Well, here I am again. Unfulfilling my commitment to blog.
However, I'm kind of emotional right now and and I have lots of feelings that need to be told.
1. I am moving. Far far far from home. I am scared. I fear my feelings of homesickness and the feeling of being alone. I have the best community here in Manhattan and my heart is breaking to leave them. I am trying to enjoy every second of my time here. Here at work, here at home with my parents and precious pup, here at Ichthus with my extremely loving body of Christ.
2. This week we had a work meeting and we were reminded of the death of an extremely loved doctor, that we all dealt with 2 months ago. My heart is still broken over this. I know we all miss him every day and for this to be vocalized confirmed this. It also reminded me of inexpressible pain that I felt the day following his death. I'm reminded in Revelations that when Jesus returns he will wipe away my tears and there will no longer be death or mourning. How freeing for my soul to know that there will be a day when my Lord and Savior will overcome all that is wrong in this world and Good will win.
3. Met with a sweet friend yesterday who has had a myriad of terrible things happen to her. My heart was so broken over this. I know the Lord will redeem this and He will make it good, but life is so hard. I pray for hope, faith, courage, relief. I pray that the she will find Him as a safe harbor for these scary struggles that she is feeling.
Unfortunately I have not had time to really reflect on these things until tonight at Ichthus. My heart broke and there were tears. Sweet, sweet friends offered kind prayers and wisdom for me. I'm so thankful for this community who keeps loving me. What a joy. The Lord continually reminds me to have faith, to have hope and trust in Him that He will defeat this.
Tomorrow I turn 24. I'm a little sad, a little happy. I can't wait to see where PA school takes me this year. I pray for boldness in this year. I pray to find security only in the Lord. I could not imagine what 23 would look like when I was 22, and I certainly have no idea what 24 will look like. I'm excited for more adventures. I'm excited to love more and to share the joy and kindness that the Lord has given me.
That's it for me.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Consider this hiatus OVER.
It's been almost 9 months since I wrote one word here.
I didn't finish my college series and I didn't write at all during my semester off. Maybe I was too busy with life? Maybe I didn't want to talk about what was going on? I don't know, but now I'm here.
I kind of want to start writing again because I want to keep track of things in my life (mostly what I got in my birchbox, haha!), what God is teaching me, and to celebrate if and when I finally get into grad school.
20 things that happened in the last 9 months.
1. Interview at Texas Tech- wait listed, and subsequently, not accepted
2. Interview at UMKC- wait listed
3. Upcoming interview at Marywood
4. Bother got engaged
5. Chas got engaged and pregnant
6. Went to New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York for vacation
7. Went to Roundup River Ranch in Colorado to volunteer for a week
8. Mom had a thyroidectomy
9. Dad started school again
10. Kristin started medical school
11. Became apart of team iPhone
12. Began descipling someone in the real sense for the first time
13. Started traveling with Dr. Jones to Clay Center every other week and trained a new employee
14. K-state became big 12 champs in THREE sports (baseball, men's basketball, football) trifecta, baby.
15. The royals actually had a decent season
16. I significantly cut back my TV watching and picked up lots of books
17. Ran a race with my dad (beat him, what what!)
18. Single liiife.
19. Became a beer drinker
20. Colored my hair red for a short while (emma stone phase... now, I'm more into my anna kendrick phase)
phew, quick and brief update on my life to my 2 readers... and those readers probably knew all of that.
So my birchbox! So excited that I finally joined something similar to a magazine subscription that comes with real stuff!
I want to keep track of everything that I get and if I like it or not.
1. Radiant Skincare by benefit- I literally glow after I use this. It came with Triple Performing Facial Emulsion SPF 15 PA++, this is a oil-free, lightweight formula that hydrates, protects, and comforts the skin. Probably my favorite out of all the products. It also came with a total moisture facial cream that provides concentrated immediate and long term hydration for visibly radiant skin. It's a little thicker, than I would like to use for my skin, but it does work well. Lastly, It's potent! Eye cream. This smoothes fine lines and fades dark circles. I didn't really notice too much of a difference using this product, but it did make my eyes feel great
2. great coupon to Ann taylor, which in all honesty, I probably won't use.
3. Amika: Bomshell blowout spray. My hair loves this so much. I spray it on my damp hair, then blow dry my hair. I have great volume and my flat iron work holds much longer throughout the day.
4. JasmineSeven feet wipes- these would be great for after playing sand volleyball and not wanting to wash your feet... I just probably wouldn't use them
5. Sport Coola Classic sunscreen- I haven't used this yet, but it's organic and the TV tells me that anything with the organic label is good. haha.
6. Jouer Eye definer- this goes on smoothly and lovely. I really like this. I'll probably use it as my full time eye liner now!
I didn't finish my college series and I didn't write at all during my semester off. Maybe I was too busy with life? Maybe I didn't want to talk about what was going on? I don't know, but now I'm here.
I kind of want to start writing again because I want to keep track of things in my life (mostly what I got in my birchbox, haha!), what God is teaching me, and to celebrate if and when I finally get into grad school.
20 things that happened in the last 9 months.
1. Interview at Texas Tech- wait listed, and subsequently, not accepted
2. Interview at UMKC- wait listed
3. Upcoming interview at Marywood
4. Bother got engaged
5. Chas got engaged and pregnant
6. Went to New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York for vacation
7. Went to Roundup River Ranch in Colorado to volunteer for a week
8. Mom had a thyroidectomy
9. Dad started school again
10. Kristin started medical school
11. Became apart of team iPhone
12. Began descipling someone in the real sense for the first time
13. Started traveling with Dr. Jones to Clay Center every other week and trained a new employee
14. K-state became big 12 champs in THREE sports (baseball, men's basketball, football) trifecta, baby.
15. The royals actually had a decent season
16. I significantly cut back my TV watching and picked up lots of books
17. Ran a race with my dad (beat him, what what!)
18. Single liiife.
19. Became a beer drinker
20. Colored my hair red for a short while (emma stone phase... now, I'm more into my anna kendrick phase)
phew, quick and brief update on my life to my 2 readers... and those readers probably knew all of that.
So my birchbox! So excited that I finally joined something similar to a magazine subscription that comes with real stuff!
1. Radiant Skincare by benefit- I literally glow after I use this. It came with Triple Performing Facial Emulsion SPF 15 PA++, this is a oil-free, lightweight formula that hydrates, protects, and comforts the skin. Probably my favorite out of all the products. It also came with a total moisture facial cream that provides concentrated immediate and long term hydration for visibly radiant skin. It's a little thicker, than I would like to use for my skin, but it does work well. Lastly, It's potent! Eye cream. This smoothes fine lines and fades dark circles. I didn't really notice too much of a difference using this product, but it did make my eyes feel great
2. great coupon to Ann taylor, which in all honesty, I probably won't use.
3. Amika: Bomshell blowout spray. My hair loves this so much. I spray it on my damp hair, then blow dry my hair. I have great volume and my flat iron work holds much longer throughout the day.
4. JasmineSeven feet wipes- these would be great for after playing sand volleyball and not wanting to wash your feet... I just probably wouldn't use them
5. Sport Coola Classic sunscreen- I haven't used this yet, but it's organic and the TV tells me that anything with the organic label is good. haha.
6. Jouer Eye definer- this goes on smoothly and lovely. I really like this. I'll probably use it as my full time eye liner now!
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