Not What I Thought

“In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps. Proverbs 16:9”

 

Describing my life as it is right now can easily be summed up in one sentence: “Not what I thought.” I praise God for His work in my life, and that His plans are greater—and better—than mine.

 

What does my life look like right now? This fall, I have been in the “in-between” stage. I graduated this past summer, but I don’t start my College Plus studies until January. But my time has been full to the brim!

 

Right now, I have a fairly full schedule. I hope to elaborate more on each facet of my schedule in the future, but here’s just a peek into an average week:

 

Sunday—Serve either on the worship team at church, or in the children’s ministry. Attend worship as a family. Sometimes stay afterwards to babysit for various classes going on.

 

Monday—Get up early and go running before leaving for work. Nanny in the morning. Go grocery shopping and get gas afterward. Every other week, have lunch and do a Bible study with one of my mentors. Spend the rest of the day at home.

 

Tuesday—Get my weekly allergy shots. Then go over to church to work for 4 hours. Attend staff meeting while I’m there. Go home and teach a homeschooling class to Josiah. Cook dinner and dessert for the family.

 

Wednesday—Get up early to run before leaving for work. Nanny in the morning. Go home for a few hours before leaving for youth band practice. Play in the band during youth group, and assist with the middle and high school students. Stay late to clean up.

 

Thursday—My sleep-in day. J Have breakfast with the family and work at home for a few hours. Go to piano lessons with Roma around lunch time. Return and continue working and catching up at home in the afternoon.

 

Friday—Get up early and run with my siblings. This is mostly a catch-up day for me at home. Sometimes we’ll be preparing to have guests over on the weekend, or some other special project.

 

Saturday—This varies by week! Sometimes I’m running a race, going to a youth activity, having friends over, hosting a cobbler party for 95 people, or going out to dinner with the family. It just depends! J

 

My life isn’t what I expected it to be. But that’s the fun of it! God continues to bring new opportunities into my life, and I continue to learn how to follow and trust in Him!

 

I hope to post here once a week. It will probably vary a bit, but all of the posts will be focused on my non-traditional post-high-school activities. It might be about something I learned related to budgeting, homemaking, grocery shopping, or cooking. It might be a photo story of a “day-in-the-life.” It might be a humorous account, such as the time I had my afternoon plans carefully laid out, and it was all foiled by a hole in my tire or a rejected check. It might be a post about some of the fun things I’ve gotten to do/experience as an intern at our church.

 

I want my comments to be filled with questions! I want to keep this blog for the benefit and encouragement of others. I want to blog about what you want to hear! So send me your questions! It can pretty much be anything related to my life. J