Merry Christmas

It truly is a wonderful and glorious time of the year! This season is full of warm and cozy feelings, family and friends, and the celebration on the greatest gift of all, Jesus!

Something that stuck with me from my church's annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service is that while the earthly view of Christmas can change year after year, whether with loss of loved ones or even the feeling of sadness of families growing up, change taking place, and traditions changing, we can always rest assured that the spiritual view of Christmas is constant, with a joy that never fades, and the gift of Jesus that is never ending!  I pray that you will find peace knowing that Jesus is the sparkling light, and that His mercy, grace, love, and forgiveness will never waver or change.  

Hebrews 13:8 "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever."

Matthew 1:21 "She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins."  

What a great day to celebrate the birth of our glorious Savior.  Happy Birthday Jesus & Merry Christmas to you all!

Love,

Recap via Pictures

Life lately has been full of fun, joyful events.  I've been reminded daily how blessed I am to be surrounded by friends and family who are so loving and supportive.  Here are some snapshots from from of my most cherished and favorite moments (that were photographed) from the past couple months!

To give you a little rundown, this semester has flown by.  It's been fun and rewarding.  These pictures include Delta Zeta recruitment and Bid Day, girl’s trip to Curtis Apple Orchard and Pumpkin Patch, EIU Homecoming football game, teaching 4^th grade students about the importance of kindness and encouragement, my 2^nd triathlon (with two of my friends!), fall photo-shoot, Luke Bryan concert, visiting my best friend in Chicago (and going to the Cupcake ATM), KDP banquet with two of my besties, turned 22!, ran my first 10 K (and beat my goal time,1) went to a barn dance, had tons of fun with friends, had the BEST classmates and professors of all time, and taught 3rd grade for the past 4 weeks (so so incredible and rewarding!).  Not to mention, I've seen two of the most beautiful sunsets & had to include those pictures too!

Never forget to reflect upon your life and all God's blessings!

Xo,

Happy December!

December is here! First of all, I can not believe that this semester is almost over and classes are wrapping up (welcome, finals). Secondly, I am very excited for a nice, long Christmas vacation!

Although I am not a huge fan of cold, blustery weather, I really love December and the Christmas feeling of coziness that this month brings.  All the sparkly and festive decorations, lots of time spend with family and friends, and the fact that everyone seems to be much more cheerful this time of year!  

If you're not quite in the Christmas and holiday spirit, I put together a little compilation of fun ideas that can help get you into full Christmas mode:

Another way to prepare your heart for Christmas and the true meaning of the season, (Jesus!!!) is to do an Advent study or devotional.  I have never done one of these, but one of my Facebook friends posted one the other day, and I am excited to do the daily readings and spend time in reflection of Jesus, the best and ultimate gift. Here is the link if you're interested! 

Lastly, sorry I have not been posting lately!  Hopefully I can get back into it while I have some time off school.  Maybe I'll do a recap of what I've been up to lately, soon!  

Enjoy this day, and make it GREAT!

Xo,