Chicks

All right, sooooo for all-ya'll that don't know, I live on a small farm. 1 acre to be exact. and today after coming home from school and youth group I found that we got our chicks! Now, I'm no where near a fan of chickens, unless they are in a lemon broth with lentils, but that's for another post. But I have to say, a chick that is only a few days old is very cute! I'll be sure to post pictures of them soon :) But for right now, au revior.
~ The Young Dreamer

The Ultimate Scavenger Hunt

Alright, so last week at College great put leader was talking about the verse that said "For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10 and he was comparing it to an Easter egg hunt. The thing is, he's right. God has set out good works for us to do and now we have to go find them. It is the Ultimate Scavenger Hunt!
~ The Young Dreamer

Butterfly Quote

While I was wondering on Pinterest I came across a quote. Now, if you've ever been on Pinterest, you know that is not a hard thing to find. People post quotes all the time, and I have found some that I would like to frame or put up as decals on my walls when I get my own house one day. But this one I wanted to share with you tonight. "Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly" - Anonymous 
This is such a beautiful reminder of life. Just when we feel the world is crashing down on us, when we feel like nothing more can go wrong, God comes and turn the mess we've made into something beautiful that can glorify Him. Sometimes it takes awhile before we see the beauty, or understand what happened. But God can turn even us, funny looking caterpillars into beautiful butterflies.
~ The Young Dreamer

Studying

Alright, so I'm being a good student and I'm doing my homework.... you know with 3 tabs open and music playing while sitting at the local coffee shop. But I am getting stuff done, I promise!!! I've typed up bio notes and read some of my textbook. I am learning more about cells than I thought would ever be necessarily, but c'est la vie (that's life). One of the tabs tat was open was a pattern to make a TARDIS blanket.... for all the free time I have ;) 
Until next time,
~ The Young Dreamer

Fighting the Microscope: Round 2

Bio Lab has come around again and this week, again, everything we did was in the microscope! But I think I'm winning

Safe and Sound

HI, long time no see! Well school is in full swing, but that's not why I hoped on today. Today I want to share a song I just found. Safe and Sound written by Taylor Swift for the movie The Hunger Games. I love this song so much! It is so pretty and well written. It has a sort of beautifully haunting feel to it. But as amazing as Taylor is I really, really like the cover done Julia Sheer. I actually couldn't tell you why I like it more, but I do :) SO if you want to here this amazing song click the links for the Taylor Swift Music Video or the Julia Sheer Music Video. I will be honest and say that the music video's are a little odd, and when I say odd, I mean I have no idea how they relate to the song. But the song is beautiful! so Enjoy!
~ The Young Dreamer

Chocolate Pretzels

Alright so I have a large break between my third class and my last class of the day (4 hours) so i head over to my aunts house and crash there. SO while I here today I decided to make Chocolate Pretzel candy things. I made them last night while I was babysitting, but didn't take pictures, so I had to make them again so i could show you! this recipe is actually modified from this one I found on Pinterest. But first we have to get our mood music. My friend posted this website to my Facebook, and I think it is now my favorite! Rainymoods is so stinking cool!!! Ok so now that we have the sound of rain, we can start.
What you need: Pretzels, and Caramel Cups (Rollos would work)


(ignore the M&M's)
Pre-heat your oven to 200 degrees 
Place a sheet of Tin Foil on a cookie sheet and lay out your preztles 

Place them in the oven for about five minutes, until they are shinny. Not melted, Shinny. take them out.

Take a pretzel and squash it on top on the caramel cup. Do it to all of them, them let them cool....putting them in the frig works well. Them...nomnomnom

~The Young Dreamer

Rain

rain

   [reyn]  Show IPA

noun

1.

water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in theatmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than ¹ / ₅₀  in.(0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle ( def. 6 ) . 

(from www.dictionary.com)

What is the dampness falling from the sky?! It's cold and wet....it's Wet, WET! I don't understand this concept. There is water falling down, well, sideways because of the wind, but still. The whole idea of rain is a little foreign  to me, a girl from the deserts of So Cal, but is this the reason other places are green and not brown, like my house? It is because they have this thing called rain?

~ The Young Dreamer

"Beautiful Wounds"

I waited in line for my turn. There were other people waiting there with me, those had been in the crash with me. I could vaguely hear crying and the pastor leading my friends and family in my favorite song, Blessed be Your Name, in a memorial. I knew they were heartbroken but I also know that time heals.

I look up as I hear my name. Jumping up, I pass through the gate smiled upon by the man who called my name.

It is so much brighter and glorious then I ever imagined! It was so beautiful, it was breath taking. Walking in wonder I see people that I know, family that I’ve never met but somehow I know them. Those who have left great legacies greet me, welcoming me to this holy place. Greeting them happily I search for one person. I wonder down streets paved with gold, pass tall building of rare stones But I look only for one person.

There He is, bent over, working on something. I can see the strength in his arms and shoulders from working with wood and caring for sheep. But there is gentleness about him holds his project.

His is facing away from me and I see for the first time his back. It is scared and torn and bruised. I slowly, quietly, approach him. Lashings cover his entire body. Deep scars from a beating of whips and Cat-o-tales, bruises from where he was struck by a rod, scratches from where he had to push him self up to breathe.

In every wound I see a sin that I have done. That bruise paid for the time I lied to my dad. The strip on his shoulder covered the stolen CD. The large scar where the Roman Cat-o-tails ripped out his flesh paid for the time I snuck out and partied.

He turns and looks at me over his shoulder and I see a great sadness in his eyes. I know that I didn’t have to sin, that I had his Spirit inside of me, but I chose to disobey instead. I fall to my knees, unable to stand in his presence and look upon the Lamb of God. Tears come to my eyes as I see what my sin has done.

I hear him turn and I see on his feet two circular scars where he had to push on the nail just to breathe. My eyes travel and I see a long gash in his side, the gash the spear entered his body, piecing his broken heart. Two calloused hands of a carpenter reach down and cradle my face, turning it upward towards him. Using his thumbs he wipes away my tears and I see many small holes where the soldiers pounded the crown of thorns onto his head. Reaching over to his place of work, he sets a delicate wooden crown on my head.

“It is Finished”

I lift my eyes to his and see great love in his eyes, love so perfect, only now can I understand it. He pulls me up into his arms whispering all the while, My child, my sister, my bride, my servant, my church.

I look down at the hands that are holding me. I softly trace the two perfect scars in each of his wrists where the nails held him to the cross that day so many years ago on Calvary’s mount so I could be here in this moment with him.

He pulls back to look at me and smiles. I look at him and see perfection in his many, many beautiful wounds.

~ The Young Dreamer

In Christ Alone

Today in church we sang one of my favorite song, In Christ Alone, written by Getty, Julian Keith; Townend, Stuart Richard. I love how beautifully and simply this song explains our faith in Christ, in what our hope is in. It is a beautiful song, so if you want to hear it click on the movie below, (this is a rendition done by Owl City)
Enjoy,
~ The Young Dreamer

The Weather

SO this weather, hu? Well, what ever you say I LOVE it!!! At the moment we have a light rain coming down and I'm listening to the Pride and Prejudiced soundtrack and I am very happy. Rain is definitely one of my favorite weather conditions. The way the storm clouds look, how the rain changes everything and makes the world seem more magical somehow. I love the rain, I always have. It puts me in the mood to write, or read (something I haven't done in ages, much to my dislike) And it should always came with a fire in the fireplace. So on the remainder of this lovely rainy day, enjoy it, find the beauty.
~ The Young Dreamer

First Week

Well I have survived my first week back to college. I think I'll last the rest of the semester as well.......but we'll see :) On a side note, I just watched the first episode of BBC's Sherlock. It. Was. Brilliant! Oh, my goodness, it's amazing! Stephen Moffat has done it again! Moffat is a genius. the writing was so well done. And the acting! No one can act like the British can. Benedict Cumberbatch is amazing! I've seen him before in Amazing Grace but his performance of Sherlock Holmes is fantastic. Utterly fantastic. If you have not seen Sherlock, I would highly recommend. and for those who want to see it, Netflix has it on instant play and on DVD for your viewing pleasure. :)
Until next time,
~ The Young Dreamer

Fighting the Microscope: Round 1

So I have officially started school back up. After a full day of classes yesterday, I have Bio Lab today. Let me say one thing about Bio Lab, you have to use microscopes. Now that's fine and dandy, if you can figure out how to make them work! So there I am, looking through my microscope and I know I'm supposed to see on circle with the object, sorry, objective in the center. Except, I have two slightly overlapping circles and only white in sight! After I give up using both eye pieces (moving them as far apart as possible and looking in one with my right eye closed) I set out to find the itty-bitty 'e' on the slide. Success! I found it! now magnify....it's gone........sigh. Start again, find the 'e' center it and magnify. Eureka! Now if I could just figure out how to use both eye pieces without getting cross eyed...
~ The Young Dreamer  

It's Alive!!!!

My blog lives! Now you will never be rid of me! Hahahahaha.... well until I realize how Home Work I have to do. But for now, I'm here. So who am I? I am a Dreamer. I am the Young Dreamer. And I'm living my life. Are you living yours?
~The Young Dreamer