Today was a rainy day. I had originally planned to lay out by the pool and work on my tan and read a book...however the weather had something different in mind. So, instead I headed into Portage and went to the Barnes and Noble and spent a good hour just browsing the books. It made me realize there are SO MANY books that I am interested in reading. The list includes books from Fiction to Classic Fiction, Biographies to Memoirs, to Religious Fiction books, books on religion, not to mention all the travel books that I can only dream about visiting right now.
So I decided that while I'm half way through the summer already, I better get started. There's no time like the present right? For starters, I picked up Kate Chopin's, The Awakening. It was $5, on the B &N Classics list and was a short novel; perfect place to start in my opinion.

After spending some time in B &N I realized that I have always wanted to write...something. I used the excuse that I didn't have enough time. Now I realized that I have all the time in the world right now. What have I been waiting for!? So this got me thinking about what I would write. There are so many different options. I have so many ideas welling up inside! I guess I should start with writing down ideas; that seems to make the most sense right now.

The summer is going by fast. Looking at my calendar and I realized that my weekends are already "booked" until the second Saturday of August. That leaves 3 weeks until classes start! I'm excited and nervous at the same time. I know that the sooner I start, the sooner I'll be done and beginning a career. Hopefully Luke will be getting into school soon as well! I know that he's going to make a great Physcian's Assistant. He has the ability to retain information and expell it back to individuals at a level patients will comprehend. He has a passion for people and medicine. He very clearly puts people first.

I think about all of the amazing things the Lord has done for us in the past year and it makes us very excited about the things to come. We know that the Lord has special plans for us. We know that as long as we continue to seek Him first we are going to be able to do amazing things through Him. I remember being a little girl and telling my mom and dad that I felt like I was meant for something BIG. For a 13 year old, that's pretty intense. I've held onto it and I feel that way now; except that I've been blessed with an amazing partner. It's no longer just about me, but what WE can achieve together to glorify the Lord.

Thanks for reading!