Rolling In The Deep

Ohhh... he has such a smooth voice. The perfect Tuesday treat!


John Legend - "Rolling In The Deep" (Adele Cover)

Public Service Announcement

MY BRACES COME OFF IN TEN DAYS.
THAT'S TEN FINGERS. TWO HANDS.
THIS IS A BIG DEAL.


That is all. Carry on.

Sufficient

(Found this quote somewhere the recesses of my blogroll. Awesome, right?)

When your hope is in the Lord,
when you are getting inner sense of well-being and security from Him,
When He is the reason you continue even when things are hard,
Then you are building your life on something that is reliable and sure.
When you are waiting on the Lord,
you have placed your hope in the One
who is the ultimate source of everything that’s wise, good, and true.
When you wait for the Lord,
you are placing your safety in the hands of the One whose power is immeasurable.
When you wait for the Lord,
you are getting your comfort from the One whose love is boundless.
When you wait for the Lord,
you can be secure in the reality that He rules over all things.
When you wait for the Lord,
you can live with confidence because you know
that every one of His promises is true.
When you wait for the Lord,
you can be hopeful even in weakness because you know
that His grace is sufficient.”
- Paul David Tripp

(Reblogged from here)

All I Have

You know, it's funny how God has a sense of timing. It's pretty darn perfect. As I wrote yesterday, I had been waitlisted for the French program and was feeling really bummed and a bit frustrated about it. I wasn't distraught or upset, just that the "wind" had been taken out of my sails.

As it turned out, I had music team practice that evening. And for those of you who don't know, I usually sing for UCLA GOC in our times of worship, which is a huge blessing. I love serving them! And God, in his great providence, has us singing this song for Friday night. It just flattened me as I looked over the lyrics and sang them through with the team. I've heard it before, but the lyrics took on a new dimension as I pondered the state of my life right now, facing the end of undergrad with the unknown prospects of being an "adult". It's a bit scary, right?


"All I Have Is Christ" - Sovereign Grace Music

Now I'm not the most "emotional" person, meaning that I don't cry on cue, but this song definitely makes me tear up. The reason? All I have is Christ. He's my sole possession, the ultimate prize. Everything else just pales in comparison to him. Nothing really matters. Not grades, not GRE's, not grad schools, not moving overseas, nothing. Now, that's not to say that I don't put my best effort out. I do! But my focus needs to be a little more eternally focused.

So this goes above and beyond me, if my God has the ability to provide for my salvation, He can surely provide for me right now. Like the song says, "All I know is grace". Indeed!

France

So... I've gotten some sort of a response from the program that I applied to.

Waitlisted.

That word hit me like a bullet in the chest as I sat in Jimmy's Coffee Shop with my friends. I was expecting either a "yes" or a "no". Not a "maybe". That was exactly the response that I was hoping to avoid. But I'm learning that my expectations and the Lord's plans aren't always on the same plane. That is, my hopes and dreams are drastically different than what is good for me.

So what do I do? I wait some more. I put my trust that the Lord will give me an answer in his timing. All good and perfect things come from His hands, so that's where my faith is and that's where my hope lies.

Prime!

Okay. I've mentioned before that I love a good deal. Really, I do.
But this goes above and beyond.

Amazon Prime. 

What is Amazon Prime? It's a service (usually priced at $80 per year)
that gives the user free 2-day shipping and zero fees on just about any
purchase. It saves both time and money, two precious commodities.
And for someone who buys her textbooks online and makes a lot of
miscellaneous purchases through Amazon, Prime seems too good to be
true.

But it gets better. Oh... it really does. Now, I've mentioned this to a few
of my friends, but I thought I'd just make a general public service announcement.
Amazon Prime is free for college students. Yes. I'm not kidding.
All you have to do is have a working and active college (.edu) email
address and tell them your major. It's as easy as that! The free "trial" period
lasts for a year. But I'm pretty sure that you can "renew" if necessary.

So if you're a student at any university, big or small, you can e-shop to your
hearts' content! Enjoy!

Click the link to get started!
(And if you're not a student, but a parent, there's Amazon Mom. It offers basically the same thing!!)

Tory Burch

Ah... Spring is in the air and that means that I get to wear soft floaty dresses at any given point. And the best part? There doesn't need to be an occasion, just a whim! I was browsing Tory Burch's web site and came across this little treasure, a piece that totally inspired me.

It's light, crisp, effortless, and chic. What more could a girl want? Although the price point is a little steep for my budget, I'm definitely taking the inspiration in mind when I choose some other pieces for my spring wardrobe! 

What are you wearing this spring season? Talk to me, people!