Hope you missed this...haha

1. I am entirely too busy with school and work.

2. Spring Break is coming quickly! :D

3. I am almost a certified nursing assistant.

4. Clinical experience is nothing like what you read in the textbook.

5. 468 days until I am Mrs. Thomas Chandler.

6. Planning a wedding is insane.

7. I need a major vacation.

8. I could drink a gallon of sweet tea right now.

9. My valentine's day was wonderful.

10. Courtney Brooke is getting married in less than 3 months :D!

11. There is nothing in this world like true friendships.

12. My Lord told me that He would never give me more than I can withstand, but my sometimes he certainly piles it on!

13. When life gets busy, why is my Bible reading the first thing that slacks?

14. My heart misses Indonesia. real bad.

15. There are 9 weeks of school left for this semester.

16. I can not pick the colors that I want to use for my wedding :(

17. Little sisters grow up too fast. Jessi will be 14 this year

18. Oh no! She is going to HIGH SCHOOL!!

19. We should be allowed to have pets in the dorms.

20. I love the rain, except when I must go to class. lol

21. Dave Barnes- you have an amazing voice.

22. Russian violinist-Alexander-I have his autograph. :D

23. Did I mention that I will be married in 468 days?

24. This blog is so random.

25. Sorry it has been so long!

Have a great week faithful blog reader.

God Bless.

A Grant

Where has the time gone?!

---8 days until Christmas---
I can hardly believe that it is time for Christmas again. Life is going by too fast. I was thinking early this week how things have changed so much over the last two years. The older I get the more I see that there are people in your life are going to be there through thick and thin and then there are other people in your life whom you thought would always be there...but they won't be....they move on to "better" things. I have realized that the friends that matter the most to me know what matters the most in my life. I love them more each day, and I know that God has placed them in my life. Everything seems to be changing so fast. I am getting older quickly...and planning a wedding!!!!! All of which are huge things. I am so happy with my life. God continues to bless me and my family. Christmas time helps to remind me that the blessings of life are so precious, and I should not take advantage of them. There are many people in and around my community that are sick. Many have been diagnoised with cancer just this week. Thank you Lord for my family's health. I hope that all is well with your families this Christmas. Remember what the reason for the season is!
**So I have my grades!! Only one B and an A in 5 classes. I am super pumped. It helped my GPA a lot. Next semester is going to be hard. I am going to be taking a CNA class so I can start working in the nursing field asap. I am excited about it, but I know it is going be stressful. Please pray that I will be successful in this class, along with my other academics.

--So I'm not even sure that anybody reads this blog anymore....sorta thinking about deleting it...idk...--

Merry Christmas.
God Bless.

No need for a title

so i watched a pretty amazing video on chad mccoy's profile a minute ago. it was pretty awesome. brought tears to my eyes. my Jesus is amazing. i have been so stressed with school. finals are here and i am not excited about that one. i haven't blogged in forever. i missed you blog! i was not very excited about this time of the year this year...the holidays...this was pappaw's favorite time of the year. i knew it was going to be hard without him here this year. thanksgiving was a blessing, being with my family and being able to eat and be filled. but in my heart i miss pappaw so much. saturday was the ecru christmas parade. for those of you that knew my pappaw, you know that the christmas parade is what we worked so hard for. we put up lights every year because pappaw wanted people to enjoy seeing his yard decorated. but this year not a single light lit my grandparents home. we just couldn't bring ourselves to even get the boxes out. i know that pappaw will have the best christmas ever in the arms of Jesus but oh how my soul misses him. i don't even know why i am putting all this on here but i just need to get it all out and i guess this is the easiest way for me. cherish your family. being in a foreign country this summer taught me two things- love your family and be thankful that you are an american. we are blessed beyond belief. God has given me so much and i deserve nothing but a horrible death. but God is merciful thank you Lord. i hope that each of you have a wonderful week. good luck on your finals! :D love you all. God Bless.

Family Time Saturday

It sure has been a while since I updated. Over a month...things have been so busy with school and just life in general. All is well though. I am enjoying school. I have met so many new people this year. I have some really special new friends. I have been blessed with a group of friends that are so in love with God. It is amazing. Having people that you can go to just to say 'hey can you pray for this' is a great gift from above. I know that God has put these people in my life. Praise the Lord. This semester is almost over. I can hardly believe it. I am an RA this semester and I am really enjoying it. I have a great group of girls on my floor. The BSU campout is Halloween weekend. It is going to be so much fun. I am really looking forward to it. The costume party is also next week. I'm anxious to see how creative the BSU peeps are.
For all of you guys at Universities---I hope all is well. I miss you guys alot. I know that God is doing great things in your lives. Keep what the God work.
God Blesss.

Schooling In September

Man! Where has my time gone? School is flying by. I guess that old saying is true. The older you get the faster time passes you by. Everything in my life is going really well. I am basically back into my school routine now, which is a wonderful thing. It took a bit to get used to being in the USA again. We are so blessed.
Being engaged is amazing. I love spending time with Thomas and our families. We have set a wedding date. June 4, 2011. It is still a good way off but I am super excited. My mama and I have started buying things already. I am loving every minute of it though.
The first home football game at Ole Miss is tomorrow. I can hardly wait. Hotty Toddy! Thomas is a senior this year! OH MY! :D I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
* Please remember my friend Erika tomorrow. She is coming home from the hospital.
God Bless!

Finally Friday

So it is a wonderful Friday. I am so glad to be home. This week has been pretty stressful. I took my first test in most of my classes this week. I did rather well. Actually, I was pretty surprised at how well I did. I think this semester is off to a good start, brightens my day! This week was really good though. Band practice was intense- as always. The Northeast game is coming up soon, and we have to be looking good! I will be glad to get that one behind us. I was on duty last night, and I find the conversations over the radio at 3 am very interesting. It always amazing me--the things that go on at a Community College in the middle of the night. I love ICC. I am going to be sad when it is my time to depart--I don't think that will be anytime soon though. ha ha.

I catch myself being lost in thought a lot lately. Most of the time not about tangible things..just ideas and images of what I want to come in the future. I find it strangely comforting to just sit and let my mind wonder. Never would I have done that before this summer. I guess being away from all technology for so long has taught me to chill out a bit. Why is there so much stress during college? I feel like I'm faced with life changing choices on a daily basis. I think the older I get the more I realize how important my actions are and how my actions effect those around me. Bro Troy spoke about wearing masks at 707 on Wednesday. It made me stop and thing about the things that I do and say on a daily basis. Do my actions reflect the World or do my actions reflect Christ? It is a real struggle to live for Christ day in and day out. This world is full of temptations. Anna and I are going to be teaching a bible study this semester about the temptations a Freshman in college faces. It is my prayer that we can influence this group of Freshman to live for Christ- even when it's tough. That is so hard to do, but I think if we can reach out and support them along with God then they can do it. Please pray that this bible study will work in the lives of the Freshman on the campus of ICC. I want God work through Anna and myself.

I hope that you all have a wonderful Labor Day weekend. Take Care! God Bless.

August 25...Almost a month

I have been back in the USA for almost a month. I have come to the conclusion that it is a lot easier to live for God among foreigners than it is to live at home with my friends and family. I get so mad at myself for just not living in God's image. Why is it so hard to be a Christian? I want this year to count for Christ, and so far I don't think that I am doing enough. I am starting my second year of college, and I am not where I thought I would be. Isn't it funny how God gets our attention? I am so blessed. I could never give God enough praise for the things He taught me this summer. I pray that those lessons stick with me, burned deep within my heart. I look at things everyday; I use things everyday that I know people who don't have access to those things. Why is it so easy to take our blessed lives for granted? Please take time out of your day to count your blessings.

School is so busy already. I don't think that my semester is going to be a stressful as the last two though. Our first football game is Thursday, and I am pretty pumped about it. I hope that we perform the halftime show well. I am sure there will be a ton of people there. My family will be there at least! They are such great supporters!

To all my friends that are at Universities: Have a great week! I miss you all! :D

God Bless.