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Hey Blogger World! Yay! This is my first blog post ever! I want to start off by giving all credit from my blog to my Precious Heavenly Father. He put this on my heart to start a blog. He gave me the idea of what to call it. He gave my blog title meaning. He has taught me so much that I desire to share with others. He challenged me to blog about my experiences from Africa. He has blessed me beyond belief. He has blessed me with a future husband that seeks Him. My Savior, He is my Everything.
He has chosen me to go out and be bold and proclaim his name. So here goes nothing....

Meaning Behind My Title (The ABC's Of Life)
A.B.C. is the title of my blog for many reasons. The number one reason stands for Adopted.By.Christ. This explains how my precious Lord and Savior has adopted me in his family when I am so undeserving. This adoption was out of everlasting love and grace that He pours out onto me every day. The verse that reflects the meaning is Galatians 4:4-7. "But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba, Father." So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir."

The second reason for my ABC title is marriage that is in my near future. It stands for Adam.Becca.(soon to be) Curtis. Adam is my amazing and godly fiance. He is my highschool sweetheart and love of my life. We will be getting married June 1, 2013. We are so excited for what the Lord has in store for us during the next year of our engagement. We are thrilled to be getting married! I hope that this blog will reflect how much Adam and I love the Lord and strive to put Christ as the center of our relationship everyday. The verse that describes this theme is Song of Solomon 3:4. "I have found the one whom my soul loves."
The third reason for my title of ABC is because of my passion for teaching children. The Lord has blessed me with a desire and love for all His precious little ones. I am currently studying Early Childhood Education at the University of South Carolina where I want to further my career to one day teach. God has blessed me with this amazing talent and I want to use this to further his name. I am so blesed that the Lord has given me these talents and I get to use them to serve his children. The verses that describe this theme are Matthew 10:8: "Freely you have received, freely give." and 1 Peter 4:10: "Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms."
The fourth reason for ABC is for my love of Africa. This stands for Africa. Beautiful. Creation. After my first mission trip and first time out of the country, I went to Uganda and Ethiopia for 2 weeks. God totally wrecked my heart and taught me so much in such a short amount of time. My heart will always and forever be with the precious orphans with whom I was able to show God's love to. I hope so badly to return one day very soon. The joy the Lord showed me there is the most wonderful experience where the Lord is so present. I pray that my blog would reflect how powerful our God really is and how he is totally in control of our lives. I want my posts about Africa to only proclaim his name and his name only. Please know that this blog cannot even begin to describe acurately the experiences I had there because I am still having trouble putting it into words. But, I must try my best because this is what the Lord has called me to do. The two verses I have used for this theme are James 1:27: "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." and Isaiah 61.

Well the reasons above explain the name for my ABC title! I hope to start blogging soon about my experiences from Africa and then updates on my life now with wedding planning, work, etc. And if anyone was wondering...As I was finishing my last sentence, my watch alarm went off. My watch goes off every night at 11:55 pm because the precious little ones in Africa set it on accident. Although its late, I can't bring myself to turn it off b/c it's such a sweet little reminder. Every night I hear it I say a prayer for those on the other side of the world...
Thank you for taking the time to read my blog. I hope that God can use this blog in many ways.

xoxo,
Becca :)