Christmas Time and Your Story

It's hard to think that Christmas is almost here again (10 days to be exact). That also means there are twelve days until my 21st birthday. I'm sure there will be a post about that later though. I love Christmas, it is one of my favorite holidays, if not the favorite of mine. I love that we get basically a month off of school, I love the decorations, food, and time spent with family. This time of year can be so busy though, that people get caught up in so many things, they forget what Christmas is really about, or Who it is really about. The most important thing that we remember around Christmas time is the birth of our Lord. I can't fathom why God would send His Son to earth to die for me. Every day it blows my mind away. Why would He leave everything that is perfect and holy in Heaven, to come and be a man in a world full of hatred and sin? Could I do that? I'd like to think that I could, but I know that in no way am I as strong as our Lord. He is perfect, holy, righteous, powerful, but at the same time loving, tangible, caring...forgiving! Forgiving of all that we do wrong every day, every hour, every minute. No, being that forgiving requires such patience that I do not possess. He was born of a virgin, sent here by His Father, to die on a cross and save us from our sins. So that if we believe, we may have eternal life, and not perish.(John 3:16) If we believe, one day we will walk beside Him in a perfect and holy land. It is important for us to remember around Christmas, the love that God showed us by sending His Son to live here on earth. That He was born, and it was the start of something beautiful. The beauty didn't start there, it started when God created the world. This is just a part of the story, a part of God's perfect plan. And your life, your story, is also part of God's perfect plan, you just have to let Him use you. Will you?

Our Christmas Tree

Decorations

More Decorations

Snowflakes and Silver Bells

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Hello Again...

It has been awhile since I have posted on here. However, school is out for Christmas break so a lot more posting may be coming over the next 4 weeks. There are some new companies I have found that I think are awesome and a website that gets you great deals on pictures. I want to share some Christmas spirit and sing some "Yea, Alabama." Not to mention, there is just life happening. Don't miss it. Hope you all are having a great December so far and getting ready for Christmas. Check back for the posts! 

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Thanksgiving 2009

This Thanksgiving was great! First, I got a break from school and who doesn't like that? Second, I got to go hunting with my Dad. Even though we didn't see or get anything, it was a lot of fun. Third, we went to Memphis to visit the rest of the family. It was a wonderful wonderful weekend, and lots of fun, laughs, and love. Here are some pictures from the weekend. I hope your Thanksgiving was great as well! :-)

 

 

 

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAD!!

Thank you, Dad for all that you have done for me and given me. I am blessed and glad to call you my dad!

I LOVE YOU!!

 

 

  Thank you for showing me how to shoot a gun.

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Thank you for teaching me how to fish and then clean 'em!

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Thank you for taking me camping!

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Thank you, Dad for all that you have a taught me, even the things that I don't have pictures of. Like, how to ride my bike, how to drive, and how to shoot a bow.

Thank you for showing me what good music is and how to play an awesome air guitar!

Thank you for teaching me how to make coffee and 'Who Hash' (is that how you spell it? haha)

Thank you for teaching me how to read a map and for making me watch the History Channel! :-)

Thank you for being there for me, and listening to me. For giving me awesome advice, and amazing hugs.

Thank you for being my dad and showing me love.

Thank you for being you.

Dad, I'm glad to be like you.

I LOVE YOU!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAD! 

Why Farmer's Markets are Amazing

You get beautiful things, like these flowers.



I love the Fall season, and today for the first time it seems, it feels like fall outside. We even turned off the air in our dorms and just opened our windows. It feels great with the wind blowing and the 70 degree air. The blue skies are a nice touch as well. I love this day, and I love knowing where it came from. Only Someone magnificent and beautiful Himself could create a day like this. Thank you, Father.

I hope the weather is wonderful in your area as well. If it isn't, I hope that tomorrow will be a bright day, and that you can see the Beauty too!

Happy Fall Everyone!!!

That Time of the Year....

It's that time of year again...the leaves are changing, school is in full swing, tests are starting, and sleep is slowly diminishing from my schedule. This means two things. First, school has started back for another crazy semester. And my life is back to being full of tests and assignments. However, the other thing fall means, is college football is back. More importantly, it means Alabama Football is back! That's right, it's time again. Bryant-Denny is filled with 90,000+ football fans screaming at the top of their lungs for the Crimson Tide. Screaming when the Defensive line is out, and watching intently when the Offensive is out. It's Crimson and White, Roll Tide, Big Al, Denny Dogs, chest-painters, tailgating, Walk of Champions, tradition, pride, and Rammer Jammer. It is Alabama Football.























ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!

High Ankle Sprain

On Thursday, August 27th, 2009, I fell down the stairs. I didn't fall down all of them, just the last one. After friends helping be back up the steps, out of the Student Union, four inquiries on if I was okay, and two buses later.... I finally got to the Student Health Center. They wheeled me to X-Ray, gave me some ice, and put me in a room. An hour later, the doctor came to look in on me. She was nice at first, until she touched the very swollen side of my ankle. Let me tell you, that lady was lucky that I did not knock her to the ground. Then, she goes and looks at my x-rays, and concludes that I have a high ankle sprain. Great. Campus is going to be LOTS of fun now. I asked her a bunch of questions, and she basically told me that, it was going to be a long recovery. How long? Too long. No one really knows. It varies from person to person. It actually would have healed faster had I actually broken it. So, physical therapy may be in the works. They gave me a gel ankle brace, no crutches, and no pain meds!!!! Talk about pain, all I was told to take was ibuprofen and keep ice on it. Oh, well. So after getting back to my dorm, and telling a thousand of my dear friends what happened, I went to sleep missing my Anatomy Lab and Anatomy lecture.

Here, almost two weeks after "the incident" (that is how we are all referring to it as), I can put more pressure on it, and walk better. I can go up and down stairs easier as well, I just kind of hop when I do it. Thankfully, I wasn't on crutches very long, because me on those things seemed to be worse than me falling down the stairs. I still do not have full range of motion in my ankle, and it does have it's days where it hurts worse than the day before. I know that it is going to be a slow recovery, I'm prepared. Please pray for a fast, FULL recovery. This hasn't been that easy for me, seeing as I don't like asking people to do things for me, but I was pretty much required too. I had to rely on my friends and God more than ever. He was teaching me patience a little bit, and He was always telling me that no matter what, He would always be there. And He was.

See, when I feel at the stairs, I was in a part of the building that did not have very good cell service. As soon as I got my phone out and press the "call" button, I lost service. Not knowing what to do, I started praying, and at that moment, one of my friends walked by. Now, she was on the upper level, not looking anywhere near me. I yelled her name, and she ran down there. That was not just a chance happening, that was God.

He is with you always even in the darkest of places.


Here are some pictures from that day and some days after. Today, I still have bruising in this same areas, but it is more pink. The only blackish-blue parts are around my toes.

These were from the day of the incident.

This was the day after....

Two days after....
The third day after.....
This is the last picture that I took of it, but it did get worse. The bruising progressed down along the side of my foot up to my toes, and wrapped around on top of my foot. Then, it started bruising on the other side of my ankle. I still have swelling going on and lots of fluid in my foot.


So, what's the worse injury you have ever had??