I've felt like I've needed to journal for the last week, but kept forgetting. Now I'm sure most of what I wanted to say has vanished from my memory. Sometimes I wonder why life is so complex. I have so many different areas of my life, but they all intertwine and I can never really seem to make sense of everything. It's been such a blessing being ( Read more... )

I've had some of the best blessings in conversation today. I found what I needed to hear and spilled my heart to people who care. I love having Becca as my mentor and I think it's perfect that she is one step ahead of me in life stages. I asked her advice on how soon before marriage a couple should start talking about sex. She recommended talking ( Read more... )

I've been meaning to write in my journal for days and now that I'm finally getting to it I'm sure much of what I wanted to say has been forgotten ( Read more... )

Man, yesterday was such a great day. I didn't get hardly any homework done like I had planned, but it was worth it. In the morning I got some quality time with Emily as I drove her to DVC for her assessment test and I showed her the campus and everything. While she was taking her test I drove to Aunt Judy's work to give her the letters I forgot the ( Read more... )

Going to see Caleb was a vacation. We had so much fun and ate tons of delicious food (though honestly I'm sick of eating out now). Caleb and Virginia are so cute together. They're rarely not holding hands or staring at each other. :) I like her a lot. Mom came with me and we got to relax on the beach on Saturday for a while. It wasn't super warm ( Read more... )

Despite the wonderful weather (compared to Chicago) being home has held more sadness than I expected. Even amidst the joy of seeing extended family and friends at church my first two days of being home have almost constantly had an undertone of pain. Emily is the main reason. She's largely ignored me and didn't seems to even care that I am home. ( Read more... )

I just got off of Skype with Caleb. *Sigh* Just talking with him made all my thoughts about my family recently come flooding through my tears. Sometimes I wish I didn't have to be homesick, then I remember what a beautiful picture it is of believers' yearning for heaven and being with Jesus ( Read more... )

I've been reading Scripture and praying a lot the past couple days since Andy asked me if I thought I was ready to hear more about his past. Before then I think I always thought I was like I had some kind of right to know everything and I was curious, but now I honestly don't know if I really want to know so badly. It just scares me and I can't ( Read more... )

:) It was really fun to talk to Andy's mom and mine at the same time on Facebook today. It's always nice to feel connected to home. The time has come to figure out what to get everyone for Christmas. I have a list of people but I only have ideas for half of them. I should get most of my family's soon ( Read more... )

Wow. Sam and Kory's wedding was simply awesome in every way. The decorations and dresses were beautiful and everyone was so happy. And I have never seen a more God-centered ceremony in my life. Those two are so encouraging. I loved their vows and how deliberate they were. They really showed that they understood the immensity of the task and ( Read more... )