Faith...

It's funny to think that we don't always get the answers we hope for in our prayers and sometimes it's especially important that just this once, just this time, they get answered...except they don't. And it's the biggest heartbreak ever. Where is the God of promises now? Why can't the God almighty who parted the red sea and raised men from the dead do me this one tiny miracle? I'm not asking for him to return the dead or even part a sea, I'm pleading for something personal that's close to my heart and now it's been broken and it seems like there's no reason I couldn't have what I wanted... except for there IS a reason and in the words of Steven Furtick himself, "God never wastes our faith. He never has, and He never will. How could we not trust him? Honestly, hasn't He already given us more than we deserve? Everything I have is a gift from Him to begin with. I didn't earn it, so why would I get in God's face, claiming to know what He should do with the blessings that don't belong to me in the first place? If he has promised, He'll deliver." And so what I can say for sure is that sometimes even though I don't understand why my prayer didn't get answered the way I wanted what is required of me is GREATER faith than that with which I prayed. My faith is not, and will not be wasted. And no promise from a God so loving is ever completely dead. Ever. So keep your faith alive, and watch your God come through time and time again :)

A girls day out...

 Me and my momma had a wonderful little girls day out this past Monday! I took her on a date to the seattle aquarium and i think she loved it! It rained a bit so when we got out it was the typical seattle weather every starbucks lover enjoys <3 We walked around looking at all the different anemones and learning how they live and what they feed off of. We saw otters and sea lions and also learned about sea stars and starfish...I even got her to touch one! Eek! Eep! Eel! Haha, we decided to end our day in the city with a trip to good 'ol Red Robins for brunchh with tea and that was all, just us girls in the city on a girls day out :)

My gift from the sea...

This is my gift from the sea, a shell that I did not find on the beach but if I put it real close to my ears I could make out the sound of waves crashing against the shore somewhere far off in a place I've never seen before. This shell was given to me by a friend four years ago. I used to wear it as a key chain all the time until I noticed a small chip in the side and since then have decided to retire it to the confines of a special drawer in my room where many other small things of sentimental value are kept. Once in a while when I feel like things can be too much I pull it out and listen... It's a wonder such a little thing like this can bring the peace of an entire ocean, isn't it? So I love my little gift from the sea and sense that I'll be keeping it for quiet some time to come :)  

How to have a lovely day :)

There are some days I feel like I'm in such a hurry that I miss out on some of the things listed here, but you can be sure today won't be one of them :)

Spreading Jesus

Today, I was studying at the library late in the afternoon in an area designated for students with signs on tables that read "Quiet Area". Soon enough I started hearing whispers turn into chatters that were clearly audible and looked up to find two high school-looking girls sitting four tables across from me. So I looked across and tried to figure out what about their conversation was so interesting and managed to hear one of the girls speaking about Jesus. She was telling her friend that Jesus came to earth and died on the cross for us because he loved us...this put a big smile on my face.

It reminded me that in a world so perverse and cynical there are still many genuine people trying to spread the love of God. So it inspired me to tell someone about the good things Jesus did for us because of his love and maybe this way I'll inspire someone else too.

Quote of the day:

We must never think any one of us is indispensable. God has His ways and means. God may allow everything to go upside down in the hands of a very talented and capable person. Unless the work is interwoven with love, it is useless. God will not ask that person how many books he has read but God will ask him if he has done his best for the love of Him. -Mother Teresa.

I write this mainly for myself since I love to read. More specifically I like to read books that help me understand people better, relationships, books that really help me be a better person to everyone around me. Except that for everything in life there's a season and when my time of reading these types of books comes to a nice end I will need to put them away nicely and fully practice everything that I've learned...I think I like that idea very much and I look forward to practicing it all :)

And fall begins...

It's the 21st of September and along with the release of the iphone 5, fall season begins! That means lots of warm drinks and leaves falling officially starts(: I absolutely love this time of year! Schools have all started back up again, the rain will be sure to hit soon and while we wait for winter and all of it's majestic glories what better way to start off this season than with a warm cup of pumpkin spice latte? One of my favorite drinks from starbucks, it reminds me of everything fall; cinnamon, apples, pine cones, and of course pumpkins! Although it may seem pretty plain to look forward to the rain coming in this year we'll never be happy if we don't learn to enjoy the seemingly ordinary things. In fact Solomon said so himself, "Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is for one to eat and drink, and to find enjoyment in all the labor in which he labors under the sun all the days which God gives him- for this is his [allotted] part." -Ecclesiastes 5:18 So I think, at least for today, that latte is my allotted part :p