"Life is All About Stages & Changes.."

Us humans are pretty adaptable. We learn new things and adjust ourselves to them fairly quickly and without problems.
When we graduate high school and are scared of college, we overcome our fears and get out and meet new people and learn how to self-motivate.
When we graduate college we have to decide what path to take, and quickly assume new responsibilities.
We do these things, some with more grace than others, but that does not necessarily make them easy.

It's never "easy" to leave your comfort zone. But if there's one thing I've learned over the past few years is that you are never allowed to stay in your comfort zone for long. As soon as something becomes routine or normal, it gets mixed up.
Whether its professors with ridiculous expectations... living on your own for the first time.. or the last hug goodbye before your boyfriend moves 2 hours away for school.

These things are NEVER easy.  But you adapt, and you grow stronger. If nothing else, you will have thick skin and can say "I remember when I thought *this* was going to defeat me, but it didn't."

So here's to responsibilities and changes, and other things that have not and will not get the best of me.

He Will Not Fail You

As 2012 gets on its way I am forced to once again realize and be in awe of God's faithfulness.

2011 was an amazing year, but it definitely had it's moments. Hospital visits, kidney infections, sickness amongst family and friends. Of course, I made it through all of these trials, but only because of God's hand.

I suppose the most trying of all the events in 2011 was when my Dad's cataract surgery somehow went wrong and he lost his vision in the affected eye. Seven long weeks went by with us not knowing what would happen, or if he would be able to get his vision back without having surgery that he was told might not even work. I had never prayed so hard for anything in my life as I did for God to heal him.
And it was a Saturday morning, and I was at Truett's waiting tables when I got the call from Mom that he woke up and could see again.

It was God who gave me the strength to not give up all the nights I was up until 2am working on financial statements and marketing plans for my summer class that I swore was going to kill me. And He also provided me with the financial means during the months I wasn't sure I was going to have enough to make ends meet.

So I have faith that He will also be with me throughout 2012, holding me up on the days I have trouble. He has already provided me with some awesome opportunities that came at just the right time.

It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed. (Deuteronomy 31:8)

2012 - Resolutions and Ramblings

January 1st 2012.
I'm assuming that later in the year I will come back and read this blog and wonder exactly how I felt on the first day of the new year.

Well, its 4:51PM, I just got home from Justin's house. He was home all this past week which was very nice. I'm not used to getting to see him more than two days in a row. We went to a NYE party last night which was fun. So now I'm laying in my bed, watching Food Network, have clothes in the dryer, and just finished putting up some new posters on my music wall. I am happy but not content. I'm ready for the next step in life. It's time for some changes, now that I have graduated college. So that's how I felt at 4:51 on January 1, 2012.

Now for some resolutions.

I resolve to be more kind and patient. To not let people who will not matter in the long run influence how I feel. No one will dictate how I view myself or how I view what I am capable of. I will be a better musician. By summertime, I will have the best body of my entire life. I will have a new laptop [hopefully sooner than later]. I will visit either Seattle, Washington or Bar Harbor, Maine. I will have my student loan completely 100% paid off and continue to live within my means.