I believe

I believe that the only way to eternal life is through our Savior, Jesus Christ

I believe that I have THE best father in the universe

I believe in making mistakes

I believe that frozen yogurt can cure any problem

I believe in taking chances

I believe that the Lord loves everyone, every single person on this earth past, present, and future. I believe He loves murderers, women who have had abortions, liars, cheaters, thieves, gays and lesbians, He even love people who hate Him. So why shouldn't all who call themselves "Christian" love those people too?

I believe that you will always remember your first love, but your true love will overshadow that powerfully

I believe that the best cure for any sickness is being rocked in a rocking chair by someone that loves you

I believe that a good sense of humor is key for survival in this world

I believe in doing silly little things for people to let them know that they are special to you

I believe that dogs are more human than we all think  

I believe that if you truly want to be happy you will be happy, and when you want to be..well..not happy you will be just that. Not happy.

I believe that our Creator is an artist

I believe in wearing what I think looks cool despite what society thinks looks cool

I believe in making up my own fun versions of words that I consider boring in their normal state

I believe that some lyrics in music are a way for people to express what they are afraid to say directly to someone.

I believe that everyone needs to chill in their sweats, eat chocolate cake, and watch more reality TV than what is considered healthy for three days straight every now and then.  

I believe that exercise (particularly running) is the quickest mood lifter

I believe in a thing called love...just listen to the rhythm of your hearrrttt <3 (had to)

I believe that being around people who believe in the same things as you and hold the same values that you do uplifts your soul and makes it easier to be the person you truly want to be

I believe that teachers can change lives

I believe in forgiveness when people ask for it, and (here is the real kicker) when people don't ask for it

I believe in being unique

I believe that crying helps sometimes

I believe that everyone needs a friend, and one person that will not judge them no matter what

I believe that Lil' Wayne is the best rapper alive...don't ever try and argue with me...ever

I believe that....I'm done! (for now ...muhahaha)

Things I’ve learned from my first year in college (Go Builders)

 You can leave your parents for more than a week, you will see them again and there are these awesome inventions called cell phones.

I am extremely privileged compared to a lot of people.

Boys are creepy. They will ask you to go on walks over facebook chat.Don’t go on walks.

You will only feel truly content when you place all of your trust in the Lord.

Sometimes you just need to be by yourself, even if you aren't sad or mad at anyone.

You have to say no to people even if it makes you feel mean. (EX- when someone asks you to go on a walk….over facebook chat). 

Just because someone knows a lot about the Bible doesn’t mean that they are a stronger Christian than you are.

When a person tells you that they have baggage…leave them to carry it by themselves.

I always saw this in movies and thought “wow what lunatics” but when you are feeling so low and you can’t find anything to hold on to…sometimes you do need to go out to a secluded place (pay close  attention to the next few words) with no people, cars, or buildings around and bawl your eyes out, scream, and talk out loud to yourself for a good 45 minutes... like someone who just overdosed on meth.

Secular music is great for fist pumping, hip tapping, and road trips, but when you are feeling low Christian music is what you need to bring you back up.

I would never have admitted this if I wouldn’t have met someone great, but when I hit rock bottom this year because of being let down, it was a blessing. If I wouldn’t have gone through that I would never fully appreciate the relationship that I am in now.

In high school I always thought that I was the strong girl. I was always telling my friends that they were so stupid for settling for that guy who made them feel awkward, or not good enough, or who treated them like second best. I became a hypocrite my first semester of college because I settled for that guy. I let someone make me, Rachel : (outgoing/ crazy/ loud/ goofy) feel like I needed to change myself into a more reserved person. I let someone make me feel like I wasn't strong enough in my walk with God. I sooo regret that. However, all of that did help me realize that sometimes I need to listen and relate when someone is telling me about their "man troubles" rather than try and tell those girls they are wrong for settling for that guy.

I learned that when you feel a feeling for a person no matter how strong, you tell them. You don’t know where they will be in a day, week, or month.

I learned that money does not grow on trees, does not fall out of the sky, does not magically appear in your purse…. waaa   :'(


I learned that sometimes rewards come much later than the task you performed, and sometimes there is no reward.

You find out who your friends are when you move 5 and a half hours away.

I am meant to be a teacher, and I can’t wait till I get to do that.

I am almost 20 years old and that scares the crap out of me
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I am almost 20 years old and I love animated movies and cartoons. Judge me.

I still haven’t figured out my "style" yet just in case anyone was wondering.

Church is somewhere I like going it’s not just a place my parents make me go.

I’m cheap like my dad.

           So my first year of college has included a few up’s and down’s and it’s not even over yet! I wouldn’t trade any of this year for anything .I have learned a lot, these are just the highlights of these past few months. I am so happy with where I am at and the people I have surrounded myself with, I thank God every single day for blessing me so greatly in this life of mine.

*Drum Roll* INTRO!

 So I guess everything has to start somewhere, and as an English major...ba boom you get an intro. 

Don't fret though, this won't be a common theme in this blog. Brain fuzz is my description of the marathon of thoughts that run through my cerebellum all throughout the week. In order to not create a short novel every post I've done some blog research, and decided to narrow my blog down into shortened versions of those thoughts. Lists of things that bug me, that I love, that I need etc. etc. etc. might pop up occasionally. One of those fancy "30 days of...blah blah blah" things might pop up occasionally. Bear with me people.

 ( WARNING: There will be an occasional tangent that I will go off on and I apologize in advance for those.)