Stars

I love stars!!! One of my favorite things about being in Colorado is the Night Sky... it is RIDICULOUSLY clear and it is BEAUTIFUL!!! I wish that I could take pictures of the Night sky, I am not that skilled of a photographer, but this one is a pretty stellar picture of the sky... It really is that clear... clear enough to see mass amounts of little white dots that COVER The sky! Can't wait for others to see it too!

Dispatch

I would love to see Dispatch in June!!! That would be stellar!

Loving People

I was on facebook the other day and my friend, Lindsey, posted this article to her wall. I read this article and it really spoke to me! It is amazing to me what impact you can have on people with just one simple act of kindness. I think that we are called to show people acts of kindness... to show them love. I mean why not love people? Why not take time out of your day to love people in the simplest of ways? What does it cost me? What does it cost anyone? I think the other reason the article spoke to me was because it involved a teen. Many people know that I have a passion for working with middle and high school students. I am amazed by the students' imagination, passion for life, willingness to learn and grow and their phenomenal way of looking at the world. They really are wonderful people that need and want love and someone to care about them... I mean who does not need and want that? It is sad to me that this teen in the article is at a point in his life that he is willing to harm others and risk going to jail or worse for just a wallet. I wonder if he felt loved and if he felt like someone believed in him!? How cool is it that this guy chose to do that and change his life with that one dinner... with that one hour out of life. He CHOSE to do that... He did not have to, but her made the CHOICE to. I guess I have rambled long enough... this article really does empower me to love teens and people! The simplest act of kindness can really change a life. It empowers me to know I have a choice... I can choose to change lives with simple actions or I can choose to do nothing. I hope I choose to change lives... I mean, how cool is that!

Thanks linds for sharing!

Laughter Yoga

The past few days I have REALLY enjoyed laughing! I am even more convinced that my life goal should be to be a Laughter Yoga Instructor!

Things I am Thankful for Today

Laughing. The Block Family Blog. Ben and Jerry's Mud Slide Ice Cream. A day with out 22 mph winds. Lee Reece. Being productive. Tulips. Chaco's. Hiring Staff. Trips to Chattanooga!

Top 10 From the Weekend!!!

Top 10 From the Weekend!
1. My sister Jessica was here!!!
2. I got a table and a bath mat as well as some other organizing gadgets!
3. Church was pretty great this morning!
4. Jessica got to see my life here in Granby!
5. We went shopping in Denver!
6. Jessica and I visited Boulder!
7. We saw Alex (Jessica's Friend) and her ADORABLE baby!
8. It was super warm today... I mean like 30 degrees!
9. I slept in a phenomenally comfortable hotel bed!
10. I SAW GUSTER AND THEY WERE SOOOO STELLAR!!!!

SNOW!!

So I have been living in Colorado for a week now.... One of the weirdest things that I am having to adjust to is having snow on the ground 100% of the time (you can see the view off my porch)... It is weird to walk outside and tromp through snow to get ANYWHERE. It is weird that I have to brush snow off my car and scrape ice of my windshield EVERYDAY. It is weird that I have to where boots everyday so that my feet and calves stay dry and warm... because yes, when I step into the snow and it has not been "packed" down, I step into it up to my calf. So even though this has been an interesting adjustment, I have come to have an appreciation for the life of snow here compared to the life of snow in the south....

In the south when there is even a threat of snow...

EVERYONE takes a trip to the store to by milk, eggs, and bread... Here, when there is a threat of snow... everyone is surprised and even bummed that it is not guaranteed snow. These skiers love new "powder".

Schools close... automatically... Here life is normal... I was driving to lunch the other day and I saw a group of children outside walking towards camp... They were a outdoor ed group... there was LOTS of snow on the ground and somewhere between 15 and 20 degrees outside and the kids were playing outside...

In the south when there is snow....
Legitimately people can not drive on the road... Here you actually can drive on the road... in fact today I went to the grocery store and the gas station... I drove on snow... pretty crazy

Anyway, as there are some good and bad things about living in the snow... it is a new adventure and I am learning more about myself and about life.

Pray I stay warm and I will do the same for those in the south!

Happiness

So I have been cleaning through old Residence life stuff and I found a post it note entitled "Happiness"! The following were written on the post it note.
1. Seeing people enjoy life
2. People living their life for what they believe in
3. Being 100% crazy
4. Not caring about what people might think
5. Playing on the lake
6. Laughing... REALLY laughing
7. Dawson's Creek
8. Sunshine
9. Friends

Those are all still so true!!! The one that made me laugh the most... Dawson's Creek. Funny enough, I am watching it now.

Why Awake My Soul...

So I have been contemplating starting a blog for a REALLY long time! I have come to discover that the one of the things that has been holding me back was the fact that I could not think of a GOOD name for my blog... I know right... I mean really just the name... but I feel like the name is a lot. So, since I have made a big deal about having a stellar name, I figure I better explain why I think it is so stellar!!

Ever since I was in high school I have wanted to move to Colorado. I have for some reason thought that it would be a great fit for me!! Even though I feel that way, this has already been so hard! It was so hard to leave Chattanooga and family and work and friends! I am missing everyone so much and it has only been about 4 days! :) Through the hard, it still seems clear that God has something GREAT in store... I am trying to be confident that the Lord is going to awake my soul and create such a wonderful experience here. One that is going to be life altering. I am trying to be open to change and growth because through that my soul will be open to so many glorious experiences, people, things... just so much!

So there it is... Awake My Soul!

The Journey to Colorado

The Journey to Colorado was quite an eventful one! My mother and I packed up my small but beastly Honda CR-V and drove from Chattanooga to Granby in about 2.5 days!!! Needless to say we had tons of fun!!

Here are a few choice videos to sum up the trip!

The Next Big Adventure.... Blogging...

So as many of you know, I have MOVED! I have moved from my wonderful home in Chattanooga, TN to Granby, CO! For the past few months I have been contemplating starting a blog... I mean everyone is doing it!! I figure since I have made a massive life change, it might be time to start blogging as well... thus, Colorado "Awake My Soul" was born!!

I hope that you enjoy my ramblings... I have no idea what I am doing, so please share some grace with me!