It was a dark and stormy night...

So today didn't really start out well. I mean, the rain was awesome, but my Doctrines test didn't go so great. At least, I'm pretty sure it didn't. I guess I'll find out. Also, I was very tired. So....my morning stank.

I think someone noticed, though, because this afternoon I got an encouraging card in the mail. After that, my day went much better! Then, I went to Cinema dinner like I do every Monday, met someone new, and had a lot of fun. I got to spend time with various cool friends throughout the remainder of the evening.

By dinner the rain had cleared up, which was very sad. I had been craving a London Fog (with Earl Grey) since Sunday, and rain is the perfect weather for one. So I went to Cuppa Jones and got my drink (which was amazing, by the way), and played ImagineIf and Apples to Apples with some friends. I had to leave at 9:20 so I could go get my dress checked for Artist Series tomorrow (read my last post), and by that time it was totally pouring outside! Unfortunately, I was carrying my French textbook and workbook, so I couldn't walk in the rain. I dorm-hopped. Lame.

I made up for it though! After I got my dress checked, I went outside and danced in the rain. I also jumped in puddles. I felt like I was 6 all over again. It was awesome. ^_^

Me in the rain:

This post is all over the place...I know. Sorry.

That is all.

A few words of encouragement...

I hate to have to admit this, but I have an inferiority complex. I developed it when I was around 15 or 16, and then started to dissolve it around age 17...probably part way through my freshman year. It had almost completely disappeared by summer '09, and then I didn't have too much of a problem with it. But then it decided to rear it's ugly head tonight for reasons I had no control over, and I was forced to face it yet again. I don't really want to get into it too much, but I figured this would give me a chance to share some verses that really help me when I'm feeling ever-so-slightly self-loathing.

This is from Psalm 139:

¹³ For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.

¹⁴ I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.

¹⁵ My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place.
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,

¹⁶ your eyes saw my unformed body.
All the days ordained for me
were written in your book
before one of them came to be.

I have to remind myself that God made me the way I am. He chose to make me certain ways, and in His sight I am perfect and beautiful.

Also, I need to remember that He knows who likes me, who will ask me out, and who I will eventually marry. I gave all that up to Him last year, and have been working on contentment in my singleness. I still have issues with contentment every once in a while, but then I pray for help and by God's grace I have been able to deal with it thus far.

I hope this blog post has been an encouragement to anyone who is struggling like I am. Let me know if it's helped you in any way. =)

Aaaand...I'm back!

So guess what? I can get to my blog on campus! So...hopefully now I can keep up on here. I hope.

Anyways, I just started my junior year at Bob Jones. For those of you who have been wondering what I decided to do about my major (my last post), I changed to Creative Writing! It's a lot of fun, and totally me. Not that Cinema wasn't totally me, but yeah. I'm still (kind of) honorary Cinema. That makes me very happy. =)

Speaking of Cinema, Unusual Films is in production! They started pre-production last summer, which I helped with. They've got a lot of the film shot, and I managed to be an extra in one of the baseball games.

Also, for those who have been looking desperately for my Twitter but can't find it, I changed my name. Currently, it's innocent_eyes23. I will warn you, though, that I don't get on there often. It's blocked at Bob Jones, and I tend to forget about it when I'm off campus. But I still try to get on sometimes. =)

In other news, the 5 Browns are going to be at Bob Jones next week! I'm really looking forward to that. I don't have a date, and probably won't get one, but that's okay. There are other Artist Series. ^_^

Anyways, this is just a catch up post. There'll be more later! Leave a comment so I know people are keeping up with me! ^_^