Day 3: 10 Day You Challenge: Eight Fears

Eight fears.....  (this was really a lot harder to do...I thought I could easily find 8 fears....its really difficult)

<one>

I have a huge fear of INSECTS, and any kind of bug, from the tiniest spider to roaches to anything that is gross and silmey and has little legs. (this should not surprise anyone)

<two>

I have a fear of falling down, (again if you know me, no shock there- I FALL ALL THE TIME standing up a lot of times too)

<three>

I have a fear of loved ones passing away. I am always on alert when I hear sirens and get nervous when I can't get in touch with someone when I know they should answer their phones.

(Yes, it is probably a really annoying trait if you are my loved ones, but you should just feel special because that means i just love you all so much i don't want anything bad to happen to you)

<four>

I am not a big fan of darkness and being alone walking places, I think I watch WAY too much Law and Order SVU :)

<five>

I have a fear of taking off and landing while in a plane. I am fine once we get up in the air but its the before and after that freaks me out. I am always saying a Hail Mary on the way up and way down in the sky!

<six>

I fear that I worry too much about things I can't control and it holds me back in some aspects. I spend too much time worrying instead of doing and also instead of trusting the LORD with everything because i know he has a plan far greater than my plans ever will be.

<seven>

I have a fear of water in terms of sea creatures being around me. I'm not a fan of fish or sharks or any type of sea creature near me while being in the water. Yes-I'm an easy target for pulling pranks while swimming in lakes or oceans! :)

<eight>

I have a fear that I won't find "the one" (my prince charming). Again I just need to TRUST.....

Day 2: 10 Day You Challenge- Nine Loves

<one>

I LOVE ONE TREE HILL!!!

<two>

I love sunsets!!

<three>

I love my family!

<four>

I love great conversations with great friends!!!

<five>

I love working with teenagers at my church....I learn so much about my faith from them! They are truly inspiring!

<six>

I love staying up late!

(beautiful starry night)

<seven>

I love to read. Wish I had more time to do it, but I love getting lost in a great book.

(one of my favorite books and favorite author, Emily Giffin)

<eight>

I LOVE JESUS!!! :)

<nine>

I love, love, love to laugh and be silly!!!!

10 Day You Challenge

So I am still new to this whole blog world, in terms of writing my own blog- I've been reading blogs for almost two years and have been truly moved by the words and posts that I have read this far. I am going to make an effort to continue blogging. It's very therapeutic and really helps get thoughts out of my mind and out so I'm not always thinking about them.

Anyways, I found this 10 day You Challenge and I am going to try it out... So here goes..

TEN SECRETS

<one>

I used to be deathly afraid of dogs, and now I can't imagine my life without our family dog, Sugar.

<two>

I love long trips in the car by myself, it gives me a lot of time to think and rock out to my favorite songs and SING-I am not a good singer- but i still love to do it.

<three>

I have a very uncommon disease for women, Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, but I can't imagine my life without it, because it opened my eyes to other kids who have it a lot more worse off than I do and I am able to help raise awareness and money for this awful disease.

<four>

I really have no idea what I want to do with the rest of my life. I know I want to help change the world somehow and help others, but other than that I have no idea what career path I want to take...and I am somehow okay with that at the moment...

<five>

Even though I graduated from Auburn and LOVED EVERY SINGLE MOMENT OF IT and love everything about Auburn and can't wait to share all the traditions of Auburn with my children in the future, I used to be a Georgia fan, before I knew any better.....

<six>

I HATE CANCER. I have for many years. It has taken way too many people who I love away from me way too early and it also has affected a lot of people I know who are still living, and most recently my Dad....I have worked with Relay for Life for years and I HATE CANCER and hope in my lifetime we will be able to find the cure.

<seven>

I really want to take a year off of everything and go travel, just like in the book "Eat, Pray, Love"- I want to explore the world and all its wonders and learn about different cultures and in turn learn a whole lot more about myself. I also just LOVE ITALY!!!

(Here's a picture from Taormina, Sicily from when I went and studied abroad while at Auburn)

<eight>

(this may not be such a secret....but...)

I love to watch the Disney Channel.....and still act like a child in a lot of ways... I just like to think of it as having a "child like heart" and if I stay that way... I will never grow old

<nine>

I am scared of SILENCE. Some people may not find that hard to believe because if you know me... I am always talking and love to just be around people. I truly am a people person.

<ten>

Not really a secret but more like a really fun fact.... Frank Sinatra died on my birthday, May 14th when I was 13 years old. You might ask, why the heck is that something fun? Well my Dad is a Frank Sinatra Tribute Artist and I have grown up listening to Frank Sinatra as well as listening to my dad sing Frank Sinatra...I love that genre of music and if it was possible to go back in time I would love to go back to the Rat Pack Decade...

Next post, nine loves.....

Life is Simple at the Beach

After getting to spend a few days at the beach last week with my family, I have come to some conclusions about the beach and God's love. This is a picture of the BEAUTIFUL beach in Rosemary Beach/Sea Grove, FL. My family and I have been going there since I was in 4th grade...(you can do the math), but we were there before Rosemary Beach even existed and we were one of the only buildings near the end of 30-A.

I used to hate going down there- because all my friends were staying in Destin or Panama City but now I can't imagine having a condo anywhere else. It's the prettiest beach in the whole WORLD and the sunsets are even more breathtaking than the picture above.

AHH GLORIOUS.....

Life is simple at the beach....the only worries you have are... how can we spend every second on the beach?...whatever we do we have to be on the porch every night to watch the sunset, what book can i read next?....Did you just see those dolphins?...Life is just slow, and relaxed when you are at the beach and nothing really matters....

It was nice to experience that even though it was just for a few days. It really makes you forget about your problems and realize how small they actually are when you are staring out into the vast ocean. Our problems are a drop in the ocean compared to God's love for us. Looking around at the beach you can't help but look and THANK GOD for everything he created and just praise Him for allowing you to experience His beauty.

We don't deserve everything God has created for us, but it doesn't matter to Him- He still wants us to enjoy it. HE LOVES US THAT MUCH. It's sometimes hard for me to believe that God loves me enough to create this beautiful world we live in and has give me all the beautiful people in my life.

Wow, God is amazing, and sometimes we just need these moments of clarity at the beach to realize just how blessed we are and try and grasp how much God loves us.

(The pictures are courtesy of my Mom....Thanks Mom :) )