Is it bad that during the school year I get board when I don't have any homework? I do have a social life, honest. But really, maybe I need to get a little bit more of a life....

Fall Favorites

Things that I have determined to be some fall favorites or "Must Haves":

1- A cute wool jacket.

2- A couple of scarves.

3- A pair of warm boots.

4. A pair of boots to keep your feet dry.

How To Feel Like A Princess:

How to feel like a princess:

A: Find a dress that makes you feel like a princess.

B: Wear your "princess dress."

C: Go out to dinner, out for a walk at a nice park wearing your "princess dress."

D: Feel special when you are out and about in your "princess dress."

E: Know that you should be treated and feel like a princess every single day. It doesn't mean you have to dress-up all the time, but that does mean that the people around you should treat you with respect and with manners each and everyday.

I am thankful for...

1. My "support system" that I have in Bellingham. Actually they are more then a "support system" they are top quality friends.

2. Friends that are actually calm enough to listen to me talk when I am in the middle of a crying episode. For any person to talk to a girl when they are crying it takes guts.

3. God testing me. Being tested by God totally stinks when it starts but in the end you will become a super strong person.

4. Fun dates. I am talking about the super simple, "Lets go take a walk at the park." Or the phone call that starts with, "Make sure the you are wearing something niceish...." With no explanation as to why I need to.

5. Certain people (you know who you are) that know how to give compliments at the right time. Like, when someone says something along the line of, "When you wear your princess dress.." and I say, "Its not a princess dress unless I have a crown." That someone then says, "You don't need a crown to be a princess, because you already are." Beyond the "how sweet and blah, blah, blahness. This certain person is such an important part in my life and when that certain person says things like that it just makes me smile extra big.

Dressing Modest

In my quest to find a modest swimsuit I found it very hard to find a swimsuit that covers your chest, stomach and back. I think that its important to dress modestly because it is not fair to the guys that you are around if you are dressed in a way that will give them a chance to look at stuff that they should probably not be looking at. It is also hard to find dresses that are long enough and cover enough on top. For tops I like to do the bend test. In other words if I can bend over and see down the front of my top then that means that other people will be able to see down the front of my top. If that is the case with any of my tops I A: Layer or B: Don't wear the top at all. However at times when it seems like all is lost I found a swimsuit that is going to keep me covered on the top, and middle.

Washington

Here are a couple things that I have learned about living in Washington state:

1- During Fall you never ever EVER leave your house without:
A: Proper rain-wear
B: A change of clothes so if the clothes that you are wearing get wet you can have something
dry to change into.

2- Learn to really like drinking something warm.

3- Movies/ hot chocolate/ freshly baked cookies are awesome.

4- Movie/ breakfast dates are a lot of fun.

5- Having a small collection of hoodies, sweatshirts, sweaters, and jackets are essentials.

6- Layering is awesome.

Giving Glory to God/ Serving Others

The past couple of days I have had an opportunity to serve others around me. For the most part serving others has been small stuff:

1. Grabbing an extra drink from the fridge when you go to get something for yourself.

2. Baking something that someone likes.

3. Serving another person food before you serve yourself.

4. Helping out with a person's meal.

5. Giving a helping hand.

6. Giving out a complement.

The list can go on and on...

It really makes me happy to serve others because its me being like Jesus. Whenever I serve another person weather its is big or small I like to remember of Colossians 3:17

"And whatever you do weather in word or deed do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus giving thanks through God the Father through him."

My question for you is:

How do you serve those around you? It can be little things or big things.

How do you bring glory to God?

Very Cute Baby Alert

To get things cleared up this adorable and extra cute baby IS NOT mine. : ) Not that it isn't obvious or anything... She is my boyfriend's niece. She just turned 1 about a month ago and she just started walking. And yes she does really love smoothies and she drank a lot of that smoothie. She has the biggest blue eyes ever, she loves to talk in "Baby Language" and she is extra extra cute. Personally, she beats out most any baby for most any award.

Lies: Be Careful What You Believe

Part 3: A Lie in Truth 's Clothing
(CTK Bellingham/Pastor Grant)

THE LIE: God will never give you more then you can handle.

THE TRUTH:
God MAY give us more then we can handle, but it's never more then HE CAN HANDLE.

"No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it." 1 Corinthians 10:13

http://www.ctkbellingham.com/article/fall-sermon-series-lies/


At church we are going through a sermon series called Lies: Be Careful What You Believe and this weekend we did Part 3: A Lie in Truth 's Clothing and this particular part stuck out to me because I think that at one time or another we have all had to deal with some hard stuff. Give it some thought.

I am trying something new. I have no idea how this works and will work...