Missing

I miss summer
I miss Carlsbad
I miss my family
I miss how school used to be easy
I miss my friends
I miss Daybreak
I miss living at home
I miss blasting country while I drove
I miss my car
I miss my sister
I miss good mexican food
I miss football games
I miss young love
I miss having not a care in the world
I miss my dog
I miss the beach
I miss having a job
I miss babysitting
I miss singing in the shower
I miss taking baths
I miss reading for fun
I miss having a living room
I miss chstv
I miss having my own room
I miss Patrick

One of my favorite verses... taken from www.verseoftheday.com

"I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

— Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

Thoughts on This Verse...

When Israel lay devastated in the face of a ruthless enemy that would rob all the glory and strip bare the very soul of God's people, God issues his promise. While the destruction visited upon them was in response to their rebellion and sin, God's punishment wasn't punitive alone, but redemptive. In their destruction, God promised prosperity, hope, and a future. Just as a doctor must cause pain when he sets a broken bone so it may heal, God's discipline is not capricious but curative, and ultimately life-giving.

My Prayer...

In my struggles, O Lord, help me find your grace -- not in the relief of struggle and pain, but in the redemption and change of my heart and my habits to your glory. By your grace and in the name of my Savior Jesus I ask it. Amen.

DR

Praying about going to the Dominican Republic this spring break with my aunt who is a missionary there. It would be an awesome experience. We will see where God is going to lead me <3

"Look at the nations and watch— and be UTTERLY AMAZED. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told." -Habakkuk 1:5

Curiosity killed the Cat. Except he had eight more lives to live :)

I am a dreamer. I like imagining things and dreaming up possibilities for my life. I set my goals high, which may be a blessing or a curse. Who knows, but it is who I am. I get caught up in my ideas sometimes that it is overwhelming. I would not have it any other way though. Just thinking about things I see everyday, things I read, things I learn, can keep me entertained for hours on end. We live in a fascinating world, you just have to open your eyes wide enough to realize it. I am utterly amazed and fascinated by simple things around me, and the things that are bigger than the things around me, like places I have never been, or ideas I have never thought of. I can constantly learn more. Learning everything around me, asking questions and figuring things out for myself is the very essence of my being. I am just plain curious, I can not help it. Sometimes I get tired of learning, like my head is about to explode, Ok...that only happens in such cases as trying to learn calculus, or other complexities and mysteries such as that. One thing I do respect very much however, are the people who actually understand and find pleasure in torturing themselves with crazy genius ideas such as calculus or quantum mechanics, but that can be discussed in another blog. The entire point of this one however, is the idea of curiosity. I really dislike the saying curiosity killed the cat. If Mark Zuckerburg was never curious about what he could make of his idea called facebook, he would not be the youngest billionaire today. People should be encouraged to be curious. Our dreams and aspirations stem from our curiosity of what our lives could be. Without it, we would be lost and thoughtless individuals. Curiosity is something to be embraced and celebrated. We should always aspire to wonder, to imagine, and dream, of what we could be, should be, and one day will be. Look at the world around you, open your eyes to the things unseen, and discover what it truly means to be curious.