highlighters and dance tape

Yesterday we picked our scene for my drama class. I'm very excited about all the potential we have in ours! The  lady who I'm playing opposite is SO much fun, and we're just going to have a great time playing around on stage together. (we're starting rehearsals tomorrow :D)

Yesterday I was also playing around with choreography for our dance show (for Jazz class) and I got too close to the piano bench and whacked my foot really hard into it. Needless to say, I broke at least one toe and spent the rest of the night icing it. Now it's taped, so hopefully it won't re-set deformed or anything. Not gonna lie, I love the pity it gets. But then again, I kind of deserve the pity because today I danced and ran on this broken toe. Ahhhh I love my life.

I DO love my time with Jesus, though. When I consistently stay with Jesus, magical things happen to my attitude and outlook on life.

Evidences of God's Grace:

• free sermons online
• being relaxed during a crazy week
• celery, carrots, yogurt with raspberries, and milk  

In a tough situation and...

I feel like nothing I can say will help!
I know what I'm supposed to say, but the other person won't listen.
the answer seems so obvious to me.
no one else in this person's life agrees with me, so I'm the mean one.
it's about something I have very strong convictions.
I wish I could do or say something that would make sense to this other person.
I'm so sick of being the lone person who has convictions.
I just want to cry....

Worth Your Time

If you're single, this sermon series is worth your time. I LOVE it.

Yes, I can be me

Sometimes I try too much to be like other people. To be fair, I have some astounding people in my life. And there is a lot to learn from many of them. Actually, if I put a little bit of all of them together I might get the perfect person! But I catch myself WAY too much seeing things other people do and going "oh! I should get on that!" or "my blog should be like hers" or "if I could have friends like her, I would be so happy" etc.

I'm still finding who I am in this crazy messed up world. I catch myself making mistake after mistake. By myself I'm just a train wreck.

That's why I love Jesus so much.

And my take-home from the sermon today is that I need to take time out of my life for Jesus to pour Himself into me. To do: schedule time for silence and solitude.

God's grace is enough for me today. I don't feel like posting evidences of it.

"I've been going here for 7 years and I'm almost done!"

The above is a statement heard by myself and a certain Emily Yeaton at Bellevue College today. What was I doing there you might ask? And on a weekend? Well, this certain Emily and I decided that since it was such a beautifully glorious day, and since Emily hadn't been to Bellevue College in SUCH a long time (she used to grace the halls once upon a time) that we would take ourselves there. We walked the nearly empty campus and took pictures like Asian tourists. We passed "spots" where I have memories with a bazillion people and christened our own new spot. We talked about friends,school, boys, strange people circling the parking lot, churches, how I get to see her again in a week, and how long a week is.

Before that, I spent an hour enjoying the beeeutiful sunshine Jesus brought out for us Seattleites. Janda (the guide dog pupster) and I explored our neighborhood quite a bit, which was lovely!

And even before THAT, my awesome friend Julz and I drove in to Seattle to visit Seattle Pacific University and a certain Laura friend who is....pretty much the sweetest girl I've ever known.

Visiting her and talking to Em just made me super excited about going to Central. I just can't wait till I can be in the dorms, and having "my" campus. Having floor-mates....yes! *sigh* I am trying to be patient while I wait.

Lord, teach me how to pray

Lord, teach me to persevere

I know myself. And in these times when life is great and running smoothly, I need to stay in The Word. Because when it stops being so fantastic, I'll be hit super hard.

So Lord, teach me how to persevere in spending time with You, even when I feel like I can do it on my own.

Evidence of God's Grace: Janda. My little guide dog puppy. I love her so much.