Its been a Year.

I purchased a new journal. I had filled up my last one. I enjoy writing in my journal. I love reading back. . . especially in my old old journals. Reading about things that aren't important to me now, but were so important to me then. Times have changed. My focus has moved from one end of the spectrum to the other. I enjoy where I am way more. I enjoy the satifaction I get from it. I enjoy the feelings I get from it. I am happier now then I was then. I am stronger now then I was then. I think I am more caring now then I was then. I have set my goals higher and I know they are achieveable. They are achieveable with what I have now. Its been a year since God placed himself in my life. Its been a year since my life has changed. A year of growing and moving, and moving back again. I have learned so much and I honestly can't wait to learn more. Life is better. Its better knowing you have a purpose. Its better knowing that if you truely want something it can be yours. My life got off track in the past month, but boy is it good knowing that regardless of the mistakes I have made, God's willing to forgive me. Life is short. I don't want regrets. I don't want past mistakes to be made again. I will try to be the best I can be. I have tried new things, and met new people. I have seen great loss, and been picked back up. This past year has changed me forever. Things have happened for a reason. Some reasons unknown. Perhaps I haven't figured them all out... I know why some people have been brought into my life, but others I may never know. Many have taught me things without even knowing. Showing me the way with out even noticing. Some have shown me what true love is. Some have shown me patience. Kindness. Thoughtfulness. Timing. Timing is everything. I feel in the past year I was exactly where I needed to be. I was surrounded by the people I needed in my life.

So here's to a new journal. A journal to be filled with prayers, and quotes, and thoughts. God is great.

Midterm. Taxes. And God's Reassurance.

I am sitting at school typing this from my cell phone. I just got finished with my first college midterm. Boy am I got that its over... It definetly wasn't hard... just alot of memorizing terms. Something that I am not very good at. I just never have been a good memorizer. Now song lyric those are something I can memorize.

College gets better and better everyday. It even got better when I found out I got the Federal Pellet Grant. And let me tell you that money couldn't have come at a better time... It just reminded me how great God is... I went from one day wondering how I was gonna pay for school to the next day having my next two quarters covered!

I went to my small group yesterday, and it was so great to be back. I hadn't been in so long because of basketball, and now that basketball is done I can get back into my old routine. I let things get in the way of things that have meaning. Not that coaching basketball wasn't a great experience, one that I plan on doing again and again, it just take up a lot of time... I will just need to learn how to balance it better next year.

I am going to get my taxes done on Friday, and I can't wait to see how much money I get back. I am hoping its enough to pay down my credit card, and take a trip either to Arizona with my cousins or to Missouri to see my friend Stephanie. Its all up in the air right now.. I just want to go somewhere during Spring break. Get away for a while. See places I haven't seen before, do things with fun people. I am really hope I get enough money back. If not that's ok too...

I have noticed lately that I haven't had time for any of my friends. Some of templates I haven seen since the end of December. I haven't had time for my own family seeing them late at night when I get home from work/school/basketball. I am ready to get my life back. Get all the things that are most important to me... I think God lets you go off track, so you can realize just how important He is in your life. And how important its is to be surround by positive people and and positive things. God has a reason for everything. That's what I love about Him. I never have to worry (now doing that all the time seems impossible)... I try my hardest to leave it in God's Hands. Which is a complete turn around from how I used to be...