For your next rainy day...

Dear Meagan,

'You'll be ok' by A Great Big World :)

You'll be okay
You'll be okay
The sun will rise
To better days

And change will come
It's on it's way
Just close your eyes
And let it rain

'Cause you're never alone
I will always be there
You just carry on
You will understand

You'll be okay
You'll be okay
Just look inside
You know the way

Let it go
Fly away
And say goodbye
To yesterday

'Cause you're never alone
And I will always be there
You just carry on
You will understand

And I will be strong
When love is gone
I'll carry on...

You'll be okay
You'll be okay
The sun will rise
To better days

You'll be okay
You'll be okay
Just close your eyes
And let it rain

When you need it the most
And all you've got is a prayer
You must carry on
You will understand
You will understand
You will understand

You'll be okay
You'll be okay
You'll be okay.

Just keep this one in your back pocket. Love you schwester :)

XOXO,

Brooke

Running, Nuns, & German... Oh My!

Dear Meagan,

So I heard this new neural chiropractor has been working wonders for you! That is awesome, keep it up girl- I am so pumped you are feeling better and can not WAIT to go on a run with you this Summer!  You also started your new position as a sampler, wooo hoooo! Hopefully you are getting a little bit more 'human-interaction' than you did leveling... I'm sure you are giving all your customers that big Sutherland smile ;)  All seems to be going well in the world of Meagan (awesome-ness). And I am so excited that you are hanging out with Sister Carmela- I am sure she has lots of great insight for you! Make sure to learn as much as you can from her. And please don't corrupt her! Haha- no swearing in front of Nuns or watching Teen Mom... sometimes we gotta show a little discretion, don't want to scare the woman out. So make sure to put on your 'best' behavior and act like a lady- lady :)

Keep it up with the German class too chica! I hope you got a chance to talk to your German professor about being a TA for her in the future or maybe a tutor for students who are struggling in the class. To be a teacher or a tutor though you have to be on top of your stuff... don't wait until the last minute to complete homework/study- if you do that it won't be your best quality work, that's for certain :)

Love you, keep up the awesome-ness and I will see you in two weeks for Amanda's fashion show in Ann Arbor, fancy :)

XOXO,

Brooke

Spiritual Gifts 101

Dear Meagan,

"Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy." 1 Corinthians 14:1

Spiritual gifts are giving to us by God... they are gifts that we posses and they are intended to be used in the church :)

Below is a link to help you determine what your spiritual gifts are:

http://www.spiritualgiftstest.com/test/youth

Below is a list of the spiritual gifts from spiritualgiftstest.com... The spiritual gifts listed below are found in three passages: Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:8-10;28-30, and Ephesians 4:11

Administration	Knowledge
Apostleship	Leadership
Discernment	Mercy
Evangelism	Miracles
Exhortation	Pastor/Shepherd
Faith	Prophecy
Giving	Serving/Ministering
Healing	Teaching
Interpretation of Tongues	Tongues Wisdom

The next step is simply to pray about your gifts in order to understand them.  Then, put them to use! "He who buries his talent is making a grave mistake." Find a way to get involved at church utilizing you gifts! I am trying to implement this more in my own life so I can be your accountability partner if you would like :)

You have been through a lot, which means your gifts could be very useful to others!

I love you and I love watching your 'overcomer' story unfold day by day! Get it girl!

XOXO,

Brooke