always good for a laugh

Another hilarious video brought to you courtesy of the Jonas Brothers! This is their MySpace Artist on Artist interview where they asked each other random questions. It made my morning, I love it!

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=22191827&blogId=473147688

rest in peace

Haha, no, not like that! Nobody died! lol. I just chose that title because lately God's been so awesome about giving me both peace and rest. It's ironic though, cuz pharm school is about to kill me! But anywho, I've been reading "The Rest of God" by Mark Buchanan (awesome book, btw, read it!) and it's about the two different meanings of the word 'rest' - physical rest that is a break from everyday craziness, and also about finding the rest of God that you're missing when you scurry around during the week. I took about a 3-hour break from studying today (which I wouldn't normally do 2 days before a Chemo test) and I just felt so refreshed. Even Ashley noticed I was unusually calm for a test week. Yep, humans are definitely not meant to run like Energizer bunnies. And also, it's been significantly easier lately to think about how God would want me to treat certain situations, and it's also been easier to incorporate Him into my daily life and watch for His influence throughout the day. This is something I often forget, but I always feel so much peace when I'm right with God (or at least on my way to being right with Him). When I turn things around and get my priorities in order it's so much easier to organize my life, accomplish what needs to be done, and maintain a non-depressed attitude through it all. So that's where my peace has been found lately. Bottom line - God is good! ♥

♥ favorite quote: "Sabbath is not the break we're allotted at the tail end of completing all our tasks and chores, the fulfillment of all our obligations. It's the rest we take smack-dab in the middle of them, without apology, without guilt, and for no better reason than God told us we could."

Med Term Concerto

New YouTube link! Evidently the P1's got to watch this in their Integrated Lab, although I never saw it last year. It's hilarious! Just making a joke out of the fact that medical students of any kind get to use ridiculous words/phrases/acronyms to describe everything. Check it out! :o)

fam[ily]

I've been hearing a few of my friends open up lately about how messed up their families are, which is so sad. And as ridiculous as this is, I almost feel guilty for having an amazing family when these people can't! I know, it's silly, it's just hard to see other people hurting when I have absolutely no clue what they've been through. I feel so spoiled sometimes even though I know I haven't been taking it for granted. I love my family and tell them so all the time, and I really appreciate everything my parents do to make my life easier, especially right now as far as finances go (tuition, car insurance, phone bills, housing, etc.). I hate it when people make me feel bad about being so lucky - I'm truly a privileged girl, but I've never taken it for granted. If I was being ungrateful about it and flaunting it in front of others, then there'd be a reason to smack me upside the head. But I've never thought that this is just how it's supposed to be, or like they owe me this great life. I'm aware of how good I have it and I thank God for giving me the life that I did nothing to deserve. When people open up I feel like I should offer up some encouraging words, but I don't know what to say. I have no problem just sitting and listening, but you just never know what people are expecting from you when they open up about something so important. So I kinda sit there in silence and let them ponder whatever thoughts are running through their head. Whatever, I try to be helpful if I can, but I'm never sure if it's really as easy as just sitting and listening. Well, I started a draft email to my parents telling them how much I love and appreciate them, so maybe I'll finish that up today. lol. Ok, time to go get ready for church. El fin.

♥ love my family ♥