day 9.

it feels like lately a drop of anything can go so far. 

An extra minute in bed,

Another dollar here and there.

A nice comment every now and then. 

or a short visit with a friend. 

You get the idea. 

I think when time is so scarce,

you finally realize what little things mean so much. 

My time is consumed with work, and a dabble of school.

Pulling two jobs is never what I would have thought

I would have done my first semester of college. 

I am thankful for the few times I have been able to 

have some fun,or hang out with a friend.

God, 

please give me strength and gratefulness this week.

Help me to know this is your plan for me right now. 

Thank you for the time I have, even when I am too busy

complaining. 

-amy

day 8.

My prayer mirror,

Day 7.

I love good days.

Day 6.

She is beautiful and smart. One of the strongest people I have met.

Courage and creativity are not the only qualities that make her amazing. Her love for life and adventure makes anyone want to be around her.

who is she you ask?

She is my friend- Anna Bibb.

I love this girl.

She makes me smile. I love that we dont have to be out, but we can even just sit on her couch and have a great time.

She is one of my favorite people.

day 5.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Today I am thankful for my huge family, and the fact that it keeps getting bigger and bigger each year.  6 baby cousins within this year alone, more on the way next year.

I am  thankful for my amazing friends but I am also thankful for mash potatoes and pie.

my two favorite guys.
I really have had a blast getting to know them, as well as have them around. They have been really great friends. I love them both as if they were my brothers. It was such a great day to be able to see them together. I am so proud of them both. They are in my prayers and I am excited to see what God has planned for their lives.

Day 4.

I Thought today was going to be my day off this week but I ended up working all day instead.

I did however get to see a whole bunch of friends I had not seen in months because of my job on Sunday now. It was nice to sit around the fire and eat chocolate and watch them eat s'mores.

It made me realize how much I miss being apart of some people's lives as well as how much I need to invest in others.

My goals for the year keep getting longer.

day 3

The camera guy told me. "Good luck trying to find film for those cameras, I would just put them in a time capsule and hold on to them. But good luck developing the pictures."

WOW that makes me feel great. I really want to take more pictures and go back to film as well.

We will see if I accomplish that this year.

Day 2.

True beauty is rare.

I was thinking about beauty today and realized that those who I see beautiful is not an actor or a model but those people around me.

I have a friend who is beautiful and even though she does not see it, I do. I love being around her because of that. She is beautiful inside and out.

I have a friend who is like a grandmother to me and she is one of my favorite people ever. She has been sick the last few years, and even thought she may not always be well, and she may feel so doesn't look all that great, I find her stunning.

Today and work this guy who loves to pick on me said "just because you are beautiful does not give you the right to be rude." That saying just made me laugh. The reality of that saying makes me question the meaning. Some times people are blinded my beauty and not realizing the inner beauty that is not evident.

what is the true meaning of beauty? and who determines what and who is beautiful?
I struggled why beauty all my life, to come to find out that what is beautiful is not universal but its perceived different by everyone.

day 1.

one way. 
several choices. 
and many temptations. 
taking the wrong turn 
is anticipated

but not something to be repeated.

making a u-turn
is even more of a struggle. 
Finding the right way is worth 
the discomfort that may come.
The journey is bumpy and path is narrow,

but it is worth every minute.