His Purpose, Not My Plans

So I wrote a blog about this already. Like typed out a whole long thing. And then deleted it because I decided I really just didn't like it. So I'm back for round two, which I will hopefully love and keep and post. You see I'm being really particular about this post. Because this is it. My final post about my kids. Well at least my final post about my kids being MY kids. East Florence Mission Tuesday Night Bible Study is over. My classroom is empty. The materials are packed away in boxes. The papers have all been passed out. And my time as a teacher is over. Notice the new carpet and paint.. donated by one church, and installed by another. So grateful. And it's really really really sad. I've had several people tell me that "oh you must be glad to not have to worry about it anymore". And yes, that's kinda true. I'm thankful to be done with lesson planning, and having to raise my voice, and rushing around Florence to buy things f...

It's been an interesting week. I had my wisdom teeth taken out on Thursday. I expected it to be a lot worse than it was, truthfully. I am really thankful for an awesome doctor who took my four teeth out and left me in one piece. I expected to look like a chipmunk.. but believe it or not, the swelling really hasn't been that bad. So I'm glad. The only hard part is eating soft foods. A girl can only eat so much mashed potatoes, and ice-cream, and pudding. I ate some mac-n-cheese tonight, and it was absolutely delicious. Can I also say thank you to everyone who has visited and brought me yummy treats, and texted me, and prayed for me? I appreciate every one of you. Really. But that's not the point of this post. The point of this post is that it's Mother's Day tomorrow. If you read my post from a few weeks ago,  Living the Legacy , you know that on Mother's Day I celebrate my mom in heaven. My mom will always be my mom. Even though she's not her...

I am so incredibly impatient. Like seriously. For example, there was the whole roommate situation. I'm headed off to college next year. USC will be my home for the 2015-2016 school year. I am so excited. Except for the fact that I needed a roommate. It was a huge concern for me. I need someone who I can comfortably live with. That I'm not freaked out about, or worried they hate me, or (drastic, I know) concerned they might kill me in my sleep. I didn't want to go random. May 1st was the deadline. I started really looking in January. Nothing. February. Yes! A possible girl. I got super excited. And then.. she decided she wasn't going to USC. So I went looking again. March. Nothing. First week of April. I am so stressed out. I cry so many nights because I am terrified of what I could be paired with. And God just kept telling me to wait. To be patient. I even knew that. I knew that God would provide just what I needed, I just had to be patient. Naturally...