Things Never Turn Out How You Want Them To...

Although I am not a student anymore, I do still work for Chi Alpha, so it still makes it easier to think of my life in terms of semesters. Since this is my blog and I can say whatever I want, that's what I'm gonna do.

This semester has not turned out at all like I had planned. For those of you that truly know me, you would know that I probably had little to no plans. I did have some expectations, but things went differently. Maybe I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Maybe I had no idea what God had in store for me.

This was easily the hardest semester for me in many ways. I am trying to manage my own life now. I am trying to figure out who I am. I am trying to find my passions and dreams for my life. I am trying to grow to be a better man. I have found that in most cases, growing is not very comfortable.

Let's start with some of the good things that have happened this semester:
-I have learned to trust God a whole lot more (not enough room to fully explain here...)
-The daycare job has been the best job I have ever had
-great coworkers
-great babies/tots
-pushes all the right buttons inside of me
-for some reason (which I can't explain) the babies/tots seem to love me...
-My prayer life is increasing slowly
-corporately
-spiritually
-I have enough money (God has made sure of that)
-I am much better at Halo: Reach than Halo 3
-met more new, great people
-had my first ever babysitting job (which was scary, but turned out okay)

Here are the not so good things that have happened:
-I have had less time to spend with the people that truly matter to me
-less free time (which I expected to happen)
-lots and lots of stress
-Still searching for what to do for a career
-Sick Grandma

Although it has seemed like the hardest semester for me to date, I think I have done the most growing this semester as well, especially spiritually. I feel closer to God than ever before. I think that if most of us would actually stop and think, we would have no choice but to conclude that we are truly blessed by God. He totally looks out for us and only has the best in mind for us. It's all a part of growing up.

I am definitely a different person after this semester, certainly for the better! (At least as far as I can tell...)