As summer comes to an end there are many things to look back and reflect upon. There are things I’ve done this summer that I feel rather accomplished for and there are many things I planned to do which I didn’t do where there are many things I was able to do.
I was able to read a few books and am still reading some. I read Love Wins by Rob Bell, Bossy Pants by Tina Fey, Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, Sun Stand Still by Steven Furtick; and I am about to start reading Quitter by Jon Acuff and Erasing Hell by Francis Chan. In reading some of these books I have found things that have helped me change for the better, some have helped me become more educated, some have given me good laughs, some have put me on the edge of my seat, and over all I have enjoyed them all. I plan to eventually go back and write a blog reviewing each of the books, I think that should be pretty fun.
I’ve also been able to go many different places. I got home from school on May 7th and started to work around for my family and then started to go places not too long after that. I was at my girlfriend’s for a week at the beginning of June, then I had 3 weeks of camp, and a week of camp meeting. Two weeks later, in the middle of July, I was in Atlanta for a week of Youth Quest. The day after I got back from Youth Quest I left with my family and girlfriend to go to Williamsburg, VA on vacation for a week. A day after that I went to Dunn with Anna Barbara for almost a week, and well here I am now back in Georgetown. Youth Quest was really fun, I got to see tons of friends, make new ones, I got to play keytar on stage in front of 2000ish place, that was really fun. Williamsburg was also really fun. We went to Water Country USA, Busch Gardens, and Colonial Williamsburg. Roller coasters were fun, water slides were fun, and Colonial Williamsburg was great; I loved seeing all the colonial and historical places and people, it was so neat.
This seems so weird for me, because usually at this time of August I would be packing up to go to Georgia to college, but not this August. I have only told a few people this but now I am making it more known. I will not be going back to Emmanuel College this fall; I am taking a year break actually. I will be taking some classes close to home this Fall, and then in the Spring I plan to do an internship at a church. I do plan to return to EC next fall, of 2012, but as for now I feel this is what the Lord has for me in taking this year off. At first I was kind of unsure about it, especially because of not finishing on time, and not being able to see Anna Barbara as much, but now I am feeling really good about it. I feel that while I’m on this year off the Lord will do a lot through me and in me. I have already began to feel Him doing things during this summer and I know He will continue to as the fall and spring come. As far as not being able to see Anna Barbara, I feel that this time will make us stronger and feel more for each other. I’ve noticed this summer that when we’re apart for periods of time that we anticipate being able to see each other again and get excited about it. Also, we both know and feel that the Lord will work within our lives and do great things in us during this time.
Well, I believe that is all I have right now for this general blog. I plan to actually write more soon about different topics and subjects.
But, until then; good day and live well.
