"I have it all planned out - plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for."
Jeremiah 29: 11

I may not have all that I want right now, but HE HAS A PLAN! I have no doubt and I need to claim that everyday. Even when things aren't exactly how I want them, I need to realize this more and more everyday. He has NEVER let me down and he NEVER will.

I want to watch this movie, today, with a warm blanket and apple cider. I wish it was colder so that I could do that. It's just WAY too hot...

naptime.

My great-grandma used to say that everyone needs one 1-hr nap a day to be happy and rested. Well, I wish that I could take that nap now. The day is oh, so busy! On the bright side though, we are welcoming one more girl into Chi Omega tonight!

Congrats to her!

yeah...I'd really like that nap.

XO love and all mine.

Just a couple things...

1. The french fries in the new McDonald's Happy Meals are WAY to small...there's maybe 5 in the box thing...sad day.

2. Hanover College in the fall could quite possibly be the prettiest place in the whole world.

3. I worry WAY too much. So, if you do too, here's something that may help:

"Worry weighs us down, a cheerful word picks us up." Proverbs 25:15

I owe a big thank you to one of my friends for a special dinner this week! You made me feel so much better about everything and thank you for just listening. I cannot wait to do it again. :)

I hope everyone's Sunday was wonderful and beautiful!

First day of classes. I would rather be on the lake. Come on, it's Labor Day.

Just a few things that I look forward to when returning back to the HC...

1. Movie nights with popcorn, cookie dough, and my wonderful ChiO sisters after long days of studying, writing papers, and endless assignments.

2. Doing my reading outside on the Quad on a blanket soaking up the beautiful sun.

3. A wonderful gym to visit every night...hopefully. ;)

4. Friends that I haven't seen all summer that always seem to bring a smile to my face.

5. Cheering at football games. GO PANTHERS!

Although it will a bittersweeet ending to my summer, I cannot wait to return to a solid routine and continue on towards being a teacher! :)

Lately I've spent alot of time wishing that I could be older. I've wished and wished that I could press the "fast forward" button on the remote control of life and be oh, about 23, graduated, and with a wonderful job teaching. Then, as it always does, reality always sets in and reminds me that I'm 19, only going to be a sophomore, and far away from my dreams of teaching, marriage, and "adult" life. Of course, I pray about it, but I struggle with wanting and wondering, "God, when?" I know I shouldn't, but I will be the first one to admit that this is a BIG problem for me.

Time and time again, I am reminded:

"For I know the plans that I have for you," declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not harm you.
Jeremiah 29:11

Of course this is what I need! I need to know that God knows what he has in store for me, and that the answer to all my prayers isn't always, "No," but rather maybe God is saying, "Not yet." "Not Yet" I can live with. Even if the answers end up being, "No" I must always remember that God has HIS plan for me, and even though I may not know what it is yet, it is more than wonderful and beautiful. Just another chapter of life waiting to be read...