It never ceases to amaze me how I can write a post and by the next time I think to glance at my blog again, nearly a month has passed. I ought to do more frequent, more concise updates but such is the life. February was quite eventful, but not in ways I can really explain. I hit both ends of the spectrum as far as my growth is concerned. Fear revealed some areas in my life that need to mature, but there is something about exposing things to the light that is healing in itself. Follow-through has become something I am learning to develop in my life as well; part of that was discovered in realizing that I need people in my life that practice follow-through in order to build that habit myself. Key words: I. Need. People.
A few countdowns are going on in my life right now and they are exciting ones:
My parents are coming in 9 days! I have a couple girlfriends coming to visit over the next month and spring break is the last week of March (plans are sketchy at best-- we'll see how that goes), and... *drum roll* my birthday is in less than a month! I love birthdays anyway, but this one holds a lot of weight to it: 18. I'm not going to go introspective on you with that one, needless to say, I am terrified and highly anticipating all the fun.
St. Patrick's Day is coming up and of course the silliness inside of me is very excited. The kindergarten class I'm working with is having a party so I am looking forward to helping set up treasure hunts, leprechaun boot-prints, and four-leaf clovers everywhere. And wearing insane amounts of green. Looove it. (Plus my parents will be here!)
Spring has been teasing us with beautiful sunny days, followed by cold, windy ones, often including storms. I've definitely learned my lesson to savor the sun, but the weather is just fabulous. My mountains keep me in awe and I catch a sunset whenever I can. In fact, I have begun attempting painting and find that my favorite place to paint is my backporch as the sun sets behind the Sundial Bridge. Of course, the living room isn't bad either-- especially for spontaneous "Let's paint rocks!" sessions inspired by my lovely Canadian goose-- Kari.
Please pray for some guidance in my life from the Lord. It is my goal this month to make some decisions about next year. I'd like to come back to Redding because it has become "home" to me like I never expected. At the same time, I pretty much had an emotional breakdown at the idea of not being a part of the lives of everyone at home-home (Texas). Either way, I'm hoping to pursue my education next year no matter the location, but of course, all in His timing. As much as I know what I want, I've never felt more surrendered and subject to where He's taking all of this (as in, my life). The path lies before me and though it's only lit for the next step, I eagerly await the next revelation.
