Keep Smiling

Hey guys! Guess what? It's almost time for spring break! I cannot wait to be home in Delaware with my friends and family for an entire week. I will be in Virginia this weekend to visit family friends and we are going snow tubing, which I haven't done in long time. I am so excited! I bet you all are just as excited for spring break as I am!

As girls in our late teens or early 20's, we have already experienced a lot in life. We have all had our up's and down's and things happen in our lives that we think we will never get through because it is just too terrible. I know for me, when I was a freshman in high school my family and I went through a really difficult time where we almost lost my dad and could not figure out what was wrong with my younger sister because she was so sick. During that time in my life it was difficult for me to keep a smile on my face.

God got me through the difficult situation because He never leaves our side. Although it may sound difficult, it is helpful to smile through the hard times. There are a number of health benefits to smiling that you may have never even realized before. Here's a list of 8 things to make you want to smile more!

1. Smiling is contagious
2. Smiling reduces stress
3. Smiling puts you in a better mood
4. Smiling makes you look younger
5. Smiling makes you happy
6. Smiling gives you a better outlook on life
7. Smiling burns calories
8. Smiling makes you feel more attractive

All those health benefits should makes you want to smile more often! I really hope this put a smile on your beautiful face and makes you want to smile and have a better outlook on life! Don't let the difficult times get the best of you; trust God to get you through it so that if you can't smile during the situation, you can smile at the end!

Have a great week and remember to keep smiling!

"A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up bones."

Proverbs 17:22

You are Beautiful

Hey everybody! I hope you had a wonderful week and a relaxing weekend as you get ready to go back to classes tomorrow. I don't know about you, but I have had a busy week! This weekend has definitely been a time for me to unwind and relax from the craziness of the week. Spring break cannot come soon enough!

College is a time where students decide what they want to do with the rest of their lives. If you attend a secular college then you know it is easy to wrapped up in what society is telling you and forget about the truth presented in the Word of God. Society tells girls they need to change their looks in order for people, especially guys, to like them. This is one of the biggest lies I have ever heard in my life.

We were created in the image of God and were made for our own unique purpose. You are the only you. It is your job to be the best you that you can be. God has a special purpose for our lives and we cannot allow society to influence our thoughts on this. 

Instead of letting society feed our minds with lies, we need to remember to look to God and let Him tell us how wonderful we are, because each and everyone of us is WONDERFUL
and BEAUTIFUL.

This week I wanted to share a video with you that I watched a few months ago. It is so powerful and has a message that every single girl needs to hear. If this video doesn't encourage you and bring a great big smile to your face, than I don't know what will! Enjoy this and remember it when you aren't feeling worth anything, because you are worth it!

"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. 

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; 

your works are wonderful, I know that full well."

Psalm 139: 13-14

Valentine's Day

Hey guys! Welcome to my blog! I hope that over the next few weeks you are able to find encouragement in the posts on here and they bring a smile to your face. I figured I would start things off right, with a Scripture that I hope will make you smile.

As we all know Valentine's Day is just around the corner. On Friday all the couples will get together and have cute dates with their significant other. That is just great for those people who are dating, but for those of us who aren't, well Valentines Day is another story. It reminds us that we do not have a boyfriend and oftentimes it makes us feel unwanted 
or unloved. 

The truth about this holiday is that it isn't all about couples and their love for each other. It is about friends and family and being with the people most important in your life. It doesn't matter if you aren't able to spend the day with a member of the opposite sex.

Even if you feel you need to be with somebody to be happy, the fact that Jesus loves us more than anybody else in the world ever could, should make you smile. No matter how many times you disappoint Him, He is not going to give up. It hurts God when we say we feel unloved because He will never leave us and is the only person we can completely trust with our entire lives.

I came across this picture the other day and when I saw it, I had to pause for a second as I thought about how true it was. It brought such a huge smile to my face and I hope it does the same for you.

I don't know about you, but I will be spending my Valentine's Day thanking the Lord for all that He has blessed me with in my life, and I hope you will do the same. 

Have a great week!