Some pictures from the game tonight/comedy club a few weeks ago
Heather-bear, Kiki, and I at the game. Love them : )
Kristi and I after we got back from the Comedy Club. Isn't Kiki so purdy?
This guy was also no photographer...TODAY
I went into Brown County today with my roommate. It was wonderful! I have never been there before. We went to all of these little shops with a ton of little trinkets and fun things. Kristi and I decided it would be like a perfect date place to just walk around and talk. There are a ton of little ice cream shops and coffee houses too. They had blueberry tea, my FAVORITE! There are so few coffee places (or even stores) that sell blueberry tea! SO EXCITING! We actually only ended up buying some candles, but still really fun.
We went to a game tonight too. It has been a really long time since I have been to a game. Freshman year actually, but that was really fun too. I am definitely going to have to make it back out to another game before the year is out. I can't believe school is almost over for me. It's crazy!
It's was sort of a funny day. I had an epiphany while I was in Brown County. Usually, I am all about being done with school. The homework thing and the class thing, not my strongest passion, not gonna lie. But lately, I have been really scared. There has been a lot of fear holding me back. But as I was walking around, I got really excited. I still have no idea what kind of thing I will be doing when I graduate, or where I will be, or who I will be doing it with, but I know it is going to be an adventure! I am excited to start a new stage of life, and become an adult. Plus, I think it will be super fun to buy little trinkets from shops for my house.... and cute Christmas aprons (Elisabeth, don't judge me). The weird part is, although I am excited, I love where God has put me right now. That's pretty unusual for me. Usually, I am anticipating my future soooo much that I forget about my present. I love IU. I love my friends. I love the fall (though it mean the horrendously terrible winter is coming). I even love this country (shocking, I know)! I love the life that God has given me, and the way He is growing in me. I need to be living the way He wants me to be living, and I am finally willing to sacrifice anything to become the woman He desires me to be. I've always had something I wouldn't let go off, but I think I am finally willing. I know I have a long way to go, and I know I will have so many valleys to deal with in my life, but right now I think it's just time to wait and see and to enjoy the love my Father is so graciously lavishing upon me. Waiting and seeing... not something I generally love doing, but for some reason, I actually really want to! I want to just sit, close my eyes, and wait to see what the future holds. In the mean time, I want to do great things right where I am.
Weirdly enough, I am not on a spiritual high at all right now. As a matter of fact, I feel strangely emotionless a lot of the time, but I have joy. I can see God in so many things, but I think God is demanding my faithfulness despite the lack of tingly Spirt highs. He is doing these things because He loves me, and I am learning so much.
I feel like I have a new dream even every few nights. I don't know how many of you are into dream interpretation, but I really think they mean something. Every few nights I have a dream the reveals to my heart another insecurity I need to hand to the Lord, or another battle that needs to be fought. Apart from God I can do nothing, but the Joy of the Lord is my strength and I can do nothing apart from Him. Even more so, through this, I feel He is drawing me nearer to Him.
Grace and peace, brother and sisters.
Love,
Mel
I went into Brown County today with my roommate. It was wonderful! I have never been there before. We went to all of these little shops with a ton of little trinkets and fun things. Kristi and I decided it would be like a perfect date place to just walk around and talk. There are a ton of little ice cream shops and coffee houses too. They had blueberry tea, my FAVORITE! There are so few coffee places (or even stores) that sell blueberry tea! SO EXCITING! We actually only ended up buying some candles, but still really fun.
We went to a game tonight too. It has been a really long time since I have been to a game. Freshman year actually, but that was really fun too. I am definitely going to have to make it back out to another game before the year is out. I can't believe school is almost over for me. It's crazy!
It's was sort of a funny day. I had an epiphany while I was in Brown County. Usually, I am all about being done with school. The homework thing and the class thing, not my strongest passion, not gonna lie. But lately, I have been really scared. There has been a lot of fear holding me back. But as I was walking around, I got really excited. I still have no idea what kind of thing I will be doing when I graduate, or where I will be, or who I will be doing it with, but I know it is going to be an adventure! I am excited to start a new stage of life, and become an adult. Plus, I think it will be super fun to buy little trinkets from shops for my house.... and cute Christmas aprons (Elisabeth, don't judge me). The weird part is, although I am excited, I love where God has put me right now. That's pretty unusual for me. Usually, I am anticipating my future soooo much that I forget about my present. I love IU. I love my friends. I love the fall (though it mean the horrendously terrible winter is coming). I even love this country (shocking, I know)! I love the life that God has given me, and the way He is growing in me. I need to be living the way He wants me to be living, and I am finally willing to sacrifice anything to become the woman He desires me to be. I've always had something I wouldn't let go off, but I think I am finally willing. I know I have a long way to go, and I know I will have so many valleys to deal with in my life, but right now I think it's just time to wait and see and to enjoy the love my Father is so graciously lavishing upon me. Waiting and seeing... not something I generally love doing, but for some reason, I actually really want to! I want to just sit, close my eyes, and wait to see what the future holds. In the mean time, I want to do great things right where I am.
Weirdly enough, I am not on a spiritual high at all right now. As a matter of fact, I feel strangely emotionless a lot of the time, but I have joy. I can see God in so many things, but I think God is demanding my faithfulness despite the lack of tingly Spirt highs. He is doing these things because He loves me, and I am learning so much.
I feel like I have a new dream even every few nights. I don't know how many of you are into dream interpretation, but I really think they mean something. Every few nights I have a dream the reveals to my heart another insecurity I need to hand to the Lord, or another battle that needs to be fought. Apart from God I can do nothing, but the Joy of the Lord is my strength and I can do nothing apart from Him. Even more so, through this, I feel He is drawing me nearer to Him.
Grace and peace, brother and sisters.
Love,
Mel
2 comments:
Did you read my blog before you wrote this? I like the tingle reference :)
Haha, I did. I even thought about it when I wrote that part. I was like, "if Jeff reads this he is going to think it was because I read his blog." : )
It was just the most appropiate word, because I tingle when I am on spiritual highs. : P
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