My Athens

Last week I found myself having to suddenly pick up and move... no longer was I able to stay where I was living. Though it was extremely stressful, the Lord worked it all out for the better. I no longer have to drive the hour to Athens 3 days a week! I'm super excited about this fact... Saves me gas money, woohoo!! So I say hello to my new home... Athens, GA. Though it's only temporary, I have to say, I LOVE my new apartment. Here are some pictures... The fountain, and the entry!

Reflections

Recently I was babysitting a friends kids, one of my girlfriends was with me (just hanging out), a child of 7 met us both, and said in these exact words "Let me guess (pointed at me), you're married?!? Then looked at my friend and said "And You're still a teenager?!" LOL... I was completely tickled at her exclamation, it's given me many laughs every time I think of it. My friend is about to be 21 this week (so 3 years past teenagerdom), and I am 26 and single.

After this little episode of a cute little girl having her first impression of "older" people... I have been thinking of what she said "you're married"...

Why am I not married? I have lots of answers for this question. I have been proposed to by 3 different people, one of which actually proposed on 3 separate occasions. This being said, I came to find out none of these men were right for me in the long run. None of them were my soul-mate. The Lord at some point revealed to me that they just were not "THE ONE." So why even continue those relationships? I didn't, which is why I am still single. I'm in love with the Lord right now, and I'm waiting for His leading in the matters of the heart. I have all faith that when He does allow "The One" into my life, He will reveal to me somehow that he is the one.... the person I'm supposed to spend the rest of my life with, who I will hopefully, Lord willing grow old with. I know that because I have had faith in the Lord, and left it all up to His timing and His will, I will love that person more than if I was to have just married anyone out of my choices in the past.

I have had people ask me out throughout the years, and I've wanted to date them, but with inside me I couldn't say yes. Because I knew from the Lord's leading and feelings on this matter, those men weren't good for me, or right for me. The Lord has yet to bring me the one, that I know of....

I met a man the other day, he asked me out on a date, and he was one of those men that is "perfect." I within myself would have loved to go, get to know him, see where it leads. But I have had enough experience in my life to know that.. When I put my love life into my own hands, the end result is always the same, and I'm back where I started from, with a broken, hurt, and bruised heart, some great memories, but enough bad ones for me to know better than to be back in that relationship. Then there is the healing process that we all have to go through...

The Healing process: one reason why I feel like so many woman don't even want to be with someone anymore, because of all the trouble and problems relationships cause. The drama, the never ending psychological factor of trying to figure out: what he's thinking, why doesn't he call, why doesn't he return my texts, does he really care? all these are the questions that could drive anyone in their right mind crazy. The answers are simple: You don't ever REALLY want to know what a man is thinking. He doesn't call sometimes because he's working, he might be thinking about it or you but really can't get away to make that call in the middle of the day. He isn't texting you back right now because, he's at work, in a meeting, or just really busy, he'll text when he CAN. Of course he cares, if he didn't he wouldn't waste his time putting any effort into a relationship with you, he would NEVER call, NEVER write, ALWAYS ignore, and treat you like you DON'T exist.

Women: we are the most needy creatures in the entire universe. WE NEED ATTENTION! I have a couple male friends that are the same way, needy, always needing the attention on them, not knowing why so and so isn't responding...  We think the world revolves around us, and sometimes it does, OUR world at least does. I only joke when I say "the world revolves around me, didn't you know?" all my really good friends know this :). The world does not revolve around one specific person. Wouldn't that be weird?? I have learned to just LET EVERYTHING GO... You can not control everything. One person should not be able to ever control everything, that would be horrible. If you let things go eventually you'll get your answers, they may not be the ones you wanted or expected but the end result is always going to be what it was supposed to be in the end, because EVERYTHING is in God's hands. If you stop trying to control every detail in your life, you will live a much happier, enjoyable, stress free life. 

With all those things said. I have given my love life to God to take care of. I have been single for 3 years now, of which is by choice. Not that I like being single, no one likes being alone. It's just better right now to just trust in the Lord with all my heart and love Him over and above all else (which is something that will not change), it's something I have had to learn and spend time doing. I am waiting on the Lord to reveal and bring me my husband. Until then, I don't want to have a relationship with anyone, that is more than just friends. The Lord, that I love with all my heart is the one true husband to me right now. I talk to Him moment by moment, day by day, He is my best friend, He know's my heart, He knows all the desires of my heart, and He will grant me what is His will for me in His timing. For His timing is perfect in every way. Though I am an impatient person sometimes, the Lord is teaching me how to be patient.

Someday God will give me what is mine. I have Faith!

Life's complications

I feel at a loss and confused. Now that my life is up in the air. Constant confusion is not good for someone.

I'm at a cross roads in my life. I am about to start school again, In the fall. the summer has started, and I'm at a loss of what to do. I'm looking for a summer job, and waiting to hear back from a place this week. Crossing the fingers...

Summer jobs are fun. They don't get boring, because you're not there long enough for it to get boring!

So in the mean time I am keeping myself busy. I have a summer reading list that I am working on of 9 different books, and I know I will enjoy them all immensely!

Working on a summer "tan." Haha! how "tan" can a redheaded Irish woman get?!?...

So my life right now is... Up in the air!

I will feel more grounded in a few weeks, I have faith.

I'm loving my Lord to the fullest extent, or at least trying to. It's a daily battle that will go on for the rest of my life. But for now, "Lord Jesus I love You! I have faith that You will make Your path for my life clear to me. For now I'm just going to abide in Your perfect comforting embrace!"

Here is a picture of my adorable niece and I!

Reflections. The good and the bad!

After observing people for so long... One has to wonder... "what are they thinking?" 

Some people have a good life. Some people have a ordinary life. Some people are just miserable for their entire lives. Some people have the time of their life daily. Some people live life to it's fullest potential, daily. 

I'm the later.. I live life to its full potential, daily! I am what you would call, "a over all rounded person." I love my life. I love my friends. I couldn't ask for a better family, i love them whole heartedly. I live my life with the view of: I'm going to have a great day, and make someone smile that normally wouldn't! I don't ever want to live a day without at least smiling once. I laugh, all the time. And I try and make people laugh that normally wouldn't.

I wonder how someone could live life, and not be happy. If you're not happy, find out why, and fix the problem. Find something that makes you happy. Because why would life be worth living if you're NOT happy? You only have one chance at life, and if you're lucky, you take life one step at a time and live it day to day. I don't see any other way. Every day brings something new to the plate, and you kind of have to take it as it is. Enjoy the good, Learn from the bad. 

Make no mistakes, I have had my good and bad days. I just choose to learn from the bad, and move on from it. I don't like to dwell on negative. Everyone has negative things going on in their lives. It's how you learn and deal with it, then move on from it that matters. The good is what counts. 

I have learned that most people remember the bad things that happen to them. How can you not? Something dramatic, or impressionable that impacts you're life... It's hard to forget something like that. But if you take the bad, learn from it and move on... Keep living life, and be happy with it. That's what matters! 

I wish that we could all take the good and remember that. The good things in life are amazingly awesome :)!! 

I have a list of things that make me happy. When something bad happens to me, I go back to the good things and say... "there is something good." I don't dwell on the bad, because if I did i would be a one miserable person!! I like being the happy person that I am. Living life day by day, thanking God for the blessings He has given me. Someday I will be so happy people will hate me for it. But you know what? I'm already one of the happiest people alive, and I would hope people would see that and ask me why. And I'll tell you now, why I am such a happy person. I have the most wonderful person in my life. His name is Jesus. He's my saving grace daily, My best friend, And my husband for always. He makes me smile daily and is always with me no matter what. He helps me through the  good the bad and the ugly. He is the reason I usually have a smile on my face. For without Him I would be nothing.