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I Got My White Christmas :)

Soooo... The snow I've been wishing for the last few months is happily on the ground where I wanted it... I do miss white winters in Arkansas... *sigh*

I've been back in Minnesota for just over two weeks now, half way done with break! I can't express how excited I am to be going back to school... It's not that I don't love it here, I love getting to see my family and old friends, but I really, really, really miss school. I miss my amazing friends, and even homework, as weird as it is to say that... (I also miss my bed. :p) Every time I am able to push Arkansas into the corner of my mind, sometime comes up that reminds me of home and then I miss it again. :p 12 days!

My fall semester went great! I finished with all A's and worked hard for them. Now, I'm all rested up and ready to take on the Spring semester where I will have to work even harder for those A's. :)

God has been teaching me so much about who He is this semester. He continually works on teaching me patience and learning to give everything to Him (I tend to like to hold my issues close and coddle them and nurture them instead of just giving them to Him. Stupid I know, right? You'd think I 'd learn eventually...) He seems to find enjoyment in showing me His beauty through the world around me, like in His beautiful sunsets (which I think are prettier in Arkansas then in Minnesota.) So often I get this image in my head of little-ol'-me standing by God looking up at him and going on about my worries in life, and of him just patting me on the head while shaking his head like "you silly girl, don't you know that I've got this?" and then just putting his hand on my back and pushing me back down the path in the right direction, all the while shaking his head at my foolishness in thinking that my worrying would bring something to mind that he hadn't already noticed and taken care of.

As I go into this next semester, I can't wait to see what He has to teach me. I know that the lessons won't always be easy ones, and that they often involve self-inflicted pain on behalf of my own foolishness, but in hindsight I can often see the effects that His love and patience have on my life. Here's to 2013!

Soli Deo Gloria
-Sara Jean


Nothing can separate
Even if I ran away
Your love never fails
I know I still make mistakes,
But You have new mercies for me everyday
Your love never fails

You stay the same through the ages
Your love never changes
There may be pain in the night
But joy comes in the morning
And when the oceans rage
I don't have to be afraid
Because I know that You love me
Your love never fails

The wind is strong and the water's deep
But I'm not alone here in these open seas
'Cause Your love never fails
The chasm is far too wide
I never thought I'd reach the other side
But Your love never fails

"Your Love Never Fails" -Jesus Culture

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