Currently & Today (Edition 1)

Currently:
Life is hard.
Homework, tests, quizzes, projects, and school in general is stressful.
I wake up everyday to severe pain and just try to get through the day.
Sleep is my prized treasure, oh wait, hasn't it always been?
Christmas is coming up soon.
I don't understand why it looks like spring outside (i.e. NO SNOW. THIS IS MINNESOTA!!!)
I'm trying to be hopeful for my recovery and be overflowing with thankfulness.
I'm trying to live in the moment, enjoy every part of my life because time passes quicker than I realize and I am SO infinitely blessed it's ridiculous.

Today, life is rough. I could have it a lot worse, I realize that. That is where my thankfulness stems from today. I'm thankful that Jesus has chosen me out of my failure and sin. He has saved me and promised to heal me. This is the promise that I cling to day by day. I cling to the cross because there is nothing else I can hold onto anymore.

So today I will:
Lay on a heating pad to help my back feel better.
Read Lamentations 3 over and over again.
Listen to worship music and sing along, praising my Lord.
Enjoy Starbucks before church with one of my dear friends.
Let out all my frustration and replace it with hope that comes from God.
Cuddle with my dogs because lets face it, they are the cutest things.
Listen repeatedly to this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khz6ud6wFcw

With Joy,
Janae

P.S. I may or may not have become obsessed with taking pictures of/with my dogs.