Easter Sunday Catch-Up!

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!
I hope you're enjoying this wonderful day and you are focusing on the real reasons why we are able to celebrate today! I become more and more thankful for my Savior everyday as a grow and learn how much I really do need Him!

Now, I know I have been gone a long while... :)
That's why we're going to play catch up today!
So here's a few things that have been going on with me!

1. Okay I would say that I "finally" started my senior dance but this picture was taken like a month ago and we're already finished with it. We are still working on big lifts and things that are in it but I am so excited and I am in love with it!

2. I've gotten to spend some good quality time with my friends when I desperately needed it! 

3. I got my prom dress....or what was supposed to be my prom dress. It didn't really look anything like it did online...

SO THEREFORE, I went on another hunt for a prom dress yesterday and FINALLY found one at David's Bridal after going to every other resale shop in town trying to find a good deal on one since I had already spent a good amount of money on one. Unfortunately, I didn't get the one I really wanted because (okay super first world problem coming up right here) the smallest size it came in was a 2. And I needed a 0. And alterations were completely booked for 4-6 weeks and prom is in less than a month! So I went ahead and got one that actually was a 0. And even though it wasn't my absolute favorite I still really like it!

Needless to say, I have a little bit of tanning to do so that I won't be completely washed out! I was so thankful for the girl who helped me at David's Bridal though! She was so sweet, patient, and helpful and was the one who actually pulled this dress for me!

4. I WON A GIVEAWAY!!! From Amanda at My Love for Lyla. It was only supposed to include a $5 Target giftcard. But Amanda, being the sweet heart she is, added in a bottle of nail polish, a planner, and a sweet sweet not that has found its way up onto my bulletin board! The only real rule was that we had to pay it forward so I gave the giftcard and planner to my sister as an early birthday present but I kept the nail polish for myself ;) But I promise I'll share if my sister asks nicely ;)

6. Erin over at Sweetness Itself posted a vlog about her favorite and most helpful book and Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend was on her list! This is an area in my life that I personally have been struggling in quite a bit lately and from what I've read of it, it has been so knowledgeable and helpful! Maybe when I finish it I'll give a full review :)

7. And last but not least...doesn't my new theme ROCK?! You can thank Erin over at Love, Fun and Football for that! I totally love it!

Wow! I know that was a lot sorry! Lol!

Anyway, I am determined to make this week a good one after a few crummy ones! I have a few new post ideas so I will be sharing those soon! :)

I hope you all have a wonderful week!

Xoxo, Kiah

You are who you surround yourself with.

I've struggled a lot recently with the types of friends I have...who I'm surrounding myself with, yadda yadda yadda.

One of the verses that cleared up a lot of questions I had on this subject was:

"Bad company corrupts good morals." -1 Corinthians 15:33

 This may seem silly, but to be honest, I didn't really understand what this verse was truly saying until maybe 6 months ago.

As a child, I always thought, "When I'm a teenager I'm not going to make any silly mistakes. I'm going to hang out with the right crowd and I'm never going to do anything I regret."
Let me just say, I could not have been more wrong.

While I wish I could have held true to my original high expectations for myself, I must admit that I am human, and I have way more faults than I would like to admit to anyone.
However, my mistakes have made me more and more grateful for Jesus.

Most of my mistakes have unfortunately taken place because of the people I have surrounded myself with.
Now, I'm not saying that any of these people "MADE ME" do anything. Nobody "MAKES" anyone do anything because we all have our own minds and we are all capable of making our own decisions.
What I am saying, though, is that you choose what and who you surround yourself with.

If you befriend people that drink, for example, you are making a decision for yourself, that says it's okay to be around alcohol.
Next thing you know, your friends have persuaded you that it's not as bad as you think, and you begin to shut God out for a little while.
You think to yourself "The Bible only says not to get drunk."
And so you take a couple drinks, but you don't get drunk.
What you may have overlooked, is that the Bible also says, "Abstain from all evil." 1 Thessalonians 5:22.

So what you missed was right under your nose.
But you probably never even thought about it, because everyone else around you was doing it.
Obviously, I pulled that example from the top of my head but it's easily relate-able to many other subjects.

A good rule of thumb in my mind is, if they're not helping you get to heaven, it's probably not such a good idea to hang around them very much.

BUT you have to know who you are and who you want to be along with what morals and values you have.
Because not every one you meet in life that you don't necessarily agree with is avoidable.
(Which makes studying your Bible a good idea so you know what to believe, why to believe it, and how to explain to other people why you believe it ;))

If you're a teenager out there like me or even an adult, and you're still waiting around for good friends be patient.
PRAY PRAY PRAY.
I seriously thought I was never ever going to find any friends that had the same morals and values as I do, but as we all know, God's timing is perfect and he blessed me with a friend just like me.

Thanks for listening to me ramble about my jumbled thoughts today friends!
If you have any words of wisdom on how to wisely pick your friends, please leave them in the comments below!
I would love to hear them!