A short summary of my thoughts - November edition

I've decided that November is a good month for thinking. Well, every month is good for thinking, but this November has been especially good.

I've been thinking about a lot, but here's a short clip of what my main thoughts have been this month:

I don't like it when people say that they are a disaster. God doesn't make disasters. Yeah, okay, sometimes our lives are pretty messed up. We are BROKEN people, living in a BROKEN world, with our BROKEN lives. Our lives are a  complete mess, everything is in pieces. BUT-- if we let Him, God takes those pieces and He puts them together and forms something even more beautiful. And it's not a disaster, it's a masterpiece.

a thought from a wednesday afternoon

I was cleaning up some stuff in my room today, and I came across old notes and stories written with my friends from last year.

I stopped what I was doing and read through all of them. 

Ahhh, the feels. 

Stories written with John, Josh, Nate, and Natalie during Chemistry class. 

Notes with Natalie and Ellen. 

Quotes from debate tournaments. 

Little memories.

It's the little things, the little memories, the little words and actions that people say or do that make my life so memorable. There are big events that are certainly important, but it's the little events... like laughing so hard that I can't breathe... talking until really late with friends just 'cause we can... debate tournaments... that make this a good life.

Veterans' Day

I would like to give a big THANK YOU to all the veterans who have served the United States. Over the years, I have grown to appreciate more and more everything that they have done for this country. They have fought and defended this country, our Constitution, and our rights – and for that I will be eternally grateful. Because of what they have done, I am able to live here in America, a country where we can be free. Veterans have inspired me to stand up for my beliefs and to defend the rights that I have, because if we do not defend our Constitution and our rights, then the sacrifices that they all made will be for nothing.

I would like to give special thanks to my dad, who served as a navigator in the U.S. Navy for 4 years. My dad has been such a role model to me and hearing about his time in the navy has been inspiring and has made me more thankful for veterans. I’m proud to call him my hero.

(One of my favorite pictures of my dad... while on his ship in the Navy) 

“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” —Elmer Davis

*SCREAMS*

Dear Huskers,

THANK YOU.

Four seconds left in the game, and the Huskers throw a Hail Mary and it's caught, and we win.

I am so proud to be a Husker fan right now, I think I might die.

GO BIG RED.