It's been awhile!

Sorry for my absence from the blogging world. I know you all were thinking something happened to me but I'm proud to say, that no. In fact. It hasn't. I'm alive and well, just perhaps a tad less creative than I have been recently. I'd like to start off by saying Happy 4th of July! What a great day to remember where we came from, and to think about where we're going in the future (dim as that may be to some). God Bless America. Can I get an "amen"!?

Currently I have a song on repeat. It's Chris Brown Feat. Justin Bieber... Yes. I am cool like that. It's called Next To You and everyone should check it out. It's great to sing along to. And yes. I do try to sing low like Chris Brown. It's really fun.

Today I spent the day painting canvasses! One is for my lovely friend Rachel for her birthday... which coincidentally was in April. I'm either late or early... Oh well. And the other two were smaller ones for me to hang in my dorm room since I'm seriously lacking things to go on my walls. I'm so excited for this next year though. I'm in process of sewing a quilt out of my old t-shirts and making a new pillow for my room. I'm also painting canvasses and getting new stuff to put in my room. I'm having a blast to say the least. Work takes up some of my time, I work 2-5 days a week depending on if my boss likes me I guess... :) Just joking. But really, It varies how much I work so I mostly fill the rest of that time with watching t.v., tanning with my sister and hanging out with her when she's not at work, and spending my paychecks on clothes and other necessities... such as nail polish and movies. What can I say. It's summer.

My only major news from this summer would be that yes. The rumors are true. I've gotten a tattoo! It's on my wrist, and it's the Hebrew word for Redeemed "ga'al". Although it looks much cooler written in hebrew, I've gotta say. I love that word and it's used in my favorite Bible verse, Isaiah 43:1. Here it is.
"But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine."
Wow. What a great reminder to me everyday that I look at my tat to think, "God has called me by name today. I am his." I ask myself this, "Am I living like the God of the universe has called me by name?" That's a sobering question. I lose my temper. I act like the most selfish human being ever and I'm not proud to say that I do not live like I should. I don't let the weight of him calling my name and redeeming me affect how I act. What a sad way to go through life. Living as if I'm the center and as if I am entitled to anything. So needless to say, having it has definitely made me think more about what I do. I admit I'm not fixed or anywhere close to being better about how I respond to things and act, but at least it gets me thinking about that sort of thing ya know?

So there you have it. Nothing else is new in the blog world of Jackie. So until I write again,
Jacks!

Thought of the day: Unless you want to be known as a liar, an idiot, a bearer of bad news, and who knows what else; you may want to choose a profession other than a Weatherman. He predicted 90 degree weather. It was low 80s, high 70s. Liar. At least this time it was a good sort of lie. :)

Also. Be glad your power works. I spent most of my day without power today. Lets just say, the house gets hotter faster than you think. Thank the Lord for a cooler day and Chick Fil A