The End.

I've been in "Chicago-land" now for almost 3 months. Man has it flown by! I am preparing to move back for school with in the week and I can hardly believe it! It's been a good summer! Full of all the things that needed to happen to take me in the next season in my life, so I am thankful.

Surprisingly [or maybe not so much!] I am so stoked about school beginning up again! I think I am motivated just as much by the end result as the idea that I will have something to keep me entertained for the next few months. I really can't wait to get the degree I am going for though, and then get an amazing job with that! I know it'll be worth it in the end, and I am excited about the journey getting there also. As long as I just keep telling myself that, and reminding my heart what my brain knows, I will be able to stay focused.

However, I have been stuck with my head in the clouds the past week or two as I finish reading the series I am going through this summer. I blogged about it previously [ The Circle Trilogy! ] and attested to it's epicness, by which I stand firmly! The only problem I find myself running into when I read these books is I get bored of this world and wish that I could walk through a Narnia-like spare wardrobe and enter the world that these people live in. I love everything about it-- the way they fight for love, the way Justin never fails them, the way that they romance the person they were destined for, the way that God pursues their hearts so tangibly. There's so much more too--and it simply leaves me longing for eternity, which I suppose in the long run is a really good thing, but it makes me want it now :) I can be patient though, and know that the Kingdom of God really does already live in me, and I have the ability to live in such a way. Jesus teach me how!

I can't wait for our wedding day to come. Let me see your face.

October!

This may seem a little ungrateful because it's only July, and I whine from basically November-April about how I hate the cold...but I miss the fall time!!!

For some reason that is a mystery to me, I've wanted pumpkin pie for like the past month! [Luckily I am home for a short visit & my mommy made some!!]

I miss the cool, crisp air...the smell of leaves when they fall off of the trees, and then the sound of those fallen leaves on the ground when the wind tosses them about. It really is the best time of the year. If I found a place where it was perpetually autumn, I'd move there in a heart beat. I love wearing  my jeans and a warm fuzzy hoodie, and going to a football game and drinking hot apple cider. There are so many things I love about the season and I could go on forever probably...but I think I've made my point ;) I love fall & I can't wait for it to come this year!!

It's been [way] too long!

Hello out there!

The summer is flying by, as I knew it would! Filled with friends, weddings, fun and of course work! Which isn't always the most fun, but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do! ;)

As the school year approaches at a rapid speed, I find myself not wanting the summer to end! Not because I don't want to be in school but because I don't know if my school is where I want to be. I am in a place of sincere seeking from the Lord & I just want him to tell me what to do in my life, and where to go. I feel like it's too big of a deal to leave to myself! Soo. I am just walking towards what I thought I should do, and we'll see if anything changes.