Smiling...

I do it a lot more these days, smile that is.  And I smile for so many reasons. But the most significant, the one that allows me to smile about all the rest is Jesus. I'm so thankful I can see His light and truth. I was so shielded from it for so long. God is good. I forgot that or maybe just wasn't sure of it. But He's is slowly but surely showing me. It's good. Really good.

I saw the end of a rainbow on my way home from Julie's wedding last month. What a great reminder of His promises.

From Lexington Rd Between Athens and Augusta.

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Don't really know what I'm going to write 4 hours before my 4th pharm test (typical)... but I feel like a lot is going on.
*Class for spring semester is over April 30th. That will feel good. But then we start right back up again May 17th. It'll be good to get a couple weeks off though.
*Amanda and Jimmy find out the sex of there babe on April 28th. SOOO excited... I'm still thinking boy. But I have a 50% chance of being wrong... so hmm.... just gonna go with whatever happens :)
*I'm really enjoying Augusta and my friends here. This is such an improvement from last semester... SUCH an improvement. For those of you that know me fairly well, you know this has been a HUGE struggle (along with everything else that was going on last year) for me. But I am learning to have faith, slowly but surely, and I AM thankful. Regardless of how much I'm enjoying Augusta, I wish I could have coffee each week with all my friends in Athens too... It's becoming bitter:sweet (which is much better than just bitter :) )
*On other news: Here some pics from Julie and Rob's wedding a month back... It was an AMAZING weekend and words can't even begin to describe what I experience. I love them sooo much! I'm their sister.... That's why I get to be in the middle :)

Our family!

best friends

*My roommate LAURYL got engaged a few weeks ago! SO FUN! I need to get a pic of her and that ring ASAP!! But here's  a pic of us.

Well... I guess that's it for right now.... It was a mini-study break for me... haha. 

PEACE!

Whew... a lot going on

I hate that I never make time to update. Boo. But I always seem to find time when studying for a test... or two. And that's what's going on today. I'm on lockdown with studying for these two tests on Monday. Normally I've been doing just fine on my tests, etc. But a couple weeks ago I BOMBED pharmacology. And when I say "bombed" I mean that. Like didn't pass. I'm really a much better student than that. So... I'm trying to work my butt off to get back to where I need to be. Currently I'm standing a little under a "B" in the class... which means I need to pick it up and keep it up. Enough about school.

Augusta is carrying along just fine. I have been getting more involved with THE WELL and enjoying it. I love the people there. I've been talking to a lot of friends both at The Well and in my bible/book study about different theology. A goal is to research different questions I might have, but that's so hard when I've got 4 different classes and two different clinicals. It's a rough life... no, I'm enjoying staying busy. It keeps me grounded, and we all know that's a really good thing.


In other news, it sucks that yet another earthquake happened. This occurred in Chili this time. And now, there's tsunami warnings for several areas on the west coast. Not good.



I guess that's a little update for now (during my study break)... Always try to stay more update... but don't get the chance. I think I'll upload some pics as well. Enjoy!

Okay this is my family and some of the significant others at the coca cola-museum, back row from left to right Isaac and girlfriend Sydney. Mom. Ronni (David's girlfriend), coca-cola bear (recent member), Alaina, and David. Bottom row from left to right Amanda, me and her hubby Jimmy. 

AND here we're in ATLANTA with the future MOMMY and DADDY!!! Woohoo... Amanda's about 9 and 1/2 weeks pregnant. SOOO excited!! First niece/nephew. I'm guessing boy... but WHO KNOWS!!

AND Julie's sister/my friends are pregnant too!! Julie and I will be aunts around the same time. Best friends and aunts. SO fun.    

         

Julie and Rob get married in 13 days!! Yes! Can't wait for that beautiful celebration. 

Okay, now random: Recent dinners with my roomies. 

Here we have poppy seed chicken.

And here we have a delish dish that I made up. Chicken cooked with onion powder and rosemarry and then added Red wine. Veggies cooked separately in olive oil. Then added... So tastey. Would be even better on a pasta. mmmmmmmmm....

And here are some of my best friends in Athens. Julie, Caitlin, and I. I love these girls so much. We're moving to a foreign country together. Rob included. And Caitlin and I will share a World Map Shower curtain.

Just a few fun things in life... OTHER THAN school :) 

OH AND you should really by Andrew Belle's Album "The Ladder" HERE for only $5.99. So worth it. 

Much Love, PEACE!

thoughts

Currently, I got a lot of 'em, thoughts that is. Be back to update soon.

P.S. I hate this template. I need some web page design help.

Peace.

Well...

So, once again I find myself writing a blog because I'm procrastinating. School isn't too bad. Just time consuming. Bleh. BUT, I really enjoy it.... like a lot. We had our first tests (and yes TESTS, plural) on Monday, last week. I did pretty good for me :) Only by God's grace... seriously. Ha. Hopefully I will only improve. We'll see.


Life in Augusta is fine. Though I seem to really enjoy it, I feel like something is missing and I'm not sure what that is. I do feel like God is teaching me a lot about my pride, however. I've got a lot of it. GET OVER IT. That's me talking to me. My pride has really hindered different conversations or whatever. Definitely not enjoyable. I'm excited to be surrounded by some great people here. I know God is using them to mold and shape me.

What else? Oh, I've seen a couple great concerts lately. My absolute favorite Kate Havnevik came to Atlanta for the first time. She opened with Unicorn Kid for Owl City. It was a fun/great show. I helped sell her merchandise and got to hang a bit with her and Oli (Unicorn Kid). They were so much fun.


Kate and I







Unicorn Kid and I (or Oli and I)






Then, this past Friday I saw the Avett Brothers. They were sooo good. It was a fun show.








Um... Wednedsay I get to go see INGRID MICHAELSON!!! So excited for this. SO excited ;)

I guess that's it for now with my updates. I'm super tired but must get some work done :(

Peace out. I hope someone is enjoying this update.

Life is a fountain?

I sat at a fountain today... I just wanted to run into it and forget my worries. But I was too scared. Too afraid to get wet. I didn't want to deal with the ride home or the walking around in wet clothes. I was afraid. And because of that fear, I missed out on the fun of running into the fountain. Is that like life? Do we miss out on things because we're scared? And we don't want to deal with the tough things? Uh, get over it. Run in.

P.S.

I'm working on my blog.... Help would be greatly appreciated :)