have you ever smiled so much your face hurt? :)

Restore us, O God Almighty; make your face shine upon us, that we may be saved.
~Psalm 80:7

I decided to blog today because I haven't in a long time. Life has been SO busy recently because of a few things (if you wanna hear about them I can tell you in person sometime). I just got my second dynamics test back today. I probably could have done better but I am DEFINITELY not complaining cause I PASSED!!! YAY! That makes me extremely happy.

Anyway, have a wonderful day and I pray that God would bless each person that reads this!

I had SO much fun last night and today! Almost my entire family went camping, including my parents, brother, sister-in-law, 3-year old nephew, and 7-month old niece. My sister and my Grammie were the only ones who couldn't make it. I realized today that I like to do things that scare me. I climbed a bunch of trees, climbed a dam that had REALLY cold water coming over the top, and did some other fun and crazy things. I was looking for more scary things to do, but it was a small park so I didn't find much else. I got pretty sunburned and didn't sleep much so that was not so fun. Pretty much besides that I had a wonderfully amazingly bodacious time with my family! They are so stinkin awesome!

I officially am very happy about my cable modem. The "high speed" internet at school just doesn't compare!

I am so glad that spring break is here! Praise the Lord for a relaxing week (hopefully!)

While lounging in a field outside reading a book laying under the amazingly warm and yummy sun, I happened to glance over towards the Assembly Building where people were grouped together praying and waiting for their spring break mission trips. It was altogether familiar yet horribly vauge. I have always been one of them, this time I was an outsider looking on. They had met up around noon or so, sorted their bags, packed extra Spanish Bibles, tied colored ribbons to their things so they could tell which luggage was going where, and then they sat and waited to hear their team name called so they could pile into busses or vans and begin their 18-30 hour bus rides. This is what I know of my spring breaks at college. This is what I've always done. I prayed and never felt peace with going on a trip this year so I am going home. I am very excited to see my nephew, my niece, my parents, my sister, my brother, my sister-in law, and my good friend liz. I will enjoy resting and catching up on some schoolwork and reading while at home. Although I know this time will be wonderful my heart aches. It aches for purpose, it aches to be a part of something, it aches to serve, to lead, to follow, to build up, to be used. Instead of bringing it to God as I know I should, I tried to dull my ache, my burning desire. For anyone who knows me, they know that I do not watch movies very often. Tonight I watched two movies back to back. It was wonderfully mind capturing and pulled my perspective away from those things which it was so focused on. I am no longer hurting and longing because I have just almost satisfied myself. I pigged out on junk food, so to speak, instead of waiting for the main delicacies. The movies weren't bad, but I went to them instead of God and that was bad. I know that God will do many things in me over this break. I pray that He redeems my time so that I will not waste this opportunity to rest in Him.

Anyway, those are my random thoughts of the evening. I do not know how many people will actually be reading these cause of the break, but oh well! Have a wonderful break and stay safe.

Sorry for the recent lack of updating. My second Dynamics test has come and gone. I think I did better than on the first one so that's happy. I'm off the the "Don't Date Naked" chapel tonight. That should be interesting. Have a wonderful and safe spring break!

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the life-long attempt to acquire it.

Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.

The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable receiving.
~Albert Einstein