Catch Up

I was reminded earlier in the month that I, in fact, have a blog. And then I read my last post and realized that I seriously needed an update.

For starters, I'm not longer in Georgia. YAY! (Which means I need a new blog title..HELP!)

I'm now in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. Double YAY! (I'll do a separate post on how I got here. I'm still amazed at how faithful God continues to be. :))

Let's do a little recap of the past um..year and a half..

My plans changed in Sept of 2012 and I had absolutely  no idea what was going to happen. I still believed that God had me in Georgia for a reason and that leaving wasn't an option despite how miserable I was. I was determined that I would make it through. I finished the fall semester and spent my Christmas break at home.

Spring semester began and it was probably one of my toughest/most stressful semesters of school to date. Not to mention the fact that I was still wrestling with what was to come and doing some serious questioning.

In January, right after the semester started, I was contacted by a momma of 3 sweet kiddos who also had one on the way. She needed a babysitter a few days a week and had been given my name. It "just so happened" that I had a big break in my schedule one of the days she needed someone. I say "just so happened" like that because this was all God. He knew my heart needed to love on some kiddos before I did. Little did I know, watching these kids once a week would be the only thing that really got me through that semester. It gave me something to look forward to and most weeks was my only source of socialization outside of classes. When I say it was a tough semester, I'm not lying!!

I already knew back in the fall that I would spent the next summer at home. It was the best summer. Between watching my babies every week to Disney vacations to late nights with my friends; it was all worth it. As the summer came to a close, sure I was super sad and disappointed. But I also saw the light at the end of the tunnel. I was preparing to begin my last semester of classes as an undergrad. Yikes. The whole idea of graduating still freaks me out.

Fall semester started and I was able to plan my schedule around the family I had babysat for back in the spring. This time though, there would be FOUR little people. I loved every minute of it. Even on the hard days. What a blessing they have been to me! Can't wait to see them in May!

All summer I had search periodically for internships because I knew that was going to be the next big step. Instead of registering for spring classes, I would be interviewing for internships.

This is where my current chapter begins... :)