a taste of spring..

loving this warmer weather.. i am sure it's not here to stay so i'll soak it in while it lasts.. it was a good weekend.. our first winter retreat since winter meltdown was here. worked the zip line and high ropes saturday. pretty nice day, but still snow on the ground.. it made everything so much more difficult, but i didn't mind because i felt like i was getting a work out :) sarah's birthday was friday and her sister came up and surprised her. we had a good weekend with her. we celebrated her birthday thursday night and ate some delicious goodies, all which i am running off now. haha.. saw a couple movies this weekend.. valentine's day and alice and wonderland. i could take or leave the first movie, but alice in wonderland was surprisingly good :) had a wondeful day yesterday out with some special people. :) today the interns and i decided where we will be spending our intern camping trip in may! for the first 3 nights we will be spending it camping on assateague island in maryland! the last night and day we will be at great falls, va-dc area! i am pretty excited.. it will be a blast.. especially spending it with such fun people! can't wait.

it's been so nice out these past few days.. so nice i got to wear a dress and a jean jacket yesterday :) spring is so beautiful when it finally comes around, but for me it comes with such an odd feeling. it's not a bad feeling, just weird.. i love it though.. watching everything come back to life. like a new beginning. it makes me think about each new day the Lord gives me. lately i have been realizing more and more negative things about myself.. sometimes i wonder if it is even possible to live a strong christian life.. i fail multiple times daily and i see each time i fail now. i guess on a positive note it's great to finally see those failures so i can work on being the person i want to be for the Lord. sometimes it's overwhelming trying to do everything right. i think it's impossible, but then i am reminded that each day is a new day. each day is a gift from the Lord. a gift that i want to try to give back each day. a new day for me to work on who i am and grow closer to Him. it's not easy knowing how short you fall and i feel that stronger than ever. that also means that i am feeling how much grace the Lord gives. boy, i don't deserve it, but He gives it and oh how i am so grateful He does and doesn't give up on me.

Lord, make me more like your Son. Holy Spirit, give me the strength to pick myself up and try again after those many times i fail.

beth.