Trust in the Lord, and do good;
dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him, and he will act.
He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your justice as the noonday.

—Psalm 37:3-6

Today is a beautiful day.

I hope you enjoy it.....

I got to work today and my boss told me I have Friday OFF! I am SO excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woo-Hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Philippians 4:4-7
"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

This bible verse seems the most appropriate right now.

How amazing is He.......

I don't think in a million words or in a million ways I could truly express how much I love Him. I would be so lost and incomplete without Him. Can I say again how much I truly am in love with Him?

Greater is He that is in me than He that is in the world

I think this is probably the fourth or fifth post I've made on the topic but I love this time of year. I bought my Christmas cards today. And I even bought my 3rd Christmas CD today. It's called WOW Christmas. It's GREAT.

I'm in a really good mood today because I found out I did really really well on my Bio test I was stressed about and I had a meeting with another teacher today and found out that I'm doing really well in her class too.

I realize that my life, although stressful at times, is full of blessings and you know....I couldn't be more thankful. He's wonderful to me and I don't deserve Him in my life.

What do you guys want for Christmas?

God has given me so many blessings that I don't deserve.

Among my blessings would have to be all of the wonderful people He put in my life. I love you all very much.

Psalms 5:11 "But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee."

Psalms 73:26 "My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever."

"Without You Here"

Your love's a gathered storm I chased across the sky
A moment in your arms became the reason why
And you're still the only light that fills the emptiness
The only one I need until my dying breath
And I would give you everything just to
Feel your open arms
And I'm not sure I believe anything I feel

The saddest part of it all is that you will never know and I will never tell.

Major Biology test tomorrow. Three essays are due. Two projects that are worth 25% of my grade are due.

Hmmm. I'm thinking a lot of coffee and chocolate to get me through my nights.

THERE ARE FOUR BASIC FOOD GROUPS: MILK CHOCOLATE, DARK CHOCOLATE, WHITE CHOCOLATE, AND CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES.
--Daniel Worona

I think if I weren't at work and had to keep it together...I would cry from complete stress and exhaustion.......

I can't think of anything to say so....

I Thessalonians 5:16-18
¹⁶ Be joyful always; ¹⁷ pray continually; ¹⁸ give thanks in all circumstances , for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

I love my little Katie.......with a love so strong it's overwhelming.

"You're not perfect sport, and let me save you the suspense, this girl you've met she's not perfect either. But the question is whether or not you're perfect for each other."

~Good Will Hunting

Yes I do.

Is anyone else as excited as I am about Christmas?!!!

Here are my two reasons why....

Today has been an OREO kind of day.

Buy me OREOs and I will love you forever....

I don't know why I am typing this.....I just feel I should.

It is so so so important to remember who we represent every second of every minute of everyday.....God. God has called us to be the shining lights in the world of darkness that we live in. As Christians we must remember that we are constantly being watched by those who are looking and searching for something greater than they are. We must always remember that they are watching us to see how Christians act and behave. When we do completely wrong things as "Christians" they are completely repelled and even some believe that if "Christians" do it then it's "okay" for them to do it.

We aren't perfect. No one can be perfect all the time. We are going to make mistakes but the important realization that needs to occur is that we can fix our mistakes so they don't happen again. Whether other people see what you do when no one else is around doesn't matter.....HE sees what you do. And He has told us that one day we will account for those actions and decisions we made. God has given us a life to bless others and bring them to Him. Why waste it doing things that are not uplifting and pleasing to God? If you claim to be a Christian.....act like it......not half of the time but all of the time....

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." [Matthew 5:16]

It's so odd.....love I mean. From the first moment I held Isabelle(my new niece) I love her as if I've known her my entire life. It's so odd how she has taken such a huge portion of my heart already. She isn't even a week old yet.

She's so beautiful....

Trust. Do we really know what it means? Do we really know what it means to trust God?

We can say so many times...."I am going to trust God with this and believe that it will be taken care of" yet we know deep down inside of us....we will try to fix it ourselves. God calls us to trust Him completely. Completely is not just a little bit or when we feel like it.....it's all of the time....whether our situation is big or small.

He calls us to trust Him because it shows our faith in Him. Trusting is so so so important in our Christian walk. I know it's hard to fully surrender things that are SO important to us over to Him.....but it takes exactly what our relationship with Him is made of....faith. And the most important thing to realize is that He cares even more than we do about our situations.

Believe and have faith for the small and the large things in your life...

If you humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, in His good time He will lift you up. Let Him have all your worries and cares, for He is always thinking about you and watching everything that concerns you. 1 Peter 5: 6-7 TLB

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs, and don’t forget to thank Him for his answers. If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4: 6-7 TLB

My sister had her second baby at approximately 7:30 this morning. I haven't seen her yet and I won't until I get off work but I'm SO excited. :-)

She is a girl and she weighs 6 pounds and 5 ounces. They haven't picked a name yet. haha. Hopefully soon...

I'm so happy.

Do you ever feel like people around you know something that you don't and are waiting and watching for you to do something?

My sister's baby is due on Sunday and I'm really really excited. It doesn't seem real that I am going to have another niece to love and spoil. :-)

I've been volunteering with Mrs. Jeana and Mr. Randy for The Judgment and I've had an absolute blast. I love it. I'm going to miss seeing them every night. hehe

School is somewhat overwhelming right now. I'm trying to take one day at a time.

And God truly does work in mysterious ways. Things that happen happen because of Him....not because of me. He's showing me the woman He wants me to be. And I'm loving every minute of it....

Proverbs 3:5-6

5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart
       and lean not on your own understanding;

 6 in all your ways acknowledge him,
       and he will make your paths straight.

How do you know when you are making the right decision? Better yet.....how do you make every decision so you don't hurt someone in the end?

I don't know.

I'm sick again......

Uh oh.......

The Judgment was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. I cried during one scene.......

I was so proud of everyone who was in it.

:-)

Have I mentioned how beautiful fall is yet? I can't remember if I have or not. I absolutely love it......other than when my nose is cold.

Hmmm. So I am craving Hershey kisses and hot chocolate.

Mmmmmmm. Yummmm.

I've studied and studied and I still don't feel prepared for a test I am going to have tomorrow morning.

I'm so nervous I gave myself a stomachache. Bleh.....

I need a hug....