Living the life

My first time staying in town over the weekend and I went to church. I chose to attend a college Sunday School class with other people I had never met. Although I had contemplated just going to the service, I am glad I made the choice to go. We were handed an index card and asked to make a list of things that we were stressed about. The teacher told us to turn the card over and write what we are blessed with/ thankful for.  She explained that our list of blessings are longer than the stressors of life. This week I heard some news that made my stomach turn upside down. I constantly caught myself constantly thinking about it. When the teacher started talking about being thankful and how to make the biggest blessings visible in the hardest times, I realized that I was meant to be in that class. She told us to turn to two scriptures: "Give thanks in everything, for this is God's will for you in Jesus Christ" 1 Thessalonians 5:18 "Therefore, since we are recei...

I never realized how blessed I was to find my passion early on. I have been asked a few times lately how many times I have changed my major in college, with the response of "None". I was reading this book my 1st grade teacher made for her students the other night. It had a page in the book with jobs under each of my classmates pictures. Written under my name was "Teacher", and ever since I can remember, I have wanted to be a teacher. When people get frustrated about what they want their future to look like, it seems so easy to me. I know exactly what I want my future to look like, where I want to be, and what I want to be doing. So when people ask me how to know what they are passionate about, I tell them it is something you love. Next week school starts back and this time I can actually say that I am excited! I am starting the Special Education program at Georgia College. This means only 4 semesters left, which I am excited about too. Finally, I am getting to t...

     Sometimes believing in yourself can be rather hard to some people. Others believe that they are able to conquer the world. I would be in the group that struggles with believing in myself. I learned (and still am learning) that you have to believe in yourself to accomplish your dreams.      Between my college classes, taking 3 big tests and making some decisions, I was feeling stressed. I felt like I was not prepared for the test I was scheduled to take on Saturday. I felt as if I had not given myself enough time to study. I just knew I was going to end up retaking the test (again). I decided Saturday morning that I am the only person that can reach for what I want and I can't do that until I believe in myself. I remember when I was younger (and still today) my mom always telling me that I am the only person that doesn't believe in me. I am very blessed to have a mother, father, and sister that push me to do my best. I have an awesome boyfriend that n...