Randomness!!

I'm soooo ready for Spring, and unfortunately it doesn't seem to be anywhere close by. I am happy to say that I will be in warmer climates next week though!!! It'll be nice to get away from the cold for a while. Although, it will only make it harder to be here then when we come home... Oh well...I'm just looking forward to the warmth!! =)

Love is in the air as Valentine's day is approaching quickly. I was just reading in a magazine about love and what love is...It got me thinking about it and how we use the word love way too flippantly. In one sentence we say I love this shirt and then in the next, I love you so-and-so. So what is love? Well a very good definition and true definition comes from the Bible.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8
4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8Love never fails.

Love is a very important and powerful thing, but we have devalued its meaning. It used be a word that meant so much, now we use to describe our feelings for something as insignificant as our toothpaste. God has created it to so much more. I'll close with one more example of true love. Really, it's the ultimate example.

John 3:16-17
16"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

I have recently been thinking about how much things are changing for me right now. Being a senior gets you thinking on stuff like that I guess. lol. Sometimes its hard to accept the change, but life goes on. The change can be good and bad. I think of how it's great to think that I'm soon going to be on my own and everything, but at the same time that really scares me! I'm so thankful that God never changes and He is always there for me. I can always rely on Him!!!!

Hebrews 13:8
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever."

Feeling the cold wind against your face, despite the helmet, and the smell of 2-stroke in the air is what I think of when I think of snowmobiling. The other night I was able to go out snowmobiling the first time this year. It had just snowed all day and we (my brothers and sister-in-law) decided to go for a ride. It was later at night at this time, so it was dark and the moon was out and bright. Both my brothers drove while Kim and I were passengers and man was it fun! I loved flying across a field going really fast, but I also enjoyed going through the woods and seeing the snow laying so gently on the trees. It makes for a beautiful sight!
Snowmobiling has to be one of my favorite things about winter and I can't wait to get on another ride again, hopefully soon!

Basketball has started and we've had a few games already. The other night it was the third quarter and we were up by a good amount of points. I had a fast break and was close to the basket when I passed the ball out to a teammate to go in for the lay-up. As I came down from jumping I landed on a girl's foot from the other team and rolled my ankle. It was one of the worst feelings I've ever felt...I sat out the rest of the game icing it, only to wake up the next morning to a swollen, black, and blue ankle. It looks worse then it feels really. Thankfully we have Christmas break here soon so I won't be missing really any games. (other then a couple) That I'm very thankful for, but I wish this didn't happen at all.
I'm really excited for this basketball season, as we have a good team and a lot of potential!

This has to be one of my most favorite times of the year! It is for most people I guess...Listening to the Christmas music, buying gifts for loved ones, getting out of school, and I could go on. =) It's easy to get caught up in excitement and busyness of Christmas though only to forget why we celebrate Christmas. One way that helps remind others of the real, true meaning is the Live Nativity. The Live Nativity is a reenactment of the Christmas story with real animals, singing, and a pretty real setting. It's a lot of fun and really does remind people of what Christmas is really about; Jesus' birth. We have hundreds of people come out to it. I guess you could say it's a big hit!
I can't believe that Christmas is only 17 days away...it's going to be here before we know it!! I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

You know it's nearing Thanksgiving and Christmas when the snow begins to fall. At least where I live! I just love the first month or two of winter and the snow that it brings. There is something about looking outside and seeing the snow falling! Yesterday and today it has been snowing on and off to give us a nice covering of the white stuff. It looks so pretty, even though it isn't that much. I can't believe we are getting this much before Thanksgiving even! I sure do love it though. The snow can keep falling for all I care, I really enjoy it! =)