School, school, school!!

Guess what!?!

I am going to The University of Southern Indiana beginning in just a few weeks to embark on my journey towards a BA in Journalism!!! I am soo stoked!!

Now those of you who don't know me well, this may not seem like a big accomplishment or big deal; but let me tell you...this is epic!!! After High School, I went to an internship, then pretty much got straight into ministry and have been in that for about 4 years now! I just assumed I would never go to college, and there was never a strong desire in my heart to go regardless, so I was fine with that! However through my pilgrimage over the last couple of months; really looking inward [and upward!] seeking out the things God has put in my heart to do in this life...I've come to many different roads I could have taken. Tried walking down a few, got re-routed a few times too, and now, to finally be at this crossroads, I am thrilled!

I'm thrilled for a few reasons;

a. because it is something I really do have a deep interest in, and know it will open up doors to other passions in my heart!

b. because I feel a deep level of peace and knowing that God is so good, and he's such a good leader and will guide to me exactly where I should be in any given season in life.

and, finally...

c. I am very happy to be staying near my family. I love them so much; and they have become the biggest support system in my life, along with some close friends God has blessed me with since I've lived in Henderson, and I am so happy to remain with them a while longer.

I'm just happy, and very excited!! I feel like a little kid getting ready for the first day of school, like; yay!! New pens, notebooks and a backpack!! [Haha, I know, I am a nerd!] And on top of all that,  I just found out I need glasses, which will add to causing me to feel more studious!! ;)

Soo...let the studying begin!!

The Battle is Raging...

I'm not really one of those people who think they know when the world is going to end, or to claim to know when Jesus is coming back either...but I do know that we're in a war right here, and right now; regardless of any understanding beyond that. There's a war for the souls of mankind at all moments. I know the time has come where people need to choose whose side they're really on. That thin line is being drawn, and it's not one that you can straddle. You know? I think in seasons past there were things that were permissible, even though they didn't lead to the fullness of true life. But it seems like now, you're either all for bad or all for good. People are choosing; knowingly or unknowingly.

The decision is being made in the hearts & minds of people on a daily basis; as they go about their days choosing the way that they want to live. Choosing the standard that they're going to set for themselves, and choosing whether to pursue righteousness or the ambitions of mans' heart. It's a really big deal too; because it's not like we have forever. Like I said before, I'm not one to claim I know anything about the end of the world, other than what I read in the Bible [in which it clearly states, NO man knows the hour of the second coming, not even Jesus Himself] but I do know that each day we live, we are getting closer to our end, maybe not the end of time...but just a life span. And not in a morbid way, life and death happen and it's natural and how we are made...but it's the assurance of knowing where we're going when that happens for us is what we can change and do have control over.

The weapons we fight with are not of this world, but they are powerful for the demolishing of strongholds. [my own interpretation!]2Cor.10:4

It's time to choose. The battle is raging, I don't want to be sleeping...