Sweet Summer

I got to spend some good time with the fam. this weekend. I'm going to be helping my cousin Carolyn renovate this house that my uncle is renting to her. It's going to be so fun!!

I have an interview tomorrow for a bakery position in a grocery! I'll let you know how it goes.

I find out this month if I got into that program that pays my tuition.

I am also continuing in my exploring of Lexington, tomorrow before the big interview I'm going to this amazing store that calls to me everytime I drive by. Everytime that I've pulled in it's been closed. They have crazy stuff in the windows, I hope that I haven't built it up too much in my mind. But don't worry I will take pictures and share if it is really all I imagine it to be.

My apartment looks like it's been hit by an F-5 tornado. And I have a friend staying here tomorrow night, but I'm putting off cleaning by writing this.

In exactly one month I will be at Jill's!! YAY!! My sister and I are driving from my parent's house in Nashville to Owasso. I can't wait. It will be some fabulous sister time, as well as some great time with "family."

Speaking of family...Mine is leaving Florida next Sunday morning!! They will finally be 3 hours from me! I miss them like crazy!

Tonight at church we sang "Hosanna" which is one of my favorite songs. It always makes me think about how our world would be different if our hearts as Christians broke for the same things that break the Lord's heart.

Rainbow Cake, Rain Storms and Coffee

In the past week I have gotten to do some pretty awesome stuff. Last Thursday at our college Bible Study I met a girl that I will admit I have a friend-crush on. I'm supposed to hang out with her next weekend. I won't lie I'm super excited about it.

I also have been looking for a second job. I think I may have found one...I'm trying not to get my hopes up. But if I do get the job, you will hear about it.

My best-friend Erin came to visit from Ohio this past weekend. It was great to get to see her after several months of not being together. We went and saw the Castle. She will never again make fun of her mother and I thinking that it's amazing.

I have also put together my little "bistro set" for my balcony. It was so hard. The box said that it would only take 1-1.5 hours to complete the entire thing. I ended up taking more than 3 hours to put it together. Unlike many people, I read the directions. Let me tell you this set had bad directions.

I also made a Rainbow Cake. It was AMAZING!! I actually made it with the help of my friend Becky's daughter Annabelle. I picked her up from soccer camp and we came home to make the cake as a surprise for her family. Her brother is allergic to dairy and eggs, so he can't have most cakes. But he was able to eat this one with no problems. (I made lactose free icing) I'm making him another cake for his birthday next week.

You know how there are those certain people that you always count on seeing at certain places. Well one of my friends here is one of those. He is a fabulous hugger, I truly believe he could be in the Waldron family. Yeah that's really the kind of hugs I'm talking about. (If you have never been hugged by a Waldron family member, find one and hug them...It's amazing.) So anyway my friend, Tim, is a great hugger, but is somewhat agressive. These girls in our group sometimes play a little game called "Escape the Tim-Hug." Basically they try to be in the same place as Tim without getting hugged. They told him about their game at dinner on Tuesday night, we all laughed so hard we almost cried. My mother thought that it was terribly mean.

I have been consuming a large amount of coffee lately. I realized tonight I have a correlation between rain and coffee. The more it rains the more I want.

Exploring What I Like.

So I have decided to explore me, and what I like to do. I want to find out what exactly it is that I can do and have fun doing. For so many years I have followed the people around me, and become "interested" in what they are doing. So since I have just a few friends here in Lexington, and a lot of extra time on my hands... I am exploring me.

I have made a list of things I would like to do this summer; including Lexington sites and attractions, classes, and a lot of other stuff. I'm pretty excited about it.

This is also super scary. For the first time in a long long time, I am going to go do and try things just because I want to. I don't remember the last time I did that.

I will keep you updated on my adventures. I am going to try to take pictures of everything.

I Will Overcome

It seems to me that God truly blesses songwriters. There are many times that I have felt completely one with a song that I hear/sing in church. There are many that actually just bring me to absolute brokenness no matter what I am dealing with at that time. Sometimes when I am dealing with feelings that I just can't express I feel like I need to find a song to encompass them. In the past few months I have been looking for that song, but I hadn't been able to find one. Until today.... Thanks to an old friend I ran across this Charlie Hall song. ( I will overcome) It has been a favorite of mine for many years.

Take some time and meditate on the words of this song. I hope that you are able to find peace and know that in Christ we are able to overcome all that we will endure in this life.


I Will Overcome----Charlie Hall

And I can see that my hands are trembling, I can see that my legs are weak
I can see that my head is spinning, but I will overcome
And I know that my heart is hurting, And I know that my soul it aches
And I know that it seems I'm failing, but I will overcome, yeah

Chorus:
O Lord I'm strong in You, O Lord I am wise in You
O Lord I can see in You, so I will overcome
O Lord I'm loved by You, O Lord I am free in you
O Lord I'm complete in You
So I will overcome, I will overcome, I will overcome

Bridge:
God listen to me shout, I'm so far from anywhere and I'm calling out
Lead me, lead me to the rock that is higher than I
You're my breath, You're my breath, You're my very life
Infinite, Holy King meets weak and frail Christ in me
And I will overcome not by my strength but by Your grace and love

Wide Range

Well today I went into work at 5:30am. I like being up early, so I'm doing it again tomorrow. It makes me feel really good about lunchtime because I've already gotten so much done.

I went to campus at like 7:30, I studied and enjoyed the beautiful empty campus. There was a
slight mist and birds were chirping, it was great.

If you didn't know I just finished applying for PCWCP (Public Child Welfare Certification Program). This program (if I'm accepted) will pay for my tuition for the last 3 semesters. After graduation I would then accept a job, for at least 2 years, with the Commonwealth of Kentucky specifically the Child Welfare department. I will find out if I got in sometime in July.

I have also just moved into an apartment. I got to spend a great few days with my mom while we unpacked and got things together in the apartment.

My baby sister graduates next week. I will be flying to Florida on the morning of graduation. I miss my sister, a lot. We have a date planned for Saturday night. We always do a movie and Chinese food, this time we're seeing Wolverine. (We both love Hugh Jackman.)

So I was sitting there in class today I wanted to scream. There is a girl who likes to show off and take things too far. She also tells our Professor what to do all the time, and it throws him off to the point that he doesn't know what to do. And the guy next to me creeps me out, like big time. He leans out of his chair sometimes to watch what I'm doing (if I'm not paying attention). Then the rest of the time he sits there doing very very inappropriate things. Unfortunately I can't change seats.

Positives about that class....I got an 83 on our Mid-Term!! I was in the top 5 of our class!! I almost cried, that test was crazy hard!

In addition to going home next week, I'm going to go see Jill in August. And try to see Erin at some point this summer.

Next summer I don't have to take classes!! I would like to travel. I think I'm going to save all year so I can do that.

Living in the "Whatever"

I have decided that I am going to try my best to live in the "whatever."

What does that mean you ask? I want to trust God with what is going on in my life, not stress about it, just know that whatever happens He is completely in control. God knows what is best for me and He knows my passions, desires, hopes, and dreams better than even I do. (Which is so cool.) I can spend my time doing so many other things for God, but when I worry about things, it is as if I am saying to Him that I don't trust Him with whatever that happens to be. I do not want to be that person. I know He loves and wants the best and will provide, I just have to take that step and trust Him.

Currently that means trusting Him with my PCWCP interview (Public Child Welfare Certification Program). It's kind of a big deal. I know that if I get accepted or even if I don't God has big plans for me. That's exciting.

Also I have a wonderful new job. I work for a catering company. I look forward to going to work, which is more than I can say for most of the people that I know. I know that when I go to work I will be encouraged in Christ, because everyone that I work with loves the Lord. How cool is that!!!

My mommy is coming next Friday, I can't wait. I miss her really bad, I don't like her being so far away. I miss my sister and daddy very much too. I can't wait for them to be in Nashville!!

Tonight at CSF I had one of those , "oh geeze" moments. I realized that I was one of those people that says, "I'll pray for you." Then I don't do it. I don't want to be one of those people. Please hold me accountable to this.

WHOA!!!

There are some days that I feel like "WHOA" cannot even describe the things that God is doing. Today is on of those days. He has been moving in a BIG way in me and through me. There is so much that I wish I could tell you about on here, but it would take hours for me to try to think of the words, even then I wouldn't be doing God justice. (But if you would like to talk about some of it, let me know, I'd love to share it with you.) Trust me He is moving in some pretty huge ways on the UK campus right now. I feel so blessed to be a part of that.

The group that I wrote about a long time ago, is beginning to materialize. Even now just a few weeks in, there are throngs of people that want to be involved and/or being touched by what we want to do. Most of those that I have talked to about it, don't know Christ!! How exciting to get to use something so tangible to reach people for Christ.

With that said, GLORY BE TO GOD!!! I pray that as I continue in this mission field, that I give the glory solely to Christ, because the words and the love for these people comes from HIM!! I in my sinful terrible nature do not have the capacity to love these people like Jesus, but through Christ I pray that they see Him in me through my words and actions, and that my life would be a testament to HIS GRACE, MERCY, and LOVE!!