Transferring to a University is definitely what I want to do since I know the next 2 years are paid for in full. The Common Application isn't terribly difficult, just time consuming. The most challenging part is answering the 8 questions for the specific program I have selected. I pretty much have to show my written communication skills are good and answer the questions appropriately. I don't have much of a back up plan that excites me but I do have other options if this doesn't work out right now. UNCA is my back up. There's nothing wrong with that, they just don't have the exact classes I'm looking for.
This waiting stuff is the pits.

I like how God is serious about things when you get serious about things.
I prayed just this morning that he would send someone into my life to love on and show them his love. I believe he answered that prayer tonight by letting me be with someone as she surrendered her life to him. It was precious. There are no certain set of words that one has to say for the surrendering to take place. They just have to say what they mean and he sees their heart and the transformation begins.
I felt like he was telling me to jump in and teach her more about him. So, that's what I'm going to do. I haven't done this before but I know he will give me the words to say and it will all come in his timing. I guess it's a form of discipleship and I want to put my own learning into action, not for myself, but for him and for her. She said she wants a personal relationship with Jesus like she's heard other people talk about. I know it can happen without being taught. Relationships happen and grow in their different ways. But how cool would it be to be taught how to have an awesome love relationship with God? That's how it should be! Not forced. Taught. Not scripted. Loved in real life.
I'm excited!

I'm already playing 'catch up' with my homework. I'm not terribly behind but if I wait too much longer I'm going to be hurting. Physics isn't that hard but if I don't keep up I will be miserable. Trying to find a good balance for everything going on is tough. I'll probably get in a good flow by December. Ha! Hayden's schedule is pretty steady throughout the day but his nights are somewhat unpredictable so I really don't know how much sleep I'm going to get and if I'll be able to get my day started with Isaiah and Makenna or not. I wouldn't say it's tough but I would say it's challenging. When I was 18 I remember saying that I needed a good schedule to keep up with things and I didn't really have anything going on then except school. Now that I've added all these other things, I stick with that statement more than anything.
Now, enough blogging, it's time to get some assignments checked off.

Isaiah and Makenna's birthday party was a success! They got to swim at their party and "daddy got in too!" and that made this day so perfect for them. I couldn't have asked for a better day. Even though Nate has been out of work for 3 weeks, we had everything we needed to make it wonderful. I enjoyed the simplicity of it this year. I enjoyed preparing everything and doing the mom thing. Being a mom is great. Especially their mom!

Note to self: One day I want to write a book called "When She Turned Around".

This summer has been so full of adventures for this little family. Some of them I was expecting and some I wasn't. I'm to the point now that since summer is over, I'm ready for a vacation. I need some time to chill and relax and have some quiet time. It's not going to happen but that would be my wish if I saw a shooting star.

I was really pleased to get to share my life with a decent size group of women over the weekend. It was such a great time of getting into God's word and learning and also hearing other women share their lives and hear the things they have come through and how they are much like me in the fact that they decided to take control over their life and make their own decisions but then paid for them in terrible ways but now God has restored their life and their sanity and they can stand in front of others and share how God has made them whole again. It's so cool to see someone that was broken into pieces and they don't mind to share their garbage with others in hopes of helping them or giving them a hope for their future. God is cool like that. It was such a humbling experience to open that part of my heart up and let things out and have other women come up to me afterwards and tell me how much they needed to hear what I had to say. What an encouragement! Nothing happened in vain and that's what I have to hold on to.
I look forward to being able to share it all again soon. Maybe I'll even be able to share more, depending on the group that will be listening. He will tell me what to say and what to hold back. I trust that completely.
the worship team I was able to put together did an AMAZING job. Those girls rock! I look so forward to doing it again!