February photo a day

February 1
You

February 2
Favourite
My favourite song right now is track 6 on Wow Hits 2014: Lord, I Need You by Matt Maher.

February 4
Childhood
One thing I loved about my childhood is having tea and peanuts with my Grandpa and Grandma Thiessen.

February 5
Square
A beautiful journal that I got from my dear friend Beatrice Norton.

February 8
Water

February 9
Details
This is the afghan my Grandma Thiessen made me.

February 13
Perfect

February 14
Heart
This is one of the treats a little girl brought to the daycare today. So cute and very tasty.

February 15
My drink of choice
Coffee of course.

February 17
Vegetable

February 19
Feet

February 26
Light

February 27
My View Today
I went for a walk by the weir just before supper.

February 28

Reflection

My 5 most visited websites

Here are the 5 Websites I visit the most:
1. facebook.com
2. pinterest.com
3. hotmail.com
4. pluggedin.ca
5. kissesfromkatie.BlogSpot.ca

January photo a day

I do a photo a day thing that I got from fatmumslim.com.au. It's really fun! Check it out. Here's my January photo a day:

 

January 11
Looking Down
I went for a walk down this trail this afternoon. The trail goes up a hill up to the train tracks by my apartment.

 

January 12
Colorful
The bracelets I have on my wrist. Made for me by my sister Heidi and my friend Agnessa.

 

January 14
3 Things
My little friends that sit on my bed.

 

 

 

January 17
Tiny

 

January 18
Happy Place
I went for a walk today and found this picnic table in the park by my apartment.I sat there talking to Jesus for a while. It was my happy place for today and I might just have to go there and talk to Jesus more often.

 

January 19
Breakfast
Coffee and a maple bacon doughnut.

 

January 21
Blue
A box of cookies that I got in a care package from my Grandpa and Grandma Thiessen. My first care package ever!

 

January 22
Nice!
A birthday card that I got from my sweet second cousin Becky.

 

January 24
Your Space
This is the chair in our living room that I sit in all the time.

 

January 25
A Taste Of Summer/Winter
I went for a walk this morning down the walking trails along the river by my apartments. What a beautiful winter day!

 

January 26
Fun Stuff!
I talked to my little sister on the phone for a hour and 40 minutes this afternoon! I miss my sister so much. It's only 26 days till I get to see her.

 

 

January 27
Something I Bought
I went to see the second Hobbit in 3D on Saturday.

 

 

January 30
Best Invention Ever
My Grandma Thiessen always gives this lotion to me. It works so good!

 

January 31
Polka Dot

A poem I wrote back in grade 11

Here's a little poem I wrote in grade 11 for school. It's not great or anything but it's kinda fun to look back on.

A Letter To Me
Enjoy living life
Take chances
You might face strife
Be careful when it comes to romances
Always lean on God
Be a good friend
It’s ok to be odd
The truth is yours to defend
Have a better attitude
Be as happy as a lark
Give God the gratitude
No need to be afraid of the dark

The one thing I do everday

Is there one thing you make sure you do everyday? Something that is a main priority in your life, that no matter what you always make time for it.
For me that one thing is reading my Bible everyday. It is such a important part of my day! I love reading God's word and getting encouragement for the day.
I take the bus to work every week day so I bring my Bible along and I read on the way. Sometimes when I walk from the bus stop to work I quote verses in my head to get me on the right track for the day ahead. Quoting verses also helps when I'm struggling with something it takes my focus of the problem and puts my thoughts on the verses God has put in my heart.
Reading the Bible is my main priority in life and I would encourage you to make it yours. Take a couple minutes out of each day to read God's word and you won't believe what a difference it will make in your life!

New clothes with a purpose

Who doesn't like getting new clothes? I love getting new clothes and it's even more exciting when the clothes are made with a great purpose behind them.
Recently I ordered two shirts from sevenly.org. Sevnely teams up with a different charity each week, helping raise funds and awareness for 7 full days. Each item bought gives $7 to the charity of the week. I happen to think this is great because buying new clothes or other things is great but knowing that $7 dollars from each purchase goes to a good cause makes it fantastic!
When I ordered my shirts the charity of the week was Operation Christmas Child, my all time favorite charity. This organization is a company that distributes shoes boxes full of gifts to people that wouldn't normally get a gift at Christmas. People fill a shoe box with hygiene items, school supplies, toys, and candy and they are given to less fortunate kids. Also most of the time they give out a book called The Greatest Gift which talks about Jesus and the salvation story. The money from the purchases on sevenly went toward the shipping costs of the boxes.
Here are pictures of the shirts I ordered:

Now I just have to wait for them to come in the mail :)
I would encourage you to check out sevenly.org soon!

Always bring the sunshine of Jesus :)

One of my favorite quotes is:

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. - Anthony J. D'Angelo

It's one of my favorites because it is such a great concept to keep in mind. It doesn't matter whether you are going to work, school, hanging out at home, or going to a friends place, it's so important as a Christian to bring the sunshine of Jesus wherever you go. There is always someone watching you even if there is no one around because Jesus is always watching.
I know that it is sometimes hard to bring the sunshine of Jesus with you in some situations but I promise you that is you do it, it will be well worth it. God will bless you for it even if you don't notice those blessings at the time.
 I don't know if that's what Anthony was implying when he wrote this but that's what I think about when I read it. So I challenge you tomorrow no matter what you are doing bring the sunshine of Jesus with you and just watch and see what He might do!