Happy first day of Fall!!!
Basically this week has shown me how amazing Gods love is. He shows me a glimpse of Himself through the love my friends and family show me! He shows me in the beauty of nature, and how perfect things can seem. At the perfeect time when i need a reminder that He is still there, i look out my window and see the sun setting. Its beautiful, and through it i see God's love for the world and for me. To create such breath taking things for us to look at, that is love. Its hard to fathom sometimes...but i'm just enjoying soaking it all up!
Today i turned another year older. Helen calls it my "one more year towards Christ" day. haha. I celebrated early with my family last weekend, so my brother could come home and we could all be together! It was so wonderful! I went antiquing with my mom, and then we all went to dinner (sushi!) that night. my parents and grandmother went in together and bought me an amazing digital camera! i have been having SO much fun with that thing! Monday my roommates kidnapped me, blind folded me and drove me up to my most favorite look out spot up at Woody Gap. The mountains are incredible up there! They had set up a picnic dinner at one of the picnic tables (i'm talkin table cloth, spagetti, salad, candles, a flower, you name it). i felt so incredibly loved and blessed at that moment the blind fold was taken off! shannon had even baked a cake (and it was beautiful) and they had that waiting for me when i got back! How lucky am i to have such caring friends. today after coming back from class, amanda had decorated my door with streemers, and my room was FULL of balloons! all of which were fall colored!!! the joy i've felt in my heart this week has been over flowing. Not only am i seeing how much my friends care for me...but i'm seeing how much God has blessed me, and how much He wants for me to feel loved.
Today is not only the day of when i was born 23 years ago...but its the first day of a season that i'm in love with! Fall is the most amazing time of year...the air gets a crisp/cool feel to it and that hint of fireplace smell, the leaves start showing off and turning colors,and drives seem much more fun with the windows down and the cool breeze coming in and hitting you in the face! My joy seems to intensify when the weather changes! i don't know what it is...it just happens. so, Happy Fall to everyone!
Thank you so much for all of you who posted on my facebook wall, sent me msgs, cards and IM's to wish me a happy birthday and add more sunshine into my day!! You all brought a huge smile to my face and heart!! God bless every one of you...and know that you all add to who i am, and are so special to me! <>
Today i turned another year older. Helen calls it my "one more year towards Christ" day. haha. I celebrated early with my family last weekend, so my brother could come home and we could all be together! It was so wonderful! I went antiquing with my mom, and then we all went to dinner (sushi!) that night. my parents and grandmother went in together and bought me an amazing digital camera! i have been having SO much fun with that thing! Monday my roommates kidnapped me, blind folded me and drove me up to my most favorite look out spot up at Woody Gap. The mountains are incredible up there! They had set up a picnic dinner at one of the picnic tables (i'm talkin table cloth, spagetti, salad, candles, a flower, you name it). i felt so incredibly loved and blessed at that moment the blind fold was taken off! shannon had even baked a cake (and it was beautiful) and they had that waiting for me when i got back! How lucky am i to have such caring friends. today after coming back from class, amanda had decorated my door with streemers, and my room was FULL of balloons! all of which were fall colored!!! the joy i've felt in my heart this week has been over flowing. Not only am i seeing how much my friends care for me...but i'm seeing how much God has blessed me, and how much He wants for me to feel loved.
Today is not only the day of when i was born 23 years ago...but its the first day of a season that i'm in love with! Fall is the most amazing time of year...the air gets a crisp/cool feel to it and that hint of fireplace smell, the leaves start showing off and turning colors,and drives seem much more fun with the windows down and the cool breeze coming in and hitting you in the face! My joy seems to intensify when the weather changes! i don't know what it is...it just happens. so, Happy Fall to everyone!
Thank you so much for all of you who posted on my facebook wall, sent me msgs, cards and IM's to wish me a happy birthday and add more sunshine into my day!! You all brought a huge smile to my face and heart!! God bless every one of you...and know that you all add to who i am, and are so special to me! <>