If you had told me at the beginning of my freshman year... I wouldn't have believed you...

I never would have believed that I would have the opprotunity to go to England for a mission trip.

I never would have believed that I would have the chance to go to Orlando for a leadership conference and bond with some pretty amazing people.

I never would have believed I would have moved from Texas to Tennessee between my sophomore and junior year.

I never would have believed that I would finish my high school years at a public school that was not Clearbrook (the school I desperately wanted to go to my 9th grade year).

I never would have believed how not too bad such a huge transition would be for me.

I never would have believed that I would meet such a great guy and started dating him in high school, and not college.

I never would have believed I would find friends as crazy as me.

I never would have believed that I would travel to New York City three times before attending college.

I never would have believed all of those things, but they happened. And they are such blessings from God. When we follow God, he blesses us... not always with money and things... but sometimes with opprotunities, relationships, daily experiences. When I think about all that God has done in my life the past four years... wow... and just to think... that He wants to be actively involved in the next four years... who knows what could be in store for me!

I leave for NY (for the 3rd time) this Sunday. I'm not as excited as I should be, but I should be as I reflect on all these things God has done for me. Please pray for me, that God will prepare me for this trip, and that He would blow me away. I know He wants me to go, and the group of people I'm going to be with is awesome... just little fears and worries from Satan... but God has bigger and better things in mind... Jeremiah 29:11-13...