Our Path.

    So yesterday was more of a trying day for someone very close to me. I know that almost all of us have our days filled of ups and downs, yesterday just so happened to be a down. But with every trial, we can have a triumph. We need to have these "bad" days to build us back up again, to show us how to be truly thankful for all the blessings we have in our life. Whether those blessings may be friends, family, our jobs, our homes, a kind compliment from someone, getting a loving hug, literally WHATEVER. Whatever brings your happiness and strength to your life. On our bad days we may not see the good in it.

We may ask ourselves, "why is this happening to me?". Many times I feel like it's difficult to find the answer. But today after listening to a new song I downloaded from The Drummond Family, I found a possible answer.

         As I said earlier, I think a great answer to this question is that with every trial, we can have triumph. We will have times that will test our patience, kindness, positivity, and strength. We won't understand why this has happened along our path, but GOD does. He has set a path out for all of us. Our very own, personalized journey through Christ. We need to have the unfailing faith in him to believe in this path, no matter what. People's faith may wane, and I won't be the first to say that this has happened to me, but I always have to remind myself to look at the bigger picture. He leads me, and the path is not always going to be easy. If it was, there would be no change to life! It would become a boring stroll. Don't you want a mix of running, skipping, tripping, falling, but then STANDING UP and walking again? This is what makes each of our lives so interesting. It is what makes life, LIFE!
        So if you are having a tough time with something, turn to Him. Trust me, it will help :)

St. John Trip!

    Holy guacamole!!! This trip was AMAZING! If you have the opportunity, you must go! This past week my 3 girlfriends and I went to St. John (USVI) for our Senior Spring Break Trip. Our last HOORAH before we graduate....in literally less than 2 months.....WOAH. That's a whole nother story.

    So we leave for St. John on March 2nd and stay until the 9th. Flying out of Reagan in D.C., to Miami, then St. Thomas, and then finally a ferry over to St. John! Such a long day of travel, but totally worth it. The house that we stayed at was called the "Pink Inner Tube". Home of a close friend of Holly's with a GORGEOUS view. Look at that!! ---->
God's creations are beautiful!

    Throughout the week we traveled through the island to many of the bays that they have. Maho Bay, Francis Bay, Caneel Bay, Trunk Bay...the list goes on and on! The whole island is only about 9 miles, but the road wind through beautiful terrain and make the drives that much more exciting! We had the opportunity to snorkel and LITERALLY swim with the turtles. :D We also saw sting rays, many fish, coral, and then humming birds, mongoose, and almost a tarantula. Hiking was my absolute favorite part! We hiked through the National Park and did our own hike up Ram head Trail. There were so many places to stop and just take in the beauty. It was so calming and really allowed me to soak in everything that was going on. This is one of the breaks in the trail to see the ocean!  (picture above, to the right).

If you want a great mix of being in the outdoors, more isolate, but still within driving distance to a town, GO HERE. St. John was not "Americanized" or touristy which is great! I would absolutely love to go again.

Hopefully you all had a relaxing, fun break as well!! Make sure to thank God for all your blessings :) I found this last picture on pinterest and I thought it would be a great way to wrap up this post!