Craziness!

It is currently 3:33 am and I have yet a long night ahead of me. This week and this past week are beyond crazy and I don't know how I am still awake and functioning. It's by God's grace that I'm awake right now updating my blog when I should reaaally be studying for my math quiz and final, paper and presentation this week! Oh well :) Trigonometric integrals and partial fractions can WAIT.

In lieu of Thanksgiving last week and my spirit of gratitude that has carried throughout this week, I wanted to share a brief thought I've been convicted of and one that triggered me to write this post! Regarding the topic of thanksgiving, I find it crazy when gratitude seems obscure to the very people who have the most to be thankful for. I guess I'm really preaching to myself right now. The past few weeks were definitely a few of the busiest and also the most "thankless" weeks I've had in a long time. While there was so much to be joyous about and thankful for, I recall grumbling, pouting, and throwing myself pity parties that I had hoped to somehow be of some kind of advantage to me. How wrong were my actions and thoughts! Thanksgiving and gratitude should really be a daily remark of appreciation as we are depraved, wretched sinners saved by undeserving yet sufficient grace. Gratitude honors God. Gratitude is the acceptance of a free gift and the heartfelt declaration that we cherish what we did not earn. Gratitude glorifies the free grace and love of God and really signifies the humility of a broken, needy and receptive heart. We merely honor God's glory by cherishing it and being thankful.
So why not constantly do it? It's a good reminder for me especially throughout my busiest days and weeks to constantly spur on a spirit of gratitude. I must be thankful to Him who gave me ALL things. If I cannot add to his glory, then I definitely must honor it. Thankful for convictions amidst a crazy night. God is so good and He is constantly so good to me!

Study breaks.. watching Avatar the last Airbender. =) =) 

My wallpaper!!! =) T-10 DAYS!!!

Only papers, presentations, 2 finals, a fighting cold, and uh gravity... stopping me from sweet winter break!!! :) YAY!

Okay now back to math... (which is btw the ONE thing I am not and will Never Ever Ever be thankful for.)