Make The Little Things Count

       It all started late Freshman year. After I started taking my church life seriously, I noticed a change within me. I realized that I wanted to show people love, yet not just any love, God's love. Throughout my process of getting my sacraments "over with" through the years, Freshman year was when it hit me. The sacraments that I have been receiving weren't for my benefit, but for others. Each time I received a new sacrament, I was one step closer to fulfilling my duties as the daughter of Christ. When Freshman year came, it was hard to show what I really felt. High school has so many egos and images that everyone has to live up to or portray or else you won't "fit in." For me, being "too nice" worried me as coming off as "fake." 

     As time went by that year, I began to realize that i shouldn't care what people thought of me, especially if i was doing nothing wrong. With this, i knew that there was nothing to worry about or hide. So what if people would think I'm "weird." Hey, I'm weird for Jesus! :) That summer, I came home from an amazing church retreat that changed my life like no other. Right when I got back I wanted to tell my friends all about it thinking that they would be super pumped and excited about it as I was; when I told one of my friends she said, "Oh, so are you all religious now?" Like it was a bad thing! I knew that if I would get a reaction like that from a friend, I would get it from others as well. This was more than me though. Who cares what people say or think?! If you know that you're doing something wrong, that's when you should worry; yet if you're doing the right thing and simply trying to make people's days a little brighter, I say go for it! In the end, you're benefiting the people that need it most. 

     With this, I began to appreciate the little things in life. God's beauty and creation is everywhere and people tend to neglect that! I changed my perspective and opened my eyes to what really is. I began to realize how beautiful it is to see people helping each other even if they don't know each other! How incredible it is to live in a place where your so privileged and it's usually taken for granted. How amazing it is to wake up every morning. The little things. With this new outlook in life, no matter what people say or do, I know that He's got my back no matter what! :) To this day, I'm still striving to live my life for Christ and taking in every moment like its my last! For all we know, tomorrow isn't promised, so make the little things count!