Sunny Days

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Yesterday was a beautiful day. No, beautiful isn't quite the right word- it was Gorgeous. Magnificent. Perfect. That one random day when spring weather pops up in the midst of winter, and you throw on a t-shirt and sunglasses and head outside. ...Well, that's exactly what I did. 

The warmth reminded me of just how excited I am for summer to come. I'm so excited for the laziness, the sunshine, good books to read, time to kill, and friends to be with. I can't help but think about what's to come this summer! 

What's on the agenda so far? Sweden. That's right. I'm going to Scandinavia. Why on earth would I venture all the way over there? For my very best friend, that's who. Allow me to explain. My dear friend Emily is studying at Capernwray Bible School in England until mid-March, then she'll head over to the same school in Sweden for 2 months. Another sweet friend, Hayley, is joining her to study in Sweden for 2 months, so I'll head over at the end of May just before classes end for them. After classes are out, the three of us will travel down to Copenhagen then over to Norway. Don't be fooled though, this is what every cent of graduation, babysitting, birthday, and Christmas (and every other money-giving holiday) has been put towards. ...And I cannot even begin to describe how excited I am to see both of them, let alone an entirely new country (make that 'countries'; plural)! 

Please, feel free to be jealous.

Focus

Only 3 days on the job, and already the world of blogging has me completely transfixed. I think about something interesting I could post about or get on my computer to fiddle with fonts and colors (as you can probably tell). This is my brand new Christmas toy; I'm nearly obsessed with it the first few days/weeks, but (hopefully) after a while, its newness and excitement dies down. 

Until that point, however, I'm in trouble.

I've compromised my relationship with Jesus already, setting time I would spend with him to be spent here. So, I've taken it upon myself to put blogging as the end to my day; after everything else of greater importance (excluding homework, of course) has been taken care of, I enter dreamland with my new toy.

It should come as no surprise that my date with Jesus today was specific to what has been on my mind lately. I opened my devotional to see the words glaring back at me "Keep your focus on me." It went on to talk about how we are crafted by God with the ability to choose the focal point of your mind, a sign of being made in God's image. Because of that, we are called to "take captive every thought and make it obedient to Christ" (1Cor 10:5). We can win the spiritual warfare waging everywhere- even in our minds. ...So why not? Why not let the God of the universe rule our every thought and action; why not do and THINK everything for His glory?

Be Prepared.

For the first time in my life, I'm having a hard time finding something to say. I've been dreaming about blogging for months, and have finally sat down to do it. Now that I'm past the blog-titling (word to the wise: googling "clever blog titles" is completely unreliable and unhelpful) and color-coding, I'm not sure where to begin this portion of the journey. Does this need to be themed? Do I write everyday? Is it just whatever I think about? 


My questions have led me in a circle, where I now contemplate the entire purpose of this. The last thing I want is for blogging to be a complete waste of time or yet another distraction (who am I kidding? Of course this is a distraction; a key source for procrastination). At first, I decided blogging would be fun because my roommate is getting tired of hearing my sometimes funny, sometimes pointless thoughts and stories, so who better to share them with than the world wide web? Exactly. Each day is a mystery, full of new mercies and blessings that I uncover in funny, embarrassing, awkward, strange, true-to-form Rebecca fashion, all in the company of friends and family to laugh and cry with. The Lord has blessed me in countless ways, and I'm excited to share them with whoever will listen. That said, should you decide to stick around and see what happens next in the life and times of Rebecca Todd, all I can say is, be prepared.