It has been such a long time since I have blogged. I feel like there really isn't anything that important for me to blog about & I don't think anyone really reads this (minus Carrie because you are so awesome at commenting) so, it just hasn't been a priority.

I have been traveling quite a bit the past two weeks, which has been a lot of fun! Two weeks ago I was in Salt Lake City for a convention with my work. I was a little bummed that I didn't get to see a lot of the city, but my co-workers are always entertaining! Below is a picture of Denise and as road kill. We are laying on the carpet that was the main walk way for the convention & we just so happened to match it.

This past week I spent in Pensacola visiting Amanda & Christy. It was such an amazing week just getting to spend time with them! There were so many fun things that happened and so many great conversations. I miss them both so so much! If you wanna see pics you can go to my facebook profile because Christy has the best pictures of the weekend.

This weekend also helped me to realize why this blog has been pretty hard for me to write. I was talking to Christy about why I don't blog that often (mentioned above) and she helped me to realize that I should be using it for more than just letting everyone know about what is going on in my life. I mean lets be honest we all facebook stalk each other and see the pictures on there. So, I am going to make an effort to blog more about the spiritual things going on in my life or just share with you the things I hear, read, or see. I feel as though the Lord has grown me in so many ways since we have moved to Los Angeles, but I have not done anything to share or even praise Him for all of it. I guess I just see this as an outlet to be honest about the things going on. So many times in my life I keep things to myself and think that no one will be encouraged by it. Hopefully, this will become one way to share with you and to glorify the Lord of all the highs and lows going on.

So stay tuned....

Many of you may have already seen the pictures on Facebook and know what I am talking about : )!

I finally cut my hair. I have been talking about doing it for over a month now and decided last week was the time to do it. My dear friend Anna cut it for me. (side note: Anna is my newest/dearest friend I have made out here in LA. Her husband David works with me & before they got married a few months ago he kept saying "I can't wait til you meet Anna, you two would really like each other". I was like sure, whatever I have heard that many times in my life. I also being the girl who has not had many close girl friends in my life. In time we finally met and I love her!! She has become such an amazing friend. The kind of friend that literally we have talked every day over the past 2 weeks, just because we have something funny happen to us or have a really good joke that no one will laugh at except each other. I have prayed for this since the day I headed out in my car and drove to California. I just thank the Lord for the amazing friend he has brought into my life. Side Note finished) I had only seen her cut one other person's hair, her husband, but I trusted her and she did such an amazing job!! The more and more that I do my hair each day I like it even more. It is like endless possibilities on how I can style it!! Although, the real challenge will come on Saturday when I have to do it for Meredith's wedding, but I am sure it will look cute! Fingers crossed!!

So many things have happened since I last blogged.

The month of April was pretty much consumed by the fundraising banquet we did at CHF. It was absolutely exhausting to put together!! But is was such a beautiful event!!

On top of working crazy hours, Jordan, 3 Owens, Lipko, and Kyle all decided to film a series the week before in our apartment. It was crazy and there was no where to go and get alone time. I was stressed to the max & had a couple breakdowns here and there :). I think my favorite day was when I walked in the apt to what looked like Rhett screwing something into the counter top, don't worry though, he was only drilling into the Redrock that was broken :(. So to finish that week off we drove them all to the airport on Saturday and I literally circled around and picked up my parents and Eddie. They came in town for the banquet and to visit. We had so much fun!! I felt so bad that I was not up for going all over the place since I was so tired, but none the less we had a blast!

Then on into May we have just been so busy with life and work. Over memorial day weekend Jordan and I helped out at Revolution 09. They had asked CHF to be there to help raise awareness of the issues of poverty to the middle to high school aged kids that attended. It was so amazing to see how almost all of the churches in the San Fernanado Valley came together to hold this amazing event for the youth in their church. It was a weekend to help them to see the importance of having a relationship with Jesus and to help them understand what compassion ministry is. It was so amazing to see the kids and hear the stories of the lives that were changed and given over to the Lord. We had so much fun getting to talk to high school kids who were so passionate about reaching out into the world to make a change! So encouraging to see the next generation get it and understand that the world not only needs humanitarian change but a spiritual change as well!!!

Today was my last day working with my supervisor Diane. It was really sad to see her go and to see her half of the cube empty (yes we shared a cube). I realized today just how much she has taught me and challenged me in my faith. I know that she is one of the reasons why this past year of transitions has been so easy! She is definitely one of the best bosses I have ever had! (It will be really hard to top Jayne-Linda :) )

Well I guess that is all for now, I will try to do better! I will leave you with a quote from Francis Chan's book Crazy Love (which is rocking my world right now)

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. There voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. Psalm 19:1-4

"This is why we are called to worship Him. His art, His handiwork, and His creation all echo the truth that He is glorious. There is not other like Him. He is the King of Kings, the Beginning and the End, the One who was and is and is to come. I know you have heard this before, but I don't want you to miss it. I sometimes struggle with how to properly respond to God's magnitude in a world bent on ignoring or merely toleration Him. But know this: God will not be tolerated. He instructs us to worship and fear Him."

It is amazing how this doesn't sink into our daily thinking of who God is!!!! Also, let me know if you want a copy of the book & I will get you one!!

This month has been filled with so many things!! It has been an absolute blast :)

Next up to the fun adventures, we had a fashion mixer and the wrap party for Jordan's job all in one evening. The fashion mixer was for a clothing company that designed a t-shirt to raise awareness of poverty among children (they give part of the proceeds to CHF, check them out ). So we show up at the party not knowing anyone, but the restaurant/lounge was really neat. It was downtown and had a pool/lounge area outside. It was really neat. I finally was able to meet the owners of the company face to face (super cool people btw) instead of via phone or emails. We then headed off to the wrap party for 90210 at another really neat club in Hollywood. I am kinda upset that we didn't take a picture on the red carpet, but at the time it felt really weird. The party was sponsored by Wii, which was cool because they had systems set up throughout the club. Oh and the food was amazing! It is always fun to hang out with the people Jordan works with & get to know them better. So we ended the evening with me losing my cell phone & searching all over the club for it & the security guard who found it called Carrie by accident at 1:15ish in the morning....sorry about that! But at least my phone was safe and sound.

We also celebrated our one year anniversary this month!! It was a really low key day filled with church, lunch at this really great panini cafe, and Crumbs cupcakes!! We didn't save our wedding cake, mainly because I didn't want to worry about it while we drove for 3 days to move here, so we got cupcakes & champagne to celebrate with. I will update you all in two weeks when we take our anniversary trip to San Fran (YAY!!)

The other exciting news is that both Jordan and I received promotions this week at work!! Jordan is in his last week of the season and they let him know that they were going to promote him next season to Production Coordinator!! I am so proud of him, he works so hard and definitely deserves it and the month and a half of time off between seasons! I also was promoted this week to Resource Development Coordinator, which was really exciting! I am pretty much going to be doing the same thing, with a little extra responsibility. It is just so neat to see how the Lord provides!!

This month has been crazy, but oh so wonderful at the same time! Filled with birthdays, babies, and many reasons to celebrate :)

In today's staff meeting at work we had a guest speaker, Francis Chan. It is always so amazing to have these devotional times or guest speakers who challenge us and speak truth into our work place.

Today's message was all about how so many times people lie to us, but more importantly is how often we lie to ourselves. He asked some pretty tough questions, that I am not sure how I myself feel about how I answered them. Anyway just thought I would share and allow you all to wrestle with some really great self-reflection.

Galatians 6:7-10 – God promises that when you sin, you will reap destruction

Do you have the willingness to get alone with the word of God?

Do I honestly want to know what God is wanting me to do that aligns with His will?

Just because we work at a christian organization does not mean we are doing a great job (or fill your job in or life in general)

Am I seeking the Lord in all that I do?

Am I serving in compassion?

Am I using my time and talents to the fullest potential?

Am I really as godly as people think I am? Or is it just the state of the world in which we live?

Am I doing good because no one else is noticing? Or for the glory in man’s eye?

Be careful not to listen to people/ourselves too much, but to be fully in the word of God.

Powerful stuff!! It really helped me to realize how much I listen and take scripture or theology right off of someones lips and not through a careful study of the Bible and time of reflection with the Lord.

I have been super crazy busy at work and was so excited for my three day weekend coming up. Little did I know that Jordan and Rhett had my entire weekend filled with their short film project for the series Rhett's church in Indy is doing. Rhett came in Friday evening which was so exciting to have family come and stay with us.

Saturday was great!! The boys went out to the property we would be filming at, so I was able to sit at home and read, watch TV, relax, and get a few things done around the house.
Sunday was nice as well. I served in the 2-4's room at church, which was a blast. I had forgotten how much I loved to be around children as they are learning about God and singing and dancing! Oh it was wonderful! We made Valentine's for Jesus! One of the little boys who just naturally has ants in his pants was so precious when his dad came to pick him up. He ran up to his dad and shouted "We made Valentine's for Jesus to tell Him how much we LOVE him". I melted right there on the spot! After church we went to lunch (sushi = one happy Morgan) and then off to Starbucks & Ikea. There is not a much better way to spend a Sunday than sushi for lunch and browsing Ikea with a pumpkin spice latte. After that we went home and I took a nap while the boys worked on all of the material for the shoot on Monday. That evening we went to the airport to pick up Aaron Pelsue (Jesus for the film) and had In and Out for dinner. We took Aaron there to lessen the blow that we had to be up at 4:30 am, which means only 3 hours of sleep.

I was pretty impressed with how they turned out considering I am horrible at taking pictures. We ended the weekend with an amazing dinner at Cheesecake Factory! I am still feeling the effects of the weekend in how tired I am and how my body is trying to fight off a cold. It was all worth it though, I just wish we would have had more time to spend with Rhett, Aaron, and Jeff (and wish that the rest of the Wise family was able to join :( ).

Thank you Carrie for this delightful little challenge.

I know that there are rules to this and I am suppose to pass this on, but I don't want 7 other people to be tortured by this as well....Did I mention I don't enjoy these things. Anyway, Carrie sent the challenge therefore I am complying.

I am not a fan of forwards and random surveys that people pass along. I have no ounce of guilt when they say you should pass it along because it is about Jesus. I think that Jesus would much rather us pick up the phone and pray for people rather than send them a ridiculous forward with horrible clip art pictures that twinkle.

1. People who claim to have an answer for everything really bother me. The most irritating thing in the world to me is when people give you advice because they think they are right and on top of that it is because they have not experienced anything else in life. I don't allow people to give their opinion about my life and how I live it, unless they are extremely close to me. I just have a problem when everyone thinks they have the right to give their two cents about something they know nothing about!

2. I have a hard time seeing the strengths that the Lord has given me. Which leads to the fact that I have no idea what I want to do in life.

3. I don't like to eat healthy. It is always nice to have a meal that someone else prepared that is amazing (like the Four Seasons Wellness Cooking Class I went to) and does not taste good for you. I enjoy eating fast food or baked goods. But, I force myself to eat well....ok well decently.

4. I love to organize things. I think that I am one of those crazy people who could go into other peoples homes and create organizational systems for people (if it was all my friends, digging through strangers things is a little weird). I think that this is why I could spend everyday in the Container Store.

5. I have a thing for shoes. To be exact tennis shoes or any type of comfy shoe. I could have an entire closet of shoes. My new favorite shoe is Toms Shoes, I could buy every design they have. AND they give a pair of shoes to a child for every pair you buy!!! Amazing!

6. When I am home alone, I love to sit with a cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate in random spots of the house. (Think "You've Got Mail" when she sits on the floor next to her bed) There is just something so cozy about curling up with something warm to drink and a good book.

7. I would like to think of myself as a loyal friend. I have a hard time letting go of people. I would defend any friend if it cost me my last breath or if it meant that I would have to be hurt physically or emotionally in the process. (I think it is also and issue with boundaries)

8. I struggle with slight depression/emotional roller coaster type feelings. I have never been the overly happy/bubbly type personality. It is hard because I try and internalize all of this or just deal with it when I am alone because I don't want other people to know.

9. I love children!! If I could adopt a child from every region of the world I would. There is just something so precious about the faces of children from all over the globe. Which is also why my heart aligns with all of the organizations trying to combat poverty, abuse, sweat shops, slavery (esp. sex slave trade), etc. It just makes my heart break and wonder why I can't adopt every child in the world that is hurting or in dangerous situations.

10. I have always wished that God would magically make me a singer. I dream that I can sing and hope that the next morning when I wake up, it actually came true. I sing all the time in my car or when no one is around to hear me. I am always so moved by music and wish that I was able to have that gift!

Ok that is 10! And I have to admit it took me quite a while to write this, so I hope you all enjoy.