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Things I Love Thursday

be free.

Also known as my weekly reminder to look at life with the glass half full:

Finally making a dentist appointment and getting my tooth ache solved and my teeth in better condition. I also have a great dentist with caring people working there, that is a major plus.

Having some of the best nights sleep because of the medicine for my teeth.

LDI!! Gah... Lighting boards, lighting truss, lighting accessories, lighting instruments of all kinds..movers, LED floors, walls, and new source four LED lights that dim! Crazy stuff! Not to mention fun stuff like fake snow made of foam, and a waterfall that spells stuff and makes designs. Getting free sunglasses, and winning a WYSIWYG t-shirt. Getting a demo on the Jands Vista lighting board. Confetti Cannons..yes please. This event was amazing, and I cannot wait to attend another one in two years.

My bestie veronica's birthday, dressing up as a Zombie princess and going to cowboys to celebrate.

Seeing my mom, I missed her. =]

Fall Weather, it never gets old!

Relying fully and completely on God to get me through my days and onto tomorrow.

The new radio station branched off from Z88.3... now 95.9.. a new hip-hop and R&B christian music channel. In loveeee!

The play is finished, which is one less stress. Now it's onto worrying about the Opera Theatre Workshop, which shall be fun because I will be designing the lights for the Rent musical numbers.

This new site one of my friends Tiffany introduced to me:
http://pinterest.com/
It's similar to weheartit.com except the photos you choose to "pin" can be links to DIY projects, how to beauty,  recipes, as well as good photography, painting, typography, and style photos. I am addddicted!

Do you have a Pinterest? Follow me: http://pinterest.com/katrinamarie33/
Also.. to join you must be invited, so let me know if you'd like to join up on the pinning!

Trying new recipes.

Winning a two night stay at the Jacksonville Hyatt!

My 21st Birthday is less than a month away!

Signing up for next semester's classes. This is going to be an epic semester! =]]]

The new Kelly Clarkson CD.. including the song What Doesn't Kill You(Stronger)





Thanks for reading my blog,
Love you all,
KatrinaMarie

Things I Love Thursday

Things I Love Thursday..
The day I encourage myself to sit back and reflect on my life and everything positive in it. This one is going to be for the last two weeks because last week was a bit too crazy for me to write.

+I love my friends. I love that my friends are there for me when I need them the most. I love that my friends listen to me. I love that my friends understand me and who I choose to be. I love laughing with friends, dining with friends, and just being around people I love.

+I love lighting design. I love focusing lights for a show and I definitely believe that is where my passion most lies with lighting.

+I love peace. I love that I feel peaceful and relaxed when I am home. I love things being calm and..well peaceful.

+The Script concert was everything I hoped for last weekend. I had a ton of fun that evening and the lighting for the concert was just as wonderful.

+Being able to watch church online when I'm not feeling good, and there being a service at 1pm so I can sleep in!

+Accomplishing tasks and getting things finished.

+Things happening for a reason.

+Learning from trials put in front of me.

+Smiling.

+Sunny weather because it reminds me that florida is basically a state with full time summer.

+Cold pouring rain, and puddle jumping.

+School. Yes, I did type school! I love Valencia and everything it has caught me thus far. I love that I am able to pursue my passion here, from people who are passionate about what they are doing.

+Speaking of school... The Drowsy Chaperone starts at Valencia tomorrow evening, and tonight was the invited dress. I was so excited to finally sit back and watch the finishing touches come together on the show I helped with. It was beautiful, and I loved it.

+ Laffy Taffy jokes, they never get old. (For me...)

+Cold weather is back again!

+Fine tuning my resume, and designing a business card for myself.

+Family, I love mine.

+Getting offered an opportunity to design lights for a show later this year. Excited much, yes!

Chad Sugg.. said well..


Chad Sugg, Luke Conard, Alex Goot



Thanks for reading my blog,
Love you all,
KatrinaMarie

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Things I Love Thursday!

I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck...

-Ab Lincoln

Recent things I love:

iLuminate:


Silhouetts:


Being the Assistand Lighting Designer for Valencia's Fall Music! I have had fun every day in school, constantly working with lights. I am where I need to be.

the Voice Orlando- the college age group for Faith Assembly! being able to be completely immersed in an atmosphere of worship is more fulfilling than anything else I know.

Exercise with friends

Sleep, oh boy I have appreciated a good nights rest lately

New friendships.

Old friendships.

Uhm, It's almost October! Which means BEAUTIFUL weather. It's already clearing up, I am so excited for fall and winter seasons! Come on Cold!

Opportunities.

Growing.

All the amazing new shows coming this fall! Not to mention the return of GLEE!!

Sushi, so excited for sushi tonight!

Earrings, I have a fascination with adorable stud earrings.

the Alex Goot concert last weekend.

the Boyce Avenue concert next weekend.

the Script concert in a few weeks, with Hot Chelle Rae opening for them!

This song: Magic - BOB



Have I mentioned life is amazing right now?
Seriously, I am so thankful for everything in my life right now. I love you guys!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Lots of Love,
KatrinaMarie

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Things I Love Thursday

Welcome back everyone, lets get started...

+Thunderstorms
+New music
+Running
+Chocolate chip cookies
+Sunny/Windy days
+The book, He's Just Not That Into you. Seriously one of the more inspirational books for girls to read!
+Finding out that one of my favorite youtube musicians is going to be performing in Orlando at this small concert hall, and there are pretty good chances that I will be meeting him! =] This is Alex Goot, by the way.
+Happy people and positive attitudes.
+Having people I know to sit by at church again.
+Having my gas tank last me two and a half weeks.
+Having friends I can depend on in case something traumatic happens.
+Glitter nail polish
+Not having to spend money on tolls anymore now that I have moved closer to work.
+Living at an apartment complex with a pool.
+Getting my summer tan.
+Working
+Going to church and hearing EXACTLY what you needed to hear.
+All of the good shows on TV currently
+Being comfortable being single.
+Catching up with bills
+Having little to no stress currently.
+Steak
+Grilled pineapple... sprinkled with brown sugar. So freakin' delicious!
+Sleep
+Having people and friends who are caring surround me.
+My family

+Here's a pic that made me smile this week: [by the way, I get my photo inspiration from weheartit.com]

+Cameron Mitchell music:






If God is going to be opening doors for you, you have to be able to get up and walk. Sometimes you are going to have to knock on those doors for them to open, I mean.. the least we can do it learn to be polite as he opens these doors.


Thanks for reading my blog,
love you all,
KatrinaMarie

Never Easy

Where are you standing in your faith?
Personally I strive to stand closest to the front lines, ready to embrace the challenges and blessings God has for me. There will always be pressure to cause you to sway, and the stronger in Christ you become, the more the attacks also seem to come. With that, it will also become easier to hold strong with your beliefs because God becomes more real and more important to lean on in stressful times.

Malcolm Gladwell wrote a book called outliers. Though I have not personally read this book, yet, I have done some research on his writings. He talks about this 10,000 Hour Rule. To be great, or really master something, he says you must put at least 10,000 hours into the task you're trying to become great at. Think about this, that is 3 hours a day, for a decade! It's obvious, the more time you spend on something, the better you become.
Spending time with God is important in your daily life. If you want to achieve a better understanding of God or want God's love to become more prominent in your life, then spend time with Him. My only question is, how willing are you to put in the effort to learn about God into your daily life? There is so much I want to learn about God, and to put it simply..
I want to know God the way He knows me.
Do you?
Motivation is hard, I completely understand. Start with small daily goals. Goals you know you can achieve. I once made my New Years resolution to read the bible in a year. Yes, it is a great challenge, though I never broke down my daily goals, and never achieved this resolution because I had no direction for goals I knew I could achieve in a timely manner.
 
I love finding music by well known artists that are about God in some way. Katy Perry's first album was a Christian album, though not many people know this. She never hit big until her hit single "I Kissed A Girl." This new album "Teenage Dream" is similar to her type of songs, although there is one song that stands out among the rest. It's called, "Who Am I Living For." When you listen to the lyrics, it's obvious she is talking about her struggle with keeping her faith in her media influenced lifestyle.

"It’s never easy to be chosen, never easy to be called
Standing on the front line when the bombs start to fall
I can see the heavens but I still hear the flames
Calling out my name."

God has chose each and every one of us to be Christ children, and to make disciples of Him. Christians stand on the "front lines" of the battle for Christ to become known. Katy's lyrics mention how she can see the heavens, yet the flames are calling her name. She wants to be focused on Christ, but the influence of satan is strong. I know for a fact that she is not alone in this struggle. Many Christians face this influence on a daily basis, and the more we bask in Christ's love and fellowship the stronger we will be to ignore the negative influence.
In Peter 4:12-19 It talks about the sufferings Christians endure.
Verse 14: If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
Basically when you're feeling attacked, stand strong in Christ, you are being attacked because satan feels threatened by you, and God blesses you for being strong in your faith.


Verse 18: “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
 God does not just want us to be strong in Him, he wants us to ask Him for help to stand strong in Him. We will find strength when we most need it because He is so willing to make sure we can pull through our struggles. In case you did not know, God wants the absolute best for you and your life! He wants you to be healthy, He wants you to succeed, He wants you to feel comfortable in your skin, He wants you to have less worries, He wants you to be happy! Many people have this idea that God is unhappy with them. God is love. Which means He is without hate; He has his passionate, unconditional, and never ending love for ALL of His people.

Listen to this song by Katy Perry. For me I found comfort, comfort that I am not alone in struggles, even if our struggles many not compare the same exact way, we all endure struggles about who we are living for.

May you have a wonderful and blessed weekend. Happy Friday!

Love you all,

KatrinaMarie

YouTube Tuesday!

I almost forgot about this series I started. Haha.

Well here are some fun videos I would like to share with you:

These first two videos are also apart of the Tag Your Green campaign with Ecomagination.

This first one is from LiveLavaLive. =]



This second one is from Dave Days, and it's a music video:




This last one is the music video to one of favorite songs. Light up the sky by the Afters.
[Yes, I know it's a video from GodTube. This one wasn't on youtube yet.]



Enjoy, and Thanks for reading my blog,
Love you all,
KatrinaMarie

Come on let your colors burst

Katy Perry's song Firework:

When I first heard this song I never though much of it. Then I saw the video for it.

Katy Perry is one of those artists who seems so real, and even though her music isn't always... pg, she has created some catchy tunes and songs with a geat meaning behind them. Firework is definitely one of my new favorite songs now.

She talks in an interview about this quote in a book called On The Road by Jack Kerouac, 

"I want to be around people that are buzzing and fizzing and never say a commonplace thing and shoot across the sky and make everybody go ah'!"

What's so great about the song and video is that she addresses that it's important to be comfortable in your own skin, love you for you, and embrace all opportunities to be great. Surprise people with your personality, and let people see the "firework" within you.

Anyway, watch the video.. It's pretty lovely.

 Enjoy:

Let me know what you think?

Do you love her meaning behind it?

Let this song be an inspiration to Sparkle and Shine in every aspect of you life!

Have a great day!

Thanks for reading my blog,

Love you all,

KatrinaMarie

Things I Love Thursday

+Setting up lights in my lighting class for the musical Carousal.
+Including setting up lights in the catwalk. >_< So fun!
+I Am Second
+This poor guy, look what Justin Bieber did to him! Lol Wrong guy.
+Dear Google, who's the cutest?
+[To make your own, go here: Let me Google that for you.]
+You can also google a number of other fun things, such as:
 -google chuck norris [press I'm feeling lucky!].
 -google ewmew fudd [press I'm feeling lucky!].
 -answer to life, the universe and everything [press google search].
 -google pacman [press I'm feeling lucky]. Yes, you can still play!
 -once in a blue moon[press google search].
 -elgood [press I'm feeling lucky].
 -xx-piglatin [press I'm feeling lucky].
Haha, well that should be enough google for now.

+Getting AM shifts at work. Yay!
+Being able to wear long sleeves again! It's about time it's getting cold!
+Going to my first UCF game, yay!
+Walking to the game and passing by a hot dog stand at a church. They were giving away free hot dogs. Granted I had already ate and I didn't get one, but the church I attended in Arcadia did this often. It warmed my heart to see the church be loving. Yay!

Attending church at Discovery is so nice because their worship music is so beautiful.
Speaking of beautiful, my favorite song this week [which is a song Discovery sang during worship on sunday night.] is called Beautiful Things, by Michael Gungor. Here it is:

Alrighty, thanks so much for reading my blog.
Have a lovely couple of hours left to this fine thursday! Also have great weekend.
Until next time,
Love you all,
KatrinaMarie

Amazing Grace

The other day at Movement Youth, Pastor Joe was singing Amazing Grace during worship. Obviously this song is amazing because of how great God's Grace is, but it is more than that for me. I get a feeling of over-joy when I hear it! If you don't understand what I mean by over-joy, I mean my whole being feels consumed with so much joy it's hard to contain it! I smile so ridiculously much through this song that I'm never sure what to do with myself. So I listened to the well known chorus...
"Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saves a wretch like me
I once was lost
And now I'm found
Was blind but now I see"

And I heard God comforting me in this song. I'm moving to Orlando in a few weeks, and this large change has been on my mind a whole lot ever since the plans started arising. I'm excited on many levels about the change and move, yet I am also very nervous and quite scared. I've been through a move before. Moves scare me. Frighten me, actually. Starting new again, especially when I feel comfortable here... Yes, I know there are a few people I know who live in Orlando, but they're not who I've been close to for the past year or so. Anyway, my point, Amazing Grace. When the lyrics said, "I once was lost, and now I'm found, was blind, but now I see." I got a huge comfort. When I moved to Florida from Cali, I did not personally know God. In fact, I had never stepped into a church until I arrived here. So the last time I moved, I was "lost" and "blind". And I made it through that, God was comforting me before I even knew to acknowledge Him. And now that I know God on a personal level, I can be less nervous, and less scared for this move. See now I know God has the right friends, the right job, the right church, the right housing location, the right classes, and the right roommates for me all picked out for a purpose. And I know that my God would never tell me to take a step in a direction that he did not trust for me to make it through. God believes in me, even if I don't. This gives me confidence. Confidence that the Christ in me will still shine no matter where my home resides, where I work, where I attend church, etc..[you get the point..lol]
And this could easily be a testimony for others. Especially if you're going through any type of change, remember that God works out all for the good. Remember that God has things set up for you to succeed. And he believe's in you, even if you or the world doesn't.

Love you all,
KatrinaMarie