Subtle reminders….

Lately, I have been dealing with some stress, about school, wondering what God holds in my future, which way I should turn, and many other things that come with growing up and taking on more responsibility. The last few weeks I have been confused about all of these things. And the last couple of days I have kept getting subtle reminders about the same thing: Peace.

Monday, as I was listening to the radio, the dj (I guess that’s what their called?) came on with their ‘words of hope’ for the day, or something like that, and they were:

John 16:33-which is Jesus speaking-
“These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”

Then, yesterday as I was reading a book, the author mentioned the same verse. Accident or not?

And, after looking at that verse on BibleGateway.com I clicked on some of the cross references.

John 14:27
“Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.”

Romans 8:37
But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.

So, I have put my trust in God. And I have to make the decision to trust Him each and every day. Each time fear and worry starts to creep into my mind I have to make a conscious decision to hand that worry over to God. Sometimes it seems easier to try and take care of things myself. But, before long, I get bogged down and can’t seem to find my way out. I start to get lazy and am impatient with my siblings.

I’m learning, and for that I am glad. I feel like my relationship with Jesus is actually going somewhere. And that makes me truly happy.

Mariah

I love doing these!

I think they’re so much fun!

Can you successfully blow up and tie a balloon?
Yes I can, I’ve done quite a few in the last couple of months.

What was your last purchase?
Um, a very cute purse!

Does anyone like you?
What kind of like? Like, like?  Yes.  I just plain like, yes.  So I guess either way the answer is yes.

Have you made anyone laugh while they were crying lately?
Yep, my nephew Keenan.

Are you easily amused?
Yes, very.

Do you sleep on your side, stomach, or back?
Um, I want to sleep on my sides, but it makes my arms, shoulders, and hands numb and tingly when I do that.  Which is very annoying because it keeps waking me up in the night and I have to try and ‘pop’ everything to wake it back up.

Have you ever liked somebody and never told them?
Yeah

What did you do Saturday?
I cleaned at home, cleaned some offices, and went to the races!  It was an exciting night!

Do you trust all of your friends?
Yes

Morning or night person?
Night

Are you taller than 5′5”?
Yep, much taller.

Would you rather have love or money?
Love. Absolutely.

Do you have a best friend that knows you inside and out?
Kind of, I have a couple of great friends but I don’t even know myself inside and out yet!

Last person you watched movies with?
I don’t know, probably with my siblings that live at home.

Do you hide your emotions?
Most of the time, I usually seem to try too.

Do you prefer to take showers at night or in the morning?
Morning, if I don’t have to get up early to do it.

If you could either float on the moon, or snorkel in the ocean, which?
I don’t know, how about ride in a race car?  Does that count? I’d much rather do that.  lol

Do you think you’ll be married in 5 years?
I’d like to think so, but you never know!

Third text in your inbox? from who?
I don’t text…so let’s do email. It’s an email from an accountability group that has just started.

Have you been to New York City?
No, and I don’t care too.

Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
Um, probably dad.

Do you need to say anything to anyone?
Not that I know of.

What were you doing at 7am?
Sleeping.

What do you think of your number 3 on your top friends?
That’s stupid.

Can you legally drink?
No, but some people are wanting to change it and if it does get changed I will be able to.  But, I don’t have any desire to at ALL!

When is the last time you saw your mom?
A couple of hours ago.

Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet?
Socks, the floors here get to dirty or cold to not wear anything.

Have you ever been in an ambulance?
Nope

Do you hold grudges?
Well, I don’t hold grudges with family, I couldn’t even if I tried.  But I’m trying to let go of some grudges against some jerks that race very obnoxiously.

Do you sing obnoxiously in the car?
I don’t know, you’d have to ask my sister.

When was the last time you had butterflies in your stomach?
I’ve had them ever since last night.  They’re getting kind of annoying.

Are you watching TV?
Nope, but I can here it in the other room.

Ah, it’s silly but I love doing these kinds of things.
Mariah

Randomness

Well, my blogging hasn’t gotten off to a very good start! Maybe I can change that.

My life has been extremely busy as of late. With school, piano, babysitting, and just life in general. Even with everything going on my mind has just been blank. I couldn’t think of anything worthwhile to blog about. So, here I am, blogging about nothing in-particular. Here are a couple topics. Enjoy!

-Journaling
I hadn’t written in my journal for about a year until a couple weeks ago. Now I’m writing at least once a day, sometimes as many as 3-5 times. It’s a great outlet for me when things in my life are hectic, or I’m angry or scared about something. But it’s also nice to share what’s happening when everything is normal. My friends are very busy too, so my journal is always there to ‘talk’ to. I don’t have to plan a time to talk to it just to have the phone lines knocked out. It’s always there, and I’m hoping to have it filled by the end of this year.
I looked back at the beginning of my journal……WOW! It seems like I only wrote when I was upset about something, or extremely excited. It was like a roller-coaster ride. But seeing what I wrote then, showed me that I’ve grown up some in the last few years. Seeing how I responded to things in early 2007, and how I respond to them now. It encourages me to keep going. I couldn’t see the change as it was happening, but now I know that God has been working behind the scenes all along.

-Pictures
Here are a few pictures that were taken in August one morning when I went out to walk/jog. Everything seemed so pretty I had to get my camera.

Pretty Sunrise

Raspberriess From the Garden

Where I used to walk/jog.

Pretty Flower!

I’m pretty sure it is called a ‘Passion Flower.’ I found them growing back in the field.

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There you go! It’s random but at least it’s a post!
God bless!
Mariah

Hello Blogger World!!!

Here I am, finally starting my own blog!  I have been meaning to start blogging for a while now but I just never got around to it ’til now.  I’m not planning on this blog being about any certain thing, as my blog title says, it will most likely be ‘scattered’. 

Me?  I’m an 18 year old, homeschooled, Christian girl.  Trying to live for Christ, doing hard things for His glory, and learning all the time!

So, as I embark on a journey into the blogging world, not sure where I’m going, nor what it’ll be like, I invite you to join me!

Please comment!  If you have any suggestions feel free to let me know!

Mariah