Meghan's Bedroom | home tour

Today, I am going to give you a little tour around my bedroom...(my closet isn't super neat today so I figured we can take a look at that later).

So, my room is Tiffany Blue. It is my all time favorite color. I love purple too (royalty ;)). 

I like to think I am clean and organized too....(ignore the dust and the not so clean carpets :/ )

This is my "front" door

(I love washi-tape and my handwriting...and Bible verses--oh my lovely door!)

Here is an over-view of my room.

Colorful...that's me!

This is the bed side of my room.

This bed frame is from Ikea...it is awesome. (It has a ledge for picture frames and also has storage space on the sides!!)

(On the side I sleep on, I have nothing on the bottom three shelves and just a bottle on lotion on the top one!)

(On the other side I have three Navy bins--1. Sunglasses 2. Technology accessories 3. My only "junk" area)

My lovely rainbow bookshelf!!

(...If you haven't noticed I LOVE pictures!!)

For some reason, I like the books organized in a color coded fashion...

(...see...)

On the other side of my bed I have my nightstand!

(A picture of me and my best friend at Prom, my bible, my devotional, and my prayer box)

Here is a closer picture of my bed frame and how I have it decorated :)

Next, the other side of my room!

Here is my desk...

My mug, my big sister, Sarah, made for me!! So cute!!

I love my Bible verses and Christian song lyrics... here are some prints I have hanging around in my room!!)

One of these prints I printed from my Pinterest and the rest are from the fabulous Etsy store Katy Girl Designs !! I love everything in her store!

I also have a magnetic board from Ikea. (PS- all of my furniture is from IKEA)

(It is messy...)

Desk Overview

And now for my dresser!

Here is my bottom drawer of my dresser...

The other side of my room.

I still have a lot of projects going on in my bedroom!! I have this little wall between my door and my closet--right now, I have an adorable picture board my best friend made me).

That is my room for now...have a great day!!

Ooey Gooey | Recipe

Ah, my love for the oven. By that I mean baking...and cooking BUT I am better at baking!

This is OOEY GOOEY.

(This look SO yummy right now!!!)

Are you ready for summer? I know I am!! This is a cookout favorite, it tastes like a little bit of heaven. I promise that any child you meet will LOVE this. (I know this because I babysit and I make it every time the parents put me in charge for dinner!!)

This might be the EASIEST recipe you will ever read.

Take a 9x9 pan and pour 1 CAN/JAR OF APPLESAUCE into it. Spread the applesauce evenly and that pour an ENTIRE BAG OF REGULAR MARSHMALLOWS on top...pile them up like a mountain ;-). Then, sprinkle some CINNAMON on top. Honestly, it is as easy as 1, 2, 3...

You will broil this in the oven until the marshmallows get nice and toasty (like in the picture above--golden brown, a few darker...mhmmm ;)).

Then wah-lah you are done!! 

Enjoy!!

{Proverbs 17:17}

Honestly, I don't even know how to put a title to this post. I am lost in my words yet found in my heart. For the past week, my heart has been heavy. I can tell you I wasn't me and I wasn't doing a good job of being a friend or a servant of Christ. I had a lot going on in my personal life (still do...) but there was one thing that was weighing my heart down above all else and that was a friend.

A friend loves at all times.

Proverbs 17:17

I love this verse  SO much. Words can not even describe how I feel when I read this verse. Every time I read it I am reminded of my bestest friends and what a relationship with your friends should be like, loving. Within the past week, I haven't felt loved. When I don't "feel" loved, I don't do a good job of loving that person back. Here comes sass mode. Instead of loving, I get sassy because I am frustrated. 

Sometimes talking with the person you are having problems with is the best thing for you, your friend, your friendship, and your heart. I can tell you that after this hard conversation both of our hearts had been lifted. Seriously, I had felt like I had a huge pile of laundry that was never ending sitting on top of me and thirty minutes later it was all clean, folded, and put away (if only that could happen in thirty minutes, I would be a happier camper!!). 

God has blessed me with many people in my life. I am lucky. I am blessed. 

Sometimes we just have to forgive and love...it is what is best for our heart and it makes Jesus happy. :)

Tough Love

I will admit, I had a tough time deciding if I would actually write this post but I decided I will...(obviously, since I am writing it!). 

"Tough Love"-- I am sure most of us have heard that saying more than once in our lifetime. I know I am reminded of tough love all the time. Have you ever been mad at someone you love? Or even someone you just know? Let's be honest, we all have. We all get mad. Recently, I have been stuck in a situation where all I can do is love even though I don't want to. I have these people in my life that I take energy into ignoring and not loving. It exhausts me, as it should. Yesterday, I had a big wake up call to love those certain people. I guess I have some things to work on ;-).

In particular, there is this one person. One person. One person. (Get the point?) So, there is this one person that I love but lately that love has turned to hate. Not the nice "hate" word dislike but hate. I don't hate them...let me get that across to you...but, I hate their actions towards me. I am really bad at lying so my emotions throughout this roller coaster have been evident and I am pretty sure that this person knows I am upset with their actions. The problem is that I have forgiven this person multiple times and every time I end up getting hurt again. It's like a cut that keeps getting deeper and deeper each time. Last week, I was done. Done, with this person and done with this friendship. I wanted to forget that this person was even in my life at all. I wanted to ignore them. But, then I was reminded that the way I wanted to treat them wasn't the right way at all. I went to my church, sat on a blanket in the parking lot, looked at the cross and prayed. I didn't know what was going to happen. I HAD to be nice. I see this person every where. This person was close to me. Even though they had hurt me, I had to love them and I didn't understand. I opened my Bible and literally, I saw this verse and broke down. My heart broke, my mind exploded, and well...I'm still living. The verse is from Matthew 18:21-22: Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?" Jesus answered, " I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times."

That verse got to me. I must forgive this person. I must talk to this person. I must love this person. Even though I don't want to forgive this person, I have to. I feel like it is the right thing to do... I don't want to be close with this person again and I hate to forgive because I fear getting hurt again. Right now, I am worried with how this situation will go down. I don't have to be super close with everyone. I just have to love them for who they are and that is all I am going to do.

We all have this person. We do. I challenge you to love that ONE person in your life that is tough to love. We can do this together because two are better than one!! :)

A little reminder {Monday Mornings}

So, it's the morning most of us dread each week...Monday. I have to admit that I don't really enjoy Monday mornings because I have to wake up and go to school...blah. But, today is my last Monday before school lets out!! Not that it excuses the case of Monday mornings but I have hope. 

 "God is good, all the time"  

One of my best friends always says that to me even the what I choose to think are the toughest of times. 

Last night, my heart woke up. It hadn't felt that way in a while. I prayed and prayed last night after I got home from youth group that the Heavenly Father would guard my heart because everything flows from it. I believe that my heart is my "favorite" part of me. I love it (hehe!). In my past I haven't guarded my heart and I have been hurt and I hate the feeling of being hurt...I think most of us do. I prayed that not only God would guard my heart but that we would know me, my thoughts, and my plan. It's hard for me to give everything to The Lord sometimes but last night it was easier. I trust him and the plan he has for me. At this point I can only love and serve him. That's all. God is in charge. This morning the bible verse of the day on the app on my phone was Psalm 139:23-24. Literally, perfect. That's God right there. 

 So, I leave you with the verse of the day. 

 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. 

Psalm 139:23-24

A radical perspective

Lately, I have had a lot of perspectives from a couple different view points (perspectives, right?!). It all actually started tonight at my high school youth group. We started our own series of "Living a radical life", pretty cool eh? I think it is awesome. Our leaders showed us  this video of a kid about my age and his perspective on life. 

Click on the link below to watch the video.

Zach's Last Days

Seriously, this video made you cry right? I know it made me cry, that's for sure. But doesn't it give you this perspective? It makes you think about your life in different perspectives. This made me specifically think about my perspective on our youth group ( coincidence that it was at youth group...I think not!).

Lately, we have had a LOT of changes. And by that I mean a whole LOT. (PS- I DON'T like change...at all.) So, this has definitely been a faith tester to me and those around me. For me to tell the story I have to begin back about two years ago when I was very involved in my youth program. So, here we go. I was a sophomore in high school and the summer before had gone to this amazing Christian conference that would change my life forever...well, really Jesus did BUT it happened at the conference, so yeah. I was involved in the youth group. By that I mean I was devoted. Everything that was offered at my church, I did. I went to youth group, became apart of the "youth group clique". I always knew what it was like to be left out and here I was super involved and forgetting about those around me. I served but only to those I wanted to serve and wanted to love. That's wrong for the record. So, that's that...moving on to this spring-- I was pretty involved until we started this new series called ReachOut. The times changed from evening to afternoon (that's what I blamed it on..let's be honest). I decided to pull myself out of the youth group...little did I know I would be pulling myself from the clique. I left. For about three months until the BIG change went on. I won't go into detail but because of the change I decided to go back to my youth group...also, during this time it changed back to the time it was originally set to (the evening). I loved it yet I disliked it. I didn't feel comfortable. I could feel the clique. Now, this is coming from someone who was apart of this clique. I know what it's like, trust me. There was like a big brick wall between us. I tried to be friendly but I couldn't be me. The only people I am close with are the leaders--which is fine but at the same time it is HIGH SCHOOL youth group... :/ A lot of my friends have chosen not to go lately, which bums me out big time. I love it because I love Jesus and I love living life to the fullest, putting everyone else first before my own needs, loving others, being friendly, and just being able to me in front of people. Church is where I can be me without a doubt. I can be crazy, funny, sassy, you name it....all in one place. Also, I love it because I love learning more about how Jesus wants me to live my life...and because I love the leaders. I want my youth group to change. Even though I DON'T like change. This is something we all need to work on together and I know it can't change within a second, a minute, or even a few weeks but we need to have a positive outlook. We need to be a community not a clique. I'm pretty sure God wants us to be a community too.

Thanks for reading my life drama/thoughts/whatever you may like to call it! But I leave you with this-

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

Hebrews 10:24-25

A little bit about me, Oh Miss Meghan

Why hello there! Thanks for stopping by :) I am very new to all of this blogging but I love it...already.

Well, my name is Meghan.

Here are 15 facts about me!

1. I am in high school.

2. I love Jesus.

3. I lead elementary and middle school children at my church.

4. I love crafting.

5. I love to bake.

6. I love handwriting.

7. I am obsessed with Lilly Pulitzer, Kate Spade, Vera Bradley...

8. I love pictures.

9. I love children.

10. I love my family.

11. I love my friends.

12. I love FRIENDS (the TV show)...it is more of an obsession

13. Grey's Anatomy is the best TV show that airs today.

14. My favorite author is Holley Gerth.

15. I love coffee. A lot. A lot. A lot. You get the point ;-)