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Hello, summer vacation (!!). Hello, birthdays + celebrating some very special people. Hello, sunshine + warm(er) weather. Hello, more running and getting into shape. Hello, to-do lists + grand plans for fun things. Hello, relaxing and doing nothing.
Hello, May. Five months into twenty thirteen – and so far, it’s been pretty swell (; I’m excited to finish this term of school and finally get to breathe for a bit.
Let’s do this.
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Suddenly remembering that this week starts yet another brand-new month.
Pressing on with the couple weeks left of school before summer! (:
Purposing to finish strong.
Making lists and plans of everything I want to do once vacation starts.
Looking forward + excited to be getting a break.
Thankful for all the fun + friends + family + fellowship this weekend.
Choosing not to stress out over school + assignments.
Choosing to breathe + take one day at a time instead.
Counting my blessings + how much I have to be thankful for.
Realizing (all over again) just how amazing my God is.
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Each week seems to fly by; but I’m going to make this week a good one.
I hope yours is just as amazing, xx.
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Last week was full of good food, lots of walking + shopping, large doses of family bonding time, and overall enjoying life and all its little moments. Which explains the quiet around here.
I had every good intention to schedule posts before I left. But as it usually goes, my good intentions came to naught as the last-minute packing + pre-trip preparations took over.
But now that I’m home from family vacation, I’m working on catching up with overdue school assignments (!!!) and settling back into reality + routine after a whole week of fun and relaxing. While I (kinda) wish I were still on vacation and miss all the good times from last week, nothing beats coming home. So I’m reveling in the memories and embracing being right here, right now.
And once all the hubbub of school and stress is over, I hope to be back soon enough with some fun blog posts I’ve been wanting to share. Stay tuned!
I’m telling myself this these few days as I feel like I’m a little way over my head with school this week. I guess like with most things, it seems like there’s so much to do, and so little time.
But I’m reminding myself to take things one step at a time, to just breathe, and stop stressing. Because it’s all going to a-okay in the end. Someday, I’ll probably look back at this week and laugh at how silly I was to stress over it all and thank God for helping me through all the seemingly impossible deadlines + assignments + massive amounts of reading.
Right now, I’m just praying that the paper I just wrote turns out better than expected because deadlines are impending. Yikes.
Welcome to real college life.
Spending time with my favorite people.
Enjoying doing nothing and still making memories.
Being together.
Remembering God’s faithfulness and mercies.
Staying busy with school and embracing every minute of it.
Reminding myself to just breathe, despite the workload.
Working on making running a part of my daily routine.
Excited for everything coming up this month.
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This weekend, my heart is especially full and grateful for all the things that matter most – family + Jesus + love + faith. I hope your weekend has been amazing!
xx.
As far as I know, cinnamon rolls are always a hit in this house. So I decided to switch up our regular chocolate chip cinnamon sticky rolls and try some nutella cinnamon rolls instead.
Nutella Cinnamon Rolls from A Beautiful Mess
I used our regular dough recipe (that goes into the bread machine) and adapted the recipe filling. These are a lighter version of the cinnamon sticky buns and make a good breakfast or tea time snack. I would probably spread a thicker layer of Nutella next time though.
But nothing tastes or smells better than cinnamon rolls fresh out from the oven. A favorite, for sure.
12 down, 9 to go.
I actually did this.
I wore glasses every single day, all day, for an entire week. That’s seven whole days.
And for me, I dare say that’s a pretty mean feat. Because my glasses and I have a love-hate relationship. I love how chic my frames look and how they help me to see better. But I don’t always love how I look in them.
But from Saturday to Friday last week, I decided to forget about what I thought and chose to embrace wearing glasses. And this post by oh, Joy! somehow made wearing glasses just a little bit cooler.
This item on the 21 list was one of those things I was kind of unsure of. And maybe, just a little scared to complete. But now that it’s done and crossed off the list, I think I love my glasses a little more now and really don’t mind wearing these frames of mine out more than every once in awhile.
Now, that wasn’t so bad after all, was it?
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March really flew by.
And just like that, we’re more than one quarter of the way through twenty thirteen. I guess it’s somehow pretty mind-blowing when you think about it like that and realize how quickly time flies.
But oh, April.
Hello, more school. Hello, family vacation (yes!). Hello, sunshine + rain. Hello, running and training schedules. Hello, to a brand-new month to start over + try again + work on things.
Hello, April.
“He is not here; he has risen, just as he said…” – Matthew 28:6
My God is so amazing.
Happy Easter!
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Good Friday is always a reminder of how much Jesus has done for me, for you, and for all humanity – the Son of God who chose to die so that those who believe in Him would have eternal life. But Jesus Christ didn’t stay dead. Three days later, He rose from the dead to conquer sin and death forever. What an amazing God.
Today is a day in remembrance of Him. And Easter Sunday is a day to rejoice in His power over sin and death. May the depth of Christ’s love and the hope of His message constantly penetrate our hearts.
“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” – 2 Corinthians 5:21