"shoes. shoes. shoes. OMGSH! shoes."

...i love being a music major. i'll take all the difficulties any day if it means i get the rewards too.
...i want to apply to pine cove for next summer, as a counselor this time. and i'm terrified to. sometimes it's good to do things that we are really afraid of. i'm REALLY afraid to do this. but i also REALLY want to do it.
...i will admit that i did exactly what i hoped i wouldn't do my first semester of college--i took on too much too soon. and it has had consequences. but thank the Lord, He is gracious, and picks me up when i fall. so i'm patching things up, one wound at a time.
...it is amazing the joy that can be given even in the darkest of times. i can look back, especially this year, on some of my darkest moments and note the incredible JOY that i had. maybe not initially...but through the worst of circumstances i have been brought into a more intimate relationship with my Savior and found joy and hope in Him and Him alone. the dark times still happened...storms still come...but i have my Savior--He is my rock and i can stand firm with Him even through those storms.
thanks to those who encourage me daily to walk by faith. i love you!