I'm back..and ready to jump in with both feet this time. :)

Yes, YES. I know. I'm terrible at this blogging thing...I'm terrible at journaling as well. It seems that the only thing I'm good at is writing letters..so maybe I should just pretend this is exactly like writing one of those..

So..It's been close to a year and a half since my last post...I'm not even going to begin to list all of the things that have happened in my life..I'm just going to start writing about what's going on in my life now. :)

I'm learning about relationships. All kinds of them. My relationship with God, my family, my friends. And yes, even my relationship with a boy..:) So, let's go in order..shall we?

My relationship with God:

This relationship is probably the hardest to maintain. It's incredible how no one knows me better than He does, yet I have so many questions about Him. He's been teaching me a lot about joy lately and how in Him and ONLY Him do I have the freedom to experience joy in EVERY circumstance. Hard lesson for this girl right here. I'm a worrier. Yup. A. Worrier. And as a worrier, I dwell on things; I try to come up with my own solutions; I do it myself. That's no good. It affects my trust in God...which drives me crazy. So, the Lord's been teaching me to trust Him with everything and embrace the joy and peace He offers me at all times. :)

My relationship with my family:

It's about to change drastically. I'm leaving home in a month and heading to college. I'll be able to come back once a month to visit...but it's still going to be SO hard to leave. As the days left at home narrow down, I'm beginning to realize how much I take for granted all of the time. My dad's hard work. My mom's comfort. My sister's sense of humor. My grandma's long talks. Oh, I'm going to miss all of it...and it scares me. But I've determined to make the best of the month I have left. :)

My relationships with my friends:

They're about to change too. I think it's safe to say that I'm one of the oldest ones in my circle of close friends...which means that...when I leave...I'll feel like I'm abandoning them. And I don't want them to feel like that. So I am very thankful for all of the time I've been able to spend with them this summer. I hope I get more with them before I leave. And I hope that I'm able to stay close to them while I'm away during the school year. :)

My relationship with the boy:

Haha, oh that's a fun one. :) I'm blessed to have an amazing guy who wants nothing more than to please God with his entire life. It inspires me. :) We're learning a lot of things together. Like, perseverance takes a LOT of work. Or like, the other person won't always be perfect all of the time and that when their not, it's not the end of the world. Our biggest lesson we're both trying to master is keeping all of our priorities in order. God first and everything else after Him. Not always easy. But He's faithfully guiding us toward that goal. :) And I'm excited for what He has in store for us. :)