Everything that is currently on my desk...

Hey guys! So I know, you probably DON'T want to know whats all on my desk. I mean, it's very pointless to tell you, but I am going to do it anyways. Why? Because I can. And It was on the list of things to blog about :)

Okay first are the things that are always on my desk:

1. My awesomely cool orange and flower clock that my grandma got me for Christmas a couple years ago.
2. A small cute teeny tiny notepad that Katie got me :)
3. A glass blue and green coaster that Katie also got me. 
4. My white lamp
5. My letter "D"....its beaded and purple and pretty nifty. Guess who got it for me? yep. Katie :D
6. My snowman mug that Lacy got me that is filled with pens.
7. My name care from the Leadership Banquet.
8. My rock that says "The Lord is my rock" Psalm 18:2 from my SLD's last year.
9. The bottle of mustard seeds from the leadership banquet also.
10. My computer
11. My leather craft I made at camp with all the counselors names on it.

Things that are currently sitting on my desk that don't really belong here hahaha
1. A letter I am writing
2. My mp3 player
3. My foundation
4. A bracelet
5. A necklace
6. A note from Susan hoping I have a good week :)
7. My keys
8. My card I got from scaremare last night.

Death, where is thy sting?

"Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints."Psalms 116:15 

 

"The righteous perish,
and no one ponders it in his heart;
devout men are taken away,
and no one understands
that the righteous are taken away
to be spared from evil.

Those who walk uprightly
enter into peace;
they find rest as they lie in death."
Isaiah 57:1-2

"For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
2 Corinthians 4:17

"I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us."Romans 8:18

 

Weekends

I love weekends. I don't think anything gets much better than weekends. For example. Right now its 2 o clock in the morning and I am not bothered at all by this. Why? Because I can sleep in tomorrow. Why? Because its the weekend. I don't have to drag myself out of bed to go to class or convocation. I know it would be better to go to bed earlier and get MORE sleep, but I spent the evening watching Criminal Minds and talking with the roomie. I also love weekends because everything always seems to be open. If someone asks to hang out or do anything you are usually free to do it. You don't have to squeeze it into your busy schedule ("sure! I am free for fifteen minutes between 2:30 and 2:45, want to grab coffee then?")

Weekends are truly a gift from above. I try and get my homework done BEFORE the weekend so I can just relax and hang out. That doesn't always happen, but I try.

Well, I guess I should probably go get SOME sleep. Goodnight world!

Something from my childhood I still wish I had...

Okay, so I didn't personally own one of these, but my sister did. And I want one really really bad still. An easy bake oven. The food always tasted so good and it was just amazing! I seriously would like one to put in my dorm room. O how epic that would be. :D

 

The Lord's Comfort

“My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him.
He only is my rock and my salvation; 
He is my defense; I shall not be moved.
In God is my salvation and my glory;
The rock of my strength and my refuge, is in God.
Trust in Him at all times, you people;  pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us." Psalm 62:5-8

"... we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life. Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead, who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us, you also helping together in prayer for us, that thanks may be given by many persons....”  2 Corinthians 1:8-11

"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 

"Whom have I in heaven but You?
And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.
My flesh and my heart fail;
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalm 73:25-26

 God's been teaching me a lot lately. One of the main things is that I shouldn't be afraid to come to Him for comfort. I touched on this in my leadership prayer group tonight. God WANTS us to come to Him when we are sad and hurting. I felt I was weak for being sad about my friends deaths. I felt like I needed to be strong for others and that it was stupid for me to be dwelling on their deaths and that I needed to move on. I have moved on and I am not fixated on their deaths in an unhealthy way, but I just still feel really, deeply sad about it. But for some reason I felt like I shouldn't be. But God has been showing me that its REALLY okay to be feeling sad, and that trials and tests come. He wants us to come to Him when we are burdened, it brings Him glory. He has given me a peace, He has given me a deep comfort that only He can give. I know I will see my friends again. I know where I am going when I die and I know its going to be amazing. But God has showed me that its okay to be sad for my friends while I am still here on earth. Its going to be hard to live the rest of my life without their friendship, but I know that when I get to heaven I will get to see them again. But that isn't the best part. The best part is that I will get an EVEN BETTER relationship with my Savior when I get to Heaven. I will actually get to see Him face to face. And I can't wait. 

7. My favorite holiday

Okay, I think this one is a no brainer. My favorite holiday is Christmas. I mean, who DOESN'T like Christmas (except for Scrooge and the Grinch of course). Here is a list of why I love Christmas:

1. For the most important reason: It is the day picked to celebrate the birth of our Savior. He came to earth as a humble human being and lived a perfect life. He died for our sins and if we ask Him to forgive us and acknowledge Him as Lord and Savior we can have a personal relationship with Him. Why shouldn't we celebrate this?!?!

(the rest are in no specific order)

2. The christmas tree. None of that fake tree crap,  it needs to be a REAL tree that smells amazing. You go with your family and either chop it down or buy it from a shop. Then you bring it home and decorate it. That is the best part! Lights and LOTS of ornaments. Its pretty much amazing. And then when you come out Christmas morning with all the presents underneath-beautiful!

3. Christmas music. LOVE. On all the time, and its especially amazing when you sing aloud to them all the time.

4. Christmas movies. I love watching them with my family, especially my mom.

5. Snow. I LOVE SNOW. Well.....only for a little bit. I hate when it ruins plans or you can't drive. But I think its so pretty :)

6. Christmas parties: GOOD FOOD. Great friends. 

7. Presents! hahaha Okay not really, but who doesn't like getting new things?

8. Just the whole Christmas season. Its always the best. Who couldn't like it? Actually I know quite a few people who don't like Christmas, but I think something may just be mentally wrong with them :D (kidding kidding)

Fall Break!!

PRAISE THE LORD ITS FALL BREAK!! Not that I don't love my school, its just that I am totally ready to sit here and NOT do school for a while. O yes. Well I hope everyone has a good night, I will post another one of my "things to blog about" tomorrow! Love you all ♥