It's been a while...

So this post doesn't have much to do with anything that's been going on in my life lately. If you want to know about my life for most of this semester, I'll show you my PR Organizations plan book for the Jabberwock Review! You should really buy a copy-- I highly recommend it!


Anyway, this post has more to do with something God reminded of me last week when I was on my way to take my younger sister to get her hair cut. See, I'm weird about trying to look "presentable" when I go to get a haircut because I feel like if I go to a salon with my hair looking bad, the stylist who cuts my hair is going to judge me and think I have bad hair.... I guess you would say I'm insecure like that. It's really a backwards way of thinking though because I'll try to make my hair look like it's totally fine when I'm going to someone else to ask them to fix it. Just by going to get a haircut, I'm admitting that my hair needs help!


It's the same way with God though... I hate to confess sin because I'm hate admitting that I'm broken; that I can't fix myself. I will even try to fix myself and my sin without Him so that I can feel more presentable before Him. How backwards is that? In His Word, God even tells us that His gospel and salvation are for the broken-- not for the righteous. Praise Him for His grace to a sinner like me; that He forgives my frailty so much that He says "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest" Matthew 11:28. God doesn't ask that I fix myself before I approach His throne, He will cleanse every impurity.

Country Roads, Take Me Home

Sorry I haven't posted in a while! Here's a quick recap:

• moved back to Starkville
• went through my 4th and final round of Panhellenic Recruitment at MSU
• celebrated bid day and reuniting with Grayfer and the Gamma Chi's
• began class
• RUF Ministry Team retreat
• RoadRunner retreat to ATL
• MSU beat Memphis!
• MSU loses to AU :(

Last weekend I went home for the first time since I moved back to Starkville! It's was great to have some time to catch up with Mom, Dad, Caroline, and Granny.

I ate at Local 463 for the first time last night! One of the many things I love about Mississippi (Jackson, especially) is vibrant local restaurant business. Local 463 is a new restaurant in Madison but it is owned by the owners of Walker's, a staple restaurant in the Fondren neighborhood. Mom, Dad, and I went for dinner and had the best time!

We had portabella fries as an appetizer-- I don't even like mushrooms but these were delicious! Dad got Veal Meatloaf. Mom ordered the pork chop over cheese grits with sweet potato fries and apple sauce on top. It sounds crazy but the sweetness of apple sauce (the texture was closer to an apple butter) complimented the savory-ness of the pork chop so well! The sweetness and crunch of the thinly sliced fries also added great flavor and texture. I thoroughly enjoyed my Redfish 463 (a new name for the Walker's classic "Redfish Anna"). The redfish is served over garlic mashed potatoes with string beans on the side. It was perfect! We finished off dinner with some of the best bread pudding I have ever had! The recipe was featured in the latest issue of Mississippi Magazine and I highly recommend it.

I had another great dinner with Granny and Caroline on Saturday night! We cheered the Longhorns on to victory that night and had a great time catching up. Church was excellent Sunday morning. I'm very blessed to have grown up in a church with the kind of teaching that I hear at First Pres.

So, the moral of this post? 1. I LOVE my family 2. I love good food 3. I'm so glad college football is back (whether or not the Dawgs win)!