Getting Ready for Midterms

 This week is midterms for everybody and we are refilling ourselves up for midterms in addition we are starting having snacks together. Please create a prayer chain for everyone who is taking the midterms. I got one midterm done so far, I'll turn that in on Wednesday, then I'll hear if I passed or failed. I hope for the best for everybody and including myself but God promises He gives us the desires of our heart and I believe if us students pass or fail we still rejoice. My major I'm studying is Special Education, I do see God through special education at some form even when I can't explain it even I am a "RISE" Road to independent, Spitital, & Employment student. My hope for this week is have courage and it'll be okay because we have to let God open our hearts to a new beginning to bring any anxiety, nervousness, and whatever we are feeling we have to give it all to the Lord. We just have to remind ourselves I am worth it because I am giving this feeling to the Lord, it is going to be okay even when it is hard.

I can really recommend listening to this song and please let it wash over you:

My Desire

Working Well at internship / New Project Completed

 I have been doing computer work at the Advancement office, it's going well. I have to check mark each applicant from a list to verify their mailing addresses with a highlighter, in addition to that I was able to look into the applicants information and I have been doing great at it and my advisor for my internship is very proud, impressed, and how much hard work I am able to do and I am doing it well. Also, when I get done for one paper at a time I get those papers to a space where I can store those papers to be well organized. Today I completed the computer work project so that is all done for that project!

Beautiful Day Outside

 It's really nice outside here in Elgin Illinois, the high temperature is in the mid 40's and it's so nice out so I opened my window all the way with cool air coming through which is always convenient and pleasant. I may have to get used to different temperatures because I'm originally from the Quad Cities, I thought mid February would be cold, I mean it's a bit chilly out but it's a nice day outside, I love it! I think about the peace of God just because what the Lord is giving us with sense of wonder of His glory. In Genesis 1:1 says "In the beginning God made the Heavens and Earth." Please reflect on that and it has meaning into no matter what you think upon of God's glory.

I think this is a reflect and response for what we know and God's amazing world that we are living in. 

Here are a couple of pictures where I see God's mighty work in our lives even when you can't see it:

 

     

Two Projects Done

 During my internship at the Advancement office today I showed a lot of determination how I have been working. I have been able to organize papers into boxes and I just thought for some reason the box would have been full that I could not fit those papers all the way in. There were only one box left full of papers and I got it done and I was able to fit all those papers into just one box. There was an incident while I was still working I made a mess on the floor then I was capable of cleaning it up after my first project was done. My second project was I had to pull out papers from the binders and I was careful when I was doing it. I felt this is tiring but I kept on going and I was glad for myself. I can easily tell I have been working out my arms. I was able to get done with one binder and I did half of the other binder and I thought I was speechless and I could not even believe it and I got two projects done in one day!!!

Independent Skills / Working Out & Cooling down

 Today after Brunch I took the trash out back and forth because there are two bins for the trash that my dorm room has for each room. It's a nice day outside with the snow it's around the 30's as the high temperature and sunny. I took my jacket off because I have been hot because I was out of breath. All I wanted was something refreshing because it was worth it for me. I have a mystery lemonade that has strawberries in it from Starbucks and I got it from my RA and I paid for that with my own money. then she gave me this mystery lemonade with strawberries in it from Starbucks. I have to be comfortable doing this all by myself with my independent skills and I want to make myself proud, my parents, and most importantly for the Lord and I believe in greater things in my life that the Lord has plans for me. "Jeremiah 29:11". With my independent skills I want to keep it up and by advocating for my needs even when it is scary and all I have to do is trust in the Lord. I am going to make my own choices in my life and I believe the Lord can help me and my supporters back in my community in the Quad Cities and also in the Judson community.

Thank you all! 

Spiritual Wisdom

 I can quote "be anxious for nothing" from Philippians 4:6-7. I can recommend that for other people when they feel depressed and or anxiety. Because it helps a lot in times when you just need to pour out your heart to the Lord and He can help you. The Lord will never forsake you and He will not abandon you and His love never fails. Trust in the Lord even when it's hard just come to Him because He wants to have a relationship with you. If you might not know what a relationship is and or what it looks like, think for a moment or so and think about having a family that bonds together with love and just think of that for some moments and that might take you awhile to process having relationships to whoever you are bonded with. Having a relationship, well think of it this way love is sacrifice in any relationship and there is from the Lord. When Jesus laid down His life for all of us He died on the cross because He took our punishment for us so that we do not conquer how much pain Jesus went through. When He died on the cross for us as He gave up His life in order for us to live with Him someday in Heaven. Everything will be okay and I believe the Lord has done amazing things in your life because He is at work in your everyday life and the Lord is always faithful even when you do not admit that He is working in your life please know you may or may not know this the Lord is with you. Praise the Lord He is all we need and He is all we deserve even we might not deserve such love but He really does love and care for us.