Snow :)

Today, in my little corner of the world it...SNOWED!!!!
It made my day!! I loooooove snow, if you couldn't tell.

Christmas!!!!

I love Christmastime for 10 reasons.
1) The time that we thank God for sending His ONLY SON to the earth.
2) Everyone seems to be a little more joyful.
3) I love giving people gifts! Joy is soooo contagious when you give a gift joyfully!
4) Everyone wants to be together, whether it's family, friends, or complete strangers, for Christmas!
5) I also like getting presents :)
6) Baking and eating all the scrumptious goodies that are from age-old recipes!
7) I loooove Christmas music, whether it be sacred Christmas songs, or a whimsical Christmas tune!!
8) It's cold, and that means the chance of SNOW!!!!
9) You have good excuses to invite friends and relatives that don't know about Christ and the Gospel to events or your home to show them the love of Christ.
10) I love getting candy in my stocking!!!!
Why am I writing about Christmas in October, you may ask???
Because I am one of those insane people who have already started a count-down calendar!
But you see, it gives me something to look forward to: seeing old friends, my family, and meeting new people!!
66 days till CHRISTMAS!!! 

Elizabeth Taylor

I love old Hollywood. There may not have been great graphics and the scenery may have just been a painted canvas, but the actors and actresses knew how to act. Unlike today's actors, they did not have cue cards or a teleprompter. One of the great actresses of old Hollywood was Elizabeth Taylor. As a young girl, I remember seeing a commercial for her perfume White Diamonds, and thinking "Wow, what a pretty lady", which translates today to "Wow, that lady had class!" Here's the commercial on YouTube (sorry for the poor quality) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjVfu8-Wp6s. Anyway, she also had some of the worlds most iconic jewelry given to her by all the men in her life (and I do mean all). My personal favourite, is the Bulgari Emerald and Diamond necklace/earring set given to her by her husband Richard Burton. She also helped a lot of children and families with HIV/AIDS in Africa and the US. But even with all that class, finesse, wealth, love, charity and extravagance, I wonder was it all worth it? I am a dreamer at heart, and as much as I would love to wear over $1million in jewelry or help starving people in desolate places, what good would it be? Would I be able to get to heaven by just my acts alone. NO!!! But thank the Lord, that I have Christ, and He is my personal Lord and Savior! I don't need to be filled with anything but Him, even though sometimes I think I do. He died for ME, and He died for YOU!

Pandora...

So, I've been struggling for a while with some spiritual and emotional things. Plus I've been really sick for about a month with a weird virus (I will spare you the details lol). Overall, I've just been discouraged and tired of the things in life. I was listening to Pandora Radio and had it tuned to my New Age Solo Piano Radio. It mixes hymn, classical, jazz, and of course new age piano songs. I was in the cafeteria at school working on homework, when a gorgeous rendition of "How Deep the Father's Love for Us" came on. I lost it. I began to weep. God was speaking to me in ways only He and His Children understand. He sent His ONLY Son to die for me, and with that one thought I was humbled. I'm not saying every thing is perfect now, but my soul feels renewed and refreshed after a good cry and talk with my Father. Thank you, Abba for all you've done.

How deep the Father’s love for us,
how vast beyond all measure
that He should give His only Son
to make a wretch His treasure.
How great the pain of searing loss.
The Father turns His face away.
as wounds which mar the Chosen One
bring many sons to glory.

Behold the Man upon the cross,
my sin upon His shoulders.
Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice
call out among the scoffers.
It was my sin that held Him there
until it was accomplished;
His dying breath has brought me life.
I know that it is finished.

I will not boast in anything:
no gifts, no pow’r, no wisdom.
But I will boast in Jesus Christ:
His death and resurrection.
Why should I gain from His reward?
I cannot give an answer.
But this I know with all my heart:
His wounds have paid my ransom.

Change

I am honestly the kind of person that loves change. I change the setup of my room at least once a month. I change the wallpaper on my laptop and cell phone every week. But there is one thing that changes that I do not like. FACEBOOK!!!! Why, oh why, do they continually make silly changes that no one likes. For instance, the video chat application. If I want to use my webcam to talk to my friends, I will use ooVoo or Skype thank you very much. Anyway...also, Google+ is looking more and more tempting, but they will probably make changes too. My Western Civ. professor told the class today, that our generation is experiencing 4-6 major life changes in a year, compared to our parents 1 major life change a year. This is why anyone between the ages of 17-30 tends to be more "stress-out" and have panic attacks. Trust me, I am completely feeling the side-effects of that.

A picture is worth a thousand words...

So, I enjoy getting my news from the BBC. I find that they tell the news like it is without any political association involved (I know, it sounds like an oxymoron , but it's not). They have a great feature on their website called the day in pictures. Each picture depicts some sort of event in the news that day, from the streets of Sanaa, Yemen during Ramadan to the inside of a US tank fighting in Afghanistan. The vivid colours can make you cheerful on a cloudy day, or maybe the war torn scene will make you stop and pray for those in the picture.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in_pictures/
By just taking a few moments to scan through the pictures, you can become a little more informed about the world.

Remember...

Remember ~ Christina Rossetti
REMEMBER me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go, yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you plann'd:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.


I will never forget. I will simply remember...