So in the time of my last post till now, my life has been hectic! I began my first year at CSUSB. It has been great, crazy, interesting, and down right exhausting! I have been wanting to blog about it for awhile now, but those 4am mornings come real early and those nights become real short. So here I go telling you about all the highlights...
* First off, this year has already been filled with many HUGE blessings from our Lord! My first week of school ran so very smoothly, I enjoy all of my professors (which I did fear I wouldn't like them, but I have been pleasantly surprised) Also, I was given an amazing gift of Nursing treasures that I will be using through the program in the coming years. This equipment (Blood Pressure Cuff, Stethoscope, medical terminology cards, and books on the Nursing program, just to name a few) was given to me by one of my old HS teachers right before I started school. She had started the Nursing Program and decided it wasn't her dream anymore so she blessed me with them! I am sooooooo, let me say that again, soooooooooooooo very grateful for this! My Lord has just showered me with blessings to pave my way to where He wants me to shine his light. The thought of these blessings just brings me tears. "For I know the plans I have for you..." Jeremiah 29:11
I now have my "Goals & Dreams" drawer in my desk that hold all those treasures. They will be my encourager when times seem hard. But with our Lord, nothing will stand in my way. Thank you Jesus, thank you...
*Along with getting in the swing of things with school I stumbled upon a thing called Pinterest...I know I know I'm behind the times, but can I say OMG?? I love Pinterest!! It is a way of feeling creative with out having to be and saving those ideas for later....when I have time of course, we all know that will be a rarity until the second week of December.
*With being a full time college student, comes the need for a desk, And in my case I wanted an antique one...if you know me, you know that I love me some good antiques! ( my whole room in antique, really like the WHOLE room) So of course I would need an antique table or desk to do the job. The search was on! The Friday before last, Hunny and I ran all over the HD looking for something that would be my dream desk and of course be in my price range ($20 tops) We looked and yard sales, estate sales, thrift stores, antique stores, we scoured Craigslist, and a whole lot of nothing appeared. Near the end of the day we found something that would work but it just wasn't my favorite. It wasn't antique and it wasn't in my price range ($30 bucks, and that was half off! At the Salvation Army, no less! Crazy....) Anyways, I thought about getting it, but something was nagging at me to wait. And boy am I glad I did! Last Thursday while at a Thrift Store with the Bestie, I happened upon it! There it was sitting right inside the door of the store, a 1950's Sewing Table! I was in love from the moment the Bestie pointed it out (she knows me all too well)...I looked for a price but I had a feeling it would be WAY out of my price range, but we just couldn't find the tag that would tell me it was NOT going home with me. Truth is we never found that tag! We found another tag, one that read $ 20.00, exactly in my price range!! I can not describe how excited I was. The sewing machine was still intact, the wood matched my room, and it had plenty of drawers for me to store my many necessities. It is amazing how the Lord listens to the smallest hopes of your heart! Oh and to top it all off, I found the cutest antique chair to go with it for $3.00!! The grand total, $24.78! The wait was more than worth it. Awesome huh??
*Fall has sort of finally come! I say sort of because the leaves are on the ground, but it is still in the 90's during the day...I decided to take advantage of the Fall beauty today and get Hunny out in my back yard for some pictures!
He is so willing to please my every whim, even if it means taking pictures that require him to actually smile!
Window frame I am in the process of redoing, stay tuned!
I love this one! and it was my idea...hehe
This was his idea, he was so excited about it he ran to the shed and got the rake and quickly got to work. Oh how he melts my heart!
I have to say I think this one might be my favorite!
Oh so in love :)
These past couple of weeks I have been shown how truly blessed I really am. I pray my eyes will stay open and alert to the blessings being continually showered upon me. Now I am off to read a chapter of Biology (What a blessing...I say this sarcastically ha) and prepare for the week ahead.
Dear Heavenly Father,
May we be a blessing to you this week. May we shine your love and make a difference in this world for you. Please be with us as this week's business pulls us in every direction. Let us find grounding in you.
Amen.
