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A New Season.

Today has been one of the greatest birthdays I've had by far. I've spent the last week and a half in Port Arthur, TX with my dear friend Breanne. It's been an interesting trip, a little awkward at first while I tried to meet new people while fighting some persistent headaches, but it's also been a trip of retreat and reflection.

I've had a lot of "first" experiences. First time on a ferry, first time to Galveston, first time to be a bridesmaid (though the wedding is in a year), first time to have crawfish, first time to hear someone speak in tongues, first time to meet a group of people who listen to the rocket summer (haha), etc..

This trip has definitely thrown me for an unexpected spiritual loop. Not a bad loop, but a weird/challenging/encouraging one. Today, as I was praying and thanking the Lord for another year of life, it was as if He was telling me that we're about to start a new season of life together. It was a very heart-warming and exciting thought, and I can't seem to get it off my mind now!

Two things I've specifically been challenged by are the Daniel Fast (http://www.gotquestions.org/Daniel-fast.html) and the Nazarite Vow. (http://www.learnthebible.org/daily_portion_0185.htm) I want to do something to show my thankfulness to the Lord and my commitment to Him. I want to go deeper than I've ever gone with Him, but I know that's kind of scary at the same time.

.. I'm rambling a bit now, because it's 1:51 in the morning and I'm pooped! More tomorrow, if I survive wedding dress shopping with Bree and Company! ;)

Today is My Birthday.

:) 19 years today.

one year left of teenager-dom.

i never want to grow up.

in my heart, i don't think i ever will.

Here's where my last blog ended:

5/15/10

Wow. So, here I am, at the end of the semester. Haven't blogged since the BEGINNING of the semester. Oops.

So much has happened over the course of my Spring at the University of North Texas. I ended up making some great friends in my African dance class, and was actually able to do a bit of traveling with them at the University's expense. :)

When four girls from the class (Me, Emily, Breanne, and Kristen) signed up to go to Oklahoma to perform for a University up there, we had no idea that by the end of the night there we would be asked to go on tour, and 2 days later Breanne and I would be loaded up on a van with the Afrikania Dance Troupe and 3 drummers from our class. It was quite the adventure (a "hippy trip" as we learned to call it) that took us all the way to Illinois and Kentucky. It was a trip with a LOT of new and interesting experiences. It was a great time to get away and I was able to become much closer with Miss Breanne.

While this semester has been a good one of growing for me, I did let my grades slip a bit. :/ I went through a period of uncertainty about my major, debating between Interdisciplinary Studies and Studio Art. In the end, the Lord challenged me to trust Him to take care of me within the desires he's given me. And right now, those desires are a degree in art. I could see it changing in the future, but right now I must die to self and buckle down for a challenging fall semester. (8am's every day? Yes please.) HOWEVER.. It's not fall YET, and it's time to enjoy the summer. :)

I really want to try to dedicate these next couple months to solidifying my beliefs about the Lord... I want to search the word and study smart people who've studied the word and decide what I believe about God, life, the world, etc.. I want to soak my journey in prayer so that I can discern some type of solid truth, though I know I can never fully understand the God of the universe.

So, if by some chance you are a random reader who has stumbled upon this blog and have for some reason found interest in my pointless ramblings (and current run-on sentence..), I invite you to journey with me through the wilderness that is this life I live. :)

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I have more to say to begin, but right now, it's time to party. :)