Blessings. Football. Fall.

God has blessed me this week with reminders of His love and faithfulness. Monday night I got to talk to one of my best friends from Texas. She has moved to the very small town of Edna, Texas to be a middle school Spanish teacher... I can't imagine what it's like for her to be in a small town, with no one her age, trying to find a new church and such... I told her that she is so much stronger than me, and I truly meant that. It was great just to talk with her about life and to laugh lots... We laugh tremendous amounts when we hang out... haha! Anyway, although she is a really long way away, she is a huge blessing in my life, and I'm so glad we got to talk!

Tuesday, I was blessed by going to lunch with some people from the church we worked with in Chicago. Hearing their stories of how God is providing and of how things are working out just as they have prayed for them to is such an encouragement and such an awesome example of God's power. So many things they have needed have been provided by God and by their faithfulness to knowing that God never leaves or forsakes any of us... It was just a blessing to hear their stories of what is happening in Chicago.... and I may or may not have seen one of my favorite Christian artists eating lunch with his daughter right behind me. He sang "shoo fly don't bother me" to her, and I about passed out... So excited! My life is now complete... Anyway, on to more acutal spiritual things...

Thursday night I went to a girls' Bible study for the new Sunday school class I'm in... It was such a blessing to hear about where everyone is in life, and to hear how many of us are just in this weird place where we aren't really where we thought we would be... haha. Seriously though, they all have been through things I'm dealing with now, and it's such an encouragement to hear them talk about life and to see what God is doing in each of their lives. I'm excited to be involved in this Bible study the next coming Thursdays... I think God definitely put this group in my life on purpose.

Another blessing is the fact that COLLEGE FOOTBALL KICKOFF is next week!! I'm so excited! Seriously, I love college football, the BIG 12 that is, very, very much, and I can't wait to watch all the games. Hook 'em HORNS! And Tuesday is when the PUMPKIN SPICE LATTES come back! Hold me back... I just can't wait. Yay Fall. Yay Friends. Yay (the) Faithfulness of God.

"Wait and See"

So I've decided that since I have some extra time on my hands, I should start a blog. I used to love writing on my xanga when I was in high school, but that no longer exists... haha. Anyway, I think this will be a good way for me to think/ write about some things, so I can try to figure a few things out about life after college.

I'm in this weird place now, between college and post-college life... I mean, I'm in the post-college life section now, but it still doesn't really seem like it. Everything keeps changing and transitioning all around me. I'm not good at all with transitions. I know that we need transitions in our lives to be healthy, but do they all have to happen at the same time?! I feel like nothing is staying the same... relationships are changing, work is changing and not exactly steady, life in general just keeps taking different turns... It's exciting sometimes, but lately, I haven't been excited about any of these transitions....

However, I have been reminded of Hebrews 13:8 these past few days. "Jesus is the SAME yesterday, today, and forever." Although everything in my life seems to be transitioning, moving on, changing, Jesus doesn't change. He is faithful to be constant and the same all the time. He doesn't change when my career changes... He doesn't change when everyone goes back to school, except for me... He is faithful and constant.... always the same, never changing.

The title of my blog is from a song by Brandon Heath. It talks about the fact that there are things happening in life sometimes that we don't understand... but as Christians, we have a hope in knowing that God is up to something awesome... we just have to "wait and see."

Just a part of this song... download it... It's awesome.

"Still wondering why I’m here
Still wrestling with my fear
But oh, He’s up to something
And the farther on I go
I’ve seen enough to know
That I’m, not here for nothing
He’s up to something
So now’s my time to be a man
Follow my heart as far as I can
No telling where I’m ending up tonight
I never slow down or so it seems
But singing my heart it’s one of my dreams
All I gotta do is hold on tight
There is hope for me yet
Because God won’t forget
All the plans he’s made for me
I have to wait and see
He’s not finished with me yet"

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