what a whirl wind week it has been..
good in many, almost every respect
but just a tad chaotic.
i started off my thanksgiving break
by going to see friends in state college
we had fun, ate thanksgiving dinner together,
played in the snow (i boycotted it), and many other things
I also worked a few days while I was in state college too.
so i ended up being there for 5 days

then off to meet my parents in scranton and driving up to NY
stayed in NY for 2 days..
had thanksgiving with the family, it was very nice
then back to my parents apartment near philly
I've been here for almost 4 days..
and tomorrow I'm heading back to Altoona for classes
2 more weeks of classes, then a few projects, finals, etc.

THEN christmas!?!?! crazzy how fast the holidays came this year.

I have a feeling the next couple weeks are going to be crazy
not only busy but stressful...
hopefully they go by quickly and are very productive.

.. thinking about this semester ending makes me sad
because that means i only have one more semester
before my life really drastically changes..
not really in a 'good' or 'bad' way just changes.
i may not be near my friends and family
i will have a job (hopefully..!)
I do know where ever God takes me
will be where I am meant to be..
i'm confident in that..
but i'm sad to see this season of my life pass
it has been quite memorable, exciting, tough
and def learned a lot - not only in school
but about myself, others, and God.

hopefully i graduate!
and hopefully i can find a job too.
or something.. i dunno
what God has up his sleeve

to think of leaving my dear friend stevie makes me very sad
.. it makes me want to just cry honestly.
i'm so thankful for her friendship and our bond that we have
i do know through thick and thing - distance and time
we will remain close, but i would love to live with her
spend my life with her, at least for a little whle
perhaps before we get married ?
it certainly would be nice.. but i'm not sure where God
is gonna put me..
i'm only hopeful and confident because God's ways are higher than mine.

today in church we talked about salvation and our road to it
it caused me to think about how thankful i am for the home i born to
the places i've been able to go and the people i've met
i've truely lived a blessed life..
i'm thankful for every person that i've come in contact with
my parents, friends, sibblings, etc.
they have all helped mold me and transform me into God's image
into a more loving, patient person that hopefully glorifies God

the other thing that i began thinking about today in church was
about peoples personalities, how we see things, react and interact
its such a odd things.. people are all so different.
my friends and i did the myers brigg personality tests
and really got into them, then my family did them as well..
my brother and i are the same personality type (really no surprise to me)
but it got me thinking..

some people are outgoing some aren't
while some people don't mind conflict while others may avoid it
but no matter what our personalities may be
God's love and His way is above all of that..
the way in which he enters our lives and transforms us
helps us become who he wants us to be..
yes our personalities will still stay in tact and
we will still see things differently at times
but it also unifies us and helps us grow

above all God is bigger than any personality
God rarely works in our contexts..
His ways are much higher..
i'm thankful for His way.. and His hand in my life.
what he's up to.. i'm not sure
but as always, i will sit and wait..
praying, hoping, waiting, and knowing God is in control.