It's been awhile...

When I last blogged, I was in Daytona Beach for a youth retreat. That was about a month and a half ago. I feel like the only right thing to do is blog again. There's not a whole lot going on in my life right now. I started my elementary education program through USF. So far I really enjoy it. I am praying that I will do a good job and that I can find people in my class to connect with and spend time with. I am also really excited because I get the opportunity to intern in a second grade classroom at one of the local elementary schools. The teacher I was paired with is really good at what she does and was very kind to me. I think it will be a good year.

My brother moved out last week to go to the same Bible Institute I attended two years ago. It seems so weird that it was two years ago for me. I love and miss everyone from that year. They all meant more to me than they could ever know. The site coordinators from that Bible school are also so dear to me. I love them both and I am so enjoying the time I get to spend with them. A few of my best friends moved away recently and/or went back to college after this summer. I will miss them all and hope to see them soon.

It is so awesome and amazing to me that the Lord brings people into your life, maybe only for a short season and they can impact you so positively and importantly. I am thinking in particular of the eleven people that I have been missing so much since my brother went to the Bible Institute. It is neat for me to watch as the new GCBI class is already growing as one unit, but also it makes me think of my year and the eleven people who are never far from my mind. It is so amazing that the Lord is using each of them in a different way. Two were married and are traveling around ministering to people through music and God's Word, one is in Peru planting churches, two are at a ministry center in a big city, some of us are attending college and pursuing what God has called us to do, and one is moving onto something that the Lord has laid heavy on his heart. I am so encouraged by the bond we developed in that one year and I love them all. I also think of the girls that I got to know well from last year's GCBI class and also the lovely women I got to meet from camp.

The Lord is moving in so many places and I am so excited to know that I can encourage and pray for people as they continue in their journey with Christ. It amazes me that there are people all over, working for God's Kingdom and we are all connected through Him. What a lovely thought!