House Pictures

Here are a few quick shots of our new house with its new paint! :)

We're moving everything in tomorrow!!

M is for monday...mantra monday

THIS WEEK I am taking my first final, finishing up my MCAT preparation course, and moving into a new house!  (a.k.a. I'm in desperate need of prayers this week!)


I BELIEVE that God is bigger than these hurtles ahead of me and that I have nothing to fear.  My mom, when I was younger, starting referring to every test, even finals, as a "little quiz," and although it sounds like a silly little thing, it always makes me feel a little calmer to realize even things that seem huge at the time are little in comparison to the far greater obstacles in, and the far bigger dreams I have for, this world!


I'M ADDICTED to preparing our new house.  I dream about it.  I think about it incessantly when I'm awake.  On saturday I painted for twelve straight hours with a small break to run to Walmart for a step stool to keep painting! We finished on Sunday, and now I'm just thinking about getting the bathrooms ready and the curtains hung before our official move-in day!! and PACKING!!!  There's so much to do, and I cannot stop thinking about it :)


I WISH that Thursday would be here already so I could start moving in and be done with my first final!  But, alas, it is not so...I suppose I'll just have to study and be patient :)


I'M JEALOUS of Mother Teresa's patience! Is it a sin to be jealous of a virtue? :) haha Well, all I know is that every time I hear her story again, I am astounded at her patience, her quiet diligence to her tasks, to people.  I wish that I had the patience to methodically and sometimes slowly remain committed to one thing, not pushing it too hard, but trusting in God that things will happen.


MANTRA FOR THIS WEEK:

"I know the Lord is always with me.

I will not be shaken, for He is right beside me"

-Psalm 16:8

P.S. Things have been so crazy, I haven't uploaded any picture from the weekend (and I really forgot to take many)! But for those of you who are excited to see how all our hard work painting worked out, I'll try to get them up tomorrow!!!

Single Sentence Sunday

Thank GOODNESS for friends who can paint and who are nice enough to do so for two full days!! :)

confession

I'm afraid I have a confession to make...

although I've been swearing up and down to everyone that the carpet in our new house is an unfortunate shade of brown, when Mikey and I went there last night to sign our rental agreement, I made a discovery to the contrary.  I am abashed to admit that it is tan.

This weekend, Mikey and I will be there off and on, removing wallpaper, painting, cleaning...I'll update you on our progress at the end of the weekend!  I can't wait to show some pictures with our awesome new paint colors! 

Wordless Wednesday

Just a little idea of the turmoil present in my life right now...

research presentations.

finals.

MCAT in less than a month.

moving next week.

whew.

It sure is a good thing that God is God over the whole world, 

and that includes my life, my future, my hurtles.

Thank you, Jesus, for your steadfastness!

A few of my favorite things...

Lately, I have fallen in love with a few things! Here's a look at a few of them:

1.  my new skirt from banana republic!!  One of the things I consider when buying pants/shorts/skirts is how short they make my legs look because I have a comparatively long torso, which is why I'm so into this new trend of high-waisted skirts (this is my first one)!  The skirt is so cute and comfortable...my favorite combo for any outfit :)  I can't wait to tuck in some shirts and show off this cute new piece!

2.  reading while exercising.  I've been on a bit of a health kick lately, and one of my struggles is finding something to occupy my mind while I'm riding the stationary bike...and lately, I've started READING! There's not too much movement on a stationary bike, so I don't feel sick. I'll read for school, read a book I'm going through with a friend, read a magazine...anything!  I get to give my mind a break by doing an activity I love, and it makes the exercise time go by more quickly! Check and Check!

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3.  PBJ smoothies from Planet Smoothie!  They are delicious, somewhat nutritious, and they make me feel hip :) haha.  For those of you who haven't been to Planet Smoothie, correct that mistake immediately...you are missing out!  They have so many different types, and I hear they're all great...although I've not strayed too far from my go-to PBJ :) de-lish!

So there you have it.  A few things that have made me smile lately :)  What are some of your favorite things??! I'd love to hear!