Katelyn's Favorite Things.

fun blog! fun for me, at least. :) here are a few of my favorite things as of late. unfortunately, most of them are not cheap buy-on-the-fly type of favorite things. most of them i don't own, and feel FREE to tuck these away in your memory as Christmas, my college graduation, and my birthday approach... :P

beach cruisers. i especially love this color...minty green turquoisey teal. :)

these specific Ralph Lauren sunglasses in this specific color. i would treat them as carefully as my phone because they're essPENsive, but they had me at hello. there's no turning back.

these Barnes & Noble bookends. SO precious, and my books tend to flop over on my book shelf. i can't stop smiling at them!

this specific collection of classics that Barnes & Noble sells in their leatherbound classic series of books. they're all beautiful, and i don't own any of them except the Jane Austen volumes. they're so prettyyyyy.

bomber jackets. this one is from Target, and is probably one of the lesser expensive of my favorite things, haha. i think with the right scarf and blouse, this will look more chic than biker. that would be my hope, anyway. heh.

boots! i know these are mix-match, and i don't know where they're from, but i LAWF them. see you in my futurrrrre!

that's all for now.

peace and blessin's, peace and blessin's.

:)

keep the earth below my feet

this is what life looks like right now.

the path is laid out before me, but the journey looks both intriguing and freaky. but i am thankful to not be alone in this initial phase of the walk. :)

being on staff with Younglife is no piece of cake. t'is not for the faint-hearted. it's a marathon that requires almost everything you've got on almost every level. i love it, but i'm already exhausted.

this is my last semester of classes before i graduate. four classes at West and an online class through Rio Salado. i know i can do it, but the hardest part is finding the motivation to want to do it. i could get myself freaked out at the thought of not being able to graduate in 10 weeks to find motivation to succeed, but that just stressed me out and gets me nowhere. i'm trudging along alright, but it's painful.

in a few differing circumstances, God is stretching me with personalities/worldviews that conflict with mine. i'm usually someone open to new types of people, but for some reason these particular individuals get under my skin and crawl around for awhile. i think my processing of what being Christlike toward them looks like is His way of training me to stand on my two feet in love and respect, rather than the anger and arrogance i am prone to stand on. i'm thankful, but it sucks.

to sum up life in this moment, all you have to do is read the last sentences of the previous three paragraphs.

life = i love it, but i'm already exhausted

life = i'm trudging along alright, but it's painful

life = i'm thankful, but it sucks

so proceeds the bittersweetness of living. ;)

let this thought soothe you, wherever you're at today:

keep the earth below my feet

for all my sweat, my blood runs weak

let me learn from where i have been

keep my eyes discerned, my hands to learn

seasons and Seattle.

a lot is happening.

it almost feels like my heart is packing its bags and moving to a new neighborhood to build a new life.

maybe i'm subconsciously going with the flow of the seasonal change...who knows.

but God is moving. and it hurts and it excites and it frees and it binds me up.

i'm facing age-old problems in my heart in entirely new ways, with the help of those who have gone before me.

everything i've learned seems to have been leading up to this; facing failure, how to completely surrender, where to put my self-worth, how to untangle the unhealthy relationships in my life, all of it. all of it to face this monster of a mountain in my life.

i may have made the biggest mistake of my life six years ago. the idea of that has haunted me since the sleepless night after i made it. i've alluded to it before and i'm doing so again. because this entire time, i've been trying to convince myself that it wasn't a mistake. i did what i needed to do. it wasn't a mistake. it wasn't a mistake.

i think i've come to a place in my heart to be able to face the question...what if i totally blew it?

what if i missed out on something that could have been absolutely wonderful?

i think i've come to a place in my soul to be able to comprehend the truth...that God can redeem anything. even a mistake detrimental to my heart.

that's just a taste of what's coming. :)

alright it's official. there's a third grad program in the running for next fall:

Seattle Pacific University - Seattle, WA

it's been recommended a few times and it has everything on paper that i'm looking for...so...it's an option. :)

stay tuned.