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Incredibly Powerful Simplicity

     I am struggling, you all.      I hate to admit that, and the fact that I even typed it has taken me by surprise. However, I want to be as open as possible with this blog. That doesn't mean I want everyone to know every single detail of my life! But I do wish to be honest and up front with you. I want to re-learn how to be truthful about my feelings, and I want to finally grasp the concept of asking for help and prayer when I need it. I want people to be encouraged by the things that I write, and to realize that they are not alone in their troubles and hard times. Sometimes, however, that means I have to be open about the issues I face that are ONGOING and not already fixed, sealed, and put away...      So, I wanted to write my next post about ongoing problems and troubles that I deal with - I just have had no idea where to start. Then, the Lord opened my eyes to what I believe to be one of the underlying causes of the struggles in my life. No surprise there, as He is always
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The Joy of the Ordinary and Small

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     As I'm sure most of you have gathered from the title, this post is all about those small, ordinary, everyday things that everyone tends to take for granted. I know, this subject has probably been beaten to death for some of you. Bear with me though! I believe it is SO important to learn how to really SEE all the miracles that are around us; even those tiny, seemingly-insignificant events... "We look for visions of Heaven, and we never dream that all the time God is in the commonplace things and people around us." Oswald Chambers           The idea for this post started running through my brain awhile ago; back before Father's Day, actually! Two days after school ended for the summer, I left for a short vacation down in Florida. At the time of this current post idea, I was in one of my most happy places: on a plane. I love flying, you all. I feel much more comfortable on a plane than in a car. Especially when I'm heading to another of my happy pla
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Father's Day Reflections

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     Hello all! I hope you've enjoyed this SUPER hot Sunday so far. Remember back in February, when the temperature dipped below zero a few times? It was so cold one morning before work that I broke one of the door handles on my car! At the time, I was wishing for the sunshine and heat of summer; however, now that the heat index has reached one hundred, I'm reminiscing on those crazy cold days, and wishing that this heat would just leave and never come back! The ridiculous part is that this cycle happens every year; with each new extreme temperature change, my mind wishes itself back to the LAST extreme change, and vice versa, so on and so forth...          These changes in weather aren't the only thing I've been thinking back on. I have recently re-read some of my bog posts, and have realized, through both that reflection and prayer, that I have been misled to believe certain things about myself. In turn, I have misled OTHERS into thinking those things about me. In
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Mother's Day Perspective

     Hello all -      So, this post isn't one that I actually planned on writing. In fact, I'm currently in the middle of writing a DIFFERENT post; however, I felt very convicted last night in my spirit to write a Mother's Day/thankfulness post!      Two nights ago I sent a text to someone because I was starting to get the overwhelming feeling of being stuck "in a rut," as it were. This happens from time to time, and I have to admit I don't cope with it very well. I usually send some panicky texts, overthink to the point that I lose hours of sleep, and live in a mildly depressed state for a few days. I always find my way back out, of course! I am so thankful to God for never leaving my side. There are so many times I would have been utterly consumed by poisonous thoughts about my life, if not for the words of love and encouragement I read in my Bible.      So anyway, the past few weeks have been extremely tense for me. I have had more bouts than usual with
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He Is Still Good

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     Hello all, and happy almost Spring Break to everyone! One more week of work for me and then it's nine whole days away from work. Then there's only seven weeks after that until the end of school, although I am definitely not counting it down...      So, today has been super weird. I joined a new gym last week, so today I went to cancel the membership for my old gym. It's something I can totally sense I've been putting off on purpose. Change is good! I will be the first one to tell you all that; however, that doesn't make things any less strange or discomfiting when they DO change. And as I was walking into the gym, it hit me that three years ago at the end of last month was when I first joined. Which is fine, I wasn't heavily attached to the gym itself. I am attached to the memories from three years ago that I associate with that gym, though.       Three years ago, I was working at Starbucks, fighting through a darkness that seemed to perpetually hang ov
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Are You Willing?

     Hello all, and happy Sunday -      Today, my head hurt; from the moment I woke up, the throbbing was unbelievable. Sunday morning, I'm trying to get myself ready, and gather the items I needed for the skit my class was performing today. Ohio Valley allergies are no joke, y'all; I could FEEL things moving around my sinuses! And on a Sunday morning, too. I hate when things don't go well before I head out to church. Arriving flustered or irritated just makes me even more flustered and irritated, because I feel like I'm somehow failing by showing up on Sunday in a bad mood. As if I have forgotten that I'm only human, and bad moods are to be expected! As if I didn't know that it was really a scheme by the enemy to keep me from going to church, worshipping the Lord, and praying with other believers. To be frank, if my class didn't have their skit today, I probably WOULDN'T have gone to church. Which is saying something about how badly my head was hurtin
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Thy Will Be Done

     Happy new year, and happy snowy weekend to everyone! Hopefully everyone had a good holiday season, and is running into this new year at top speed, ready to conquer anything! As for me, I am excited to see what this new year will bring; at present though, I am just waiting for winter to pass, and the cold to be gone.      Now, I love the snow. Snow and I get along very well, and always have! I just wish there was some magical way to have the snow without the crazy cold temperatures. This winter has made me officially realize that I was not meant for scraping ice off my car and piling unbelievable layers upon my person. No way, y'all; I was meant to live where the sun shines almost continuously, and the temperature never drops below thirty-five degrees. I love Fall, and I love early Spring; it is the in-between waiting period I dislike. Even the beauty of snow can only temporarily delay the impatience that inevitably rushes forth during Winter, and rules my spirit until Spring
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