counting down..

from today, there is only 19 days till i graduate from csuf! although i'll be coming back to school, it's just nice to know that i finished all my major (BS degree) units! it feels like i've been in school for so long, but my time at csuf totals only about 2 years or so...which isn't too bad. i'm grateful for my nursing school experience, but i am thrilled that i have found a passion for children and a passion to work with children with special needs...it helps to keep your hears/heart open, cuz thats when you (I) hear God, and His plans for you (Jer 29:11). i can't wait for may 22...i graduate that day and have my partyyy! so excited :) its been a long time comin, but once i walk across that stage, summer is all mine!

TOMS~creating awareness

here's a pic of us :) we went shopping ONE DAY WITHOUT SHOES <3

april 5, 2011

brea mall/nordstroms

one day without shoes...

...go without shoes, so kids don't have to

if you're not familiar with the way the TOMS organization works, basically, when you buy a pair of TOMS, they donate one pair to a child all over the world...cool huh? it is!

i'm gonna post a pic of the card we got, and on the back of the card it reads: Go without shoes so kids don't have to. ONE DAY WITHOUT SHOES is the day we raise awareness of the impact a pair of shoes can have on a child's life by taking off our own.

my friends and i had a great time being a part of this great cause!!

one of my favorite verses :)

john 3:30

new fave song LOVE carrie

There's a place out there for us,
more than just a prayer or anything you've ever dreamed of.
So if you feel like giving up cause you don't fit in down here,
fear is crashing in, close your eyes and take my hand.

[CHORUS] We can be the kings and queens of anything if we believe.
It's written in the stars that shine above,
a world where you and I belong, where faith and love will keep us strong,
exactly who we are is just enough
there's a place for us, there's a place for us.

When the water meets the sky,
where your heart is free and hope comes back to life,
when these broken hands are whole again,
well will find what we've been waiting for,
we were made for so much more

[CHORUS]

So hold on, hold on,
there's a place for us

[CHORUS]


love this song! beautiful words

i gotta say, i'm pretty happy with where i am right now. sure, i'd love to have more things, but why do i need more, when i have so much already? i am so extremely grateful with all the people, things, jobs, etc i've been so incredibly blessed with :D

lately i've been wanting to date and have a boyfriend...more so than ever after seeing my friends date and meet great guys. i guess to a point i'm somewhat envious, but i know that i should NOT feel that way, for i have many things to be grateful for :)

after talking with the girlies melinda & karly about wanting to date and making a LIST (lol), they helped me realize that once i continue to pray to God and tell Him what my heart desires, that in God's time, He will provide the man that He intended me to have. We all want things/people in OUR time, but that is just not the way it works...it is in God's time that things work and are GOOD. Once we give ourselves to Christ, things will fall into place...where they are meant to fall. We must always trust and have faith because that is what is going to get us through.

as for the list...if i make one now, 50% will be superficial shallow things and the other 50% will be characteristics that my "perfect" man should have...

.....so that is why i will not be making a list now...i'm going to pray about it and i know that once i open my heart to hear what God has to say, 100%...ok 98% (lol) of my list will be the characteristics/qualities that God wants my ideal man to have, and the other 2% will be the things i wish the man to have, but it won't be necessary because the other 98% will outweigh the things i wish the man to "have", with what God has created in His likeness.

God, i have complete faith and trust in You!

You are a provider.

forgiving

talked about loving, how God loves. stever carter-the pastor who spoke tonight-asked us to pray for the people that have hurt us...then he rephrased it to who would you bless, who would benefit from your prayers...basically people that we get negative emotions from....teaching kindergarten and teaching them to love one another as God loves, is really hard for me to grasp. how can i possibly love or bless someone who has cause so much hurt, anguish and hatred? steve told us to write the name/s down....thinking about it, i put down the name of one of the mom's at where i sub...whenever she sees me, she always says, "can't stay away can you" in the mooooost demeaning way....i feel like crap, thanks! just because i quit doesn't mean you can be rude to me..i was always kind to you and your kids.....buuuut then i got to thinking....the people that cause me the most anguis, hurt and hatred are the parents that abuse their children. sitting in the chair, my heart broke into pieces thinking about the children that came to camp and the children at that moment....how can i possibly forgive them? my heart won't let me...i'm just praying and hoping that God tells me what to do, because right now? i can't bless them, i can't pray for them and i really can't love them