The Lining is Silver

In heavenly love abiding, No change my heart shall fear, And safe is such confiding, For nothing changes here. The storm may roar with out me, My heart may low be laid, But God is round about me, How can I be dismayed? Wherever He may guide me,  No fear shall turn me back, My shepherd is beside me, And nothing shall I lack. His wisdom ever waketh, His sight is never dim; He knows the way He taketh, And I will walk with Him. Green pastures are before me, Which yet I have not seen; Bright skies will soon be o'er me, Where darkest clouds have been. My hope I cannot measure, My path to life is free; My savior is my treasure, And He will walk with me. -Anna L. Waring My mom showed me this while I was packing up for college, and it has remained true since the day I left.  It's one of those sweet reminders of God's sovereignty-which I frequently need.  It is so easy for me to over think things and get all flustered and frustrated with myself.  I ...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmaaaasss!! :) And I am slightly excited-it is without a doubt my absolute FAVORITE holiday in the history of the whole world forever and ever.  :) This is only reinforced by the fact that I am currently sitting in my favorite chair watching some incredibly predictable Hallmark Christmas movie while sipping hot chocolate out of a big red penguin mug.  I just LOVE it!! ...so, slightly excited may be a serious understatement. For real though, it is my favorite holiday.  I firmly believe that this is the case, because I am still very much  a little kid at heart.  I love the fact that my family has a real Christmas tree in our living room and that it is decorated with multicolored lights and hodgepodge ornaments accumulated over the 23 years my parents have been married.  It's always my job to set up my mom's really pretty nativity scene in our living room.  I love the smell and sound of a fire in the fireplace, a...

"True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it can be lost." -Charles Caleb Colton I found this quote one day a while back (because I'm the kind of person who enjoys reading random quotes), and wrote in in the front of the journal I was writing in at the time.  You see, it stuck out to me because I'm a little bit of a health nut. (Not only am I the kind of person that reads random quotes for entertainment, but I also happen to enjoy exercise-yes, real sweaty exercise.)  I love my fruits and veggies, drink LOTS of water, and work out throughout the week. (If only i was this motivated about studying...) Tori Trivia: I just devoured a giant frozen 3 Musketeers bar while writing the above sentences, and it was delicious. :) Anyway, the point is, when I read this quote again, it hit me in a different way than before. We take so much for granted.  It's like we just act normal to loved ones until they barely crawl out of a massive c...

The title is what me singing "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" looks like.  (You know-head is all drawn out, and shoulders and knees becomes one fat word.  I don't know, maybe that is just me...I will make a point with this later, I promise.) SO, today I pulled out an old journal of mine that is filled with sermon notes, prayers, and personal thoughts from the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th grades...it was interesting to say the least!  Funny thing is, I still  use a good bit of the scripture I copied down because I am still struggling with some of the same stuff.  Many of the temptations (...I've got suuuunnnshiiinnee! on a cloudy day...wrong temptations, sorry) have taken on different faces as I have grown, but essentially are the same issues.  God has answered a lot of the questions I was asking, for which I am thankful. :) However, one of these struggles was and is a reoccurring deal, and I feel like it is something worth sharing with all the other fabulous fe...

 So, I got the idea of starting a blog from my mom (who is a totally AMAZING woman of God), and after sleeping on it I decided it wasn't such a bad idea. I am simply going to share some of my life and things that I learn with the world.  Not that the whole world necessarily wants to know my daily thoughts, but anyone that does is welcome to whatever I share! Warning: I am a rabbit chaser, long winded, my grammar is also not that of a best-selling author, I misspell words, use dashes-commas-and ALL CAPS frequently and perhaps inappropriately, but that is okay. :) oh yeah-smileys too ;)  I do enjoy writing, and believe that God bestows gifts to us for us to use-so here goes nothing-hope you enjoy!   P.S.- I will not begin every entry with an awkward intro. That was just for today. :) Alright so I got laughed at by a REALLY cute guy today, and then God used it to teach me later (of course).  See, my roommate, Shelly, and I are walking back from the overflow...