Let’s get on with it already!

As much as the calendar tells us otherwise, winter is still here.

The past few days have been not so much fun. We were teased with spring, only the find the cold winds and snow here once more. I don’t know how much longer I can bear it!

I think of it this way. It’s cold, and I can hardly stand it. I just want warm weather to be here- and be here for good- and I can’t really make myself be comfortable with anything else. It’s like the one time I was riding in the car with my friend, on a trip that lasted about 3 hours. I had just met this girl not long before, and she wasn’t someone I was yet comfortable enough with to point out that the a.c. was turned on way too high and I was freezing my limbs off! I sat in her car with perpetual goosebumps, counting down the hours…minutes…seconds…until we would reach our destination and finally be able to open the car door to the welcoming warmth. I’m weird, right? That’s how I roll…I’m shy until I feel comfortable around you…then you probably wish I still felt shy. :)

But anyway. This crazy recollection has a tie-in with my main point. The weather right now is like I’m sitting in that uncomfortably frigid car. I just cannot WAIT until I can feel warm again! I am counting down the hours…minutes…seconds…until I see perpetual blue skies, luscious green grass, and can no longer feel the biting cold. Just my late night wishful thinking. :)

 

Perhaps I should live somewhere with less winter?

On the verge…

I want this again.

And this.

Look at that green grass.

We are on the verge, people. The other day I saw a group of 9 robins. Nine. Shouldn’t that mean…spring x 9? I think so.

But today…today was good. I bet you could even see the grass growing, if you watched it for long enough. I swear…when I came back from class, I think there were twice as many tiny green blades poking out from the brown dead-looking ones. Isn’t it unbelievable? Seeing all these changes…all these miraculous resurrection events…it makes me feel so hopeful. There is hope in spring.

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Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world.  ~Virgil A. Kraft

The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.  ~Bern Williams

Awake, thou wintry earth -
Fling off thy sadness!
Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth
Your ancient gladness!
~Thomas Blackburn, "An Easter Hymn"

This is me.

Lately, I’ve been struck with the realization of all the things that make me, me. I love the way God has created each of us with our own unique identity- from our DNA to our favorite types of music. Like the quote from Billy Graham says:

“The older you get, the more like yourself you become.”

This is completely true; year by year, I am able to see a clearer picture of who I am. With this being said, here’s a couple of pieces of…well, me.

 

Things I for sure like (as in I never get tired of these things!)

*Funny animal videos. Like this one……….(or this one, too!)

*Mustard in my macaroni and cheese. It just isn’t complete without it.

*Salami guacamole sandwiches! Unheard of, but so so good.

*The way the laundry aisle smells in stores. I want a laundry room that smells like that all the time someday.

*I like to do things unconventionally. Most people like to do things the fastest, easiest, most sensible way. However, I do not always find this the most satisfying way to do things!

 

Dislikes (I just don’t know if I’ll ever like these)

*When people take pictures of themselves, but do not look at the camera. They look slightly to the left, or right, and it drives me nuts!

*Water chestnuts. Weird texture.

*Talk radio in the morning. Why is it that the hosts ALWAYS have annoying laughs?!

*I’m trying to lose my teenage lingo…it occasionally comes out, and I don’t really care for it. It’s not becoming of me.

 

Other miscellaneous quirks about me

*I recently learned that Minnesota has a state muffin. Did you know that? It is the blueberry muffin, that it is.

*I also just learned that Jacksonville, Florida is the largest city in the continental U.S. in terms of area. Very soon Jacksonville will have a special place in my heart; I am very excited for that.

*I’m addicted to the Discovery Health channel. Blood, needles, all of that…I can’t stand. But for some unbeknownst reason, I am intrigued by this particular channel. I could watch it for hours on end.

 

 

….I think that’s it for now. Later gators.

Guest blogger: Kady :)

My friend Kady took such pretty pictures of our beginning-of-March snow the other day that I couldn’t resist asking her to share them on my blog! She agreed with her usual bubbly enthusiasm, and so you have it. A post by none other than Kady!
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Hellooo! I’m Kady – Kimber’s friend and future roomie.  We have some pretty crazy and interesting adventures together, but they are always fun :) The other day it was so wintry outside.  Usually I hate winter….especially when it’s March and my favorite season, spring, should be here.  But I found myself loving it – it was so peaceful and frosty, a winter wonderland.  Here a few pictures that captured the beauty.


After recently reading The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, I couldn’t help but imagine this is what Narnia looks like!




Frosty branches – ahhh they look so fuzzy!




These perfect ice crystals remind me of how wonderful God’s creation is.




I couldn’t help but capture a picture of this ironic placing of a icy twig on the statue near the UNK library – too funny!




My favorite. Hmmm….I wonder if they would taste like frozen grapes?





After our wintry afternoon adventure! What a perfect way to relax after class :)

Doing.

This whole no-class-until-12:30-everyday thing is…nice.

Nice?

Helpful?

Mmmm yes…maybe helpful. Helpful to my productivity, but only related to school work at times. Mostly I just do a lot of little things that I want to do. And go to bed when I want.

Take tonight for instance. Today was one of those days where I’m filled to the top with emotions, almost brimming over. It’s not really a bad thing, but there is a need for me to do something with those emotions. Naturally, I followed my instinctive list of remedies…

Listen to music. Sing. Cry. Write. Organize. Move. Clean. Think. Create.

 

…all things I do on a daily basis, but to a much greater extent. So that’s what I’m doing- checking off my list, not quite finished at 1-something in the morning. Who knows…maybe I’ll just pull an all-nighter. It’s just one of those days!

I know I certainly can’t go to bed until my laundry is done, so it’ll be at least that long until I get my sleep. For right now, I’m content to sit here and listen to music and eat Girl Scout cookies and wish for a snow day and this and that…*sigh.* Tomorrow’s gonna be a new day. Soon I’ll be up and doing all that I do, life on repeat. But it’s good to stop and think and feel and evaluate life and tell of it in my own words.

Exactly what I’m doing.

 

yee-haw.

Our God!

Ya know, I like Chris Tomlin. His songs aren't the most complicated, his voice is simple, his lyrics aren't the most...lyrical...but he knows the truth. His songs are easy to sing, and easy to remember. I have a few favorites, but the one I want to talk about is Our God.


This song was just...meh. The words weren't very fancy, and it was sung a lot in church and was played constantly on the radio since this last summer. I guess maybe I got tired of it. But...not long ago, very recently, I thought about this song. It really is amazing! It dawned on me that the lyrics are all facts. They're not just Chris Tomlin's opinions. They are truth. 

Our God is greater.
Our God is stronger.
God, You are higher than any other.
Our God is Healer.
Awesome in power.
Our God, our God.


And if our God is for us, then who could ever stop us?
And if our God is with us, then who could stand against?


Yes, this is indeed a great song.

Stark raving mad...

Soooo...sometimes my friends and I like to rave. Like hardcore-dance-our-pants-off kinda stuff. It's typically held in...a dorm room...with an iPod hooked up to a little set of speakers...pretty high tech, I know. But really. It is so great. And I am always winded, and sweating...probably more than I would be if I rode an exercise bike or used the ellipticals. And did I mention that it is more fun??

If you've never tried it, you should. It's the next best thing to the real thing. I encourage you to forgo the drugs, though. :)

Check it.