all smiles :))

i am going to share something today... i want you to prepare yourself for this... there will be capital letters ;) ready?

i am going to PA SCHOOL in the fall!!! but better than that, GOD IS absolutely AWESOME!!!

it is totally a God thing. i can't even begin to take credit for any bit of what has happened to me in recent days! i also can't wipe this smile off my face :)) some people say it is getting to be an annoyance, but i just keep going! :)

i was talking to a friend about my quick acceptance into school... she commented that "[i] was just that good." and what came out of my mouth... "no ma'am, MY GOD IS just that GOOD!!!" and He is :) He is so good...

it is easy to see when everything is good, but He is good even when things are not. He is good when things are down right bad. He is good when you have lost all recollection of what good actually is.

it is easy to have faith that He is working for good. to know that He is faithful, to know that He will strengthen you, help you, and uphold you... but how do you really know that God is truly good if you do not experience His true goodness? if you only know what is good and never have to testify to His goodness in light of something not so good? it's like eating your favorite food... every meal... every time you eat anything... even if it is the best thing you have ever eaten, eventually it will lose its special flavor. you know what i mean? i'm not trying to diminish the goodness of God by saying we lose our affinity for His succulence- we simply grow numbed or complacent when we experience such good for long periods of time...

it doesn't mean that God is no longer good... perhaps we are just experiencing a palate cleansing season of life so that our next course is more enjoyable.

(quick little fact... lemons and limes are the best palate cleansers; however, if you are looking to clean out your olfactory tract, go for the coffee beans! did you know that those three things are all extremely acidic... and they are cleansing... but if you put any of those things on an open wound, they burn and cause more damage? think about that...)

think about that~