two thousand and fourteen.

(found on Pinterest)

 
(ignore the fact that it says 2013 :D)

A bad habit I'm going to break: Biting my fingernails. It's one of those things that you wish you could stop doing, but CAN'T. 

A new skill I'd like to learn: How to play the guitar.

A person I hope to be more like: Two people come to mind for this one:

 one) My mom, because she works so hard for our family and is always attentive to our needs. She struggles sometimes with insomnia and minor health issues, but she always wakes up bright and early and doesn't seem a bit tired. I want to have her tireless, enduring spirit and her incredible work ethic. 

two) My French teacher, Mme Bitton. Her love for Jesus and passion for her work is so inspiring. Every class,she asks for prayer requests, and ALWAYS starts out her prayers with "Lord, I thank you. I thank you SO MUCH." She not only inspires me in my faith, but also with her love for all of her students and her eagerness to help us learn. 

A good deed I'm going to do: I want to let my faith shine out of me more, so that I can impact my small corner of the world with the light that God has given me.

A place I'd like to visit: NOT going to pick just one. 

one) France (mainly Paris, but other areas would be nice, too)

two) California

three) Disney World

four) Lots more that I can't think of right now but will think of as soon as I hit "Publish" for this post.

A book I'd like to read: Gosh darn it there are SO many. Here are five that I can think of off the top of my head:

one) (Finish) The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien

two) The rest of the Heroes of Olympus series - Rick Riordan

three) The LOTR trilogy - J.R.R. Tolkien

four) The Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling

five) David Copperfield - Charles Dickens

A letter I'm going to write: To V, my compassion girl.

A new food I'd like to try: I would like to delve deeper into the world of Indian food. Also, legit French bread and the like wouldn't be all bad.

I'm going to do better at: School and building relationships. 

I'd love to see how you all answer these questions! I didn't make up these questions but I'm giving you permission to use them on your own blog (or even just in the comments section). Haha. Link to your blog in a comment if you do it so I can seeee! :)

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thirty-two random things I am thankful for

HI HI HI HI IT'S ALMOST THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS AND YAY I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

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I'm linking up with my lovely friend Hayley over at Victorious Heroine for a special thankfulness hootenanny and it's going to be awesome. I've never linked up before so can you tell I'm excited?! :)

Since it's almost thanksgiving and since I want to give thanks, here are some thankful quotes and a list of what I'm thankful for. I'm grateful that God has given me so much, and that he has enabled me to know from whom all of these good things come from - him! He's so good to me.

(all pictures found on Pinterest)

what I'm thankful for, in no particular order.

one) my Bible

two) my phone :)

three) TV shows (Once Upon a Time and Downton Abbey, mainly)

four) my lovely family

five) laughing and my family's special sense of humor

six) my friends <3

seven) my blog and the way it allows me to share my heart and experiences with people, because we all need each other in this great big world we're in. 

eight) food. just, in general.

nine) good, good books

ten) dreams and ambitions

eleven) a God who says "yes"

twelve) my bed (haha)

thirteen) the gift of writing

fourteen) hope

fifteen) teachers who don't give tons of homework

sixteen) beautiful things that reflect Jesus and his beautiful mind

seventeen) the ability to create

eighteen) my school that allows me to not only attend classes from my bed, but also helps train my mind and challenges me so that I grow mentally and spiritually. 

nineteen) my parents, who love and support me in all of my dreams and aspirations

twenty) my lovely french teacher, who inspires me to love Jesus even more

twenty-one) my wonderful church, who has accepted and loved me and helped me heal and grow. 

twenty-two) my youth group. these people make my life. 

twenty-three) thunderstorms and rainy days

twenty-four) puddles to jump in

twenty-five) christmas! 

twenty-six) trains
twenty-seven) music
twenty-eight) musicals 
twenty-nine) disney
thirty) nail polish
thirty-one) sweaters
thirty-two) veggie tales

Just a super random list of things I love and am so grateful for. What are YOU thankful for?

Oh and also, I would totally put the link-up thing at the end of this post so you could link up with me, but I CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. :P Anyway. You can put what you are thankful for in the comment section if you'd like. Because I would like that very much. :)

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