A Pleasant Sunday August 31, 2009

I didn’t do anything productive today. It was blissful.

okay…that’s a lie. I did laundry today. A lot of laundry. But my day was pretty much spent either by the washing machine, changing loads or in my bed or on the couch. It was really splendid.

Unfortunately I woke up at 6:30 this morning to the sound of my alarm clock and found myself wishing I hadn’t found it on Friday. So I got up for a few minutes, grabbed my computer put on a movie and fell back asleep.

How wonderful to have one day to just rest and not do anything. I’m ready to do productive things, and I shall tomorrow. I will hopefully visit with my friend Bethany, do some shopping (which, if not much needed, is much desired), get rid of a TON of clothes (all the ones that sat in my drawer all summer, untouched) and start on my homework.

It’s weird to start thinking about school. This year is going to be new and very different. It will be my first year at Summit without Danielle which is extremely difficult for me to fathom, it will be my last year of college and who knows what follows? I have some ideas but nothing is ever for certain.

Well…I believe I shall end this for the day…no need for public musings. Plus I’m watching Titanic and Jack is talking about “you jump, I jump” and pulling Rose back over the railing. So I should go and enjoy this movie..or maybe just go back to bed. Who knows what my night will hold?

Surprise! August 26, 2009

Have you ever reached a point in your life where you realize nothing is going to turn out how you expected it to? Where you realize that God’s plan is so much better than your plan?

Coming into this summer I had thoughts and dreams about what life after graduation was going to look like. I had lots of “well maybe I’ll do this” thoughts and nothing really concrete, but I was thinking of things that would work…nothing I was super passionate about, just ideas. In some ways I’m back to the drawing board. This summer has been ground breaking. It’s been fabulous, it has been full of discovery and growth and love. I had no idea God could have anything this good planned for me. I’ve always believed that God had good things in store for me…but this? It amazes me to see God’s love so clearly.

God is so good. I’m tired, exhausted really, I can’t actually fathom starting school in just over a week classes and chapels and papers and student council craziness and work and ministry and Summit friends (minus Danielle…booooooo)…it all seems so far away and apart from Firwood. How does this Becca fit in to Summit culture? I guess we’ll see. God has good things planned for me, this year is going to be so different…but it’s just the beginning. Here starts the next chapter of my life.

bring it on.