Smile

I have always been a big fan of Nat King Cole & his music. Christmas would not be Christmas without his songs. His other songs are fantastic too. Just the other day his Smile came on my Pandora. I had forgotten what a great song that is! Take a listen here & follow with the lyrics below.

Smile though your heart is aching

Smile even though it's breaking.

When there are clouds in the sky

you'll get by.

If you smile through your fear and sorrow

Smile and maybe tomorrow

You'll see the sun come shining through

For you.

Light up your face with gladness,

Hide every trace of sadness.

Although a tear may be ever so near

That's the time you must keep on trying

Smile, what's the use of crying.

You'll find that life is still worthwhile-

If you just smile.

That's the time you must keep on trying

Smile, what's the use of crying.

You'll find that life is still worthwhile-

If you just smile.

No matter what we go through, it is always best to find a reason to smile. Right now I am smiling because I know tomorrow is going to be a gloriously sunny day filled with school, some of my favorite kids & one of my best friends' softball game. :)

Oh and the Mariners beat the Yankees tonight. That is another great reason to smile. #truetotheblue

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Tell me what you are smiling about!

for us & not against us

Happy Saturday friends. I love that spring is here and here to stay! Just as I write this I can look out my window and see beautiful pink tulips & two blue jays hopping around in my backyard.

Something about spring time in the natural makes me feel more alive in the spiritual. God has been speaking to me lately in deeper & ever more exciting ways. I have been very encouraged by Bethel's new album, You Make Me Brave. It is so very good & I encourage you all to get it! Particular favourites include- You Make Me Brave, It is Well, Anchor, & I Belong to You. But seriously just buy the whole album.

The Lord has been showing me that he has good things planned for me! In my heart I have known that all along, but sometimes you forget or it is hard to see how good could come from *insert your situation here*. But He never fails. He is always good. In every situation. Being completely honest, I will say that I am coming out of what has been an incredibly painful & difficult season, as I am sure some of you are too. These past few months/ years have been rough, BUT GOD. He restores. It is easy in times of hardship to forget that God has a good plan for our lives. But when He reminds you of his good & perfect plan, you can't help but praise Him!

Lately I have heard the Lord speaking to me about who I am. I am his daughter & he loves me. Recently I was reading one of my favourite blogs & she was talking about finding our identity in Him vs. the world. It was so very encouraging. 

I feeling so hopeful right now. It is a great place to be. I pray you feel encouraged.

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catching up

Guess, what? I am officially into the full swing of things at my new school (which explains my lack of posting for a month)! I just finished week 3, which means there is only 7 left. It is going so well. No doubt I had certain fears going into it, but most of those have been laid to rest. My three classes are perfect. They are just the right amount for me. My favourite class is 2 dimensional design. It is so wonderful to have art & creative projects as homework.

My first assignment- finding a repeated shape in magazines & making a grid out of them

Second project- creating negative shape using black & white construction shape

  I have made a few friends too. I didn't realize how having a class again would make me feel or that it would make such a big impact on me, but it has. To have someone sitting next to me that is working on the same assignment as me makes me feel, well I can't exactly put it into words, but I can tell you it makes me feel not alone. And I like that. 

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Have a great Friday!