First blog :)

Wow, I have never had a blog before. This is prettttty cool, not gonna lie :) I have ABSOLUTELY loved writing since I was ten years old. Back in the day, me and my best friend Jessica would hangout at recess and write stories. I would write and she would draw the pictures.... we were a great team:)

Anyways, writing stories and journalling have always been some of my huge passions, SO for me, this blog is going to be a whole lot of fun! I don't know what it is about writing, but it can be so relaxing and SO incredibly freeing. When I have a lot on my mind, the most relaxing thing to do is write it all down. EVERYTHING. I think I have about 25-30 journals since the time I was 13. It's amazing when I look back in them and see how much I have grown and how much my life has changed since then. The things that stressed me out when I was 14 are laughable issues now...and I know that the issues I have today are going to be no big deal when I'm 30.

I encourage everyone to have a journal of some sort...whether it be a "Dear Diary" type thing...or a prayer diary to God. It's AMAZING to look back and see HOW much God has blessed my life, and how He has been working.... when at the time I sure didn't realize or appreciate it.

I think one of my biggest problems is over analyzing situations and worrying about things that are out of my control. Why do we do that?? Why do we take everything and make it such a big deal?? It's SO not worth it. One of my favorite verses is : "In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps” (Prov. 16:9, NIV) We always have this NEED to be in control of our life and to plan it out according to what we WANT. But at the end of the day, God is the one who makes our path firm, and He determines where we go. If I woke up every morning confident that no matter what went on that day, God would be helping me and guiding me along the way....I'm sure the silly worries I had wouldn't seem as big or scary. It's harder said than done to give everything to God....but from what I've experienced in the past, it is worth it 100%. Nothing is to big for God.