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Life is so incredibly confusing. Sometime I just don't get how I'm supposed to cope with it. One thing happens, then a few minutes later something totally opposite takes place. Ever just sat there trying to think things through and you get a legit headache from thinking too hard? Then you're frustrated you gave yourself a headache? I have this funny feeling it never ends.

I wish we could just do what we were supposed to do....that I could do what I'm supposed to do. I'm not the only one to think so. Check out what this amazing man had to say about it a few thousand years ago:


"I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it."

Wow.. try reading that 5 times fast.
Seriously though... Paul really thought about this one, didn't he? I don't think I could go into it so deep if I tried...thank goodness he spelled it out for me. It makes me more at ease with life, knowing that even someone as incredible as Paul had these thoughts and struggles.



BUT, it makes more sense as he continues....




"So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!"



How blessed am I? That I sin again and again, every day and every minute...and yet I don't have to worry about feeling guilty for the rest of my life. That I don't have to live in a hell on earth.
I really don't deserve it. No one does...yet here we have all the answers. Every single one that we need to make it through this time on earth.


Anyways. Those are a few of the many thoughts I have going on tonight.



Things I'm Thankful For:



#12. My phone. Yeah...I understand that's kinda lame...but seriously. It's an amazing invention that I truly am SO grateful for.



#13. Second chances. And third, and fourth, and fifth...and on and on.




I pretty much love these girlies:

Cookieeeeeees!

At 6:30, my dad came in my room and said, "Umm....when are you supposed to be at work?".
I glanced at my clock and tried to make out the numbers, then proceeded to leap out of bed, "in twenty minutes!". I pulled out 3 minutes later (let me repeat that....3 minutes later...), and then was stuck behind a tow truck for 10 miles. That always starts my morning out well :p
I opened for the first time, and made a fool out of myself numerous times. Thank God for older guys who just laugh with, and encourage me, with good attitudes. :)

Then I switched into the bakery. Ahhhhh......my favorite place in the world :D I spent a few hours in there baking brownies, cookies, and filling pastries..... loving every second of it and wishing I had more time there.

But can I say... one of my favorite parts about working back in the kitchen/bakery is jammin' and singing to the oldies that Chris always plays from his iPod. :) He's my kind of guy.

I'm home now. Making some turkey noodle soup, and chatting with my dad, brother, & some guys who I haven't seen in far too long. Life is good right now :)


Thing's I'm Thankful For:



#10. A dad who travels overseas to share Jesus' love. He comes back with some pretty incredible stories.




#11. Chocolate-Malt Sandwich Cookies. ;)

Too...much...food...

WELL. It was a wonderful Thanksgiving....that's for sure. I love my family to death. And my friends...cause I pretty much have the best of them.

Short entry today. Cause I'm just feeling lazy overall. But that's what people are supposed to feel after Thanksgiving, right?



Things I'm Thankful For:


#7. Ninja. That game makes the world go 'round.



#8. My Salvation. 'Cause without it...I'd be dead and nothing.






oh. and #9. STUFFING. <3

"Give Thunks"

I was introduced to a website tonight that I absolutely ADORE:


http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/


It's pretty funny. Gotta admit. One of the Thanksgiving cakes say, "Give Thunks"....hence the title on the entry. I laughed.


Here's one..






















But...to be perfectly honest? When I saved this onto the desktop, I named it Canana by mistake. So it seems I'm just as stupid as the person who decorated the cake. Anyway.


Things I'm Thankful For:


#5. Stupid websites that make me laugh after a LONG day of work.


#6. Legit African cousins that make life just that much better. :)

Drifting Away In Love..

It has been a long day. And I am so ready for bed. Tomorrow consists of me leaving for work at 7:40am....and arriving back home by hopefully around 9:30pm. It will be a much different house when I get back 14 hours later...as it will be filled with many more people that I love and miss so dearly. I adore holidays, as family comes and stays with us. I think I'll manage to keep my eyes open for a while before I say goodnight :)



Things I Am Thankful For:



#3. The passion God gave me for being in the kitchen. It produced 2 pies and a pan of baklava tonight.

#4. Two little boys who make my life complete:

Life goes on as it always does..

Blogging and me? We have a weird relationship. sometimes we are as strong as a rock....then we crumble and never speak for months. Hence....me now writing for the first time in months.

BUT. Writing is a swell thing for me...and such a therapy. I think I shall start on this relationship once again ;)

Writing takes a lot of my time, though. and right now....I feel quite tired and in need of a shower. So I'll leave a long post till tomorrow or the next day. I shall have much to say...after all, it's Thanksgiving weekend, isn't it? I truly believe it should be Thanksgiving every day. Wouldn't that make such a difference in this world? I think so.

A few small reasons blogging will be good for my soul:

• I will work hard on my punctuation and capitalization...and will get better at it.
  
• Every day I will push for creativity and imagination.
  
• I will succeed in keeping an active blog...for at LEAST a month (fingers crossed).
  
• I will post one thing every day I am thankful for. or two things. or three. after all...shouldn't Thanksgiving be every day? :)

Things I'm Thankful For

#1. The best friends I could ever ask for.

#2. The chance to work in a real bakery and officially sell my creations...like this: