the last five years

the title of this blog is not only the name of a fabulous musical on my must-see-before-i-die list, but its also a great topic of discussion my sweet friend Jessica and I had the other night.

think back to where you were five years ago. For me, I was a baby freshman in high school with blonde highlights and braces. It was a great look for me, I know. And if you had asked where I saw myself in five years I would have told you I saw myself going to Harding University, wanting to become a photographer, and in a serious relationship about to be engaged.

Um what?

And that was just five years ago! Look at how much life has changed! I'm now a sophomore in college (brace-less and highlight-less thank goodness!) I'm not at Harding, I'm not studying photography, and I'm far far away from being engaged.

It's crazy how much your plans for life can change in just a period of a few years. And its just crazy how much I've changed as a person over the last five years. I've learned so much, done so much, and become so much over the past five years.

And I can't begin to imagine what my life will be like five years from now. Sure I have a nice life plan laid out for the next five years consisting of graduating and becoming a kindergarten teacher in a lovely little suburb of Houston or the metroplex, but who knows? I could be doing something completely different. And that is so cool. Ultimately it's not my decision at all where I am in the next five years. I can plan and make lists all I want.. but it's all in God's hands. My prayer recently has been for God to just send me somewhere. Do something with my life. Use me in some way to bring HIM the glory. If thats in a kindergarten classroom in suburbia with a husband and 2.5 kids- wonderful. But if not, I'm excited for that too. I'm just ready to see what God has in store for the next 5 years!

In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps.

Provers 16:9

On another note. I'm thinking about making blogging a regular thing. Like once a week, you can expect a blog from me. It may not always be this wonderfully though provoking or deep (please laugh at that). But just fill you in on my life. Current things I'm loving or stressing over. Or just whatever is on my mind, which usually isn't much. We'll see how long I actually stick with this. My hopes aren't extremely high.

But to start, my current obsession is Adele's new cd. I know its been out for a month of so, but it is just so darn good. Download it. Love it. Sing along in the shower to it.. I surely do.

See you this time next week?

xoxo