A Mid-Summer's Post

June is almost done, which means another month and a half I'll be back to school in a house with three wonderful girlfriends of mine. I'm looking forward to it, but at the moment I'm just trying to keep my mind on summer. The half way point is always a good point at which to analyze.

This summer has been blessed and rather odd all at the same time. I believe taking my first summer course has something to do with it. If you can believe it, I'm still not in a summer mindset because of it. I have been able to do a fair amount of activities besides the class, which is good. I'm not a terribly extroverted person, so a few get-togethers and a few summer parties and I'm set and ready for school again.

I can't say that I've gotten as far on many of my projects as I would have hoped for this point, but that's to be expected because that happens just about every summer...God always has His own plan in mind, and sometimes it is definitely okay for my plans not to fall through, because at this point in my life I really can focus on relaxing when I'm not in class and take things in stride a little more than I let myself.

This summer has definitely been different from last summer, spiritually. I believe that, with another year of college under my belt and with grad school/careers/vocation on the horizon, I have been (eeeever so slowly) maturing a bit in faith and grounding myself more instead of being so flighty. But, in my present stable spiritual condition, God has been allowing me to see the struggles that some people are facing and recruiting me into those spiritual battles. On one hand, it's scary for me...I'm used to asking people to pray for me, but when asked to pray for others, I feel inadequate and don't know what to say, think, or do for those individuals. On the other, it really challenges me to seek out times in my day to sacrifice, and so is really a hidden blessing.

The rest of the summer will be dedicated to: finishing this course, focusing a bit more on projects, God-willing finding a job here, enjoying the time with my brother home, and spending ample time with family and friends. I hope you are having a wonderful summer filled with blessings and opportunities for growth!