All Things New...

Wow. After praying in the New Year, I'm patiently waiting on a friend who is having a pretty important conversation. In the meantime, my loverly Miss Andrea Heaton is joining me in the lobby of the Sheraton Four Seasons in Greensboro, NC.

So, like many people, New Year's makes me reflect on the past year and muse about the future.

First, some of the best and worst of the past year:

• Passing Dr. Carter's class.
• Making a ton of new friends.
• The Insomniacs Club
• Receiving a calling!
• Having to take the uber tough classes.
• The family issues

What do I think will happen next year? At this point... I'm not sure. I know I'm gonna bend over backward to do better in Carter's class.

Other than that, I'll just wait and see. That's cool with me!

Happy New Year!

Always learning...

Yes, I am making another list. Deal. lol.

1. It's funny how a day seems like a year when you're missing people you love.
2. It really is amazing how much difference a semester can make in your life. From friends to family to your frickin' GPA, a lot can change. lol.
3. Singing with people is a HUGE addiction of mine. It can make anything better.
4. It's interesting that, even when I don't see people for a long time, I can see them again, and nothing's changed.
5. Some people will do whatever they can to cause drama, if for no other reason than their own entertainment. Those people deserve to be shot. lol.
6. I can't wait to travel again. I miss Central Asia so much, but I'm going to Spain next. Someday, I hope to at least pay another visit to C. Asia, and the people I left there... I miss them more than words can express.
7. Sometimes, I wonder why God keeps giving me second chances. I screw up a lot, I hurt the people I love, I react out of anger instead of wisdom, and I say things I don't mean. But he loves me just the same. Wow.
8. I wish I knew what to say sometimes to save the ones I love from themselves.
9. Life isn't always beautiful, but I thank God for every day I wake up. Even the bad days.
10. God can make something beautiful out of my most stupid mistakes, and the most painful, hurtful things imaginable.
11. I love my 6th and 7th grade youth girls, no matter what. :)
12. I could not, would not, and would never want to do Matt Lyda's job.
13. I thank God for the call he placed on my life to ministry. I can't wait to see where it leads me. :D

The ramblings of an insomniac...

More valuable lessons in the life of me...

1. Sometimes, no matter how much you prepare for something, you won't do well, and you just have to accept it and move on.
2. Sometimes, the very people you thought you didn't like can be some of the best friends you'll ever have.
3. Sometimes, you have to make a choice, and that choice can hurt more than you'd ever imagine, and you have to live with it.
4. 1 Corinthians 10:12
5. Love makes a person do some stupid things, but it is a wonderful thing. Its great to love and to be loved.
6. Sleep is highly overrated.
7. Being sick is increased by the belief stated in #6. lol.
8. I'm slowly but surely learning to take what people say at face value and not dig deeper when it's not necessary.
9. I wish sometimes that I could make everything better for the people that I love.
10. Unfortunately, sometimes, those people that I love make really bad decisions, and I can't fix it.
11. I love being with people who make me laugh. Those are the very best kinds of people.
12. I love helping, but I have a very hard time when people take advantage of that.
13. I hate to study, and sometimes, I need a little extra push in the right direction. lol.
14. When I don't know what to say, and can't express myself in words anymore, music does it for me in an amazing way.
15. I love teaching and seeing people learn, but sometimes, I wonder if I'll be a good teacher.
16. I can't wait to go home for Christmas, but I am going to miss the people here at school so much it won't even be funny.
17. Sometimes, just when you think you're done for, you get up again, with one more round left in ya.
18. Sometimes, you still get knocked down, but that one round becomes two, and three, and four...
19. One day, we will all understand better that things work out for the best.
20. Never be afraid to let go. Sometimes, it's the best decision you'll ever make.

Oh, the Thinks I Can Think (when sick and medicated)

I like the list format, so here we go...

1. It's very weird to realize that your best friend from childhood is married. Like, really, really, weird. Not bad. Just odd.
2. It's much easier when she marries a good guy. :)
3. I have the plague again. It's kinda yucky, and I just wanna sleep. Fabulous for the last week of class and the 5.2 billion papers I have due, right?
4. The fact that anything and everything can trigger a song in my head makes me very happy sometimes.
5. I really have a hard time with things when people tell me not to tell someone something that he or she really needs to know.
6. I want to go home. School is no fun.
7. When I grow up, I want to be a fun teacher.
8. I'm not a grownup yet. I really want to be, but sometimes, I'm not. And I never want to lose the childlike ways inside of me.
9. I love being with my friends so much.
10. Sometimes I wonder what tomorrow will hold. But I remind myself that Jesus said today has enough trouble of its own. :)

Later. :)