Fail of the Day

My favorite worship song came on the radio so like I always do I started worshiping. I was singing, clapping, and jumping around. One of these things did not go over too well while I was in the shower…

Another Awesome Assembly!

Don't miss out on this one guys!

Credit Cards

Well I just learned my lesson. Credit Cards are of the devil!

Around Christmas time my Dad took me shopping as a gift. We went to Maurices which turned out to be this beautiful store with super friendly employees. They had such great clothes that I rang up a 100 dollar bill. When I was checking out one of the employees, Amanda A. (I call her Amanda A. because both of the employees names were Amanda), asked me if I wanted a credit card at Maurices. Right away I said No. I didn't want any credit card because I didn't want to make payments and I knew then that credit cards could get me in trouble. Well of course she told me all about the benefits and all the great deals I could get. Then Amanda B. chipped in about how she cancelled her credit card right after she got the 10% discount and I wouldn't have to keep my card if I didn't want to afterwards. I was still hesitate but then my father said, "Get the card Leila. I will pay it off." Awesome deal! I get the clothes and my dad gets the payments!

WRONG!

This credit card is the devil! Of course you have to pay off a certain amount by a certain date. I didn't know that and neither did my Dad. So my original bill has now sky rocketed. I told my Dad but everytime he tries to go to the store they are closed. He gave me 100 dollars to pay off some of the bill but since I have already missed two payments a 100 dollars doesn't even cut it. Plus they are charging me all these fees. They tried to charge me a fee today for same day payment. I don't even know what that means but it was 1o bucks more so I didn't get it.

Anyway I just called my Dad and he told me he would send me the rest of the money today for the payments. He also told me he let me get the credit card because he wanted to teach me how to use them correctly. Now that was a smart lesson plan! No more credit cards for me.

I Know I'm Going

Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I just have a little bit to say about this very special day. On such a commercially run day as Valentine's Day you are bound to run into at least two types of people. There are those who are in relationships and those who aren't. Those who aren't usually address today as Single's Awareness Day and then they mope around like they have nothing better today. Today I woke up and the first thought God gave me was "Share My Love with someone else today". I was so startled by the thought because it rang as clear as a bell in my head. If there is one thing I've learned at Regent it is to follow God whenever he takes the time to speak. So that is what I will do today. This Day of Love I will share with others who perhaps never experience God's love before. I implore you all to do the same. If you run across someone who is in a bad mood today take the time to show them they are loved. This could be the simplest gesture and it might make the biggest impact on their day. Love you all!

Happy Valentine's Day!

P.s. Don't forget to hit up the stores tomorrow because all the Valentine candy will be 90% off!

A lesson from Babies

I just finished watching this documentary called Babies and I had a sort of mini revelation. In this movie there are four babies that live in different parts of the world that are being documented for the first year of their life. I have never been outside of America so it is cool to see the different cultures that come along with the different babies. This was definitely a multi-reaction movie for me. At first I felt so small. In the whole scheme of things I really am just a speck of dust on a speck of dust but I can live with that because I know God loves all of the little dust balls. This feeling of smallness did make me question some of my life choices though. I know I need to seriously reevaluate how much time I spend on meaningless things. Then I just felt so happy. Happy that the love between parent and child is universal. Happy there are still places in the world that technology hasn't taken over. Happy to see more of the good in the world than the bad. Usually when I am watching a story on another country it is something negative like a natural disaster, genocide, or the corruption of mortality. After all that it is hard to remain optimistic but this movie certainly helped me see the brighter side of things. Said all that to say I strongly recommend this film and I hope you have the best day today and every day that follows.

ZUMBA!

Whew.
Zumba is intense.
I just finished this new workout at my local rec center and I know I will be feeling it tomorrow. Heck, I'm feeling it now. Though it was hard I have to admit it was fun. When I couldn't keep up I just danced how I wanted with the music. The instructor was cool and she had a great taste in workout music. It was funny to watch her sing along to the songs as she told us which way to move. Some of the hardest songs for me to dance to were the ones that are also on the wii game Just Dance II. I have this game and I've played it so much that I feel like the dance moves are now programed into my body. I hope they play those songs at the Valentine Day Dance that SLABE is putting on because I'll be tearing it up on the dance floor for sure. Well time for more homework.

Be blessed everyone!