Life is full of surprises. Know why? Cause God is full of surprises. For anyone who might want an update on me, I stayed in Murfreesboro this summer. Why you ask? Because God is full of surprises.

School is in again, I moved for the 4th time this year, and I'm excited. I'm excited about what's gonna happen next. Everything in my past has been so unpredictable that now it's almost exciting. Plus, fall is coming, and I love fall.

To all my Northside friends out there, I know you haven't seen me in ages. I don't go there anymore. And I promise I have my reasons. But I still love my God, even more now, and I still go to church. Just somewhere else. So no worries.

But I'm excited. I've learned alot about life this summer and how to just roll with it. It's ok to have no idea what's happening now or what's gonna happen next. So look up. And look ahead.

Me

Well, it was a beautiful weekend. I got alot of errands run yesterday that I had been meaning to do, and got a bunch of nothing done today. But oh well. I'm just anxious for this month and next to be over! I can't wait for June! I'm having a hard time accepting the fact that I have a month and a half to go, including a whole "semester" of class in May. Not looking forward to intensive Algebra therapy three hours a day, five days a week for three weeks. But you gotta do whatcha gotta do. Anyways, just wanted to update! I hope this beautiful weather continues!

Check out the Bible passage I memorized because I was so stressed about all I have to get done and all the money I have to make before June:

"Do not worry saying 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or "What will we wear for clothing?'...for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of it's own."

                                                              Matthew 6:31, 32b, 33-34

Have a great Monday!

Joy

Well, I was right. There was a brighter day.  I always seem to be in a better mood when winter gives way to spring. School is out in about two weeks and my grades are horrible. But I don't care, because I had fun this semester and I made FRIENDS. Yes, I made friends with real people. And I enjoyed it. I was far from God for a while, but I'm finding Him again. Slowly I've reached through the darkness and finally touched God's face again. I'm grateful to Anne and Olivia for helping me seek Him again. I feel more complete and I feel like I am moving back towards His will. I can't wait for summer because he called me (frighteningly) to go to Ridgecrest, and I'm taking a major step of faith and doing it. I've never had the guts to really do something like this when I've wanted to but everything kept working out so perfectly and nothing got in the way that I really feel like it's where I'm supposed to be this summer. Scary I know. But anyways, that's all thats new with me besides my bad luck with cars, I had a wreck on the 1st and another on the 7th. That was a bad week. Anyways, I love you all!

Joy

Well, life goes on right? It's been four months since I have updated. My kitty is still missing, but even if he was at home I would never see him. I don't live there anymore. But most of you know that. Family is too strong a word, and by the way, just because people say you can always count on family, doesn't make it true. Remember that. Sometimes family is what you can count on the least, and it is the people you feel most abandoned by. Just a little lesson I learned in my eighteenth year. I had a birthday three days ago. But only two people noticed. And thats ok, it's just another day right? I don't know where life is going to go in my nineteenth year, but hopefully it won't hold the heartbreak that my eighteenth did. So far it has. But maybe things will get better. Maybe it all really will be ok. Maybe there is a brighter day. Only God knows.....

-Me

My kitty (Simba) is missing and I am heartbroken. I can't even sleep or eat. Please pray that he comes home.

God is punishing me and he chose the most painful form of punishment possible.

-me