Happy Day

Today's been a happy day. Nothing really has made it a particularly good day- it just is!! I went in to school early to run some vocal stuff with the team that's on tommorow and I was concerned because I woke up with a REALLY bad sore throat. Singing with a sore throat feels and sounds bad so I was just praying that it wasn't strep or something like that. Thankfully, it got better as I woke up and I think that my allergies have just kicked in all the way now. Thank goodness for allergy medicine!! :) Since it's finals week for the college girls at work, I worked the entire day at the office. One of the girls from church that also works at the office is home from college. We talked and laughed as we worked and I really enjoyed it.

This weekend is filling up so fast. I'm going to Corinne's tommorow to work on business stuff and I think we might go see one of my church friends dance in a ballet. Saturday we're going to my aunt and uncle's house to help my aunt with her new house. I'm excited to see what she's done to it so far. Sunday is Mother's Day. Have you gotten your mom a gift yet? I'm still working on my gift. I was asked to model my prom dress at a local nursing home on Sunday afternoon for some sort of Mother's Day program. I'm not sure I'm cut out to be a model but whatever. The Lord puts unique opportunities in our path. Hopefully I'll be of some encouragement by going and taking part in it.

I truly hope you are having a wonderful week and that you have seen the tremendous blessings our great and faithful God has lavished on us.

Writer's Block

My two goals for tonight were to write my final book report and compose my fundraising letter for NYC. Everything I write sounds so stupid!! I don't know why but I can't seem to formulate anything that sounds remotely educated. Funny how sometimes you just can't get the words out...

The Key

Yesterday my cute little car went into the shop for some TLC. (Kristen, you'll be glad to know that the brakes are now silent!) Anyway, when I brought it home I still hadn't attached my car key to my keychain. When I walked inside I set my purse down and set the single car key down somewhere. This morning, we were getting ready to go to school and I realized that I still hadn't found the key to my car. Of course, the spare key that we had was missing and the first thing on my mom's to-do list for today was to go get some more copies of the key. So I start to get a little scared because we had no way to get into my car and we had to get to school. I skipped eating breakfast and looked ALL OVER the house but could not find my key anywhere. So I began to pray that the Lord would reveal the careless spot I had set the stinkin' key!! Finally, with 5 minutes to spare, I found the key. Sitting out in the open next to the filing cabinet where I had set it while I filed away the receipts from the mechanic after I'd gotten back yesterday. As I thanked God that I had found it He gave me this word picture that I thought was really cool. This is kind of what I sensed Him saying to me:

"What is the key to life, Molly? You have accepted me as the key to your life but some haven't. Everyone's life needs a key for them to be complete. That key is sitting right out in the open just like yours was. People keep searching. They try different things, searching long and hard. Yet I am that key. I'm sitting right here, ready for them to accept me. I don't promise perfect circumstances, but I promise eternal life and unending love. Through me, they will find complete joy."

It might be kind of a stretch but it makes perfect sense in my mind and I was encouraged by that. I was especially encouraged because I'll be ministering to alot of searching people this summer in New York and I felt that God was giving me a sense of the hopelessness they must feel and their misery despite the fact that He's right next to them if they would just accept Him. He is a good God and He longs to comfort His hurting, searching children. His gift of salvation is free to those who ask.............Have you given Him the key to your life?

"I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

Matthew 16:19

Snow Cones!!

I made snow cones for our family last night!! They were the first of the year and we enjoyed them alot!!

The Snowcone Eaters!!

CALEB HAS A BRAIN FREEZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tales of a Frustrated Shopper

My mom and I went to the mall last night in search of some simple jean capris for me. I soon discovered this task was NOT simple at all. We went to multiple stores where I tried on multiple pairs of bermudas (since I couldn't find many capris). I was shocked when every pair I tried on was cut to fit like spandex. Excuse me, but if I want to wear leggings I'll buy those myself!! I was so frustrated that I couldn't find one pair of jeans that fit modestly. Some girls certainly would've gotten them if they were me. They would've said that they fit perfectly but I knew that it wasn't right. It's sad that girls feel the need to dress that way in order to get attention. I also realized last night why some girls feel fat even when they're not. I'm not overweight (at least I don't think so) :) and even I had trouble finding modest non-hip hugger jeans. It's no wonder there's millions of girls who feel they need to lose weight. I just hope that the Lord will give those girls Dads and men in their lives who tell them they're beautiful and build them up. If a girl doesn't have that positive reinforcement and if they don't feel pretty and loved then it's bad news. So I still don't have enough capris but it's ok. We'll find some eventually and it was a good reminder of our desperate need for Jesus to fulfill us.

Monday Musings

I have nothing very exciting to report today, just random thoughts and updates on my weekend.

It was another great weekend. I never used to have amazing weekends but now that I have more friends my weekends are full and enjoyable!!! Friday night I hung out with some youth group kids and we painted our Sr. High room at church. The paint job looks great- I'll have to take some pictures next Sunday. Saturday morning we went to our friend's Bar Mitzvot ceremony (Jewish celebration of when a boy becomes an adult) at the local temple. We came home from that and I cleaned my room and transferred all of our digital pictures to the internet in case our computer breaks down. While I worked on that I watched this show called, "Raising 16 Children." This homeschool family has 16 kids!! And all of them are biological!! Is that not crazy?!!! I seriously do not think that I could handle more than 2 births. How about 16 adoptions?!!! :) I can't even handle a flu shot- how am I supposed to sit there and let them stick me with needles for an epidural?!!! I think that adoptions would be alot less physically painful!!! That's far off in my future so I won't worry about that yet. Anyway, I admire the parents of that family very much for letting God plan their family and for raising their children to be Godly young men and women. Saturday night I hung out with youth group kids again. And Sunday was the usual church in the morning, I had Corinne over to work on our business orders, and then we had a praise and testimony service at night. I never know what to share but I always enjoy hearing other people's testimonies and of course the worship part of the service.

Like I said, a pretty random post. Sorry for the boring update!

My Daddy

I have a great dad. He works SOOOOOO hard, is hilarious, and loves us very much. Sometimes he doesn't quite know what to do with a teenage daughter (especially when she's having a bad day) but all in all I wouldn't trade him for anything (well....... maybe a sister). Just kidding, Dad.

Today my parents and I had our first serious conversation about my "academic future." My mom and I had tossed ideas around and the same with my Dad but we hadn't all sat down and really discussed what we were going to do. I was shocked when he started listing all of these reasons that I shouldn't graduate early and that I should just take things slow and easy. By this time I was really scared because I figured my Mom would jump in next and agree with him. I could feel my well thought out plans going down the drain. Thankfully, Mom happens to disagree with Dad on this subject (very unusual) and so she defended my case after Dad was done with his list of reasons. After our drawn-out discussion Dad reluctantly agreed to let me go to college a year early assuming it works out for me to graduate next year (which it should unless something drastic would change).

Mom walked out of the room and I looked Dad straight in the eye and said, "You just don't want me to leave, do you?!!!" I was right. He's just too attached to me!! That's pretty special. So we joked for a few minutes and I finally convinced him that if he ever wants me to get married he better let me leave sometime!! (he's a big advocate for marriage in college if the Lord wants that). All in all, the discussion ended on a high note and was very productive. I'm now registered to take the ACT and the PSAT in September as well as an ACT prep class in May (yuck).