30 Days of Photos: Days 24 and 25

Day 24: A picture of something you wish you could change.

This is from an organization called Free The Children. One of their missions is to build schools with the Brick by Brick Campaign. It costs about $8,500 to build a new school. I would love to be involved in this organization in an architectural capacity some day.

Day 25: A picture of your day.

Yeah, it's Monday, so I'm in the Architecture building. It's also one week until my final reviews, so I'm in the architecture building working on my Algae Roof Distribution Center.

30 Days of Photos: Day Twenty Three

Day 23: A picture of your favorite book.

Another easy one. That would be Lord of the Rings. Although it is quite lengthy, and at some places hard to get through, I still enjoy it. I've read it through twice now. Maybe I'll read through it again this summer, or make it a summer habit.

Great book, great author. I'm actually reading the Silmarillion right now (or I will actually be as soon as studio stuff is over!)

30 Days of Photos: Day Twenty One and Twenty Two

Day 21: A picture of something you wish you could forget.

So I didn't have time to do a picture for this, and I don't want to post a picture because I don't want it to be in everyone else's head. But I wish I could forget the watching of Lady Gaga's Born This Way video.

Take it from me, don't watch it if you haven't

Day 22: A picture of something you wish you were better at.

This is easy. I wish I was better at all these programs that I need to know. Which is also what I will be doing this summer.

30 Days of Photos: Day Twenty

Day 20: A picture of somewhere I'd love to travel.

EASY ONE! Not only would I love to travel there, but I am...in 39 days! Madrid, Barcelona and Bilbao, Spain!

¡Vamos!

30 Days of Photos: Day Nineteen

Day 19: A picture of a letter.

Yeah, so this is the letter that changed a lot of things for me. My acceptance letter from University of Illinois. Also why the next two weeks are going to be crazy trying to get this Algae Roof Distribution Center done before Easter.

On a more creative note, and after conversation with Katy, this is another picture of a letter. This is my second tattoo above my right ankle. I got it on Graduation Weekend from Lincoln in 2007. Sara, my sister, go the same one on her arm. It has Celtic knotwork inside, because I love Celtic knotwork!

30 Days of Photos: Day Eighteen

Day 18: A picture of your biggest insecurity.

I hate getting up in front of people and talking. Even more, I hate getting up and defending my design choices to people that know a whole lot more than I do. I also hate not feeling passionate about projects. It's harder to defend them and talk about them when I don't really care about the project guidelines. But that's a different story.

My biggest insecurity is talking in front of people and defending my design choices. I also know I need to get over it.

30 Days of Photos: Day Seventeen

Day 17: A picture of something that has had a huge impact on your life recently.

Alright, so this is a picture of the stage at the Vineyard. I haven't actually written this story down, so some readers might not have heard it.

Back in October, the Vineyard did a sermon series titled "Jesus Heals and So Can We." I was challenged to keep praying for healing. So I prayed on a Sunday Night during small group, then a Monday morning, and then a Monday night at Vineyard Leadership Team Meeting. I was told to be persistent and not give up. I also got the strong sense that I should stop going to my chiropractor, so I went one last time and told him that I wouldn't be coming back unless I absolutely needed it.

And that was six months ago, almost to the day.

Now I know that some days I have some pain, but I also know that it's because I do that to my body, I sit too long, or I don't sit the right way, or I get frustrated with something and it translates to my back. Oh or that stupid fall that I took on campus on the ice!

We've been singing this song a lot lately, and it is always a fresh reminder of what God has done for me and what healing He wants to do in others' lives.

Healer by Hillsong

You hold my every moment
You calm my raging seas
You walk with me through fire
And heal all my disease

I trust in you
I trust in you

I believe
You're my healer
I believe
You are all i need
I believe
You're my portion
I believe
You're more than enough for me
Jesus, you're all i need

Nothing is impossible for you
Nothing is impossible
Nothing is impossible for you
You hold my world in your hands