Today was Thanksgiving and I have a lot to be thankful for. I am happy to have family who loves me. I am thankful for them ; my family is my rock and they have taught me great things. Somethings I also got to do today was run my very first 5K, Turkey Trot, that was also fun! I had a blast running and will probably do it again soon. Plus, since I ran, I got to eat more food for thanksgiving, and who doesn't like to eat a ton on thanksgiving. So, my reason for this picture is because these two ladies are two of my best friends who I am truly thankful for. I have been so blessed that God brought them both into my life and at the perfect time. Anna (left), has taught me a lot about God that I didn't know and I have seen His love for me shine through her a lot. She has helped with a lot things and I am so thankful for her. I pray that God will one day help me return the favor to her. Now Alexi (right), she is someone I treasure as well. She and I have done some funny weird things together. Like recently we decided it was a good idea to look at toe bunions; how great are we? She is so silly, as am I. She also has so much heart and man on man is it big. Her love for me even at my worst times is so apparent. I really love that about her; she has an ability to know how you are feeling and feel that as well! I am thankful for both of these ladies; without them I honestly don't know where I would right now. Kate: I love this lady so much. She is another best friend of mine and someone who will always be my friend. Kate has been someone I know I can count on for anything. If I need her she will always be there and she also knows I will always be there for her. She is very precious and her friendship means a whole lot to me. The things we have been through together have been pretty crazy but we still stick it through because that is what friends do. God put her in my life because we are both broken and when we are together we are whole again. I thank God every day that I have her in my life.
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I have lived in a place called Towers Hall for the past year and a half. This is a place I would definitely call home. It is hard to find that place in college sometimes and I don't always know if where I am is where is right for me. I wonder if I should have moved off campus or if I am good where I am. When I question this all I have to do is remember how much love I have experienced in Towers South this past year and even these past weeks. I know dorms can be stuffy and crowded but this place is something that I am truly fond of. I enjoy having fellow students surround me on all sides. This may seem overwhelming to some but to me it is sweet serenity. I have experienced some really great things here in Towers! I am excited to spend the rest of my college years (hopefully only two more) in this hall. Where I can watch people leave and watch new people come and still stay there. It is an interesting sight when those you love the most move off campus. This happened to me this year, yes I did lose some of my friends but I have gained many more by staying in the dorms. God has called me to Towers hall because He knows I can do good works there; the ladies in my hall have changed my life and I think I am changing theirs. I am excited to see what the next semester and years bring here as I adventure with new and old members of my very large community. I love this place I have grown to call home and I love all those who are doing life with me here. I am excited to go home tomorrow for thanksgiving break because I know when I walk in the door I will get tackled by this prize right here. Her name is Katie and she is the best puppy I have ever known. She enjoys long car rides (especially when we are headed to the doggie park) and dragging you on a leash. Yes, this dog actually will pull you instead of the other way around. She is quite a strong dog and has a LOT of energy. Now, when I say a lot, I mean a whole ton! She is very energetic and I believe God gave me this dog to help with my fear of dogs. I have been afraid of dogs and hated them up until I was blessed to have been brought Katie a few years back this being about 10 years after my almost fatal run in with a previous dog. When I was younger, around the age of 7, a terrible accident occurred at home in my front yard, with my first pet, Bandit. Now, Bandit was not always the best dog like Katie she was a wild dog who had no self control. This dog was very rambunctious but not in a good way. She often would growl at guests who would come over and nibble as well. Long story short she was not always the nicest dog. Anyway, back to the story of when I was 7. Well, I was just coming back from a vacation with my family and I was excited to greet my dog, Bandit. Little did I know my dog had a T-bone from a steak in his mouth. As a child I did not know that dogs would be very protective of meat they had in their mouth. This being said I went up to my dog and decided it was a good idea to pet him. He was shocked and thought I was taking away his T-bone so my dog reacted by pinning me down on the ground and biting the left side of my face. My dog continued to chew on the left side of my face until finally I heard a scream come from my mother as she dropped all of the groceries to run to me to help in any way possible. Then my dad came outside after hearing my mother screaming and calling for him. My dad grabbed Bandit off of me and threw him across the yard in a panic. He is a real hero and saved my life, if my dad wouldn't have grabbed my dog off of me I am not sure I would be here today. After a long ride to the emergency room I was in the doctors office waiting to be called in. I had to undergo several tests to see if there was anything severely wrong. I did not have any major damage surprisingly, just a lot of cuts along the left side of my neck and a hole throw my left ear. If it would have been any later I would not have lived because my dog, Bandit, was 3 centimeters from my jugular vein and if he would have bit that I would have died. After this traumatic experience I was very closed minded to dogs as I should have been and did not want another one again. That was until my sister decided to ask for a puppy for her 16th birthday, now if you knew the situation you would know my sister gets whatever she asks for, including puppies. My dad took her out to the farm to pick up a new pet for us to have at home, and I was ultimately horrified. Yes, it had been years since my dog attacked me but I was still very skeptical of dogs in general. I did not want another dog ever again, period. I was now more of a cat lover. I did not like this new dog called Katie for quite sometime. Not until she laid on my lap licking me over and over for the first time did I warm up to her. She was not like Bandit at all, she was so kind and loving. I loved her as well and so I admitted it to myself and my family. Katie helped me to get over my fear of dogs and to start loving them again because I realized not all dogs are like Bandit. This beautiful dog I have has definitely blessed me with friendship as well as companionship. I love her very much and would never change our bond for the anything. This gem right here is Miranda, she is my sister and the first person I chose to write about. This lady right here truly brings me pure joy. Now it wasn't always that way. Being sisters there were a fair share of fighting moments, especially when we were younger. Everything we have ever done to each other though, whether that be biting, pinching, scratching, or name calling we still care so much for one another and would never like to see the other hurting. I have learned many things from this young lady of God and I am so excited to learn more. She has taught me to never care what other people think. Miranda does not care what anyone thinks of her and I am proud to call her my sister. She is constantly transforming the lives of many by her dancing skills as well and her ability to listen when those are in need. I love her very much and I want to share her beauty with the world. I have taken many pictures of her throughout the years and I plan to share some of my favorites. The beaut featured above is one of the senior pictures I have taken for her this year; it shows her spunk as well as her magnificent beauty. There is nothing in this world that compares to the bond of sisters. She is my blood and I would do anything for her. Her magic will radiate for all to see. |
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