Kaycee!

So i finally broke down and got a dog!! I didnt really have a chance when i met her, she was too perfect for me to pass her up. I went to metro animal control and look at the dogs and found her there on may 3rd. I returned the next day and decided to call her my own. She had to get fixed so i waited as patiently as i could until i could get her the next day. So far she has been absolutely amazing, and i am so excited to have her go everywhere with me!

This was the day i brought her home and the day of her surgery... She was super doped up

not too happy about being a cone head

sand and tan lines

                   the group minus nathaniel, still shopping maybe?

I went to Destin last week for spring break and had a much needed break from my busy life. School was getting on my nerves and work, well work was work. So needless to say it was great to get away from it all. I went with a awesome group of 13. At first i thought it might have been too much, but it turned out to be a really great trip. We were in a really nice condo, though do to 13 of us staying in a 8 person condo, most of the guys were on the floor every night. I didnt care though. I was warn out from the beach, and had no homework to do, no work to go to, essentially no stress.... what more can you ask for. I would sleep on the floor everyday to feel that content.

I thought i hated volleyball before the trip too, but that was all we did and i never though it could be so much fun. We played against all kinds of people, some from baylor, some from... who knows, they were drunk so it didnt matter. ha We rode mopeds too.. and even though the guy said that damage costs could be up to 1000 smackers, andrew and i still managed to ram each other and get in a wreck. Thank goodness there wasnt alot of damage. ha We also agreed not to eat out every night... well we ate out every single night. It was awesome though. Spent some money, but had a great week getting burnt, wrecking mopeds, winning volleyball games, and spending time with great friends.
SB 11.. success

music and bike rides

                 how great thou art - ascend the hill
 
This song and cd have been the theme of my life for the past few weeks. I have been tied down by my busy schedule of classes and work, and have been able to experience Christ through these songs. Lately the most therapeutic experiences have come from riding my bike around murfreesboro late at night listening to these hymns. It allows me to somewhat escape the busyness of life around me. I wish i could just pause my life at times, and allow myself to enjoy what surrounds me. I can't quite make this happen, so for right now i will continue to seek out this relaxation through bike rides and melodies. enjoy the song

blogo uno

So lately I have found myself very eager to get out in the world. I'm not sure where these feelings are coming from. Maybe its my boredom, or maybe I have been in tennessee too long. Either way, i feel that i need to go somewhere. I want to travel,  maybe go live in another country, or just get a summer job in another state. I don't know what it is exactly, but i feel like i just want to go. At the same time though, I love where I'm at in life. I love my friends and all the life i get to live with them. If i do get to go somewhere some day, can i take everything i have here with me? So I keep finding myself content at where I'm at, but at the same time wondering what I could be doing out in the world. I do not yet understand why i feel this way. Am i not satisfied with where I am? Am I not satisfied with Christ alone? With out question, i believe i am completely satisfied with Christ. I think i only want to embrace new experiences, hoping to see life a little bit differently and ultimately see God in a new exciting way. But my sin in flesh is strong. Maybe I am being selfish, seeking out things other then Christ to find content. What if I am not listening to everything God has to say? I want to do all these crazy things from living on an island to getting out of the states for a year. But is that what God really wants for me? He may or may not some day. I have remembered yet again that God has a plan for my life. I need to stop being so blind, trying to figure out ways i can be satisfied with the worldly things.

"God is most Glorified in me when I am most Satisfied in Him" - John Piper

Writing this quote has made me remember the video of where I first heard it. The video is well edited summary of Pipers message on the prosperity gospel. It is another issue entirely, but none the less, Piper does a great job.