Snow snow and more snow

I love the snow. I forgot how beautiful it looks after a storm.  It glistens in the sun and lays perfectly across the ground.  I love sitting inside my warm house, looking out at the flakes floating down... even though I know we will have to clean it up in the morning.  I love my where I am from and will always have a special heart for this cold, wintry place.

All this pain...

Be Still My Soul,

Be still and wait.

L.O.V.E.

It's on everyone's mind around this time of the year.  And of course it's on mine as well.  This is something I wouldn't say I've struggled with, but I definitely don't have that much luck when it comes to love.  Now is the time where I wonder what is it like?  It's a question that I would love to figure out, but I have to remember to be patient.  

It's been much easier in college to focus on other things that don't pertain to love because I am so busy trying to figure myself out, but it's on my mind now.  There's no pressure but from myself.  I know there is nothing wrong with being single and I have embraced it so well, but there's always that element of wonder.  I'm not worried about not finding love, I just want to find it.  People say it is one of the best feelings in the world and I want to experience that just like any other girl.  I guess I'm at the place where I'm single and I don't hate it, but I don't love it either.  I know that I've been waiting for a reason and I have full confidence that God has someone great in mind for me, I'm just not ready for him yet.  

As much as I want love, I am going to embrace the place I'm at right now because that's all that matters in the moment.  I am finding love in the things and people I see everyday and I am content with that.

It happened because...

Things happen and that's just the way it goes.  Some are really hard to handle, while others are just unnecessary.  We have absolutely no control, all we can do is sit back and watch it unfold.  Asking ourselves over and over, what does this mean?  Why did this happen?  We can question as much as we want, but we will never know why God throws things in our paths.  Maybe to make us stronger, even when we feel like falling apart.  At the end of the day I just have to remember that everything happens for a reason, even if we don't know what that reason is.  Hopefully, one day I will be able to look back on my life and at all these trials and see how they changed me for the better.  I just pray that I can keep taking things and looking on the brighter side.  

I'm at the point in my life where I have no idea which way it will turn.  I have no clue what I will be doing the rest of my life and I can't help but wonder how the now will effect that.  As much as I just want to fast forward and know all the answers, I need to love each moment I have in the present.  I need to appreciate what I have now.  And just keep remembering that God has amazing plans for me, and each step of my journey will only prepare me for that future.

In this moment...

I love my life.

The best kind

It's amazing the friendships you make throughout your life, how different they all are.  Some seem like they will last forever, but then you grow apart and realize that you had nothing in common.  Those aren't these friends.

I am blessed beyond belief with all of these people surrounding me.  To be honest I have not known them very long, but I know these are strong friendships. They care so much about me and the things I care about.  I feel as if these are the people I could come to with anything.  It's been nothing but comforting and I feel the same way.  It's amazing how my friendships have matured and how much they mean to me now.  I know if it wasn't for the people I have met within the last few months I would have never made it out here on my own.  These faces have been my family, my support and the root of most of my laughter.  I would be nowhere near where I am today without them and I am once again so thankful to have these kinds of people in my life!