Here I am one week away from officially declaring my summer break over. For most normal kids this is one of the most disappointing times of the year. For me it's the most exciting.
I have never really enjoyed summer to be honest. Growing up summer just meant the time where I laid around at home, did nothing, and tried to find a way to exercise my mind. I love going to school. I love seeing people everyday. I love having purpose. I love having a reason to get up in the morning. This year I was very thankful for summer.
As I prepared for summer, three months ago, I had great plans. I wanted to get a job and work hard. I wanted to start taking care of my body by getting into running. I wanted to stay active. But God had other plans.
I turned in job application after job application, and yet nothing seemed to work out. I grew very frustrated. All I wanted to do was work hard and get some money that would gain me comfort in the months to come. But nothing happened. I thought I needed to work hard, but God knew I needed rest.
I ran day after day for a week. I got out there and ran until I couldn't anymore. Each day I ran longer. But after one week I ended up in the hospital. Turns out my gallbladder, not that great. The doctor's believe that it over contracts which creates a feeling like that of having a heart attack. So I had to lay back and not run in order to try and keep myself from ending up in the hospital for longer than six hours. However, the doctor's ordered me to do something else. Change my diet, or risk surgery. So I was instructed to aim for foods with low fat. So instead of milk, pizza, McDonald's, and many other things I was used to I had to move to low fat yogurt, broccoli and rice, and anything that had little to no fat. I thought I needed to run hard everyday to get back in shape. God knew my oncoming weakness, and lead me to change my health habits through a change of diet instead.
Lastly, I thought that I should build the strength of my friendships. So I wanted to hangout everyday. I wanted to get out and work in order to find new friends. I wanted to start helping out at my church and get closer to my friends there. I wanted to get out. But God had other plans. A much better plan that I never expected. I often felt too sick to go out, which is something I hate. So I stayed in a lot. But I decided to not let my summer go to waste. So I decided to start working on the house. I began to mow the lawn like crazy. It came to a point where I was mowing the lawn twice a week. I just take so much enjoyment in mowing the grass. I started giving myself a weekly schedule. Kitchen on Monday. Bathroom on Tuesday. Living room on Wednesday. Laundry on Thursday. Vacuuming on Friday. Mow the lawn on Saturday. I kept to it and the house began to get cleaner. And slowly but surely the moods of the people who live in my house began to get better. On top of that I have gotten a lot closer to my parents through all the time I have spent here. My relationship with my family has gotten so much better. I am the closest to them that I have ever been. That is probably the best thing God has had in store for me this summer.
So with all this being said, I am so ready for school to start again. I have been praying all summer for my hall, my roommate, my former roommate, my friends, my grades, and just about everything, and I can't wait to see God fulfill those prayers. I am going to miss the people here in Maryland, but if there is one thing that being away at college has taught me is that 10 hours isn't that far away.
See you in a week Lee University. :)
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