Mountain Dew Cake!!!

I am the kind of person who finds a million amazing recipes, but I never actually cook them! Usually because it requires flour, egg whites, or something else ridiculous! Well, one of my friends at work has been asking for a Mountain Dew Cake. So a few days ago I went on Pinterest and found a recipe that sounded pretty simple and good, and now my cake is cooling!!!!!! (I do not cook a lot so this exciting for me!) :)

Here is where I got the recipe and mine is identical to this one, even the pictures look the same! Hopefully, everyone at work will enjoy this treat tonight!

http://cookiesandcups.com/mountain-dew-cake/

Have a good Friday!

Our beautiful God.

The cross showcases the beautiful kindness of God as His wondrous love releases sinners from their bondage and guilt through the substitutionary sacrifice of Jesus. -Matt Chandler

We deserve His wrath, but He refuses to give us what we deserve. He gives us unconditional love that never fails.

Random Picture of the Day.

This week has been a rough week and reading Matt Chandler's Explicit Gospel took me away from my hectic life for a few minutes. I think it is important for us to remind ourselves everyday that what Christ did on the cross paid our bill, and we do not deserve it but our God loves us SO much He sacrificed His son. Thankful. 

Bad Day, Great God.

Today was the big day. The day that I took the GRE. I had a feeling I would not do great but I was hoping for the opposite...well I did not do great. So now I am paying a tutor and taking it again over Christmas break, oh what a joy! Taking the GRE today really pushed me to look into different schools, instead of just looking at the one I am extremely interested in. I am also reminded that the Lord has plans for me that are different than my own and I need to back up a minute and realize that. After having a breakdown and having an awesome friend help me realize how blessed I am, I came home to my sweet nephew who I have not hung out with in forever, which reminded me even more of how truly blessed I am. Thank you Lord for the great friends and family you have blessed me with!

Kolton Layne. <3

Papers & GRE

Currently, I have a 13 page article about Autism in front of me, and I am trying to do a 4 page review on it. Reading this article reminds me of how blessed I am, kids who have Autism, Down Syndrome, or any other disorder struggle every day and I take my life for granted, my heart breaks for these sweet kids and adults battling these disorders....

Random pretty picture for the day.

Today was WING day! :)
Every Thursday, my friends Aimee, Ashley, Heather, & I get wings, since we have FREE WRINGS FOR A YEAR. And last Thursday & this Thursday were just a hoot, the Lord reminds me I have some pretty amazing friends! Aimee is such a good sport, too. She just chauffer's us around and deal with our silly conversations and comments! Ashley brings out the 5 year old in me and it is just a laugh fest, so thankful for these girls!

In 10 days, I will be taking the biggest test in my life so far, the GRE, over the next 10 days I am going to put something I learn from my book on here in hopes I will remember better. :)

What I learned: FOIL is the best way to solve (4x+7)(3x+2) kind of problems. First terms multiplied (4x*3x)=12x2 Outside Terms: 4x*2=8x Inside terms: 7*3x=21x Last terms: 7*2=14, combine like terms! 12x2 + 29x + 14 (I THINK THAT'S RIGHT!)




Have a wonderful Thursday, remember to be thankful!

"You rose and conquered the grave!"

A daughter's love.

I am 21 now, ahh I am getting so old and grown up! :( It has been awhile since I have updated, school is CRAY CRAY and I can never update! But something has been on my heart for a little bit and I just need to blog about it! :)

My parents mean the WORLD to me, and in the past couple of weeks the Lord has really shown me how blessed I am to have them be such a big part of my life. Through my childhood I did not treat my parents the way I should have. They have done nothing but love and support me since I was born and all I did was repay them with disrespect. Now that I am into my twenties(ahh thats so weird to say!) I am slowly learning how blessed I am to have my parents. My dad always makes sure that my car is in ok condition, he changes the oil, reminds me to get the tires rotated, changes my windshield wipers, and EVEN puts gas into it when I am broke! I do not know how to do anything with my car and frankly I am WAY to stubborn to learn, but my good ole dad always makes sure it is safe for me to drive. He also makes sure I am ok when it comes to moving places, even though he hates helping me move he does it without complaining, and I could never do that, especially with all the stuff I own! He is the most caring, loving, and strongest man I know. My mom, oh my gosh I love her so much, she has always had my back on everything, whether I was in the wrong or not, she has been there for me and helped me through tough situations I could not handle on my own. She bends over backwards for me(not literally), she always makes sure I have food in my refigerator, clothes in my closet, and a place to live. She is the most heart warming, caring, and self less woman I know. I will never be able to repay my parents for all that they do for me and all that they have done for me in the past 21 years. The Lord has definitely shown me not to take them for granted and I just pray I continue to love them the way I do now. Mom/Dad if you are reading this, I do not need anything from you and I do not have bad news, I just want to let everyone know how grateful I am for the two of you even if I do not always show it. I love you both more than I will ever be able to show! <3 

"Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it." -Proverbs 22:6