When it comes to blogging...

...don’t follow my lead. Haha. I was never very good at keeping a journal, so I don’t know what made me think I would continuously update a blog. I think it’s the realization that perhaps no one will ever read it, but I suppose that doesn’t matter. There is something to say for having space to get our thoughts out in the open...an aspect of our freedom that I’m sure we usually take for granted. Anyways, it has been awhile, and a lot has happened in my life since October. If I had to sum up everything in very few words, I would have to say that the last five-ish months have been a whirlwind of lessons only the Lord could teach me. Some of them extremely tough, but He knows what He’s doing...that I am sure of now (obviously, one of the lessons learned).

My whole life I’ve had issues with confidence in myself (which I’m sure many of us have), but last year was the lowest I’ve ever felt in that department. I went into my last quarter at Cascadia dreading every second of it, not wanting anything to do with anyone or anything other than my studies. By the end of my first day of classes, God had already completely changed my attitude...something I was not at all prepared for. I’ve always known God was real, and had faith that He was working in my life, but it has never been revealed to me so strongly. The friends I made and the experiences I had during those eleven weeks I will never forget. I came out of them with a new confidence in who I am in Christ and this crazy wonderful excitement for life, even though I’m still very unsure about where I’m heading next...yeah, you heard me, excited for the unknown. Everybody can be shocked now.

“Love makes an invisible God visible.” – Hans Peter