It's a great day to be thankful.

It's that time of year, folks :) Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and I have quite a lot to be thankful for. So as cliche as it is, here's a list of what I'm thankful for at this very moment:

• I'm thankful that I go to a completely Christ centered university where students and faculty have the freedom to worship God together.
• I'm thankful that in a week and a half I'll be home with my family for Thanksgiving.
• I'm thankful that after Thanksgiving comes Christmas, and my constant giddiness can be labeled as "Christmas Cheer."
• I'm thankful for a beautiful, like-minded roommate who loves to listen to Christmas music as much as I do, and as early as I do. 
• I'm thankful that my brother and sister-in-law have a great life in DC, even though I'll miss them this Thanksgiving.
• I'm thankful for cold weather, red leaves, pumpkin spice lattes, cardigans, Christmas decorations, and everything else that makes this the greatest time of year.
• I'm thankful that Lee is so missions minded, and I am constantly reminded that life isn't all about me. I'm thankful for the opportunities they are giving me to serve this holiday season. 

I'm overwhelmed by how much Christ has blessed me, even though I fail to bring Him the praise He deserves. My goal this holiday season is to share my blessings and joy with others, and ultimately to bring glory to His kingdom. I hope you are blessed with abundant joy this Thanksgiving :)

"Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!" -Psalm 107:1 

Songs I'm loving right now, and a random picture of Fall leaves!

I love music, and Fall, so this post is going to be about music, and Fall.
When it comes to music I have tons of favorites, and I love finding songs to get hooked on and listen to over and over again. Normally I'm attracted to country and acoustic-y type stuff, but I really will listen to just about everything. All of the songs I'm hooked on right now comes from lots of different genres, so I guess you could say I have pretty diverse taste.  So...here goes!


Create a MySpace Playlist at MixPod.comAugustana--Boston
I have my roommate Caroline to thank for my obsession with this song. It's currently my ringtone, and pretty much background music of my life right now.

Reba--If I Were a Boy
If anyone could cover Beyonce well, it would be Reba. She just does everything right. Oh, and I really want the green dress that she wears in the video.


Lady Antebellum--When You Were Mine
Their whole new album is awesome, but this is definitely my favorite song (right now anyways). Why am I so obsessed with heartbreaking songs??

Carrie Underwood ft. Sons of Sylvia--What Can I Say?
I've been obsessed with this one since it came out, and it still makes me cry. Their voices blend really beautifully.

Jaymee Dee--I Will Follow You Into the Dark (Death Cab for Cutie)

This is a cover that I just heard for the first time a few minutes ago, but I can tell that I'm going to be obsessed with it already. I love her voice!


Jimmy Eat World--Hear You Me
This one is another one you can blame Caroline for :) It's an oldie and I've heard it before, but for some reason I'm just now becoming obsessed with it. This song is perfect for a sad drive. so lucky, so strong, so proud.

Dave Barnes--Until You
This playlist needs some happy. I could go on and on about why I love this song, but instead just listen. Love was kept from me like a secret, and I swore that I was through until you. 

Zac Brown Band--Keep Me in Mind
Try to listen to this song and not dance, seriously. I. Love. Zac. Brown. Band.

I could probably make a playlist of 42532584573042 songs that I'm obsessed with, but I won't :) 

And, since I said that I was going to talk about Fall, here's a picture I took from alumni park of our amazing colorful leaves. Seriously, is this real?! It's absolutely beautiful here.

Sometimes I just can't believe how blessed I am. Actually, all the time.

In the Light of the Sun

This post is pretty much going to be a collection of my completely random thoughts about life lately.

First, I'm going home in a week!! I'm so thankful that my school has Fall break, so I get to go home for a little bit. I'm so excited to see all of these faces!

My Fall break falls on the same weekend as my high school's homecoming, so I'm really excited to go back and see a bunch of my friends still in school, as well as my family and my incredible friends who are coming down from college that weekend. I'm also pretty excited to see my cat because I'm just so cool. I really really just can't wait to be home.



While I am super excited to be home, I'm loving life here. This is definitely where God wants me to be right now, more on that later. Here's what's been going on here:

I love Tennessee.

My roommate Caroline Kindiger shared a bunch of great music with me this week because she's awesome. This is my new favorite.

 

Last night Caroline and I discovered Rainymoods.com. It's pretty much the greatest website ever. We both had it playing all night last night, and this morning we woke up to a rainy campus. Our fault? Possibly. 

That's pretty much it. Life is good, God is faithful, and I'm going to take a nap. See you soon, Texas!

It's Fall!!

Fall is officially here in Tennessee! Actually it's been here for about a week, but I'm just now getting around to blogging about it. And of course I have to blog about it because I'm so excited!!


I love everything about Fall, and I've never been more excited for a Fall season in my life. I finally get to see leaves change colors and enjoy real Fall weather! (No offense to Texas, I still love you.) But seriously, what's not to love about scarves, pumpkin spice lattes, boots, cool breezes, orange-reddish leaves and everything else that comes with the season? It's the greatest.

My favorite thing about Fall is that it means that winter is almost here, and if you think I like Fall . . . just wait till winter. I won't even get started on my love of Christmas. (Not yet, anyways. I don't want to freak out my 2 followers.)

Well, time to wrap a scarf around my neck and walk through a flurry of trees and red brick buildings to get to my New Testament class. I'm so happy.

There's always a reason to be happy.