31 day challenge

Day One- A picture of yourself with 15 facts.

1. My favorite colors are pink and green.

2. My God is an awesome god.

3.I am a college student.

4. I have 2 siblings.

5. I love being from the South & my Creole culture.

6. I love sign language and need to get back to practicing.

7. I work in thew admissions office.

8. I love traveling. I have been to 10 states, so I have 40 more to check off of my list :)

9. I am in nursing school. I have many varied interests and I am not sure which field I will end up working in. God has a perfect plan for me :)

10. I want to be a SAHM when I get married and have kids (God-willing).

11. I am the eldest & therefore naturally a little bossy.

12. I prefer Better Homes and Gardens to trendy teen magazines haha.

13. I am in a relationship with a great young man named Cody.

14. I like to keep my nails painted.

15. I am quite tall, 5'10 to be exact.

Count Your Blessings

Count Your Blessings

1. a great 19th birthday which happens to be today

 

2. southwest egg rolls & a shrimp quesadilla for lunch from a local eatery YUM :)

 

3. warm, beautiful sunshine

 

4. God's grace that covers the areas of my life that need improvemnt

 

5.  great friends right down the hall

 

6. the TOPS program that pays for my tuition $$$

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Crocheting & knitting

are 2 skills I have committed myself to learning in 2011. I joined a crafting group near my school that teaches knitting, crocheting and sewing for FREE! Yay :) I have books and videos but I am more of a hands-on learner. I am returning to school with the a goal in mind of cutting down on idle time. Idleness is a huge cultivator of negativity. There is a well known English phrase that states: An idle mind is a devil's workshop. I want to invest my time and energy more wisely during my free time. My friends and I do a Bible study once a week but I would like to take it a step further by also visiting one on campus once a week. Many Christian universities have chapel 3-4 times per week so it is nowhere near excessive or too much to do it 2x per week. I think this could add more positivity to my life and strengthen my relationship with God. I am rambling :) The main thing is I am trying to fill up my idle time with industrious, positive & benficial activities. We are told not to give the devil a foothold in our lives.

 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Proverbs 31:27

 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. Proverbs 19:15

 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and said to them, Why stand you here all the day idle? Matthew 20:6

 And with they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not. 1 Timothy 5:13

Great article:
Christian Women- Time Managament Article

Auld Lang Syne

The aroma of cabbage and black-eyed peas is filling the room. I love this New Year's Day dish. It is a big tradition and almnost everyone I know eats this on NYD. It is mainly a Southern thing though :) A little history:

The history of this traditional dish on New Year's Day can be traced back to the early days of slavery in the United States. Folkl ore has it that enslaved Blacks believed that the traditional dish of cabbage and black-eyed peas brought along with it a host of good luck. Many believed that the black-eyes pea looked like money, while the cabbage resembled greenbacks. Legend has it that this scrumptious dish bestowed prosperity, wealth, good health, and great joy along to anyone who consumed it on the first day of the New Year. Soon, the tradition caught on as European habits assimilated to the African traditions of a spiritual race of people who nourished their bodies and minds with wholesome, home-grown food. (The Examiner)

Yum..I am making some cookie bars and my mom is making a fruit punch. Great way to bring in the new year and think of what I would like to accomplish this year. Quick Scripture: Romans 12:2 “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”