Two posts in one day!!!!

Quit laughing... it isn't funny! Yes, I haven't been seen in a month and now I'm on the second post of the day. But I'm pretty sure you wanted to hear this poem. And if you didn't... well, kudos to you! Go ahead and just stop reading this and do your laundry or whatever else is so vitally important and fascinating... :P

Here you go :) Its my latest one, and also one of three I've written since I've been at college.

The Note

I opened up my mailbox.

It was just like any other day.

There were some clouds, some happy times

And often, I didn’t know what to say.

I gave a heavy sigh

And looked down deep inside.

There was a small white envelope

With my name on one side.

It was a very simple note

Plain printed in bold, strong hand.

There was a smudge in one corner

That I don’t think was planned.

I wondered who in the world

Would leave this note for me?

I didn’t know who it could be from

And I wondered, “What could it be?”

So I broke the seal and tore it open

And a card fell from inside.

On the front was a simple flower

But it was my favorite kind.

 I thought “It must have been someone

Who knows me pretty well.”

How they would know to pick my favorite flower

Was more than I could tell.

I picked up the card

And set the envelope aside.

The emotion and nervousness

Was more than I could hide.

I looked both ways

To make sure that no one could see.

But there was not a soul

And I was as alone as I could be.

I opened the card

And I read the first line.

It held my own name

So I was sure it was mine.

I recognized the handwriting

And my heart started to race.

I could hardly sit still

In the same place.

My eyes whizzed through the letter

And this is what I read:

“I know you wouldn’t expect this from me

But it just had to be said.

You are one of my best friends

And I hope that will always be the same.

You brighten a room by walking in,

And I smile when I hear your name.

Please don’t ever change

And I know that I like you.

Will you be my friend forever?”

And there was a signature too…

It was yours!

And my heart was touched.

No one else’s words

Could ever mean so much.

It was just a simple note

But it thrilled my heart.

I knew that a special friendship

Had just had its start.

Make today count!

Always,

~ Amanda ♥

*cringe*

*peeks around the corner to see if anyone is watching her*

*gulps*

*steps out from the long-time shadows*

Voila! I am back! Lol, I'm sure you are wondering where in the world I went. And I'm not going to give you the same old excuse that every college student keeps under their hat about being insanely busy. Sure, its true, but who really wants to here that AGAIN!?!?! So yah, let's just say I have a life and this hasn't been a huge part of it lately.

So what to actually tell you.... There really isn't a whole lot of news that is well..... newsy! I'm not in a relationship, and NO I don't want to be, and NO there is not anyone that I'm interested in. So there, now that we've got everyone's biggest question answered we can move on to more important things.

Like........... umm.......... yah............ well...................

Wow. My life is so busy and yet its boring? Certainly not. God is working in amazing ways on this campus, and this is certainly (and more certainly than ever) where God wants me. Its so amazing every day in chapel because I've never been so convicted by every single message that I hear. In the past, not every message I heard would move me, and in my heart I kind of made fun of those who went forward or applied every message to their life. But I know now how wrong I was to think that way. Every time the Lord speaks through any of the godly men who speak here, it is exactly what He knows I need to work on, and it is something He has specially prepared for me to hear.

Isn't it amazing how God can speak to everyone at the same time, and yet it is exactly what each one needs to hear? Isn't He an Amazing God we serve?

And He is soooooooooooooooooo good to me and in reality, to everyone and in everything. He is in control of every part of our lives, and it is our mistakes or unhappiness with His plan that cause problems in our lives. One thing that He has really been convicting my heart about lately is the fact that I need to be thankful in all things.

Thanksgiving was not too long ago, and I had a really nice time with my family. It was fun and a huge blessing just to spend time and gain wisdom from my uncle and aunt. But it taught me something more. God places things in our lives that we see as bad things, or as trials, as something going wrong. However, He has prepared each one specially for us, and knows that that trial will bring us to Himself. When we come to the end of ourselves, we find Him waiting with open arms and willing to help us whenever we ask.

And He is always there. He never forsakes us.... Isn't that incredible? We can know that no matter what we are going through, and no matter what He has brought in our lives, we are being better prepared for Heaven someday, and to serve Him here on this earth now.

God is so good, and a close walk with Him is truly the sweetest thing on earth. A Christian's heart should and will suffer when he loses fellowship with His Savior. Our God is everything we need, and oh, how much we forget that, and how often we try to do things our way.

So yes, my life has been busy, but through it all, my God is there, and He is taking me through whatever He has for me. I am content to walk with Him, and truly, more than content, because for me it is a privilege to serve the King who loves me and gave His Son for me.

I hope that through the busyness of the Christmas season, you still walk in step with your Lord. He takes the time to love you and guide your life, but any relationship will die if it is only one-sided.

Give God the glory and thanks for everything in your life, even what may seem like bad things. And always, live life on purpose. It isn't an accident that we are here. :)

Make today count!
Always,
~ Amanda ♥