School, School, and More School

SOOOO... I should be studying right now. Speaking of which, school has been such a crazy roller coaster this semester. I have never had a semester this stressful in my life. It's not that I'm taking a lot of credits, but rather, all of my classes, except for one, are classes that I can't say I'm the strongest in. God has truly been teaching me that things, even education, are always under His control and that no matter how hard I try to have everything organized and the way I like it, God easily can have a completely different idea in mind. At this point, I'm just praying that He will just get me through this semester in one piece, with it being my last semester of pre-reqs and all.

Right now, I am also waiting to hear back from the Department of Education to see if I was accepted into the School of Education. This here predicts whether or not I will end up becoming a teacher, y'all. SCARY thought! I have wanted to be a teacher for an extremely long time and I can't see myself doing anything else with my life, career wise. The thought of not accomplishing that is pretty devastating. So prayers are greatly appreciated! haha

All of this really has me believing that God is stretching me in yet another area of my life that I am trying to remain in control of. I am one to set goals and always find ways to achieve them. For the most part, it is a great way to view life and get tasks done, but it can make times like this discouraging and stressful to say the LEAST. I know that I am right where I need to be and God hasn't placed anything in front of me that I can't handle. He has promised us that (1 Cor. 10:13). So I guess all I can do at this point is pray that I am content with where the Lord guides me even if it isn't what I had planned (Prov. 16:9) and trust that it is for my own benefit (Rom. 8:28) and ultimately will bring Him glory through it in the end.

With all of that being said, enough of the procrastinating... :P back to studying I go!

My Greatest Blessings

I am tellin ya, I love my family! They are such sweet blessings from God. I look around me and see all of these people who can't do half the things I can with mine. We've always been told that us three girls (Rachel, Danielle, and I) are extremely feisty or on the other hand, that you never see us not laughing with one another. While it may be true that we do have a tendency to be opinionated on various topics, my sisters have got to be the most loving and compassionate people I have ever met. With 100% honesty, I can say that no matter how deep you are hurting, they will sit by your side and hurt just as much with you. They both, even my parents really, live out Romans 12:9-21. I've experienced that first hand.

They fight for things they care about (and I guess that's where the feisty personality comes in). I've always been the first to stand up for my family but fail to stand up for myself more than half the time and that's when they step in... EVERY time. How many siblings actually do that for each other?

My parents are awesome. I don't mean that lightly when I say it, either. Their love for the Lord is incredible to watch and it is an honor to live in their household! God has blessed my relationship with them so much over the years. They are real with me and aren't afraid to discuss things with me that make me uncomfortable (this may be why I never find things all that awkward). I love that I can go to them, no matter what the issue is, and talk about it without any hesitation. How many children can actually do that with their parents? Maybe I'll ask this, can you? With anything? If you can, you should also consider yourself BLESSED because not many kids, much less, teenagers have that type of relationship (even in a christian home).

Now don't get me wrong, my family is, by no means, perfect. We certainly have our own flaws but my sisters are my best friends. My parents are blessings that I don't deserve to have. Y'all, I encourage you to establish close relationships with your family. Don't be so foolish as to not share things with them. Also, I urge you to be that sibling who genuinely cares what is going on in their brother or sister's life. God did NOT make a mistake in placing you where you are... Get real with each other because honestly, I have no idea as to where I would be if it weren't the case with my family.

Introduction!

So this will be rather short, but hey viewers! God has really been laying certain topics and probing questions on my heart and mind lately that I want to be able to get off my chest. Hence why I decided to create a blog :) I won't say that my posts will be exciting to read but I don't have the patience to write down my thoughts on paper and a facebook status or tweet just did not seem to suffice what's been goin on in this brain of mine. hahah. Hope y'all enjoy at least a few of the blogs I post in the near future!