Hi everyone , Its been a while

Hi everyone. Its been a while since I updated this blog.

My family is doing okay, my grandfather died about 2 weeks ago, that was rough(but also okay), I have moved again, got married, and currently considering going back to finish my BA .


For the next month or so I am working on posting 3x a week. Today is day 1.

I decided to post things that made me think.  This is the first one that came to mind.


Proverbs 1-New International Version (NIV)

Purpose and Theme

1 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:

² for gaining wisdom and instruction;
    for understanding words of insight;
³ for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
    doing what is right and just and fair;
⁴ for giving prudence to those who are simple,^[a]
    knowledge and discretion to the young—
⁵ let the wise listen and add to their learning,
    and let the discerning get guidance—
⁶ for understanding proverbs and parables,
    the sayings and riddles of the wise.^[b]

⁷ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
    but fools^[c] despise wisdom and instruction.

2 important dates are getting Closer!!

Hi Everyone.

The 2 dates that are getting closer are.... the start of camp in 11 days and the beginning on my final year in college for my Associates Degree. (more education is on the horizon)

Camp is what I am focusing on right now. I got my packing list and I have most of the stuff. There were a few things that I know I had at one point... But who knows where they went. I will just upgrade those things. Camp is in Canada!! One more country to check off my list. (YES!)

Oh, if I haven't mentioned it yet, Camp is completely in ASL!! I am excited and nervous at the same time. 7 days without using the spoken word.

Camp this year is different for me. It marks the beginning of the end of a chapter in my life. I get back from camp and have a week off, then its time for the next semester to start.

In May, when I graduate, my plan, at this point is to leave Illinois.

Where will I be going you ask? I don't know yet. There are many, many, many, options to consider. It will depend on jobs, education and other factors. I am considering: Alaska, Texas, New York and a few other places. 

My eventual goal is still not completely clear. I know I want to travel, use my ASL skills, and make "magic" happen. But how that is going to come about is still to be discovered..

I will try to do better about updating the blog once I get back from camp.

 

waiting

This is a bit more than I normally share with you. But I felt like maybe someone else needed to hear it too.


Waiting is hard.
I have a hard time waiting for directions from God. Sometimes. What to do, where to go, what is my next step? I keep asking. "Pray without ceasing." I can do that, and often do. I am a work in progress .
"Patience is a Virtue"- I work on practicing patience.

 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge him and he will direct your path"-Proverbs 3:5-6

I am leaning heavily on this verse. Trusting in God sounds easy, its not always. I don't understand some things, but, I know that God has a way better plan than I could ever imagine.

Sometimes the things that you think are a given are far from it. People can betray, trust can be broken, hurt happens. But God still is there.


 I am waiting for a piece of mail. Waiting again. Its Hard! Once that piece of mail comes I can finish this chapter and start a new one. I will also be able to share with anyone who actually reads this what I am being so cryptic about.


If you would these next few weeks, keep me in your thoughts. This part of the journey is bumpy.
I still have to survive my finals and whatever else happens.

Pax