I finally figured out how to do this shot!!! yay!

 

homework :D

Sometimes when I study I don’t actually study….

                                      

Isaiah 55

I’m loving this tonight

 

“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare. Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David. See, I have made him a witness to the peoples, a ruler and commander of the peoples. Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations you do not know will come running to you, because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor.” Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper, and instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for the LORD’s renown, for an everlasting sign, that will endure forever.”

Oh, happy day!

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend. I woke up feeling renewed and filled with joy…ready to take on another week of classes, homework, work, and projects. Just a little reminder for today: find the little things in life that bring you joy. Sometimes life can seem mundane and dull, but make sure you overcome that and stay happy! Spend time reading your Bible and praying, ask God to reveal those little joyful things to you, and drink them in. See the beauty around you in the everyday life.

(photo edited by Scott I can’t steal the credit! I love the photo so I decided to steal it and post it on here)

Romans 14

“We can always go deeper in the Lord and God will always bring us to points of illumination and choice. God just always want us to experience more love and freedom. He wants us to worship Him extravagantly and bring life and freedom to others.” –my wonderful mother.

I was really struggling through a few things this weekend and after lots of conversations and prayers I came to the conclusion that God is amazing, my mother is wonderful, and I have really great friends.

God brought me to Romans chapter 14 this morning as I was doing my devotions. This chapter could not be more enlightening and helpful; exactly what I needed to hear.

Basically, the chapter says

“Accept those whose faith is weak. Don’t judge them where you have differences of opinion. The faith of some people allows them to eat anything. But others eat only vegetables because their faith is weak. People who eat everything must not look down on those who do not. And people who don’t eat everything must not judge those who do. God has accepted them. Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? Whether they are faithful or not is their own master’s concern. They will be faithful, because the Lord has the power to make them faithful. Each person should be absolutely sure in his own mind. Give thanks and honor to the Lord in everything you do.

We don’t live for ourselves. And we don’t die all by ourselves. If we live, we live to honor the Lord. If we die, we die to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. Now then, who are you to judge your brother or sister? Why do you look down on them? We will all stand in God’s courtroom to be judged. “You can be sure that I live,’ says the Lord.’And you can be just as sure that every knee will bow down in front of me Every tongue will tell the truth to God.’ So we will all have to explain to God the things we have done. Let us stop judging one another. I am absolutely sure that no food is “unclean” in itself. I say this as one who belongs to the Lord Jesus. God’s kingdom has nothing to do with eating or drinking. It is a matter of being right with God. It brings the peace and joy the Holy Spirit gives. So let us do all we can to live in peace. And let us work hard to build each other up. No matter what you think about those things, keep it between yourself and God. Blessed are those who do not have to feel guilty for what they allow. But those who have doubts are guilty if they eat. Their eating is not based on faith. Everything that is not based on faith is sin.”

As believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, we need to all do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. We need to learn not to judge others for where they’re at with their personal faith, but to encourage them and uplift them. Everyone is on a journey. Each person is growing in the Lord in their own way. Our love must be sincere and we must love like Jesus loved us.

sometimes i feel so lost.

i feel like i can’t make the right decisions.

i feel like i don’t know what God is telling me.

i don’t even know which direction i’m walking.

or why i’m walking where i am.

right now, i feel so lost.

Verse for the day:

Happy Monday!

                                                  

Here’s to happiness this weekend:

1. Cookie bake with Jess

2. Relaxing with movies and my man

3. Being with my best friend

4. Making breakfast for dinner

5. Missions meeting and church

6. Lacrosse adventure

7. Starbucks

8. Learning new things on photoshop

9. Night time walk

10. Laughter, good conversations, being incredibly happy

TRUTH.

I went on a poetry slam craze a few years ago and got to go to a real slam in Minneapolis with a few friends. I kinda want to go back after hearing these two slams. Seriously, so crazy good.

 

A little truth for today

When we meditate on how much God loves us instead of on how loving we are, we tend to love others selflessly out of a feeling of completion, while if we meditate on how much we love others in order to get them to love us back, we love others out of a sense of compulsion or need. The same is true for our righteousness. When we think about how good we are, we may no longer be good. Instead, we can think about how good God is, and how much we are loved by Him, and then just live in the overflow of those truths. It’s tricky, but one is a prison and the other is freedom.

-Donald Miller

hello new year

What brings you joy?

For me, it’s:

Jesus. Photography. Frenchpress. Dancing. Bible Study. Running. Music. Adventures. Traveling. Laughter. Conversations. Scott. Mornings. Rain. Sunshine. Blogs. Learning. Family. People. BWCAW. Baking. Teaching. Maps. Homemade chocolate chip cookies. Tea. Texts. Silence. Black and White. Flip-flops. Big brown eyes. Kayaking. Coffee houses. Good books. Road trips. Thunderstorms. British accent. The smell of pair blossoms. Elderly couples holding hands. Open windows. Winks.

hey high school seniors!

Christmas break according to my camera