Spring Fever

To all who read my blog: I'm sorry I've been slacking and haven't posted anything new in a very long time!! I promise I'll working on getting better!
If you live in the South, I hope you've been taking advantage of this beautiful weather we've been having!! My friends and I certainly have been! Even though it's only the middle of February, we got a lot of sun sitting outside by the pool last Saturday! I hope it's safe to say spring is here to stay!! I could definitely get use to this beautiful weather.
Now on to the more personal stuff instead of talking about the weather. I have added something new to my daily routine. Every morning after I have fixed my coffee the way I like it, with a splash of milk and 2 Splenda packets, I find myself sitting outside on our back patio with a box of Nilla Wafers, my giant cup of coffee, and my devotion book. This morning I added one more thing: my camera. It is so peaceful sitting outside facing the woods and just spending my morning reading God's Word. As I have experienced, it is very easy to get distracted from God when you first come to college. With all the exciting new things, it's quite easy to forget the only real need in life. Thankfully now in my junior year, I have never felt closer to Him. God has blessed me with so much, including the most amazing friends I thought I'd never be lucky enough to have. I never would have dreamed that spirituality and God would ever be just a normal, everyday topic I would talk about with my friends, but surprisingly it actually is now. Last night, on a run to Kroger to get chocolate milk and ice cream with two of my closest friends, Jessica and Anne, Jessica gave me the coolest idea! She had a friend who took a really awesome picture of a flower by a pond and wrote a Bible verse on it. She asked Anne and I if we would help her find a good picture and verse so she could send it to people in a church event she's been working with. So this morning during my devotion time, I took my camera outside with me and snapped some pictures and added some verses.