Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Jan 29, 2012, 7:22 am
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end” ~Ecclesiastes 3:11 If there’s one thing I’ve learned about being in relationship with God, it’s that He often tells me things (thr...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Jan 17, 2012, 10:13 pm
“I love those who love Me, and those who seek Me find Me. For whoever finds Me finds life and receives favor from the Lord. But whoever fails to find Me harms himself; all who hate Me love death.” -Proverbs 8:17, 35-36 “There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great ...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Jul 25, 2011, 4:29 am
Today has been a very rough day. This has been a hard week and a worse weekend. I have been reacting very adversely to a medication my doctor gave me. I’ve been experiencing suicidal, depression, and self-harm thoughts, I’ve lost my appetite and thirst, I’ve been having extreme tingling and nu...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Jul 19, 2011, 3:16 am
I have loved this song since I first heard it last year, and in so many ways it captures my relationship with God and with myself. This summer I have had so much fun taking care of three children, ages 10, 9, and 7. I have learned a great deal about what it’s like to be a parent. I’ve learned t...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Jul 17, 2011, 6:20 pm
I realized this morning that I have let my priorities get waaaay messed up. Not only have I stopped making sure quiet time with God it a priority, but I’ve let eating healthy, exercising healthfully (meaning not too much or too little), and sleeping healthy stop being priorities.  So my plan for ...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Jul 14, 2011, 4:58 am
Words could never say the way He says my name He calls me lovely No one ever sees the way, He looks at me He sees me holy Words could never hold, This love that burn my soul Heaven holds me, Oh heaven holds me I can’t hold my love back from You You would not believe, The way He touches ...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - May 25, 2011, 10:13 am
Who says? Who says you’re not perfect? Who says you’re not worth it? Who says you’re the only one that’s hurting? Trust me That’s the price of beauty Who says you’re not pretty? Who says you’re not beautiful? Who says? “Who Says” by Selena Gomez I heard this song while my...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - May 23, 2011, 1:49 am
I’ve wanted to make a post lately but I haven’t because I’ve been really struggling and didn’t know what to post about. You see, the last week, I’ve been binging and purging. It’s amazing how quickly an old issue can completely consume you when you choose to go back to it. And though I k...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - May 4, 2011, 4:13 am
May the Lord lead my heart into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ. ~2 Thessalonians 3:5 I am calm I am called I am confident of answers to my prayers I am cherished I am chosen I am a co-heir with Christ I am complete in Christ ...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - May 3, 2011, 4:21 am
Can anything ever separate me from Christ’s love? Does  it mean He no longer loves me if I have trouble or calamity, or am persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is mine through Christ, who loves me. ~Romans...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Apr 26, 2011, 2:37 am
“I will strip off every distraction that slows me down, especially the sin that so easily trips me up. And I will run with endurance the race God has set be fore me. I do this by keeping my eyes on Jesus, the Champion who initiates and perfects my faith. So I take a new grip with my tired hands an...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Apr 25, 2011, 1:32 am
I am delivered! Satan’s power over my life is broken. I am free from the control of darkness. The forces of darkness have no authority over me. My mind, my emotions, and my spirit are strong and sound. I am liberated and free from the gloom of darkness. The forces of hell no longer have authority ...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Apr 24, 2011, 3:39 am
God has given me eternal life through Jesus Christ His Son. This like (Zoe — the God-kind of life) is the very life that abides in Him. It is also the same life that abides in Jesus. And now this Zoe life abides in my inner man. Nothing can withstand the of life of God, and with His life in me, no...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Apr 23, 2011, 2:43 am
I will never be controlled again by my past! I am what god says I am, I have what God says I have, and I can do what God says I can do! I am in right standing with God! I have been made righteous through His blood! I am a new creature in Christ; my old self is dead and gone! I am free from guilt and...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Apr 22, 2011, 5:17 am
“I am redeemed from the curse of the law. I am redeemed from all iniquity. I am redeemed from habits and controlling desires. I am free from the curse. Jesus has made me free. I am dead to sin. Sin and iniquity no longer have control of me. I have received my freedom through Christ. I have been re...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Apr 10, 2011, 3:52 am
I made a webcomic! Why, you ask? Well, I’ve wanted to make a webcomic for a couple years now, but I’ve never had any ideas for one. I don’t consider myself clever and witty by nature outside the realm of smart aleck remarks in response to other people. Without another person to respond to, I ...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Apr 6, 2011, 1:36 am
Please view my friend Katie’s blog post about ending sex trafficking.  
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Apr 5, 2011, 5:26 am
I think it’s time that you take off that locket Cause I can’t even look in your eyes We all agreed that this wouldn’t be easy And now we’re going nowhere in time Don’t make me choose between you and what we’re fighting for We all will lose if we give up and our efforts fall short A...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Apr 5, 2011, 4:01 am
So I’ve made it through the first week! (Technically it’s nearing two weeks now.) A lot has happened since I arrived in Colorado. When I arrived at the airport on the 23rd, both my bags were slightly overweight. This is the first time that’s happened in all my flights. I had to leave some thi...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Mar 21, 2011, 7:26 pm
I haven’t been updating lately because I’ve been super busy getting every thing ready to move out of state and getting my application ready for an internship I want to do this fall. But an appointment I had for this afternoon fell through, so I’ll use the opportunity to update. Thursday, Marc...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Mar 6, 2011, 8:36 pm
You don’t see what you possess, a beauty calm and clear It floods the sky and blurs the darkness like a chandelier All the light that you possess is skewed by lakes and seas The shattered surface, so imperfect, is all that you believe I will bring a mirror, so silver, so exact So precise and ...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Feb 25, 2011, 12:30 am
The other day I took a nap. For about a week prior to the nap, I’d been having nightmares (at night), and so before I went to lay down for my nap, I prayed for peaceful sleep. I prayed for godly dreams, dreams of vision.  So what kind of dreams did I have? God asked me if I was blind, would I...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Feb 24, 2011, 1:40 am
We are Your burning ones We are consumed by You We set our lives apart We are consumed by You So let this love be like a fire Let our life be like a flame Fill our souls with Your desire Let our passion bring You fame “Burning Ones” as sung by Jesus Culture I realize that, so much of my...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Feb 11, 2011, 3:19 am
All we need is a little bit of momentum Breakdown these walls that we’ve built around ourselves All we need is a little bit of inertia Breakdown and tell, breakdown and tell These rules are made to break and these walls are built to fall These rules are made to break us “Momentum” by The...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Feb 4, 2011, 8:48 pm
I learned last night that life with God is like a video game. Yesterday I went to pre-service prayer. While I was reading my Bible and worshiping, I began to think about this last week and where I am with God right now. Last week I finished reading a book called “Hind’s Feet on High Places” ...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Jan 25, 2011, 5:32 pm
For context, I would suggest you download this short audio book called Nazirite DNA. I broke my nazirite commitment to God. Right around the time I did, one of the dogs got a hold of the paper it was written on and tore it up. The dogs never attack my stuff, and I’m not even sure how they got it,...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Jan 24, 2011, 12:13 am
“Do it, Lord!” By Tommy Walker I see Your glory covering the earth, Lord Just as the waters are covering the sea I see the millions coming to salvation I see revival fire in the land Do it Lord, do it, Lord, Do it, Lord, we are praying, Do it, Lord, do it that Your glory may be seen I s...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Jan 23, 2011, 6:49 pm
I was perusing the blog of a friend-of-a-friend and she has a whole series going on about being single. It made me really stop to think about my current state of singleness. How do I feel about being single? Honestly, it sucks. It sucks hardcore. Being single didn’t always suck. Before Kevin, I l...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Jan 23, 2011, 1:01 am
Yeah, like Wesley from Princess Bride. I may have to cross eel-infested waters, climb a rope up the side of a cliff, have the rope cut while I’m still climbing, catch my grip before falling to my death, climb the cliff side on my own, fight an expert swordsman, fight a giant, fight a brilliant Sic...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Jan 4, 2011, 6:21 pm
On days like today, weeks like this week, I feel like I’m in the middle of war. The battle rages around me and everywhere I look, my my comrades are falling, and falling hard. It’s disheartening. There are times, like right now, when the battle seems insurmountable and it all feels so futile. Th...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Dec 11, 2010, 12:36 am
I just discovered that you can download the audio book Nazirite DNA for free! Download it here. If you have always felt like you were called for more, if you’ve always wanted to do great things for God, or if you’re just curious about what a nazirite is, I strongly encourage you to read this bo...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Dec 10, 2010, 9:38 pm
I’ve been looking into ways to get involved to help bring and end to abortion and sex trafficking. The three things I’m looking into right now are Bound4LIFE, Courage to be You, and the Spirit and Truth School of Discipleship at the Justice House of Prayer in San Diego. Bound4LIFE I am conside...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Dec 7, 2010, 11:51 am
I just discovered a feature on facebook that allows me to create a collage from all my status updates from 2010. I thought I’d post it here, just for fun.  
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Dec 6, 2010, 7:08 pm
Today I took Bear (one of the dogs) for a run and when I arrived back home, I had no keys. I put my keys in my pocket when I left, but when I returned, there were zero keys in my pocket. I checked all my pockets, looked around on the ground, and double checked the front door in case by some biza...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Dec 5, 2010, 1:58 am
This is my song for the day: This evening has been trying, to say the least. My older brother-but-not (ex-brother-in-law) is so confused about God and the Bible and salvation in general. He thinks suffering is the way to salvation and that many roads lead to God. He doesn’t believe the Bible is t...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Dec 2, 2010, 12:20 pm
Above is one of my favorite songs right now. I adore it. I just learned about Jesus Culture a few months ago while at Mercy. I love them so much. Their Consumed album is amazing! They’re all really good, but Consumed blows me away. Anyway! No update last night because yesterday was spent looking ...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Dec 1, 2010, 4:14 am
Oi! Today has been a day of fluctuations. I started not feeling well last night around 6:00pm and this morning I was still on the bleh side. I got up around 9:00am and ate breakfast. From that point on, the whole day was one long food struggle. Now, granted, it was no where NEAR what life used to be...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Nov 30, 2010, 1:28 am
So I went to Mercy Ministries for seven and a half months to try to get help with my bulimia, self-harm, depression, and suicidal tendencies. It was the best decision of my life.  When I left for Mercy, I had little hope that my life could actually change, but I was desperate. Now I have joy and ho...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Nov 24, 2010, 11:48 pm
So I went to Mercy Ministries for 7 and a half months and now I’m back. I’m doing amazing and I’m excited to get back into the swing of things. I should have some updates soon. =D
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Mar 17, 2010, 2:44 am
I got a call today letting me know the treatment center I’m going to has a bed available for me and I’m going there on the 31st of March. I’ll be there for around 6 months and I will not have access to the internet while there.
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Dec 11, 2009, 6:33 pm
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Dec 11, 2009, 6:33 pm
I’m not going to go into the details, but I have committed to go to a treatment center. I’m on a waiting list, I’ll make another post when I know I’m leaving.
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Oct 5, 2009, 10:08 pm
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Oct 5, 2009, 10:08 pm
So the last week or so have been interesting food-wise. I’ve only purged once in the last 8 days, but I’ve also only averaged 478 calories per day, and that only because I had 1,660 on Friday. Yesterday, I had 248, which seems to be normal for me now. It’s becoming hard to eat at all.  I have...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Oct 2, 2009, 2:26 am
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Oct 2, 2009, 2:26 am
Mhmm! I have been, in the last few days, probably the happiest I’ve been in a long time. ^_^ It’s really nice. Really….really….nice.
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Sep 24, 2009, 6:18 pm
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Sep 24, 2009, 6:18 pm
I just read a blog post about taking things for granted. It it, she said: Funny how much we take for granted. Take me, for example. I take for granted that when I get up in the morning, the light will come on when I flip the switch. That water will come out when I turn the faucet handle. And th...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Sep 22, 2009, 4:13 am
I’ve been having more unpleasant dreams than usual. More meaning in greater numbers. Sunday, I wasn’t feeling well so I spent most of the day in bed…dreaming. It was a long day filled with one unpleasant dream after another.  In the morning, I had mentioned the pain I was having to my mom (m...
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Livvy N. posted an article on Fractured Ideals - Sep 22, 2009, 4:13 am
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