so much sweetness.

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[i'm going to try to not focus on the fact that i feel like i'm seriously getting sick and focus on the sweetness thats been going on]


first its leap year. and its my birthday.  my "real" one! haha ;)  another year to live :)

2nd. THIS NEW AVENGERS TRAILER THAT CAME OUT TODAY. like for real. i think i passed out from awesomeness. to say i can't wait is an understatement. the 29th is a good day.




happy birthday wishes from my lovely friends via twitter, email and texting and a visit from a friend who we haven't seen in too long.

great gifts that i am enjoying. for example...my new Kindle Fire. loving it. it was a total unexpected gift.
and i've been able to watch Robin Hood episodes on it for free..yeah pretty sweet ;)

this 66 degree partly cloudy weather we are having. so gorgeous. might even go for a run later. *maybe*

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colorful flowers from my mom and dad

the sweetness that i get to live another day, another year. for Christ. to love and serve him. to know Him better. To love my family and friends more. to take care of myself better. to enjoy the little things.  i will have bad days. but HE will give me the strength to get through.
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like i said, so much sweetness going on. {and lets hope i'm not getting sick because that would not be sweet}. 

now off to get some school done... 

love,
Samarah♥

phew...what a night!

hey all!! Well it seems like most everywhere, there are severe storms and tornadoes coming through. well we had a really bad storm, possible of producing a tornado last night. our town got the worst of everyone around us. the wind was really bad and the rain. for a while, it looked like a hurricane. oh and HAIL. golf ball sized. yeah, huge. There's hail and wind damage for us and others. There hasn't been any injuries or deaths from it, I don't think. The storm lasted about an hour and half and there was no tornado, thank the Lord! We got out of the bathroom and ventured outside to see the hail, it was pretty neat :) most everyone on the street was outside taking pictures and seeing it! My dad was about 2 hours away in other city, in a training and he got home after the storm had passed. thankfully he didn't get any bad weather! Then....the power went out. for about 2 hours. Candles were light and my whole family and I camped out in the living room for the night. We were all a little bit unsettled and it took a while to get comfortable and to sleep. I turned on Audrey Assad and that was so relaxing :) anyway, it sure was an eventful night! now its overcast and a little dark. There are supposed to be more storms coming :/ But I don't think they are going to be super bad. we will see. I'm so thankful to God for keeping us and everyone else around us safe and protected!
here are some photos from the day/night :)

the clouds looked amazing

the golf ball sized hail!!

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the kids thought it was so cool[pun not intended]

it only lasted like 5 mins but tons came down!!

after the rain and wind had died down a lot and we went outside

sweet Bailey...love that you can see her reflection!

i played Math Bingo with my sibs to get them to calm down.

I love taking pictures of raindrops on plants or whatever :)

a little while after the storm had passed, this cloud was so neat...it started like this then went across the whole sky

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then the sky got really dark, it was getting late but there was storm clouds in there too. it rained just a little but never really stormed again.

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 We are supposed to have some rain showers and thunderstorms today and tomorrow but nothing too severe.

I really can't imagine what the people of Joplin and the other places that have been destroyed by tornadoes and such, are going through. how scary. I'm definitely praying for them and I know that He will provide for their needs. I pray for comfort and peace for them. There is hope in Christ and He will never leave us nor forsake us. I'm praising the Lord that He has kept us safe! Please keep Missouri, Oklahoma and the other places in your prayers.

much love♥♥