Loving this Lovely Summer

      So, it's been a while.  I had this notion that when summer came, I would immediately get right back into the same routine I had before exams and all the chaos of the end of the year.  That was not the case at all.  It has been very difficult to find any routine, let alone the same one that I had during last semester.

      It has been a great summer so far, but it has not been as I had expected.  I didn't find a job.  I didn't write in my blog every day.  I haven't read my bible every day.  I haven't read for my classes every day.  I don't hang out with the people I expected to as much as I thought I would.  Some of those things I need to be working to change, others are exactly as God intended, and I can't worry about it.


     I am so thankful for exactly where God has me right now.  I'm spending time with my family and my friends.  I don't have to worry about a job, but I'm making some money on the side with babysitting and labor for my Dad.  I'm really motivated to work out, eat healthy, and lose some weight.  I'm developing great relationships with people that I've always known, but never had that deep friendship with.  I'm convicted about not spending as much time with the Lord, in the word and in prayer.  I'm working to balance all of the good things about being home with the challenges of being home.  It is a challenge spiritually to be in such a comfortable place, because sometimes I forget how much I need the Lord's hand and direction in my life every second.  I am praying that I will never forget that, and that the Lord will draw me closer and closer to Him whether I am in times of comfort or times of trial.

    The Lord is so good to me even though I don't deserve it.  I have amazing parents, the best friends, and all the time in the world to spend with them this summer.  My summer has been filled with kayaking, coffee dates, movie nights, How I Met Your Mother, baking, reading, working out, bonfires, swimming, shopping, and so many other blessings.  I have so much to be thankful for.  I'm loving my summer so far, and I can't wait for it to get even better.

    I'll be keeping my blog a lot more updated, now that I've taken the first step and posted something. :) God-willing, I'll have something interesting to say.