Being back in school has been really interesting. The people I once went to classes with and laughed and carried on with have long since moved on to jobs or graduate school.
I am feeling like God is taking me on this journey of renewal. Last year he gave me the opportunity to work at my old high school. Even though I was in a staff position I felt like I was going backward, it wasn't where I wanted to be. By the end of the school year I knew that even though it wasn't the place that I wanted to be it was where I needed to be. Because I was only a couple of hours drive from Chattanooga I was able to reconnect with my family. And over the summer I spent three months getting to know my niece, nephew, sister, and mom again. I don't want to be dramatic and say that now we are closer then ever but distance and time away from home changes connections and it was really nice for me to get to be with family again, I didn't realize how much I missed being around them.
This summer my plan was to move to Orlando. That was my goal that was what I really wanted. As I began to see that this probably wasn't going to work because I couldn't find a job I became frustrated that my plan was not working out. Why do I constantly make plans without God? His way always turns out so much better. As I sit here typing this blog post out I am thinking of all the ways God has answered my prayers. Even little things that I have just thought it would be nice to have one day.
Here's an example of what he has done; for the last couple of years I have been really interested in this movement called the tiny house movement. I watched documentaries, read blogs, and many you tube videos on how people have downsized and it has made there lives so much better. Two weeks before I moved up here I still had no idea where I was going to live. I assumed it would be on campus sharing a tiny dorm room with 3 other girls. This was not appealing to me, I have been living in dorms for about ten years and I wanted something warm, inviting and that I could call my own. Get this! An old friend of mine was moving back to the area and she was renting out a tiny studio apartment a few miles away from campus. I called her and when I got to Berrien Springs I went to look at it. It was so tiny and perfect! Tall ceilings like I love, plenty of natural light. It was the perfect apartment for me. I know this may not sound like an important thing but to me it showed me that the choice I made to come back to Andrews for at least this semester was the right one. God did this for me with out me even really asking him to. Is that awesome or what?!
Now this last week of school was not a cake walk. I was frustrated with myself and some of my teachers, I felt overwhelmed by the school work, because the classes I'm taking this semester won't be easy and school isn't something I would say comes easily to me. With all that said, I am certain this is where I should be.
