Spotted: God

So, this doesn't usually happen but today you have the pleasure of reading two posts by me.

Today I had a God sighting. Basically I had another one of my realizations of how truly blessed I really am. So here's the situation. I was eating out with my mom and dad and having a great time just chatting away. Then I brought up how I was researching cars and what not. Then a little boy and his grandpa walked into the patio area. The grandpa then warned the boy there was a step and kept leading him through the dining area. The boy was blind. He was asking about his surroundings and talking to his grandpa and trying to understand the restaurant he was in. Here I am worried about getting a car and this kid will never drive. I almost started crying. Even my parents almost started crying. Not tears of sadness as much as tears of realization. Tears of wow-I'm-truly-blessed. Being blind is that kids everyday reality. He has to understand his surroundings with out ever even knowing what objects truly looks like. It's just a crazy thought. It made me take a step back and look at everything in my life. Not sound  Compared to so many people I have it good. But then I started thinking, God made that little boy blind for a reason. Maybe being blind isn't to the benefit of the boy as much as for the people around him. I know God had that little boy walk past me for a reason tonight. As for mine and my families blessing shock, I'm sure a lot of the people in the restaurant felt the same way.

So that's my second post of the day. Just another one of them moments when you gotta take a step back and look at your life and the world around you, take a deep breath, and say thank you to the big man up above.

xoxo

I'm at it again

Remember when I said that I've been baking and cooking a lot this summer? Well I thought I would try something out today and what do you know... It turned out amazing.

Introducing the banana/chocolate/peanut butter chip cookie. Yes I went there. Umm its kind of like the love child of banana bread and chocolate chip cookies. It's that good.
Best. Invention. Ever. So I think I'll share the wealth with you and pass along the recipe.

Banana Chocolate/ Peanut Butter Cookies:

Ingredients:
2 ripe banana's smashed
1 bag of nestle peanut butter & milk chocolate morsels (1 bag- 2 flavors)
& everything on the back of the bag of morsels.

It tells you what to do except minus the banana part. So when it comes to the bananas add them before you add the flour and make sure the chunks are gone so that you don't get chunks of banana in your cookies. The dough was more like muffin batter but I baked them as cookies and they turned out like flat muffin cookies. delicious.

I guess I need to go on another run now considering I am going to be eating an extreme amount of these babys.

xoxo

what a realization

It's crazy to think how much your perspective can change once you are removed from a certain situation. Once you battled through it, or once you have taken a step back and embraced it. Your perspective changes, heck, your life changes. Take for example my dad. He was having a very hard time accepting that he had cancer. It was really hard for him, and his family of course. But he battled it and kicked cancer's butt and now its amazing how much different his perspective on everything is. He was a total bear to be around when he was diagnosed. Of course anyone would be that's kind of a scary thing to deal with! but now the tables have turned and he is the one that people seek for advice, or he is the one who seeks people to give them his advice. It's cool to see how God can use him and his scary experience now to help out a friend who is in a situation he was in just months ago. It's awesome!

Yet another example of this perspective changing experience is this whole distance thing with Ben. This past week I've had some anxiety and just sadness about being so far away and not being able to see him for another month, but then I started praying. I was just chit-chatting with God when all of the sudden this thought came to my mind: worrying about anything is not going to glorify Him, having anxiety is not going to glorify Him. I know I've come to this realization a lot, but God has put me in this situation for a reason and I need to embrace that. I need to use this time for Him, and fight the good fight for Him, and get to the other side of this battle to see why God has put us through this.

That's the thing. There is a reason for everything that God does. So here is my new trick, you should try it too if you're stressin or having a bad day. Take a step back from everything and count every blessing in your life. Trust me, your anxiety will melt away, every little thing on your mind has no comparison to God's glory! It changes your perspective, it changes your life. So this post sounds kind of like an adverstisment now, but trust me this little trick is very useful!!

baked goods

I've missed having a kitchen obviously. I have a feeling that this summer is going to be full of cooking and baking. This week I've ventured into the baking world twice! and I've started from scratch both times!! Monday I made snicker doodle muffins. They were pretty good, Ben will vouch for me. Then today I was bored and feeling blue so I made... Oatmeal, Chocolate Chip, Coconut Cookies. Umm Ya I did. They were ridiculous but I made too many so I've been trying to get rid of them and give them to people, and of course I've been sneaking one every now and then. Oh and my dinner tonight. Pseudo chicken Parmesan with risotto and a miso caesar salad.

I am so glad I am going to have a kitchen in my house next year, I am going to be one happy cook!

I'm so bad

at keeping up with this blog lately. I guess I just don't have any profound thoughts and because I think my life is kinda too boring to share with you. So if you're in need of being bored right now, please feel free to continue reading.

I guess I'll write about my summer so far then. It's not to exciting just being a normal teenage girl I guess. Hanging out with my family and doing some summer school. Also playing some slow pitch softball which is really fun! I still gots skill which is weird considering I haven't played in a year! But ya so summer. I have a temporary job at a local flower shop starting thursday. It's SC's prom so I get to make lots of fun corsages and bouts! I can't wait for that! Other wise I'm still job hunting, and of course seeking the Lord always. It's been nice to have some downtime to just enjoy what God has given me and thank Him for my blessings. Home is a good reminder of these blessings.

But Ya. Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer and that you continue to do so!

xoxo

Summer Time, Feelin Fine

Yes, it is finally summer. The sun is out, its warm, oh wait and I'm home. Summer has so far started fantastically! It's so nice to be home and sleeping in my own bed. I never knew how much I'd miss home until I left. I made my mom cry the other day because I asked her if I could eat the food that is in our fridge. Cry. I know I'm a terrible daughter, but I'm just not used to being home, and for 3 months time!! Crazy talk. After tonight I will have about 39 days until I see Ben again. That's a long time but, it's not too bad. That's the only down side to summer. But, there's always something in the bible that pertains to every situation, good or bad. And I just so happened to receive this said verse in a text message today:

"For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him." 2 Chronicles 16:9

Yep, I'd say that pretty much sums it up. So bring it on 39 days. Cause guess what, God, that guy who controls the universe, He's on our side.

xoxo