Summer begins

School is out, and I feel that this is the perfect time to reflect on how this year has been going. If you will remember I did a post in January with my New Year resolutions ( http://quippyquintessence.blogspot.com/2012/01/another-year.html) here is how they have been going...

Resolution: To raise my Latin grade and entire letter in the second half 
Result: Latin grade went from a - C to B +. Success!

Resolution: To not get bellow a 90 on any week of my Adv Bio or Worldviews work.
Result: Adv Bio was an average of a 87 for the semester but my higher first half grade let me keep it an A.
Worldviews of the Western World for the third quarter didn't work out so well and one week I did get a 66, however in the 4th my lowest weekly grade was a 96.5!! Success!

Resolution: To love my family better
Result to date: Getting better but not where I want to be. Still in progress

Resolution: Learn the difference between sarcasm and wit
Result: In my vary biased opinion I think that my sarcasm has been used mostly for gentle-teasing, and is used less often. I'm still wondering whether I am cut out to be witty though....

Considering all things I would say this year is heading down fairly well. There have been many trials and challenges, but, "God is in His Heavens, all is right with world" (taken from Anne of Green Gables)

I have some very dear and wonderful friends who have kept my head up and set on God, as well as made what little of my summer that has yet taken place very happy.

For example the sweetest most Godly girl on the planet graduated Saturday and I got to spend the day and the night and the next day with her and her amazing family!

So far I have seen this movie 4 times, and I love it SO much. I'm not much of an action movie fan but I love this one so much, and have some really great friends willing to see it with me, hopefully I can see it some more, but maybe thats pushing my luck.......

We watch the greatest show that is not on tv right now

I learned that I like arcade games, a lot, and that I would most likely would be better at being a sniper than jumping rolling pizzas...

My plans for this summer simply revolve around getting a job, visiting colleges, hanging out with friends and growing closer to God.

These I hope I can be totally successful at.

 A deep thank you on this remembrance day to all who have risked their lives for every single person in this country unconditionally. Specially Grandpa Bunny, Papa, Dad, Michael and Jamie, I love you all and am so proud to be your grand daughter/daughter/ cousin.

Cum Deos Liberorum

Oh, my sweet dear readers (if there are any of you left) I have been the most laxidazy of bloggers. So many struggles and triumphs of the last few months I wish I could have shared with you. But as this lovely pintrest picture shows, I have been working very hard and a great many good and nice things have slipped through the cracks.

In a few weeks I will be finnished; I cant wait to blog more, and Im sure I will have more intersting things to write on as well. Right my revolves around world views durring the russian revolution and stuff (I know, Im falling asleep just thinking about it.)

However I would like to show you a quick little thing that keeps me going through the days.

One of Gods most beautiful things.....flowers.


I love flowers so much. They remind me of Gods love and His promises to us.
 

blue flowers.................

and pink flowers (my favorite)



See you in a few weeks!

Quick!

Just a little side note:
Yes, I changed my background
No, Im not sure I will keep it
Yes, do check out my twin sister's brand new blog http://thecamoballerina.blogspot.com/
It's awsome. Just like she is :D

Love. Post 1of 14

Welcome to Febuary! I cant believe that it is here. This month I am going to do 14 posts on love. Unfortunetly I do not have the opportunity to blog every day but each post will represent the days leading up untill valentines day. I am going to hit on ideas such as what love is and isnt. Maybe show some songs that I feel describe Biblical love, who knows I might even do a crafty one! Lets start.

 These last month I have spent a massive amount of time in Gods word. I've read
*1st and 2nd Peter,
*1st and 2nd Timothy,
*Philipians,
*Colossians,
*1st Thesalonians
*and I am on the 2nd one now.
The last time I read this much of the Bible in such a small amount of time was a few years ago when I tried to read through the entire New Testament in a year. I never finnished or found it very rewarding.
I discovered that the problem was that I was treating it like a text book instead of love letter from the maker of the universe.




Think about it. How do you read a text book?
If your like me its somthing along the lines of
*first figuring out how much I have to read (so I dont go over).
* Groaning at the seemingly ungodly number
*Staring at the clock and trying to determine how much of my life this is asking for
*skim, while highlighting the parts I will need to come back to quickly while studding later on
In essence, learning what I need to learn in the shortest amount of time so I can do somthing that is really interesting...like knitting

But how do you (would you) read a love letter?
*quickly tearing it open with great anticpation
*reading slowly
*carefully
*deeply
*your heart would swell as you read the best parts over and over
*you would keep it in nice condition
* read it on stormy nights, soaking in the words
* memorize parts of it and think of them durring your day to day activities.




Now the God of the universe, who has known you, and planned your life from before he flung the stars into the heavens writes you a letter. The and in it he tells you how much he truly cares for you and how how wants you to live. And that if you fallow this plan of His you are going to do great and wonderful things!
And that he is building you the perfect house in his mansion. Better than any of the ones you could imagine here on earth. He knows you better than you know your self, so it is going to be awsome! He writes of all the amazing things that he has done in the past out of love to you. Such as sending his son, a part of himself, to be tortured, killed, and put in a grave. But not just to do that, but to kill death its self. To make a path for you, his broken little child to come to him.
 
This is the Bible.
This is love.