gloria a Dios

Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most.

I didn't grow up as a Christian. I knew nothing about church or religion. There is an emptiness if we as humans depend on anything, anyone other than God. On earth everything will fail us, one way or another. The people we love the most wont always be there for us or do the right thing, the things we depend on and our body we live in can't function properly 100% of the time. The only guarantee for perfection, hope and peace is Jesus. Once I found that out, and when I am reminded of it daily, it makes all the difference. Therefore, God has gotten me through not only the most, but every single thing I have experienced in my life. By sending his son to die on the cross for my sins. Crazy right? Why would He do that? Because he loves me and wants the best for me. Because He is gracious. I don't deserve that, I don''t deserve much at all. Jesus took our place and God wants nothing more than a relationship. I love how powerful that is. I have minimal bible knowledge and struggle with so much but we are all equal in God's eyes. That's comforting and that's what keeps me going on a daily basis no matter what happens. God is good. Glory to God. 

I miss mission trips

Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh.

Merry Christmas

Happy Birthday Jesus!

Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item.

My Christmas present from Isaac

Fortunate

Today my sister, dad and I went on our annual downtown Seattle Christmas shopping day for my mom. We get up really early, have breakfast downtown and spend the morning bustling through the tourists to find mom the best presents. It's always really fun.

Day 06 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day.

This is difficult. There are so many good people to choose from. 

I assume most people would choose a celebrity, some movie star or singer that earns a lot of money and has everything. However, as I was thinking about it, I think it would be far more interesting to be someone less fortunate. My reasons for this choice include opening my eyes to how people are treated when they aren't on the same level as someone else. I think that would truly make me a lot more thankful for everything I have and the fact that I'm so fortunate to be where I am. 

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Day 05 - A picture of your favorite memory.

I wrestled in high school and by my junior year they had a separate girls wrestling team. I won this tournament and even though I felt a little bad for the girl with the dislocated shoulder that I destroyed, it was the only match my mom saw as well as a couple other friends :)

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Day 04 - A picture of your night.

Watched Ever After with Katie since she's finally home for break from WSU!

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Day 03 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show.

The OC. 
It may have had only 4 seasons with the 4th season being awful, but hey, I love a good cheesy drama. 

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Day 02 - A picture of you and the person you have been close with for the longest.

My sister is my rock, my voice of reason, and everything else that has made me a better person. 
<3

Challenged

Last quarter was a challenge. It's over now but I ended up not getting a C in a class that I needed to do well in. Soo I have to re-take it in the winter, which is a huge major pain. I guess just like everything else, that experience was a lesson learned. Next time I know that there is no way I can put off studying until the night before.
Other challenges coming from that class include second guessing my major and goals in life. What exactly do I want to do after college? What do I love and have a passion for? I haven't figured it out yet, so I better stick to what I know best, sports and exercising.

In other news, my Christmas list consists of Settlers of Catan, stationary, running shoes and a Fred Meyer gift card.
My wonderful amazing boyfriend got me a build-a-bear with Air Force attire since he's going into to the Air Force. He leaves for basic training on January 5th. What a stud!

I've noticed people doing the "30 day challenge" on facebook and I thought I would join in on my blog! It's a cool way to open myself up as well as be consistant in my blog posts.
here goes nothing-

Day 01 - A picture of yourself with fifteen facts.

1. I love giraffes

2. I'm left-handed and overly proud of it, and get excited when people notice
3. There are 100+ times where I should of gotten into an accident, but merely avoided it.
4. Love is patient, love is kind, bible verses are fun to find!
5. Buying things for other people makes me happier than buying things for myself
6. I enjoy listening to people who come to me having something to say
7. Little, simple acts of kindness bring me joy
8. I sleep with socks on, always.
9. Very rarely can I watch a movie at home fully without falling asleep
10. I eat a lot and would be huge if I didn't play sports
11. I'm soft spoken
12.I don't appreciate enough what God has done in my life.
13. I'm terrified of confrontation and tend to steer away from anything that leads to yelling and anger
14. Any health/ medical procedure, especially taking blood, makes me light headed and woozy
15. I want a puppy

It's the finals countdown

Finals are way too stressful for anyones good.
It might help actually studying a week or two beforehand, but I have never actually been studious enough to do that.
Same thing with papers. I have this project that was assigned in the very beginning of the quarter but I decided not to start it until a couple days ago. I guess it's the feeling of waiting last minute just to see if I can finish before the deadline. The thrill of not knowing what will happen.

Finals week is the longest week of my life. Anticipating break but no sleep and all study wears the mind and body down. Speaking of finals, I really dislike those people (mainly girls) who look really cute. I think it should be illegal to look good during finals week. I get so stressed out that the last thing on my mind is what I look like as I go to my final wearing the same thing I tried to get some sleep in.

Step 1 to productivity is disconnecting my internet, so my habit of checking Facebook every 5 seconds is obsolete.
. . and yeahh that's pretty much the only step at this point. The library will see a lot of me this week.

Hopefully I can pull off some good grades. I really can not wait for break and see my family and boyfriend. I love being able to decorate my Christmas tree and sit around the house drinking hot chocolate. Plus shopping for gifts, it's my favorite.

'Tis the season!