Prayer

I ask you, brothers and sisters, to keep me in your prayers.

I have many decisions I will be making in the next 12 months that are kind of important. I'll decide what to do after graduation (spring '12), where to live, what church to attend, etc. I don't feel ready to make these decisions. I feel young and vulnerable, like my life is flying by too quickly. What happened to college and late nights and junk food and sleeping in? I pack a sandwich for work every day, get in bed by 9:30 pm, and wake up at 5:15 am. I am barely able to talk with many of my friends because our schedules are completely opposite. I'm 600 miles from my parents and 800 miles from my college family. And if I decide to go to grad school, there's a good chance I'll be twice as far away.

There are things that I absolutely love about the working life though. I can come home from work and relax. There's not piles of homework and pages of studying waiting for me after a day of classes. I am on a more regular schedule, eating better, and working out more. I have every other Friday off, which means 4 day weeks and 3 day weekends twice a month. And the Fridays I do have to work, my paycheck makes it enjoyable. The food down here is incredible. I can get shrimp for $4/lb. The people are hometown friendly with Southern hospitality, and that reminds me of home. The company I work for is incredible, successful, challenging, and encouraging.


Then come the decisions of the heart. As I'm far removed from my friends and my family, I find myself missing these people. I have started to meet people, so maybe this will subside a bit, but it is to be expected.

I miss my mother, but she calls enough that it's not too bad. I miss my daddy, and I wish I could be there with him for Father's Day! I miss Kyle, so we talk on the phone about how he's hacking his wii to run linux on it. I miss my college family, and my woocows in particular. I miss Dustin, and envy his energy for full-time work. I miss Emmy, even though she's a gaggie now. I miss Jason, and we text enough to make up for it. I miss Mack, but hopefully she'll get to see me after kamp. And there are many, many others that I miss.

I miss one guy more than I ever expected though. He is a sweet, solid guy who makes me laugh and encourages me with sweet words. I find myself having a zillion things I want to talk about and share with him. I think about what it would be like if we dated. And I wonder if he feels the same way.

Pray for me, friends. For guidance and direction, mostly. I would ask to pray for good looks, but we all know I already have that in abundance.
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Pray for me, as I pray for you.


"I always thank God for you because of His grace given you in Christ Jesus." 1 Corinthians 1:4
"I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy." Philippians 1:3-4
"We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you." Colossians 1:3
"He says, 'Be still, and know that I am God.'" Psalm 46:10a


xoxo
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