No Time to Breathe

This semester of school has to be the busiest one throughout my college career. The classes that I am taking are not too hard right now, but they do take up a lot of time. The internship that I am doing is a very humbling experience. I have never worked in an office environment and it is very different than the customer service positions I have held. I am such a busy body, so I find it very hard to sit still for nine hours behind a desk (yes I even have my own desk). I almost look forward to trips to the dumpster or the water bottle refill station because I am getting a chance to stretch my legs. However, the people at the office are very kind and uplifting. This is the first place I have worked at where Christianity is the dominant religion in the organization. It is like a breathe of fresh air when being in the office. Along with my internship and school, I am still waitressing. My coworkers at my restaurant jobs are also really awesome to work with. I feel so blessed to have such wonderful people to work with. Although work keeps me busy, my coworkers make it fun instead of something to be dreaded. In addition to my coworkers being a blessing, as I have expressed before, my friends are the best of the best.They have made the time outside of school and work something to be enjoyed. This fun time even includes +Gracie Scott's 6:30 a.m. cycling class at UWF that I attend every Tuesday. I am so thankful for my life and finally feel that I am truly living instead of just going through the motions!

Verse of the week: "If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast." Psalm 139:9-10

Jaclyn and I last time I went to Chipley

On the way to Destin for our girl's day!

Night out with some coworkers :)

Start of Something New

As I started classes last week, I couldn't help but think about how bittersweet this semester is going to be. I cannot believe that I graduate in December. It feels like just yesterday I was a scared little freshman going to Chick Fil A with Hillary almost every night to escape the craziness that was in our dorm. Now in three months I will be finished at UWF. As sweet as not being in school sounds, it is also very bitter. I realized that I wasted a lot of time worrying about exams and other assignments instead of focusing more on the people around me. My goal this semester is to be more focused on lifting my classmates up as opposed to focusing so much on myself. Also, I am somewhat freaking out because I have no idea what I am going to do after I graduate. I know that I want to go to an interpreter training school for sign language but that is about all I know. As strange as it sounds, I almost like this feeling. All throughout my life I have been a planner and organizer. It is somewhat refreshing to not know where I am going to be in a year. I look forward to spending many hours in prayer seeking guidance for this decision. My specific prayer is that wherever I am led to next, I will be a light and example for God's glory. It does not matter so much the place but what I am doing in the place that defines my life.

Verse of the week: "For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation." Psalm 100:5

Also I would like to give a shout out to my friend Thomas who took me to the shooting range this past weekend.

The homemade wreath Kalee and I made for my front door. For neither one of us being crafty, it turned out pretty well.