LeCrae, Something Corporate, Toby Mac, Audio Adrenaline, Gretchen Wilson, and so much more! I like it all (country, rap, r&b, christian, rock, alternative, classical, oldies...)!
Movies
There are so many I love! I'm a movie lover fo sho! Anything with Robin Williams, The Passion of the Christ, Narnia, Hot Chick, Pretty Woman, Cinderella Man, pretty much any romantic comedy, Garden State, Napolean Dynamite, The Birdcage, Dirty Dancing, Moulin Rouge, Enough, and soooo many more!
Television
(This is a poem I love by ee cummings, not a poem to television.. lol I realized it looked like I was dedicating this to television or something so thought i'd specify.. :) )
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)
~ee cummings
Books
I love to read! The Bible, anything by C.S. Lewis, Brennan Manning, John Elderedge and Max Lucado, Redeeming Love, Fahrenheit 451, Robert Frost's poetry, christian poetry, and many others
Heroes
Jesus first and foremost by far (He saved me soul :) ), my grandma Patricia Fox, C.S. Lewis, Mother Teresa, Bono, Jane Goodall, Brennan Manning, the founders of Invisible Children, David, Barnabas, anyone who made or is making a difference for God, for people, or for animals
Blinn College
Brenham,Texas
Graduated: N/A
Degree: Associate's Degree
Clubs: Baptist Student Ministry-Historian, Flag Football Intermurals
2003 to 2005
Liberty Christian School
Denton,Texas
Graduated: 2003
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Basketball team, softball team, volleyball team, key club, bible studies, SADD
1999 to 2003
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~Mandy
This is who makes me anything and everything that I am... :)
"Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."
~The Velveteen Rabbit
"If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
' Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,
if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!"
~Rudyard Kipling "If"
"We are all worth infinitely more than the sum of what we do, what we say about ourselves, and even what we like."
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I'm goofy yet serious crazy yet calm confident yet insecure blunt yet diplomatic introverted yet extroverted ....but most importantly... I am a 23 year old female who is COMPLETELY in love with her Savior and Best Friend, Jesus Christ! :) I love Jesus. I love loving. I love my family. I love my friends. I am very protective of those I love. I am passionate about the Invisible Children and making them visible. I have a heart for Uganda and the rest of Africa. I am a loyal friend. I know what I believe about pretty much everything, but I am openminded and love hearing what others believe and why. I research what I believe. I stand up for what I believe in. I love people who know what they believe and why. I love kids. I love animals. I love all kinds of music and everything to do with it. I am deep. I am an introverted extrovert. I am insightful. I am not judgmental. I am very honest, honest in love. I love poetry. I think poetically. I think constantly. I love everything to do with God's creation. I love to learn. I don't like superficiality. I don't like judgment or being judged. I don't like when I'm misunderstood. I am accepting. I am a huge romantic. I think romantically. I am cheerful. I am optimistic. I am practical. I am not practical at all. I can sometimes be too sensitive. I am informal. I love informality. I love being comfortable and casual. I love comfortable and casual people. I love to smile. I love people who smile a lot. I love meeting new people. I love old friends. I love maraschino cherries. I love food in general. I eat too much. I am fun-loving. I am too talkative sometimes, but am a good listener. I am insecure in some ways but confident in others. I am passionate... about everything. I love passionate people. I can't wait to get married and have kids. I am scared of falling in love. I am extremely affectionate. I love to hug and love on people. I love to cuddle. I believe in saying the nice things you think about people. I compliment people often, but I ALWAYS mean it. I am NOT a flatterer. I am a real person. What you see is what you get with me. I love real people, they are the best kind of people. I am completely complex, yet somehow simple. ... and there is so much more to me. Get to know me. I'd love to get to know you. :)
"Blessed are you, child
When you abandon all you’ve known
To live somewhere else and learn a foreign tongue
When the prayers for yourself don’t last quite as long
For yours is the call from God
Blessed are you, child
When you see orphans play
Speak to them softly and learn more than their names
When you wipe away their tears and with them you pray
For yours are the hands of God
Blessed are you, child
When you return to your things
And your contempt starts burning for all luxuries
When you’d trade it all to have nothing
For yours is the Kingdom of God
Blessed are you, child
When you’re haunted by their eyes
When your soul moans and you can’t describe why
The world you see for the very first time
For yours is the heart of God"
~Michelle Eaton
"There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness.
But in that casket---safe, dark, motionless, airless---it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. The alternative to tragedy, or at least to the risk of tragedy, is damnation. The only place outside Heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers and perturbations of love is Hell.
I believe that the most lawless and inordinate loves are less contrary to God's will than a self-invited and self-protective lovelessness... We shall draw nearer to God, not by trying to avoid the sufferings inherent in all loves, but by accepting them and offering them to Him; throwing away all defensive armour. If our hearts need to be broken, and if He chooses this way as a way in which they should break, so be it."
~C.S. Lewis "The Four Loves"
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This is horrifyingly real. These children are called the Invisible Children. Please help us to make them visible. Please go to this website to learn more: www.invisiblechildren.com
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world..."
-Margaret Mead
This is a real story by CNN about the Invisible Children (the Night Commuters specifically)... please check it out....
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No wonder our perception of beauty is distorted...
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"Some want to live within the sound of a church or chapel bell; I want to run a rescue shop within a yard of hell." ~C.T. Studd
"We talk of the Second Coming;
half of the world has never heard of the first."
~Oswald J. Smith
"Perhaps it is good to have a beautiful mind, but an even greater gift is to find a beautiful heart." ~From A Beautiful Mind
"Throughout our lives, we find ourselves chasing after God, only to find that God has been catching us all along."
~Nathan Strong
Who I'd like to meet: I love anyone who is real, honest, and respectful. Truly. I'd like to meet anyone who is those three things. :)
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Your Birthdate: September 29
You have the mind of an artist, even if you haven't developed the talent yet.
Expressive and aware, you enjoy finding new ways to share your feelings.
You often feel like you don't fit in - especially in traditional environments.
You have big dreams. The problem is putting those dreams into action.
The Inspirer
You love being around people, and you are deeply committed to your friends.
You are also unconventional, irreverant, and unimpressed by authority and rules.
Incredibly perceptive, you can usually sense if someone has hidden motives.
You use lots of colorful language and expressions. You're qutie the storyteller!
You would make an excellent entrepreneur, politician, or journalist.
Your #2 Match: ENFJ
The Giver
You strive to maintain harmony in relationships, and usually succeed.
Articulate and enthusiastic, you are good at making personal connections.
Sometimes you idealize relationships too much - and end up being let down.
You find the most energy and comfort in social situations ... where you shine.
You would make a good writer, human resources director, or psychologist.
Thanks for adding us! Glad you dig our music! Make sure you come check us out next Saturday Night July 25th at Andy's in Denton. It's going to be a bad ass show
Hey hey!!!
Hope all is going well and your summer is rocking along.
I would LOVE to see your friendly face at Opening Bell Coffee House- the South Side Location Tomorrow Night, Thursday June 11th at 8 pm. Lots of new music, and it is a great place to come hang out. Food, drinks, coffee... even stocks! For more info check my tour dates. :)
Here's to all things awkward and awesome...
AND living in the big D...
abbi
Hey Guys!
Live Show this friday at 8:30 pm at The Lounge of Mokah Coffee Bar in Dallas! I'd LOVE to see you there- lots of new music! :) $5 at the door- let me know if you need more info. Stay tuned- more shows to come. Also, if you have a favorite venue or cofeehouse- let me know... :)
Here's to all things awkward and awesome...
abbi
It is almost Mother's Day. This year you can share your love with the women in your life and help the orphans and widows of Kenya and Uganda at the same time. Get a Mother's Day card from Bless the Children and the proceeds go to help the orphans and widows of Africa.
HELLO PLEASE!
I know it's been a good long while, and I'm sorry- but I wanted to check in and see what in the world was going on with you! :)
I got married this summer, moved cities, and played a lot of camps! I am also trying to collect a list of everyone's favorite local Christian Radio Stations... Do you mind messaging me yours? I am trying to send them my CD's to see if in fact, they just MIGHT, play a little indie artist not signed on a major label...
What do you think?
Wanna help?
I would greatly appreciate your kindness: as my grandmother says....
:)
Happy Tuesday Friends!!!
abbi
PS If you don't already have the CD, you can get it on iTunes or www. cdbaby. com/abbiwalker or literally any other MP3 digital music selling site.
Hey, I'm responding to your FB comment on here b/c FB keeps saying "error" when I go to it! Keep an eye out on my page ok?
Yeah, I'm not doing too well either. My head has been congested for a few days now. Now my right nostril is stopped up and has been since last night. It's driving me INSANE!
ya it was good seeing you to! to bad I was just getting off work, so I was kinda bleh at the time, but it was fun. ya I havent seen Macey in a while either, lol there is a LOT of people I havent seen in a while. but any who, what can I do, baby smells like poo, oops i got to goo. lol latah!
I KNOW! God is awesome! He sustained me more tha I ever hoped! I was out for 6 hrs straight and that doesn't include getting ready and everything! I saw lots of people and I feel very blessed. I'm sore though from standing in heels (and standing period) and lifting Cheyenne up and down! EVery time I tried to put her down she would tuck her legs and that was my workout (full body) for the next week or so!
Ok, what do you have going this week? Do you wanna hang out? I have my massage tues so that's prob not a good night cause I'll be crashed. I do have to go find some new glasses frames with my mom sometime this week also, and you are welcome to come if you want! Throw in your input! Let me know. Wanted to hang out tonight but I was up for the Cowboys game (which we WON) and then crashed again. My allergies are acting up too b/c I was outside yesterday and have roses in my house! My left eye swelled up really big! NOT fun or pretty!
I like that verse too- I also found this that I like:
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