in him is the fullness of all things

I am a happy, happy girl this evening. I've gone back and forth about this quite a bit but I am pretty sure that it is safe to say that Easter is my favorite holiday. I was processing today about what I love so much about Easter and it think it's this: there is no muss, no fuss. There isn't a huge emphasis on food, or presents, or the other things that can divert our focus away from where it is supposed to be. It is a time that we can come together and celebrate the risen King. Christmas is great because it's a time to meditate on the incarnation of Christ. But really, if Jesus had only been born and then died, there would be no reason to celebrate him because many, many  men before him and after him have lived and died. Jesus died. But then he rose again. The reality of the resurrection of Christ is truly the foundation upon which our faith is built upon. We don't simply worship a good man who lived a good life and died a horrible death on our behalf. We worship a...

Today ought to go down in history as the first day that I have ever consumed a monster energy drink. I procrastinated the entire day when I should have been studying and lo and behold, I didn't really start studying until 7:00...whoops! So I decided to try a monster drink because I knew that I would need to be up early...long story short, it is 1 in the morning and I am just now beginning to get a little sleepy. Moral of the story: Monster energy drinks are probably all kinds of bad for you...but do they get the job done? indeed. I recorded this video yesterday but didn't get around to uploading it until today. Enjoy! xoxo