Having Trouble

hmmm I'm having a bit of trouble finding a background. I'm looking for one of a sunset but all the ones I find don't fit on my blog correct :S anyone know any websites where I can get a background that is reallllllllly simple to use?

All help is appreciated!! :)

Back

Well as the summer holidays are approaching I have more time to write. Some weird things are happening to my faith and I may reveal them here but for the moment I am keeping my mouth shut. I hope this is the right decision and I ask God sincerely to guide me to the truth!!

Please leave your comments, if I receive feedback, thoughts and constructive criticism I will be more inspired to write and find new ideas to write about :)

God Bless

Olivia

just wondering

just wondering do many people actually read my blog? If you do could you please leave a comment to let me know you were here. I'm not asking for comments on all posts, just this once to see how many people come here and should I keep this blog up and running. Thanks to all who do read, I know my life isnt the most exciting and I havent been consistently blogging in a while :(

God bless!!

OOPS

Sorry I haven't posted here in quite a while. College, assignments and friends getting in the way hehe! College is going great! Lots of assignments to do and Christmas exams coming up in 2 weeks. A big difference between secondary school, besides the subjects, is all the time off! I can't believe how much time I have off (all ment for study of course), anyway, I'm not complaining. Friendships are great! Chicken and I are getting on better than ever. God blesses us with great friends. New friends in college - they are great too!! thank God for great friends and family :D

Yes this was a short post, but eh it's late and I need some sleep lol.

God bless

Olivia

p.s thanks to all who read this, I don't know if many do.

Friends

Today I was taught a very very very valuable lesson! And Thank you to my aussie friend (more like 2nd mother) for teaching it to me. Friends affect your life in so many ways, good and bad, they are there for you to spill out your problems to, to have fun with, to share lives with. A vital part of a good friendship is loyalty. I will say I am loyal to my friends in "real" life, but I am not the first person to stand up when they are being put down, I usually just let my friends sort it out but would I like it if my friends did that to me? I sure would not! I have learned that that is what friends do, it's what being a friend is all about.

And the same is to be said for online friends and is the main reason I am writing this post. I have become best of friends with a man who I met online- and don't worry it is a properly run, Catholic chat room and I do not give personal details, anyway one night this man was being put down andnot one of us in there stood up for him. He was deeply deeply hurt. I know if any of us was being put down he would have sorted them out, put them in their place..and what did we do for him? nothing! I admit I sat there and let it all pass over my head. But today my aussie friend showed me that friends are loyal, even if it is online there are still feelings involved, and even though I knew this man was hurt it never occurred to me that I should have said something, I should have tried to stop it! Well from now on I will not let anyone be put down when they did nothing wrong, it is not fair and it is not right to let it pass either!!

St.Padre Pio

Today is St.Padre Pio's feast day. He is my favorite saint, his life is so inspiring. It was odd today because I found a church that has mass before college, so I can get to college on time. I didn't even know it was St.Padre Pio's feast day until I looked up at the altar and saw a huge picture of him! I am so lucky I found this church, and on this day also! :)

Ramblings

Hello all,

I know I haven't wrote here in a while and I'll be honest its all down to pure laziness ;)

College has started and I'm liking it. I don't like getting up at 7am though, even on mornings when classes don't start until 10, but that is due to the bus time schedule. At least now I am getting to know the city (a place which felt like another country this time last year) and I like being able to navigate my way around and not calling my friend for directions!

My course is very interesting and I really like the language development and child development modules.

I really do miss Chicken though :( We "couldn't" go 2 days without seeing each other when we attended the same school, now we have to go 4 or 5 days, maybe even a week. wow just reading that again and I know it sounds silly, some people have to go months without seeing their loved ones so yes I am thankful that I (hopefully) see her every week. She is really enjoying her course and I am delighted she is! We met up yesterday for a few hours and we made every minute count!! The good thing though about not seeing each other all the time is that when we do meet we make the best of it and don't argue :)

I will admit I have been letting my faith slip a bit. I can't seem to get into the routine of praying again :( but I will try to work on this!

God bless

Olivia