Don't Give In

It's so tempting...

...to give into the lies when you're hurting, angry, afraid, depressed, or all of these at once.

Don't do it!! I understand, the heartache, feeling like...you're lost. Feeling useless.

These are lies, and you know it! If you have a hard time recognizing the lies, you need to spend more time with The Lord. Dig into the Bible, you will find that the King of kings says you are precious to Him, and He loves you oh so much, more than any mortal man can ever comprehend!

Here is truth: you are beautiful and kind, you are strong. You are important, you are loved. You will get through this. 

After you've spent some time with Him, go do things that you enjoy! Hang out with friends and family! Laugh again, laughter is the best medicine!

Alright, now that you've got a few ideas to get you out of your slump, here are a few verses to lift you up before I go:

"Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious."

~ 1 Peter 2:4

"Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid!"

~ John 14:27

"Let not your hands be weak. The Lord your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing."

~ Zephaniah 3:17

Go in peace and love, knowing you are important, and you make an impact on the people around you! 

XOXOXO,

Random fact #15- In 1567, the man said to have the longest beard in the world, died after he tripped over his beard, running away from a fire!

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Fun In The Floridian Sun

To all you millions of people out there sitting in front of your computer just agonizing over when my next post will be; my most heartfelt apologies! But wow! Florida was AMAZING! :D

First off, I got to see my first real live (?...) palm tree! I had no idea there were so many types of palm trees, short ones, skinny ones, and one even looked like a pineapple!

Here's a pic of the most common tree, unfortunately I forgot to take more pictures!

I found lots of shells, shark teeth (!), a big dead fish (which of course I immediately went to digging out its teeth like any other normal person would do...), a mermaid rock (that I posed on),I also found out by experiment that you can eat the fruit off a cactus; would not recommend sticking random plants in mouth.

Yum! It tastes like pomegranate!

I got to see the ocean for the first time, and to be honest I was terrified! It was so big, and so deep, and so...salty :D 

Oooo.

My sisters (realizing my fears) ruthlessly flung me into the ocean. Such sweet sisters. I will have my revenge.

Through all this I must say that the most adventurous thing I did was to...wait for it...

shave my armpits in a moving vehicle.

Yes, you heard me right. I know you're super impressed, but please try not to flatter me too much! lol :D

My first adventure in Florida was in a word; stupendous!

Enough about me, tell me your adventures! I dare you to come up with something as crazy (or stupid) as my last story! 

XOXOXO,

Random Fact #1- Guys think that neck pillows (you know, the ones you use for traveling?) are sexy. Found this out at 3am in South Carolina...funny story for another time!

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My Life As a Blonde...

Have you ever ruined a precious slushie from Speedway because you accidently bicycled into a garage door? Of course not. This is my life. The life of a blonde.

On a hot sweaty day last summer I decided to go on a bike ride down the street to get an icy cold slushie! By the time I got to Speedway I was dripping! I walked to the machine and got what I usually did; a 44 oz. cup filled with 1/4 coke (on the bottom), and 3/4 cherry on top! 

Yummm :D

I then started the sizzling ride home, little did I know how much worse it would become...

I decided to drop by a friends house for a chat ( mistake of my life.) There was a bit of a hill down their street, so I picked up speed. The driveway was at the end of the hill...

Not quite that big, lol 

Halfway up the driveway I realized my fatal mistake: the brake on my right handle was broken, and I was holding my slushie in my left hand. No brakes. I'm heading straight for the garage door.

(Don't worry, it wasn't that pretty!)

Being the blonde that I am, I have only one thought. Do I aim for the garage door or the woodpile next to it? Which would be less painful?? 

I decided the garage door would hurt less. SPLAT!! Yup, head on, ouch. Both me and the garage door ended up with a dent!

(like that, but with a garage door)

Not only was that embarrassing and hilarious by itself, but guess who was at my house when I got back? Three cute boys that saw the bright red spot on my head and just had to hear the story!

(these guys are definitely cuter than they were)

 I was later asked why I did not just drop my slushie? Honestly the thought never entered my blonde brain!

You will be happy to hear that I have recovered since then! Have I learned my lesson? No. I still do stupid blonde things that get me hurt! But I also laugh a lot.....afterwards :D

XOXOXO,

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