The Last Day of 2008!!

Here we are on the last day of 2008!! WOW!! 2008 just flew by!!!

I did some things in 2008 I never thought I would do. Like go on a mission trip and have the time of my life and like make it through going to college and making new friends!!!

Even though I had a lot of fun and laughter in 2008 there was still those hard times and without my Heavenly Father I would not of made it!!!

In my devotions today I read from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 where it talks about that there is a time for everything. A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal... God made a time and season for everything and we cannot do anything to change it.

Though we would rather laugh than weap, dance than mourn, and gain than lose. There is a time for weaping, mourning, and losing as well.

But do not fret because in Joshua 1:9 it says that the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go!!

Even though God doesnt stop the storms in our lives He still loves us and will help us get through them!!! and once we get through them there will be time to laugh, dance and gain again!!!

While I'm sad to see 2008 go I am ready to continue my life as God's daughter!!!

In 2009 I want to be...
an encourager
a mercy shower
a loving daughter to both my Heavenly Father and my parents
a loving and understanding sister
a listener
a friend
a student
a teacher
and much more!!!

But I need to remember "To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under Heaven."
Ecclesiastes 3:1



So here I am going into 2009 Forever Following in His Footsteps!!!!

Merry Almost Christmas

Christmas is in 27 mins.!!!

With all the excitement of giving and getting I feel a lot of people forget the real meaning of Christmas I know I am guilty of this myself and there is nothing wrong with being excited about getting gifts and gving gifts but do we remember why this holiday even exsists?
God sent his son Jesus here as a baby to save me and you!! That is the greatest gift ever and I do not want to forget that!!!
Reliant K sings a song called "I Celebrate the Day" that really helps me remember what Christmas is all about. So I will leave you with the lyrics of this song.
Merry Christmas!!!

And with this Christmas wish is missed
The point I could convey
If only I could find the words to say to let
You know how much You've touched my life
Because here is where You're finding me, in the exact same place as New Year's eve
And from a lack of my persistency
We're less than half as close as I want to be
And the first time
That You opened Your eyes did
You realize that You would be my Savior
And the first breath that left Your lips
Did You know that it would change this world forever
And so this Christmas I'll compare the things I felt in prior years
To what this midnight made so clear
That You have come to meet me here
To look back and think that
This baby would one day save me
In the hope that what You did
That you were born so I might live
To look back and think that
This baby would one day save me
And I, I celebrate the day
That You were born to die
So I could one day pray for You to save my life

"Like I Am" Tag

The rules are . . .
1. Put your iTunes on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG TITLE DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag 10 friends who might enjoy doing the meme as well as the person you got the meme from.
IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?"Before It Was Said" by FFH
WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?"The Lining is Silver" by Reliant K
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?"What this World Needs" by Casting Crowns
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?"Hold On" by Jack Ingram
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?"Happy is a Yuppie word" by Switchfoot
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?"Stay Beautiful" by Taylor Swift
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?"Just Might (Make me believe) by Sugarland
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?"And Now My Lifesong Sings" by Casting Crowns
WHAT IS 2+2?"Midnight Bottle" by Colbie Caillant
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?"Hold On" by Stellar Kart
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?"The Last Night" Skillet
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?"Activate" by Stellar Kart
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?"I Give Up" by Stellar Kart
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?"I've Got You Under My Skin" by Michael Bubla
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?"Failure to Excommunicate"" by Reliant K
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?"I Know" by Mercy Me
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?"The Name of Jesus" by Aaron Shust
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?"Love is a Beautiful Thing: by Phill Vassar
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?"Collide"
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?Change" by Taylor Swift
WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?"Set Me Free" by Casting Crowns
HOW WILL YOU DIE?"Light On" by David Cook
WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?"Three Days Later" FM Static
WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?"Everything" lol by Chris Tomlin
WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?"Love Song" by Sara Bareilles
WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?"My First Stereo" by FM Static
WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?"Heres to You" by Rascal Flatts
DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?"Time Has Come" by Mercy Me
IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?"First Time" by Hawk Nelson
WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?"Everything Glorious" by David Crowder Band
WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?"Like I Am" by Rascal Flatts
I Tag anyone who wants to do this!!

One Exam Stands Between Me and Winter Break!!

Thats right I have four exams down and one left!!! and this semester is over!!!

Memorys of this semester:
Midnight walks
Midnight/early morning food runs and walmart trips
Parrrrrrrk!
Watching more movies then I have watched in my whole life!
INSIDE JOKES!
"Shoes... Shoes... Shoes" ha ha
Singing the Map song from Dora the Explorer in class... well really i was thinking it and Alex started singing it out loud ha ha
"I have seven games a week to go to so I dont have time for you"
Helping Cory do his laundry then getting told to stop and tell him to get his lazy butt down there to do it himself ha ha
Hanging out with Lyz, Megan, Tab and freinds!!!
Hanging out with my amazing roommate,Ad, Pete, Cory, and Megan!!!
Having heart to hearts with Abby!! :)



Things I've learned this semester:
That I don't need to change who I am
That I'm God's daughter and that its all in God's hands
That you can't always depend on someone to say hi to you if you want to say hi to them DO IT!!
That I am meant to be at Bluffton and that I am meant to be a teacher of some kind!
That all my friends back home are amazing and the ones I made here are as well!!
That my family is the best ever!!!!!
Not to worry what people think of me just have fun!!!
To study and do well but not to forget to relax and have fun!!!
To be very thankful for how I was raised and all that I have!!!!


One exam left then.....
Bring on the break!!! :) :) :)

Where Do I Go From Here.....

So I have been very confused with life latly...
I am not sure of anything anymore......
I am not sure if I am doing what God wants....
I mean I have wanted to be a teacher for as long as I remember and still do but something has changed.... Latly I have been wondering if maybe God wants me in ministry....
Part of me wonders if I am suppose to still work with kids but not in a school classroom
I am not certain of anything except I know my God will take care of it all! I have complete trust in Him!!
He will never leave me nor forsake me and He has a plan for my life! (Jer.29:11)
All I can do is pray and I know I will figure it out!!
For I am nothing without Christ!!!

Jenna Marie <3