summer 2019

may:

saying that may was over in the blink of an eye almost feels like an understatement. it was a fast and furious month from the very start. I finished senior year (part 1), hung out with my family in Kingwood and then moved to Dallas for the summer.

if you've known me for .5 seconds you probably know that I h12 change. I've never been a big fan of endings and fishing school in May felt like a BIG one. Although I will be going back to college station in August most of the people I've gone to school with the past four years are moving on to bigger and better things. While I'm so incredibly excited for each of them I wish we could all be trapped in the college station bubble for a little longer together.

Finding peace in the fact that we were not made for comfort!

“The world offers you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness!”- JPII

june:

I learned ALOT during this little summer month! At the end of May I moved to Dallas for the summer to be a live in staff member for an organization that serves expecting women who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the Dallas area. I can say with 100% certainty that getting to know the women of our home has truly changed my life. I leaned how to be truly grateful for what I have been given. I learned what things in life are truly the things that matter. I saw examples daily of what true strength and perseverance look like.

and learned how to change a diaper too hehe :)

july:

I spent a lot of July in self reflection. My prayer journal is full on many many entries with something along the lines of "please God help me to trust in your timeline". It really was tough for me to realize before senior year had begun that I would not be graduating with all my friends come may. but this summer I truly feel like many pieces of His plan for me are falling into place. PLUS if I would have graduated on time I wouldn't had have the opportunity I had to work at in my shoes.

august:

august was chalked full of family time which was absolutely fantastic given I've been away from my people all summer! we had our Houston staycation, celebrated my dads birthday with the fam and the neighbors and watched ALOT of movies (mostly marvel thats been our move recently). It was great to have some time just to relax with everyone before heading back to college station!

but sadly summer doesn't last forever and I moved back to cstat the last week of the month. I honestly had realized how nervous about the semester i was too until I was praying after mass my first Sunday back. I was praying and everything started tumbling out about my fears about how this semester might be different from the past. I actually think the Holy Spirit WACKED me on the head and I clearly heard God speak "WELL of course its going to be different dummy, but why should that mean its going to be bad?".

ever since then ive been trying to approach my super senior citizen semester with an open mind and to lean into and even taken advantage of the differences!

excited to see what joys fall of 2019 brings!!