c a r e F R E E d: soak it up

I've never been through a time period quite like this one. I mean that in this phase, I'm trying the best I can to embrace every day. I know people have told me to do this over and over. But I've never been motivated until now. Even in the last days of high school...or better yet- the last days in Auburn, I tried to wrap my head around it coming to an end. But I simply couldn't. It always seemed so abrupt. With only 2 months left in my "home" I'm trying to have the most fun. See the interesting sites. Eat the best food. Laugh the hardest. And mostly just notice the small things.

loving even the rainy days with the white smoggy sky

embracing the art school aspect of my life

perfecting my cooking skills by making homemade bagels

eating as much Chinese food as possible

testing out the double ride

art school exhibition

I'm thankful for my friend Cat Littlepage who has taken precious time from her busy schedule to lead me through a Bible study- Knowing the Depths of Me. Through this the Lord has opened my eyes to show me my flesh vs his spirit. When reading the Bible or listening to teachers in the past, I never quite understood what my "flesh" actually entails. I knew it was bad. But what is it exactly?

flesh = self reliance = using my own resources

I'm relying on myself all the time. Every day. And I'm exhausted from it. As I'm studying, I'm learning that Christ didn't just die to save me from my SIN...but to save me from my SELF. There is another option- walking in the spirit.

"Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners- and I am the worst of them all. But God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners."

1 Timothy 1:15-16