Almost Time!

I can't believe I leave for Charleston in just a couple of days!

The first few weeks of summer vacation have flown by.  Spending time with friends, family, and the Lord away from the hustle and bustle of school has been so refreshing. I have been so spoiled getting to spend time with my friends from home and school!

I already miss my sweet family and friends but I am also very excited to grow close to the sweet people God has chose to put in my life this summer. Two years ago, before going into college, I would have never pictured myself being away from home for ten weeks.  Before I was "broken into" my homesickness as a college student, I felt like I was the most homesick individual in the world. This meant freaking out about leaving home for a week on a mission trip with the church and even getting homesick at Disney World with my family... Actually all of which were with my closest friends or family...embarrassing, I know. :)

I recently found a journal entry  from one of those very trips in which I wrote about how homesick I was. In that same entry I wrote on this particular trip with the youth group during the summer of 2008 about how I would love to be a part of missions in the future, but I just knew I could never be away from home longer than a week. While on another mission trip the next summer, I was confident God was calling me to missions in the future, but at the time I had no clue what that looked like or what God was preparing for me at this present time, some three years later. While I can't say I won't get homesick or miss my friends and family from home, because I will,  it has been such a sweet reminder to reflect on the fact that the Lord is always working in our lives even though we may not even realize it...His timing and plan is truly perfect!

I am so thankful for this opportunity to learn more about Jesus' love this summer and in turn be able to share that same love with other people. Thank y'all so much for your love, support, and prayers. I will keep y'all updated on the awesome things God does this summer!