Best friends are better than boyfriends.

College Life

Over the weekend my mom and I drove 8 hours to Kentucky to visit Boyce College. We both weren't exactly sure what we were getting ourselves into but it ended up being one of the best weekends of my life! The minute I walked on campus I could feel God moving all around me. The campus was beautiful, the professors were amazing and the people around me were so encouraging.

Boyce College completely revolves around Christ and Christ alone. Their missions program is incredible along with their biblical counseling program! (Two majors I am very interested in.) Our tour guide was hilarious and the people I met just made my day. Throughout the weekend I realized each moment I spent with these people made me want to open my bible and really get to know God more. They made me want to learn and preach the gospel. If They made me so passionate about Christ in two days, imagine four years in college with them! FREAK OUT MOMENT.

Leaving was so much harder than I thought it would be. I honestly just wanted to tell my mom to leave me so I could just start college Monday! To bad I have another year... As of right now I feel like that's where God wants me and I am so excited to see what happens next!

Friends?

If your having doubts about whether you can

actually trust a person...chances are you can't.

- Unknown

"Just a Little Bit"

I love music. I honestly don't know how I would make it through the day without my John Mayer and Tom Petty CD's. Music can contribute to any mood you're in on any occasion. Many times you can completely relate to the idea behind the song which is why music is so easy to listen to. I thought, just for fun, I would share what songs have been top 10 on my favorites playlist recently.

Number one: A Little Bit by Madi Diaz

Number two: The Heart of Life by John Mayer

Number three: Garden by Needtobreathe

Number four: Wildflowers by Tom Petty

Number five: Please Don't Go by Tyler Lane

Number six: That's What I'm here For by Jason Castro

Number seven: Friends, Lovers or Nothing by John Mayer

Number eight: Holy Is The One by Elevation Worship

Number nine: Feelin' The Same Way by Norah Jones

Number ten: How Did I Know by Priscilla Townsend

Hanging in My closet

"I like my money right where I can see it- hanging in my closet." -Carrie Bradshaw

This quote made me laugh when I read it on my twitter page after school today because I can completely relate to it. If you were to look in my closet you would see that it is way to small to fit all my clothes. My money definitely gets put towards my wardrobe!

Oh Boys...

Over the past few days, school has been well, not fun. First, my history class is ridiculous. I honestly cannot stand it. I feel like I am learning nothing and it just frustrates me. Because that is the first class of the day, my day at school usually starts out on a very morose mood. Then comes math... lets just say I strongly dislike math with a burning passion, if that makes sense. And in the midst of all this, there's the boys. Now I have to admit, the boys at my school are pretty cool. They always make me laugh and brighten up the mood of the day, but sometimes, there are those days I just want to punch them in the face.

Today was one of those days. Throughout the whole day, they really annoyed me. From drumming on the table, to stupid jokes, to just looking at them they were always on my nerves. Most of the time, when we politely ask them to stop, they do. But today it was almost like they had pushed all the girls out of their minds and just decided to be disgusting 16-year old boys. Now to clear things up, I was not the only girl who had a problem with them. Actually, all the girls were annoyed. I don't understand how the boys can make jokes, see that no one is laughing and think nothing of it.

Wouldn't that make them want to shut up? Apparently not. Even after all the glares they

received from the girls, nothing changed. By the end of the day, I thought every girl was going to blow. This whole situation brought up the thought in my mind, what if they were like this everyday? The answer, I would have to severely injure them.

The End Might Be Tomorrow..

Today was a regular, fun, stressful day at school. Nothing new, nothing old, just the same. I got home at the regular time I always do and I had a message on my phone from my aunt. It was about my cousin, Aaron, who is not only my cousin, but one of my closet friends. Earlier in the day, a good friend of his had passed away unexpectedly and Aaron was a mess. My heart dropped 100 feet. I felt devastation running through my body and I didn't even know the whole story behind what happened. All I knew was someone dear to aaron was gone and he was a mess.

When I had my head back on straight I picked up the phone and immediately dialed his number. When he picked up I contemplated how to talk with him about the passing of his friend. Death is a very difficult thing to deal with and I just didn't know how to handle it with him.

As we began talking he began to open up about what happened. He told me about his dear friend and how he had passed suddenly. He spoke of his friends faith and how he believed entirely in God. Aaron went on the tell me he felt comforted to know his friend was in heaven now but it still hurts to know he is gone.

It's true. When someone dies and goes to heaven, they are happy. We know they are in a safe place with our Savior but we are still here on earth hurting. Aaron told me it just didn't feel like he was gone. It's weird to think that yesterday his friend was at school laughing and hanging out and today he is gone. I had no idea last night before I went to bed that my day would suddenly be turned around because my cousin needed me. My cousin had no idea last night when he was doing homework that his dear friend would be gone today. People never know when the end of their time is. It could be tomorrow or next year. We as humans never know. God knew last night though that Aaron's friend would join him in heaven today. God knew everything that was going to happen over the past 24 hours.

It's hard to wrap my mind around the fact that God would let something like this happen. Aaron's friend was a junior in high school. He still had a full life a head of him and God took him at a young age. It's hard to understand why God would do that but He did. He has a reason behind everything. Although it's hard to go through, Aaron's friend is in a better place now and that is a lot to be thankful for!