Thankful to Greedy

My uncle put this as his Facebook status this morning and I thought it was interesting: "Thanksgiving Day/Black Friday - How ironic these two days back to back. Within 24 hours we go from being thankful for what we have, to fighting for what we want! Let's remain thankful all year!"

I had never thought of that irony, but it is unfortunately true. People complain about the long lines, the cold weather, items being out of stock, ect. but in reality, we should all be thankful that we have the money to buy those things, that we have jackets and gloves and scarfs to keep us warm, that we even have the ability to move beyond our front porch.

As we continue into the Christmas season, a time where the words "I Want" are heard more than any one person can count, I want to encourage each of you to continue being thankful. Shut out the greediness and selfishness, and instead be grateful for what God has given you this year. It's so easy to take things for granted, I know, but if we learn to count our blessings instead of overlooking them, we will begin to realize we have A LOT to be thankful for.

If I Could Go Back In Time I Would Tell Myself...

I am not too young.

Although the title of this post implies that I can no longer tell myself that I am not too young, that is not true. I'm not too young to lead someone to an everlasting relationship with Jesus Christ. I'm not too young to dream God-sized dreams. I'm not too young BE Jesus to someone. I'm not too young to change the world.

Although I realize this now, I wish I would have realized it 5 years ago. I had been told "You aren't too young!" a hundred times by multiple different people, but I never actually believed it. My mindset was always that things would be so much easier when I was older and could drive and have more freedom, which is true to an extent. The only problem with that is, now that I am older and I can drive and I have that freedom, it has become harder to share my faith with non-believers at school because of the fear of being judged. It has become harder to lead my peers to Jesus because in their mind, their ways are set and there's no changing them now. It saddens me that it took me so long to realize I'M NOT TOO YOUNG. And if there is one thing I hope young believers learn, it is that they are not too young to make an impact, to change the world, to be Jesus, to set an example for other believers.

I'm still young. It's time for me to start living like I can change the world, because I can.

Back Again .......(for now at least....)

First, I'd really like to thank all of you who are reading this, aka Mom and Jordan. You guys rock.
Now onto the part of the blog post where I talk about what's going on in my life and pretend like people actually read this and care:
WHADDUP JUNIOR YEAR. Freaking hardest school year of my life. I am soooo overwhelmed with homework and tests and more homework and quizzes and I also have a ton of homework. AND on top of all of that, I have even more homework.
I have a job! Yeah, Culver's of Mishawaka, REPRESENT.
For the past 8 or so weeks I've been rehearsing for a Christmas production. I'm a dancer and (lip) singer. It's a ton of fun! We had our first two performances last weekend and we have performances the next two weekends!
I have no social life and my only friend is my dog, Bella. I love her. I have also learned that I am my own best friend, so that's been a really cool experience. hahahaha just kidding. but seriously, I can't wait for Christmas Break or something so I can finally get my social life back for two weeks.
So basically, that is why I have fell of the face of the blogger world. But this is my attempt at making a comeback, so stay tuned for more!