The Psalm Coming From Me (Day 29)

Most won't understand this. It's too personal. But I want to write about it because this blessing made me throw back my head and praise my Father more than I have ever done in my life. I felt like a Psalm was coming from my lips. My heart, mouth, mind; they were all moved by joy and love. I wish I could just upload my feelings into this post so everyone could download them and feel what I felt, what I'm still feeling and hour later.

A Way to Get Back (Day 28)

Once again I had a lazy day. The last lazy day until May. Today I'm thankful for my dad who spent all day in the rain working on my truck. I'm so thankful he did that. On the way to Tulsa my car decided it didn't want to accelerate up hills. The car would shake and lose speed quickly. The service light came on and I was a bit worried getting stuck in Oklahoma. Thankfully I made it home and after looking at my spark plugs we realized it was way past time getting new ones. From early afternoon to late evening my dad was leaned over the hood while the rain poured down, only protected by a tarp hanging above. But now everything works like a charm and the hills on the way to Searcy won't become an unexpected rest stop. Once again I'm not writing much, I want to be able to spend this time with my parents instead of behind this screen. Starting next week I'll get back to the normal posts. There is something I read in Ezra that struck me and I want to share it.

For Those Boring Days (26/27)

Day 26/27 have been pretty slow. The rain and the cold have caused the later half of my spring break to be drag. I feel bad because I don't really feel like writing much. This is the first time I've had to really dig to be thankful for something. But then again, aren't those sometimes the best ways to tell our Father we are thankful? Those times when things aren't exciting and new, those times that seem mundane and boring? I believe so. I believe when we can still find things to be thankful for even when nothing exciting happens we are saying to our Father, "I'm still thankful for the life and the love You're giving me." And hey, my life isn't getting worse. That could be the case. So there's something to be thankful for in itself. But today, I'm actually going say thanks for a day with my parents. We really didn't do anything. My mom and I got out the calendar and talked about the best time for one of our last family vacations, my dad and mom took me to look at bikes for when I graduate, we went to a pretty awesome catfish place, and then lounged around and watched tv. It might not be the "best day", it might not seem that exciting, but I won't get this for much longer. When else in my life will I get a spring break? Let me give you a hint, never. So, I will be thankful for this time with them... even if we're watching Jimmy Kimmel Live and Steven Tyler is on and I find him vulgar, I'm with my parents so I'm happy. Oh and Kameron, I know you'll read this. I wish you were here with us right now.

So Far Behind! (Day 23/24/25)

I'm must apologize to my faithful readers. It's my spring break so I'm not as attached to my computer. I'll get to that later though.

A Different Group (Day 22)

I did the whole planning thing again. I thought up in my head how great this weekend was going to be. I would be spending time with friends and Park Plaza. Well, I found out this weekend all of those friends would actually be taking a trip to Dallas and not be getting back until late Sunday. I didn't know what I was going to do. I didn't know anybody here. What class would I go to at church. I know, these things might sound petty to some, but I just didn't expect it to go this way. See, that word expect, that evil little word that makes us disappointed. Without expectations we can't be disappointed and we get those expectations when we decide to plan.

Pray For Ty (Day 21)

Midterms can be a hectic week; filled with tests, late night study sessions, and in between planning for a wonderful spring break. When tragedy hits during a time like this we all remember that life doesn't stop just because school did. Today I want to dedicate my blog to a boy named Ty Osman and to the wonderful Harding family I've gotten to call my own. Ty was driving to Dallas, my hometown, for spring break with his friends. Being a freshman in college this had to be an exciting experience for him. Frist time on his own, with some people he must love, and getting to finally experience that college spring break we've all anticipated at least once in our life. While they were traveling down I-30 the car in front of Ty's was hit. He decided to pull over and help his friends. As he was doing so he was hit by another car. Ty was care-flighted to the hospital in Longview and is now in critical condition.

What a Way to End Midterms Week (Day 19/20)

The past two days have been incredibly hectic so excuse the delay on day 19. I feel like I actually did quite well considering it was midterms week.