Okay so I know i need to be studying...

BUT I have an update on previous post. It was my SISTER who is sending me the Food Network Magizines!!! I must have thought about asking her so much that I figured I already did. She was renewing her subscription and thought it would be fun for me to get them too. She is the best big sister ever. I cant believe she waited 4 months without asking me about the things I get in the mail! She got a kick out of my previous post. hehe Thank you Susan!!

Christmas 2009 - Disney!!

Easter 1993 (maybe) - in our Easter best

THANK YOU!

Starting in January I began receiving Food Network magazines. From whom, you ask? I don't know. I don't remember signing up for any sort of promo. The money is not coming out of my bank account. I have asked the likely suspects - immediate family, boyfriend, and close friends. They all deny any knowledge. So I want to thank anonymous sponsor or Food Network for generously sending this girlie your yummy mag.

They are fun to flip through. I have found several quick n easy n cheap recipes. Other recipes have given me ideas for the future when I have a big girl job when I don't have to be so frugal or when I want to splurge.

Food Network Magazines have been a treat [no pun intended] as a break from the normal school reading and I appreciate that! :)

What are you made of?

Over spring break, Susan and I went to visit Grandma in Pennsylvania. We thought we would be there to encourage her through rehab, instead we were her advocate in the hospital.

Between Grandma's sleep and being cognisant of what was going on around her, she was in a prayerful/unconscious state. She prayed her Rosary on average of 30 minutes each time she was awaking up from a nap. Even though listening to her pray, sometimes in agony was comforting to hear, it was also a little eerie. It was comforting to know Jesus is her Savior, and one day we will be reunited in Heaven healed from all illness. On the eerie side, countless times, Susan and I looked at each other like, "Is this it?" "Is she knocking at the door of Heaven?" "Should we be calling the family?". 

As I sat there listening to her, I began to wonder what would come out of me if I were in that position? I would hope I would be praying or singing, or maybe singing "Amazing Grace". I am afraid though, maybe I would be repeating facebook statuses, plot lines from books or tv shows, or some worthless earthly knowledge. What you spend your time on is what you value. I am afraid my sinful human self takes my eyes off the cross.

The automatic thing for Grandma is to pray her Rosary because she has been in the Catholic church every Sunday and every holy day of her life. She prays every morning, night, and anytime in between. Church and her relationship with God is where she has invested her time through out her life.

My challenge to you today, is to think about this...what do you spend your time on? What is in your soul and at your core?

"Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name. Praise the Lord, Oh my soul, and forget not all his benefits- who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's." Psalm 103:1-5

Amanda and Daniel.

In the beginning of March, I helped celebrate Amanda and Daniel uniting as one in Christ. I kwew Amanda through my friends that were Zetas at Baylor and we were both in the Family and Consumer Science (FCS) department, I a Child and Family Studies major and Amanda a Nutrition major hense we took nutrition together. We also were president and vice president of the FCS honor society. I knew about Daniel through Amanda and come to find out we both took intro to computer science (aka the basic computer class that basically says yes you can operate a computer) class together freshman year.

Amanda and I after Baylor tradition Ring Out May 2009. The corner stone of Burleson Hall states " Erected in 1887 and dedicated to female education and piety" we thought it was fitting since we were both soon-to-be Family Consumer Science GRADS!

Lesson I learned the morning/early afternoon of the wedding, never think there wont be traffic in Houston. Traffic was crazy. So crazy I was 4 minutes late to the ceremony. I almost missed the whole wedding... well not quite but the family, the bridal party, and the bride had proceeded in! The bride's dad was giving away the bride by the time I made it to the balcony!!


Rings!

The reception was so much fun. I had the chance to catch up with friends from college. Some I hadn't seen in awhile! We are all begining grown up lives and if we are not intentional, then we truly will only see each other at homecomings and weddings.

The bride and I!



Tyler Roses. Friends since 6th grade. Friends for life.



Zetas

Claire and Blake! The first in this circle of friends to be wed.

Photobooth!

Probably Most Favorite Picture of the night.

First Dance. Precious

It was a wonderful afternoon and evening celebrating Amanda and Daniel, their love for each other, and most importantly thier love for the Lord.

Chelsea spent the night, it was great fun. Good girl talk, fellowship, shopping, and food. Before she left Sunday we went to my new favorite Mexican resturant, Lupe Tortilla.

What have i been up to lately?

SCHOOL. Spring break. field work. friends' weddings.

So I have the next 5 days to study for finals and I plan on catching up on this blogging stuff! :)

Thanks for being patient. I think a lot of times..."hey, I should blog about this." and never do. I am planning on using blog writing as a treat to myself for getting through studying.

Something that I am reminded of often is to be still and listen in such a busy life. Psalm 37:7 "Be still before the Lord and wait patiently on Him"

I am still alive

Blog world friends,

I just wanteded to drop you a quick note and tell you I am still alive. Life has been busy with school and some social events too! I will be catching you up on my life and dont you worry more splints are coming too very very soon (i hope!)

I will leave you with this picture of some beautiful Tyler azaleas and my parent's back yard that I took several years ago. I just mavel at God's creation. He CREATED this world for HIS children to see HIM in it, for us to be reminded of HIM and see HIS glory.

The scripture I was reading today was Psalm 50. Verse 1 says, "The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun too the place were it sets."

The Mighty One that creates the universe, also and most importantly loves you and I.

Thumb Splinting!

This week we only made one splint. It is for arthritis in thumbs and median nerve palsy. Median nerve palsy could be from a number of conditions - prolonged pressure on the median nerve, accidents, radiation therapy, repetitive stresses, infections, hematoma, and cancer.

We had a template just like the picture below. Templates made life this week so much easier than last week, when we had to create the splints from scratch. Our professor says that everyone is different and templates sometimes are a pain getting them to fit everyone. At this point- I LOVE TEMPLATES! Sadly this is the only splint that we will make with a template; the rest of the splints we make this semester this semester will be from scratch as well.