How do you know if you're where you're supposed to be?

Hooray!

It is 1:30 AM and I have just been hit by a wave of academic motivation! I am so excited!! I hope this lasts until the end of this week! :)

Tolerance?

Dear Jesus,
I pray for:
Tolerance.
More tolerance.
Tolerance again.
A little more tolerance.
Oh, and how about some more tolerance?
A tiny bit more tolerance.
And, did I forget to mention tolerance?

Craziness!

...Was six classes maybe a bad idea?

No. Way.

I may have 10 assignments/papers/class presentations due for next week alone, but I can do it. I am on top of things. College isn't the hardest thing in the world. It's exciting and keeps me on my toes!

An besides, the library has pretty much adopted me into its lovely, humble abode. How cute. :)

I'm really not that busy. I mean, I still had time to watch Star Wars, get barfed on by a baby, have a sushi-making party, make new friends, go for ice cream, play a super fun crazy game that-I-cannot-remember-what-it-is-called-for-the-life-of-me, attend a school hockey game, and bake cupcakes!!! But unfortunately I have not had much time for devotions with God. I need to do that!

❤  ❤  ❤

This Day Will Be Perfect.

Smile.

SMILE!!

Because yesterday's worries

and

yesterday's sorrows are now scattered

into a million

little pieces and are

rising up like ashes, taken

by the wind

forever,

far,

far away,

never to return

again.

❤  ❤  ❤

Yesterday I was so distressed that I did not know what to do.
I was so out of answers and so low on human strength that it finally dawned on me...
The wall of pride I had crumbled down and I prayed a prayer to God that I will never forget:
God, please help me. Please give me your strength, because I cannot do this on my own. I am incapable and you are the only one who can help me.
And today, God filled me with His strength and I feel like I can do anything now.
(well, because with Him, I CAN do anything)

So...smile, because God is good. :)

Foods.

Mr. Noodle, Tuna snack-kits, rice, soynuts <<--THE BEST, Wheat thins, Fibre bars, Green tea, oatmeal, 4 boxes of cereal, and two bags of BBQ Rib flavoured chips

=

The best food cupboard ever. :)

Use.

So true. This is something I have definitely learned within this past month here at college. I have also stumbled upon the realization that God may be using me to work in somebody's life at this very moment. And the crazy this is, is that I may not even know it!

Looking back over the course of my life, I can instantly list all of the people who changed my life for the better; but I am not able to list all the lives of the people I have changed (or if I even have at all, for that matter). And I think this ignorance is a beautiful thing. Yes, it's encouraging to know that you have blessed somebody, but I know that if I was aware of my positive impact in people's lives then it would go straight to my head. And I deal enough with pride as it is! (that's a whole 'nother blog entry by itself!) Anyway, back to the whole purpose of this...

It is my new prayer that I would be open and obedient to God, so that He may use me to reach someone else. That's all I want! Is to be used! I cannot inspire, encourage, or change lives with my own strength. Only by God can this be done. He will always give me the courage, He will always give me the words to say, and He will always act in His own perfect timing!

Crayon Art.

This is what my roommates and I did our very first night here! Melted crayons with a blowdryer. :)

Spinach Pie.

Last weekend one of my good friends here at college and I baked a spinach pie together! And all I really can say about it is that it turned out AWESOME. I'm not the best cook out there, so for me to have created something like this and for it to have actually turned out, is a huge deal! And when we brought it to House-Church, it was a hit! There were no leftovers to be brought home, (it is bittersweet actually, because I would have liked to eat more than one piece, haha). Mmm...a flavourful mixture of chopped spinach, garlic, onions, and feta cheese between layers and layers of phyllo dough sprinkled with parmesan cheese on top. (that last part was my idea, thank you very much!)   :)

Before...

After! (excuse my awesome hair-do)

I think that I have finally found a church that I feel completely comfortable in and happy with. After 20 years of searching I have found it! My favourite part is after the church service, you have the option of going to a house-church of your choice. This is where the community breaks up into smaller groups by going to a house, indulging in a potluck of some sort, shares testimonies and prayer requests, and just has fellowship overall. I absolutely love it! I have made many friends through this intimate gathering!

So this last Sunday for our house-church, we had a pie themed potluck. So people brought pizza pie, garlic bread (pie), saskatoon-berry pie, strawberry rhubarb pie, and of course, my spinach pie. It was so fun and delicious!

Thank you Jesus for this wonderful house-church you have provided me with. :)