Puzzle Pieces

Puzzle pieces are funny. They're awkwardly shaped but when they're put together, they can create a beautiful picture. This is how I have come to view each day. Every day is different, filled with new adventures, hurts, triumphs, pains, smiles, and tears. Every day we meet someone new, try a new food, see new sights, hear new things. And in the end, God will put each piece of our puzzle together to reveal the beautiful picture of our life.

This past year was filled with many ups and downs and even more twists and turns. Sometimes I would ask God why He was putting me certain things, but looking back it is obvious that He was crafting another piece of the puzzle.

Just this past weekend I attended some friends' graduation. My friends pushed through long nights, endless days, exams, projects, and dull classes for 4-5 years to get to that night, but seeing the amount of joy and celebration, it was obvious just how worth it those times were. Just as my friends endured those seemingly impossible days to get to graduation, I need to push through the craziness of life knowing God is on my side and will carry me through in order to fulfill His good plan.

God is revealing a little bit of Himself each and every day. At the moment I am confused as to what He wants for me, but I know that He will place the pieces together to His liking and everything will come together to form an amazing work of art :)

My Favorite Author?

I was on the phone with a friend the other day and she brought up a question that I thought only had one answer...she said that someone told her that the way God writes out our life is He has a blank book and whatever we do, He writes it down...I had never even thought of this because as Psalm 139:16 says, "All the days ordained for me, WERE WRITTEN IN YOUR BOOK BEFORE ONE OF THEM CAME TO BE." God wrote out each and every one of our lives! He doesn't wait for us to do stuff, He has it all written out! As my friend and I were trying to wrap our head around the fact that God has written millions, billions, and trillions of stories, we were flipping out over God! you would have thought we were talking about some super cute guy, but no, our hearts were so on fire for God and this fire has yet to be extinguished! God is so amazing and He really is indescribable!!!! so my favorite author? the Author of my favorite book, the Creator of this world, the Author of my life <3

God's Bubble Wrap

This past Sunday I was involved in a minor car accident. As they always say, "you never see a crash till it's head on," or in my case...till its side-on? in any case, car accidents are one of the most terrifying experiences EVER. As i was passing through an intersection, this BIG truck's headlights were shining in my right windows and BAM i spun...first thing i thought..."Ohmygoodness, im gonna die..." i was still able to drive my car so both vehiciles pulled over and we exchanged info...this guy was a total jerk, blaming the whole incident on me, taking my info & not giving me his, this guy was no good...BUT the police showed up, i was ok, and my car wasnt' too badly damaged, all thanks to God.

Just before the accident, one of my friends told me to drive home safely...then BAM first car accident....through this whole situation God has taught me several things...

1. He's always looking out for me & has me wrapped up in bubble wrap. The accident could have been a lot worse...the only thing i suffered from was big puffy eyes after a good cry :)


2. Life is unpredictable in my head, but this was just another paragraph in God's story about Aubrey. God knows what He's doing and i can trust in His plans.


3. Never take anything for granted. i was just driving home from church, something i do every week! and never did i imagine i would get into an accident! you never know when something terrible could happen, appreciate and make most of the time you have here.


4. My true value is in Him. the first thing my dad asked was "how's the car?" not " how are YOU?" he finds so much worth in his material, worldy possessions, where as i find mine in my Father, my treasures lie in heaven. cars can be fixed...lives are irreplaceable.

"The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves." Zeph. 3:17 <3

beauty in the beast

this title means two things to me.
1. God sees the beauty in the beast (me). on those ugly days when my hair has a mind of its own, when my clothes aren't fitting right, the mirror distorts my image, and i feel like a beast, God sees nothing but the beautiful princess He created. Psalm 139:14 says that we are each fearfully and wonderfully made. we were created in God's image and created to His liking.
GOD DOESN'T MAKE MISTAKES.
2. i can finally see the beauty in the beast (craziness of life). when i asked God to draw me closer to Him and reveal His glory to me, my grandfather died, i got rejected from my dream college, my family's lose stitching was ripped apart, and life just got too ridiculous. however, looking back on all of this, i can now see how God has woven everything together to create just a small piece of a beautiful picture. His will is being revealed a little each day allowing me to see His beauty in even the ugliest of situations.
HIS PLAN IS THE BEST PLAN.