Hebrews 4:16

This week was one of those weeks where everything seemed to fly at you and smack you in the forehead at once. And so many times throughout the week you want to sit down and cry but oh wait! You don't have time because you need to do this or someone knocks on your door right when the first tear reaches the corner of your eye. 

Then just as you feel like you have a hold on everything, BAM! something really big hits and makes you crack. You don't care where you are or who is around...you just sit down and cry feeling so defeated...crying out to God for help. You know you have to completely let go, and goodness do you ever want to, but for some reason your stubborn flesh keeps holding on for dear life. 

 So you push through your day, trying to keep your mind off of things...looking for something to help you get through, praying all the while, crying to God waiting for something to happen, but it never does. You wonder why God isn't hearing you and why He isn't sending in some back up. So finally you give up...

 Then all of a sudden, a friend sends a kind text, or you happen to be on Twitter and someone posts a scripture. Like Hebrews 4:16 for example.

"Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."

Sometimes I could just kick myself for being so stubborn. Why is it so hard for us to just let go and let God take over. Even as much as we want to, but it never happens. Oh Lord, teach me to be still and let you take over all the things that seem to be pulling me under, leaving me gasping for air. 

2 Chronicles 16:9 "For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him."

2 weeks down, 9 to go.

Alright! Jumped right back into a new quarter of school! I am now officially a second year student and in clinicals. Thats right friends. I'm one year away from becoming a certified veterinarian technician.

First week of school Started out kind of rocky. I was bombarded with 17 packets of information in all three of my classes, two huge projects in one class, and 10 chapters to read over the weekend in another. 

Who ever told me that the second year has half the book work of the first year will be receiving dog poop in their mail box. 

Anyways, once I got my self calmed down and did a little praying, I felt fine and started getting excited for all of the hands-on stuff we get to do! 

I performed my first physical exam on a cat, almost picked up a rat for the first time, did a physical exam on a rat for the first time, and got peed on by a puppy that just had surgery! 

So far my first two weeks of school have been adventurous!!!

By no means is this career choice going to be glamorous, but you know what?...I have always enjoyed getting my hands dirty and helping people. In this job I will do much of both. Only getting my hands dirty in fecal material isn't all that fun. (thank the Lord for gloves!) 

This is the pup that peed on me. She was sweet as pie though and loved me to death! She also had problems sitting still...that's why she isn't looking at the camera hehe

The Piano

Tonight, as I am writing this post, I'm listening to my mother play the piano for the first time in a long time. She used to play so much more, and the last time I heard her was last Christmas I believe. 

My brother, Brandyn, and I used to lay under the piano together when we were really little and listen to her play. It's amazing how all of the old songs that are so familiar to me come flooding back to her beautiful hands in just a few minutes. 

Tonight was a really good night. I'm on a two week break from school, and Brandyn is coming to the end of his schooling all together. I noticed he has been more relaxed the past few days, and so have I.

Everyone was laughing and talking together at dinner like we used to. Then all of us kids went and crawled into mom and dad's bed with them like we use to, and talked and laughed some more. 

After everyone went their separate ways to go to bed, I heard the piano playing off in the other living room.  Hannah walked in and looked at me with shiny eyes, gave me a faint smile, and we both went in to the living room to hear mom play.

Isn't funny how when life slows down, those wonderful family moments come back? I feel as if I were little again. 

I pray that as life goes on and we all get much older, we will still have those precious family moments that makes us feel young at heart again. 

Just thought I would share this special moment that I cherish when it comes around. 

Have a blessed night dear friends!

God Bless :)

Miss Mary Engelbreit

Alright friends...it is time I introduce to you my all time favorite artist...Mary Engelbreit.

The art work Mary Engelbreit produces...is to me the warmest there is. She displays such comfort, and brightness in her pictures. There is a feeling I can't really describe when I see her work...so why don't I let you see and feel it for yourself. :)

Without further adieu...I present

Mary Engelbreit.

Now tell me you don't want to curl up with a hot cup of tea? ;)

His Righteousness...not ours.

Another brilliant service from Brother Paul today!

I can't help but to feel a little spoiled that God is blessing me with such wonderful services. 

Bro. Paul said something that I had never really thought of before. He said that "yesterdays manna can do us no good. We need fresh mana everyday."

It just kind of clicked with me, that we can't use the same manna every day and expect to survive off of it. That is why God brings us something new in every service, in every Bible study, at every camp. 

The other thing that was pretty wonderful to my heart was God's righteousness. So often we try as hard as we can...to just be better in general. 

The thing is...it's not about us. It's about God and the sacrifice He gave us to be free. It's not about gaining our own righteousness, because we are sinners, we have no righteousness. 

It's about God putting His righteousness in us. Only He can change us and make better. There is nothing we can do to be righteous but surrender to His. 

God created you...with you He created a love in your heart for Him and a desire to serve him. Without it none of us would be able to make it through our Christian journeys. 

So dear friends. Give in to Him. Ask for His righteousness to come alive in you. 

I pray for a more unselfish walk with Him.

"Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point."
C. S. Lewis 

Finals Week!!!

Oh boy, here it is!

I don't think I have ever been more excited about finals in my life time in college. 

After my delicious two week break, I will jet back into another quarter...BUT...this time I will be breaking out my stethoscope, taking care of animals in the lab, and coming home smelling like..who knows what. 

Anyways, keep me in your prayers as I trudge through this week! Then pray that I don't break anything when I get into clinicals :) 

God bless you friends and may you all have a wonderful week!

Thought this was kind of cool :)

Almost...there!

Only three more weeks (counting this week) until break!!! I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!

In my excitement for the gorgeous Fall weather I have been dreaming of...I forgot one little detail....when you have to wake up early to get ready for school...its dark. 

This morning when my alarm went off...I thought someone was playing a dirty trick on me. Alas...they were not. 

I tried so hard to stay home from class and just sleep...but I remembered what Bro. Paul said in the youth meeting Friday night. 

God has made us stewards over everything He has given us, including school. 

So I smacked myself on the hand, got up and got ready as grumbly as possible...and now I'm killing time before I have to venture out on this rainy day to listen to Dr. Tim lecture on antiparasitics! 

mm. Delicious.

(I would like to apologize now for any vet stuff I may post that brings nausea or discomfort to my readers)

Anyways...let us all keep the school goers in our prayers! Going straight through the summer was hard...but going through the winter is harder! I long for curling up on the couch to crochet and drink tea instead of studying...but it is something God has blessed me with and has given me the ability to do, and I would like to honor Him and do my best at it! 

So for all of the millions of readers I have out there...this antiparasitic lecture is dedicated to you! 

Thank you Lord for this day and for giving me the ability to go to a nice school. 

Forgive me of my grumblings. 

Bless my readers.

Amen

:)