Thoughts of a 20-Something Woman

So, I've been experiencing a lot of changes, a lot of redemption, and a lot of healing in my life the past year. After going to college, I made some huge decisions to surrender everything that was ungodly in my life, and live completely in obedience to Him. Obeying is hard, but I know that it is worth it. I lived two-lives for so long, but the freedom that came through obedience and surrender has changed who I am. I can now say that I am running towards Christ. I am not perfect, but I am not living a double-life and I am not living under Satan's hand. And it is glorious. So, in light of all of that, I have decided to re-vamp my blog (maybe you noticed the change in layout and title? maybe not? haha). But I thought it was time for a change. A song that I've been listening to and letting sink into my heart is called "I am new" by Jason Gray... my favorite lyrics include: "Now I won't deny the worst you could say about me. But I'm not defined by mistakes...

I'm home for the summer!! (Well, I'm home for three weeks before I move to Michigan for the summer.)My dad bought Netflix for our Bluray player. That means I get to watch hundreds of television shows and movies whenever I want. It's beautiful. My obsession since Spring Break has been watching The Secret Life of the American Teenager. There are 66 episoides, and I am on episode 25. It's a really great show. Well, I think so. Other people may disagree. The show's theme song just makes me life. The lyrics are: "Falling in love; It's such an easy thing to do. Birds can do it. We can do it. Let's stop talking. Let's get to it. Let's fall in love." It kinda makes me laugh. 1) I'm not entirely sure tha birds can fall in love? 2) Falling in love isn't easy. 3) The show gives a terrible depiction about love. 1) Can birds actually fall in love? I mean, they reproduce...but that doesn't really mean they can fall in love with other birds. C...