To Begin Again..

It's crazy to think that I started this over a year ago. Wow has time flown. And even though I've removed all but the first entry, it has been a great reminder of how life has changed in a short amount of time! Finishing year one in San Diego? Check. Serving the Lord in ways I didn't think possible? Check. Having a summer job I loved? Check. Having an amazing senior year at UCSD? Check. Graduating? Check. Finding my footing at home? Check. Adjusting to it all.. well that's a process! But I can't believe how far Jesus has walked with me and sustained me in this short time. I am so grateful for the things that didn't seem to go as planned and yet they fell exactly into place. So I'm trusting HIM with my whole life. No time tables. No predetermined conceptions of what my life is going to be. Just trusting. Living life through grace.

So starting over. I'm going to document it all. Hopefully better this time! 

My dad and I have started to "flip" the house we live in! So there will be projects and updates on that.

I was just let go from my job at the Salad Shop, so I'm sure a new job is in my future.

I have started making quilts to sell on Etsy (with some encouragement from some really great friends.) and I'm going to start paying off my student loans utilizing the talents that God built into me. I know that I can creative beautiful things, and I believe God will help me pay off that giant debt. So I'm going to try!

I'm planning on moving back to San Diego eventually, so I'm sure some of working towards that will go here.

And LIFE. Life through the grace given by Jesus. Life spent with my mom and dad and sister and extended family. Life spent with old and new friends. Adventures and lazy days. Projects and progress. 

And hopefully a blog post more often than once a year.

The Very First One

My very first blog entry... post... i'm not exactly sure what to call it. No matter the name, i'm pretty excited! i've always followed lots of blogs; mostly crafty, DIY, and cooking and i never thought of making one myself... Until two days ago during my 4 hour gap between classes-- procrastination at it's finest-- one of my more developed traits. Being creative at heart, and always in the midst of starting more than one project-- that tend to take too long to be completed-- i decided this was just another new thing to try. And maybe a good way to take a few moments and slow down a little. Accomplish something one thing at a time, and document it's progress. Rant about school and get it all out of my system. Share the beauty that is all around me in my new "home" of southern California. Make some good eats. And most importantly reflect on the love given to me by Jesus Christ. Through Him my life is beyond blessed, and as of late, the blessings seem to be even more bountiful, even among all the trials. I hope that this blog will allow me to document life as i build a deeper relationship with Jesus, those around me, and attempt to walk knowing i have been given simple grace.

That's me. Taking a selfie in the car because sometimes i'm
just a little bit girly