I Am Free

I am free to live for the one and only true God. 

I am free to worship, to praise, to love, and to honor my Savior and Lord who deserves more than I will ever be able to give. 

I am free to live for Him and only for Him. 

Are you?

June 15th recap

So, here are some pictures from my 21st birthday :)

21

   So, Tuesday I am turning 21! :) It's really odd thinking of myself as 21, because I think I'm still trying to get over the fact that I graduated high school and have nearly finished college. Anyway, I'm really excited about everything that is going on in my life even though when I list it out, it doesn't seem like much... 


   Also, I realized today that I had never done a New Year's Resolutions list before, which seems silly, cause I am very indecisive and sometimes bad with follow-through, so resolutions do not make a lot of sense for me, but I thought it'd be kind of fun to at least list 21 things I want to do while I'm 21! Let's hope I can think of that many...


   Alright, here we go!


1) Read my bible every single day. 
2) Take Scully on more walks (she's gotten some poundage on her) :P
3) lose 25-30 lbs 
4) get my first teaching job!
5) graduate college!!
6) ....think of the rest of my 21 items... eventually...maybe? 

Yay!

I passed all of my state certification tests! Now all I need to do is complete my student teaching in the Fall and graduate!! :) Yay! 

My Life Lately

   I feel like my life is so crazy lately but mainly it has just been busy! School is coming teasingly close to being finished (at least the classes are, I still have a semester of Student Teaching) and I'm getting closer and closer to my mission trip this summer! I am really excited about helping out New Life this summer but I'm also really nervous because this is way outside my comfort zone, but God doesn't usually work within our comfort zones. :) Anyway, if you're reading this, please pray for me, and pray for the work that God will be doing this summer- not just in Newfoundland but in all of the places Go Now is sending student missionaries. 

Going and Gone to the Chapel

   Yesterday evening my sister Katie became Mrs. Smith (Yes, like the movie). I got to watch my Dad give her away and watch her new husband try very hard to keep her from face-planting as she climbed up the stage at church in her BEAUTIFUL dress. I have never had more fun at a wedding reception in my life- everyone was dancing and being goofy, especially my wonderful, dork of a brother :) I'm so excited for Katie & Rod, and I absolutely CAN NOT wait until they can move back and settle in Texas. 

Just another manic Monday

   So, today I had an unwelcome surprise in one of my education classes- my final was no longer online but was an in-call test, so Katie and Rod took me along on the errands so I could go to TWU and take my test. And after spending half an hour on my yucky test over Classroom Management, I went with Katie & Rod to I (insert heart-shape here) Sushi. If you don't know who Rod is yet, he is my soon-to-be brother-in-law (man, that's a lot of hyphens) who is marrying my sister this Saturday! They're both absolutely perfect for each other because they're both freaks, so congrats Rod & Katie! :P 

(this is Rod with Katie's teddy bear)

    Anyway, so after all the errands and my yuck and a half test, I also found out that I passed my state PPR test with a 92%! Very very excited about that! And now I'm getting ready for tomorrow's practicum and relaxing by watching Gilmore Girls with Katie & Rod.

Crazy Year

   2010 has barely made a dent and my life is already changing drastically. So, I just realized today that my sister, my best friend- is getting married in less than two weeks! All this time I've been planning showers, buying a dress, and helping with decorations and it just occurred to me that Katie is getting married and moving to Mississippi. 

   I'm also really excited about this summer because I'm going to Canada for a mission trip and I absolutely can not wait to see what God will teach me throughout the summer! :) Well, I'm currently typing this blog post in lieu of my biology assignment, so I'm thinking it's time for some studying! 

Saturday is never a good day for a test

So, pretty exciting weekend for me- well, except for Friday because to be honest I spent most of it doing nothing, which if you consider my 19 hours of class time and 9 hours of observation per week, is actually a rare and beautiful thing. So, where was I? Oh right, my weekend was pretty exciting because on Saturday I took one of my certification tests (my PPR EC-4 to be exact) that I must pass in order to become a certified teacher in the state of Texas. Woohoo! And here is a lovely picture of the high school in Dallas where I had to go to take said test.
Now, I know I'm from a place where my elementary school used to back up to a herd of cows and a view of the neighborhood Burrus and all, but really, I walked into this place and saw metal detectors and realized that clearly I was wonderfully sheltered in my old alma mater, and as a result, have gained a new-found respect for it.
Anyway, five hour long test on a Saturday= unpleasant for Cassie. My wonderful experience was added to by the assigned seating in which I was given one of the desks they put the tall students in, which literally came up to my chest! :P All I can say is, I better have passed that thing!!