Sitting at the feet of Jesus

Last week devotions was on Luke 10:38-42 

"Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. She has a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord's feet, listening to His word. But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me." But the Lord answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her." 

These verses apply to my life so much right now. Here I am, at Word of life Bible Institute, in a little town in the middle of no where. Sometimes it feels like I am just wasting my time here, but looking back on these verses it reminds me that this is my year to sit at the feet of Jesus. I want to be like Mary. I want to learn all I can about my God. I don't want to be like Martha distracted by all the things of this world. Reading these verses always reminds me of why I am here. I will never get another year to just sit at the feet of Jesus. I am so thankful that I have a God who loves me so much! He is amazing! 

its been a while.

Hey everyone!

So lots has happened since my last blog... lets see if i can remember it all... hmmm

well first i must say earlier this week we got our first "snow." kate and i were pretty excited to say the least. during one of our 10 min breaks during class we ran outside, while everyone else looked at us like we were complete weirdos. by the end of class the snow has stopped and we haven't seen it since. 

i have been pretty busy trying to keep up with all my homework. it is a lot harder than it was in the beginning cause i don't spend all my time in my room studying because i actually enjoy going down in the lounge at night and socializing :) (right now i am in the library trying to study, but i'm not actually getting anything done, hence the blog :) we have a theology paper due on the 6th and i decided to get a head start on it... we can do it on anything we want and i chose Revelations from God, like Natural Revelations, and Holy Spirit Revelations. So, we will see how that goes. 

We have to do jobs here on campus. And i am on swat which means that i don't have a set schedule i just go where they need me. I have done things like housekeeping, food prep, food line, and the dreaded maitnence with all the guys. i did not enjoy that at all because i was the ONLY girl! The other day i found out that my new job for the rest of the quarter is being a babysitter for this family that lives here on campus. I am really excited about it. I get to get them off the bus and go to their house and watch them. Their parents are the ladies basketball couches. So i will probably watch them about two days a week. I went up and introduced myself to the mom yesterday.

 last night i took some pictures while lydia and i were working the dart booth. This was my first official event with my ministry team. it was 30 degrees last night and i had  A LOT of layers on, and drank A LOT of hot chocolate. i have some pics on my camera but haven't uploaded them onto my computer yet, so those will come later i promise. 

well i just wanted to update all of you really quick. i think this is my longest blog yet. on and the countdown is on till i come home! one month from tomorrow, and i am not excited AT ALL! haha.. 

well i love and miss you all!!  

comments would be nice... hehe :)

p.s. i just read this and it sounds really bad.. sorry i am just in a hurry... ( my mom always wants me to update my blog even though she never updates hers :)

correction

i miss all the CALI YOGURT GIRLS way more than EURO TART! just thought i would make that correction :) 

welcome to the world!

tomorrow jack jeffrey draper is going to come into the world!! i am so excited and really bummed that i can't be there on this very special day. along with his big brother cohen, he will be one loved little man. i can't wait to see pictures and to hold him! i love him already and i haven't even met him yet :)

thank you :)

i just wanted to say thank for to my uncle kelly and aunt connie and their whole family for the wonderful box of goodies :) it was wonderful! the brownies and cookies were pretty much gone the day i received the box :) thank you so much for your thoughtfulness. can't wait to see you all in november! i love you! 

speaking of food.. on monday and tuesday my mom goes into the yogurt shop and without fail always tells me how she is getting euro tart!! i tell her she needs to mail me some, but she won't haha.. i wonder why?!?! :) i miss you euro tart! and all the girls at the shop! i can't wait till i come back and work!!! and our christmas party will be SO much fun!! :) 

mom

mom..

being here for a month has really made me realize what an amazing mother i have. thank you for always being there for me when i need you. you are a wonderful person, and a great influence to me. not all daughters are blessed with a mom that actually wants to be involved with their daughters life. thank you so much for all the fun memories i have of growing up. i look forward to many more. i love you :)

from my grandparents :)

yesterday i got a package from my grandparents!! I was so excited when i saw that it was from them! i quickly went back to my dorm to open it and inside was ALL this food! i must say this is very generous of them!! i will be all set on food for a VERY long time! thank you so much grandma and grandpa!! i also got two letters, one from my mom and one from my dad. it was so nice reading those and knowing that people are praying and thinking about me. i definitely am feeling all your prayers. i feel very comfortable here. i know that God is going to do amazing things in my life this year and i can't even begin to tell you how excited i am about that. its really funny how things work out because i didn't even think i would end up coming here after graduation, but here i am. its so comforting to know that God has a purpose and a plan for everybody. (Jeremiah 29:11) I am learning so much here and am so grateful to my parents for everything they had to give up in order for me to come here. I love all of you! and i hope you are all doing well. see you in november :)

okay, so i normally wouldn't put a picture of myself on my blog, but my mom insisted. she wanted everybody to see my smiling face :) oh and kate is the best at cutting bangs :)

Lydia's Birthday Dinner.

so yesterday was Lydia's birthday so we planned to go to dinner. We went to Outback Steakhouse in Glenns Falls. It was a lot of fun to get away from the school for a while :) Her sister drove about 6 hours to surprise her for her birthday, it was really sweet. hope you enjoy the pics :)

Kate and I in our dorm after gettin all pretty :)

some guy i don't know hehe, lydia, and dustin (which is one of her good friends from home)

the good side of the table :) Dawnell, Lauren, Me, Kate, and Matt

Lydia and her friends again :)

the girls before leaving me, kate, dawnell, lydia, and her sister

the girls again :)

the other side. i feel really bad cause some names i don't remember. the guy on the far left is known as tpain but i don't know his real name, dustin, i don't remember, lydia's sister and lydia.

i miss co co!

i miss this little guy so much. he brings so much joy to my life. i get tears in my eyes thinking about him! but i will see him next month, along with his baby brother :)

ky ky loves you cohen!! :)