live the light

Coffee + Jesus = energy & focus Dead week has been the death of me. 85 intern hours (just 5 more!), 1 presentation, 3 papers down and 1 midterm to go! (who gives midterms the last week???!) Am I worried about my finals? No. Just looking forward for this week to be over. Going home on Friday has been my motivator of the week! My sister is graduating and we're celebrating my uncle's new home in heaven! I can't wait to spend the weekend with my bestie & her hubby & my close family & friends. Life is looking up even when my brain and body feel exhausted.  God is blessing me left and right from the wonderful Godly women at my internship and the beautiful thank you flowers yesterday, to my supportive boyfriend and to my fundraising for my mission trip flying in! God is faithful everyday and it's good to be reminded of that. So don't freak out or stress out or give up. God is on your side and in the end it's just a te...

Ahh sunshine.. I love love love Saturdays! They are my absolute favorite day of the week. Sleeping in, Reading for fun, yes I do that and it's amazing by the way, Jesus time, Naps, Time with my man, & my community, and enjoying God's breathtaking creation. Today has been wonderful, aside from the homework and dreading dead week in two days. It's so good to wake up to read God's powerful word. Oh and I also love to enjoy delicious food on Saturdays. Today my boyfriend to me to a wonderful breakfast place, Sam's Station , for lunch and wow was my tummy satisfied and happy. Lately, I've been having a hard time being completely satisfied, content or happy. I'm finding myself complaining way too much about my busy busy crazy life. Heck, I already mentioned earlier that I'm stressed about this next week. Yes, I'm getting overwhelmed by school but the truth is I need to trust in my Father more. This past week I tried my best every morning to ...

Lately life has been crazy! Homework seems never ending, work was hectic (ya thousands of student visiting our campus oh yeah for 80 person tours I led) I have an amazing internship with Love In The Name of Christ this term (definitely confirming I'm in the right major, I love serving people with Christ's love), fundraising for my Portland Urban Project trip this summer, doing some wedding planning and crafting for my dear friend Krystal, and my bf and I are learning how to serve each other better. Life at the moment seems like I have a never ending to-do list but God has been teaching me to be continually thankful for what he has given me. Literally He has been showing up everywhere showing me what he is doing in each area of my life and showing me that I am way too blessed to be complaining. He has given me: a job, opportunities to serve low-income families in my city, incredible friends, a lovely family, an amazing boyfriend, the sunshine, an education and ...

It's two days before spring break  and I woke up to a winter wonderland. Oregon the first day of spring was yesterday! haha oh good old oregon I love you anyway. Two finals down and one to go. I'm trying to keep up the motivation to study. Thankfully I have found a new gem, the brand new chemistry building on my campus is excellent for studying. It's almost empty at the moment which is glorious compared to our packed library, it's like a one minute walk from my dorm and did I mention they have stumptown coffee , it's only the best around! It's a good day regardless of all this studying.  oh and did I mention that I'm completely obsessed with The Hunger Games and absolutely can not wait to go see it this weekend!!! however please take my advice when I say that it is an awful idea to start reading these books during dead week oops, I'm already almost half-way through the second book.  I need to be studying human development not katniss th...

 Goodbye the sweet moments of the weekend. I had a blast hanging out with these delightful ladies and now the dreaded weeks of the end of the term have come. Can't I just keep hitting replay of the weekend because I don't like the reality of finals:/   This is seriously so typically of my feelings of dead week and finals week. HOWEVER Lord says not too worry. Keep Phillipians 4:6-7 on your brain:)

Oh Lord please give me strength as I face the day. Lately it's been so crazy as this term is wrapping up. There are too many projects, papers, tests and things to do and definitely not enough time to do it all.  Also I've been sick which makes it harder and harder to get out of bed each day.  But the Lord is my everything and He is my strength.  I had a wonderfully recharging weekend at home with my family and now it's time to get back to reality.  I'm so thankful that I'm not in it alone and that I don't have to control my life. Thank you Jesus! This song has been on my heart as I've been clinging to my Jesus. Burning by Evan Wickham Who are You, burning in the desert? Fragrant fire, am I Your desire? You draw near, watering the desert Here’s my cup; fill me with Your love You are lovely and You love me By Your voice of might and face of light, I am captivated You have found me; You surround me Now I’m ...

YOU ARE LOVED MORE THAN  YOU WILL EVER  KNOW by someone who  died  to  know you! Romans 5:8 God is love. Be loved to day on this Happy Love Day! I am so blessed to have the most incredible loving relationship there is from my lovely Jesus! I have so many loved ones to be thankful for today.  So Heres my love everyone. Remember that your beloved today.