Birthday Wishes, Blessings, and Struggles

Hey guys! So here is a short update.

This past Sunday (9/26) was my 19th birthday. It was AMAZING! I seriously have the greatest friends in the whole world. The night couldn't have been any better. At first it was kinda boring...as I was on the phone trying to help my friends Tyler and Ashley find their way around downtown. Took like 10 minutes. FINALLY they met up with us...and the small group of us headed for the Applebees in Block E. The walk there was a lot of fun. We were all hyped up and just goofing off...all getting comfortable and acquainted with each other. Finally, we reached Applebees and sat down. Of COURSE...the first thing my friend Mike Jackson says to the waiter is that it was my birthday. Go figure right? So, we are all sitting and eating our food....but DEFINITELY not boring. We are all laughing our heads off every like...10 seconds for a random reason. Not a dull moment. I'm pretty sure everyone in there thought we were nuts college kids. ;) Then... YET AGAIN... Mike Jackson decides to start up my embarrassment AGAIN. He starts my whole group of friends to sing "Happy Birthday" to me SUPER loud. It was SOO embarrassing. Especially since when it got to the "happy birthday dear, Becka...", Tyler yells out "THAT'S BECKA!" and points to me. Pretty sure my face was REALLY RED. But all in all, that night was unforgettable...and probably the BEST birthday I've ever had. I owe all the joy and fun to my AWESOME friends: Mike J, Michael T, Tyler, Ashley, Amanda, and Megan.

So, about a week ago, I posted a note on my Facebook saying "Thank You" to my close friends in my life. Writing that note brought me to tears, because I began to realize that I have so much to be grateful for in my life. Even though other things seem to be going wrong, I have those friends to always count on and have a great time with. But then reading it again... I realized there was one person that I didn't even think of thanking. That person was God. There I was thanking all the important people in my life for their impact and presence in my life...and I didn't even once stop to think about God. In reality, God is the ONLY person I should be thanking. He is the one who blessed my life with those friends, the one who got me my job, the one who continuously gets me out of messes life throws at me...but He barely gets any glory and credit from me.

What kind of daughter am I?

If you ask me...a pretty lousy one.

God continues to look after me and bless me...even when I completely forget about Him. When my focus begins to shift to everything else but Him, He is still there planting blessing, after blessing, after blessing in front of me. I owe Him EVERYTHING I am and have. Because I am nothing without Him. Absolutely nothing.

Recently... I've been having a few issues in my faith. I haven't been to church in like 3 weeks...and my spirit and heart weren't longing for more of God. I wasn't reading my Bible...or praying...or doing devotions...nothing. I felt BEYOND dry. It wasn't til like 2 days ago that I finally told someone about it. I talked to my friend briefly... and he indirectly showed me what was wrong. I hadn't been to DSMI in like... a month and a half. And that was the place where I always feel connected to God. So, my plan is to start attending again...ASAP. Because I can't stand feeling away from God...it makes me feel to empty and like there isn't anything to live for. So, if you read this...please pray for me. That'd be awesome. :)

Thanks guys! Love you all. And God Bless.

-Becka :)

First Vespers (of school year 10-11)

Hey guys! Short update for you. :)

So Sunday night [9/5/10] was the first night of Vespers at Bethel University for the school year. Originally I had planned not to attend it, seeing as I had not gone to DSMI for two weeks and figured I should go there instead. But during worship at DSMI...something just felt wrong. I felt like I was in the wrong place. I was able to worship...but I had a feeling in my heart that DSMI wasn't where I was supposed to be that night. The place was packed, and everyone was on fire for God. But for some reason... my heart didn't feel content being there. So before worship was over, I left. At first I wondered if I was just being selfish wanted to attend Vespers with friends instead of being at DSMI...but then I felt comfortable with my decision. And then I was saying that I wasn't suppose to go because I didn't have enough money for gas. But it turned out that my friend Jordan was able to drive me. So everything was falling into place for me to go to Vespers.

It turns out...that I honestly think I made the right choice in going to Vespers. It was INCREDIBLE. The worship was amazing...the vibe and excitement and positive expectations were overwhelming...the words the head worship leader shared were just right with what I needed to hear... just everything fell into place like I choose correctly. I encountered God hardcore during that Vespers. Last school year, there was only one other Vespers night that I could remember that ran over time that I was there for[well...LONG time over]. And that was a night that really broke me and effected me. I definitely won't forget that night. But this last Sunday night, it was very similar. We went 45 minutes over normal time. Although, it seriously didn't feel like it. When they ended, I thought to myself that it was only 11. But when I looked at the clock I was shocked. Time had gone by so fast. It really only felt like I was there for only about 30 minutes (IF THAT!). God really started to mend me during this first Vespers. And I CAN'T WAIT to see how else God will work in me soon! I'm excited. :)

Well...that's all really for now. Just thought I'd share that.
God Bless,
:) Becka

Introducing...Disaster Path, Becka Dibble Photography, and God! :)

So this is a VERY short post. I suppose I just want to do some advertising for my favorite local band! They are called Disaster Path.

They are 6 of the coolest guys I've probably ever met in my life. They are hilarious and super talented. I love going to their shows and hearing the talent God has blessed them with. Of course... you have to have a taste for screamo/hardcore music. But if you do... then PERFECT! Even if you don't... check 'em out anyways. At least their blog on their myspace with the lyrics.

I have had the opportunity to do a photo shoot for these guys. It was a BLAST! Even though we didn't fit in enough time to full band pictures (that will be an upcoming photo shoot), we got some great individual shots. But during that time, I feel like I got to laugh, hang out, and just have fun with them. Even though we didn't talk much... I still feel a lot closer to those guys afterwards.

I encourage you to check them out! I'd love it...and I'm sure they would too!!! :) And come to an upcoming show (although I don't know if they have any scheduled right now...but whenever they do...come to one!). Then you can truly see their hearts for God and just get to know them better. Because they are fantastic!

Click on this picture. It'll take you to their myspace. :) [Yes, I took these pictures and put this picture together]

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With all that being said... I will talk a little about what I've been up to.

There isn't much going on in my life right now actually. I just recently made a page on Facebook for my photography. When putting it up... I really didn't have much intention of doing much with it. But apparently... so much for that! (haha) Two days after I put it up, I offered to take picture of my friend Amanda and her sisters to help grow my portfolio and for practice. Not long after I put them up, my friend Mike asked me about my hobby (photography). It ended up...that Disaster Path (Mike is the leader singer of the band) needed someone to take pictures for their photo shoot. I was super nervous...but I agreed. And it was AWESOME (like I said above.. I can't wait for the second one)! Now, I am also going to be taking picture's of my friend's nephew in a couple days. And I am having people ask me to take their senior pictures and such things. It's so GREAT! I wasn't expecting anything to happen out of such a simple thing like putting my pictures up on Facebook and making a fanpage for them. But it did. And I can't begin to express how excited I am being able to take pictures for people. I LOVE IT!!!

Also...even though there hasn't been a significant thing I have learned or a BIG experience lately where I encountered God... I just feel like I have been growing closer to Him. Just everything around me brings me back to Him and I can't get enough. God is just SO amazing and great. I'd come up with better words...only there aren't human words that I can say that would do Him justice.

Well...that's basically all I have today. If you wanna check out my facebook page and look at my portfolio (even though it is still small)...click on this picture.

Love you all! And God Bless,

Becka :)