God Has A Plan

I've been having trouble lately with figuring out exactly what I want to do with my life. I came in my freshman year with the idea that I was going to be a Biology major and go to med school, but after my first semester of Biology, that dream was short lived. Then I thought maybe psychology.. or sociology.. or music.. and I ended up deciding that Business would be a nice reasonable major to have.  My dad got undergraduate and graduate degree in Business, so I felt like it had to be in my blood somewhere and that if anything, it would make him happy.

But this past semester, this past Summer even, I started really thinking about this decision. Although I was enjoying my business classes, I couldn't get the science field out of my head. My mother is a spanish interpreter at a hospital and every time she would come home from work to tell me about her day, it just made me think about how I wouldn't mind working in a hospital.  Unlike some people, hospitals don't freak me out and I always had that mindset that one day I would be helping people by working in one.

Once I got to school this past Fall, I was actually enjoying studying for my Biology course (which I decided to re-take for a better grade) and I wasn't having as much of a difficult time comprehending everything. Long story short: I ended up deciding that I did want to go back into the science field, but I now had to decide what aspect.  Up to around Thanksgiving time I was trying to figure out the answer to yet, another major life decision.  I ended saying that I was going to keep my Business major and just take the courses needed to go to graduate school for nutrition because one of my main interests is working out and eating healthy and I felt that it would be a good fit for me.

So there it was, I knew what I was going to do and I was ready to start that journey!

But then I came back to school for my Spring semester and decided to get lunch with a friend of mine.  We were talking about our course load and I told her everything I needed to take to get into the graduate school I wanted, and she told me she felt like she thought she had to take a lot of the same ones.  Later that night, while I was eating dinner with another one of my friends (who is also a biology major), she came into the cafeteria and she told me she had to take all the courses I listed minus one.  Both my friends asked me why I wasn't just a biology major because it seemed like a lot of courses to take.  I didn't believe them and I thought I could continue on with my plan, but when I came back to my room, I sat down and looked at the major cards and added up the hours I still needed... the sum was about 90 hours.  That meant that I would have to take over 20 hours for the next 4 semesters of my college career.  *insert mega stressed out and astonished face here*

That was it for me, I thought that I had everything figured out but my life plan was crumbling all around me and was getting all jumbled up in a big mess.  I wrote a Facebook status basically asking why everything had to fall apart right when I thought I had my life figured out.  I prayed for some guidance and help finding an answer and then decided to go to bed and just forget it all.

The next morning, I woke up to a notification saying that the mom of one of my best friends had written on my status.  She said "Because God is protecting you from making mistakes. We're here if you need us...."

That was EXACTLY what I needed to hear.  It may not have solved my problem, but it made me realize that even though it wasn't what I had planned, God was trying to guide me in the right direction because he didn't want me to make a mistake.  He has a plan for me and he's trying to point me in the right direction.  Even though it may not be executed the way I want, I know I need to lay it all out and things will happen the way they need to.

I know this was a long post for a short message, but I didn't really know how to say it all without the background story haha. But remember, God has a plan for ALL of us.  When things may get bad, remember that.  I know I'm going to try to!

Putting Everything in God's Hands

After my last post, I've been trying to live life a little bit differently, in a more care free way.  I decided that this year, it's time to put things in the hands of someone I trust and not just let others determine how I feel about the day, week, month or year.  I put everything in God's hands this year and just since my last post, things have gotten SO much better.

I thought everything was falling apart, but when I let go and let God work his magic, everything seemed to be falling back into place and making itself better again. All my school and internship problems were resolved last week and I feel better about the year to come. The social problems I'd been having have improved greatly and all my prayers were answered in different ways throughout the week.  And to top it all off, I felt like my church service yesterday was speaking to me yet again!

I can not begin to describe the reassuring and delighted feeling I've been carrying around with me since I've let God guide the way.  Things can be a struggle, but with God helping guide your life.... everything just seems to work out better and better :)

Three more years to go...

So, it has been a little over a week since I got out for Summer vacation! This time that I have had has already been AMAZING! I've had a pretty busy time since I got out. A couple hours after arriving home I was already on my way to different events and getting to see my friends. I went to the Chapin High School chorus concert and it was great! It always feels weird going back as an alumni, but I always enjoy seeing the music program that I left behind improve and get better every performance.

Later in the week I also got together with a bunch of my friends and day by day got to see all the close friends that had gone away to different colleges than my own. Although I miss my friends, it is great to be reunited with them after a long time and just make that moment so much greater because of how much we missed each other.

I ended this first week of Summer by attending Presbyterian College's graduation today.  I've got to admit that it was kindof weird being back and not going to classes and doing the daily routine, but today wasn't about that... it was about celebrating the senior's, their accomplishments, the end of their PC education and blessing them as they go off to the next step in their life. It was a great moment seeing my senior friends smiling and walking across the stage as they received their diplomas. And with that I'd like to say, CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2012! :) Good luck and you will be missed!

While I was watching the Graduation ceremony take place, many thoughts went through my mind. It's hard to believe that my Freshman year is already over. It seems like just yesterday when I was going through orientation and getting used to the PC bubble vibe ("PC bubble" being a term used for the atmosphere and way things work at Presbyterian College since it's a small college in a small town). I'm having a hard time believing that in three years, I will also be walking across that stage and receiving my diploma (or diplomas, depending on how well things go) and heading out into the real world. Seeing how fast time flied just this year makes me wonder how quickly the next three years will go.  Today made me realize that every day means so much more than you may think. It's one step closer to the end of my undergraduate career and one step closer to graduate school and getting that piece of paper that I will take with me into the real world. After today I am going to try to make sure that these days are important because every day is as important as you can make it and appreciate every little bit, good or bad. I've got three more years to live it up! Gotta make sure to make every day better than the last! :)

Blogging it up #1

Hello blogger world! :)
My name is Andrea and I am a freshman at Presbyterian College and first time blogger.
I have recently had the urge to write about events that are going on in my life and have decided to "blog it up", so here I go!

Along with the writing, I'd like to just post happy things on this blog for anyone that might be having a bad day and random knick knacks that I find via the internet - I am a pinterest addict and if I find something I absolutely have to share, trust me, I will. I LOVE taking pictures and want to post them up on here as well, maybe show you a glimpse of my world.

There is no huge story behind the name for my blog, it means exactly what it says. There are many people that don't know how to appreciate the little things in their life and honestly, I find that quite sad. I wish everyone could be happy, but as everyone knows, that is an impossible dream. I've recently had some debby-downer moments and one day it just hit me that I wasn't enjoying every aspect of my life that I could. A lot of people have the mentality that if one thing goes wrong, everything else starts going wrong as well and one little thing can ruin their entire day. I try to do the opposite. I try to think if one thing goes wrong, it is opening another door for a good, if not better, thing to come through.  I try to enjoy the small things that seem to go unnoticed, the little things in the day that help make a day better. Don't get me wrong, I have my sucky days as well, but I want to have a more positive attitude and hope that me trying to share that with you guys, means that you'll try to share with me too and we can strive for happy days together. And whenever those things happen, I want to make sure to write about it, to remind me that every day is a good day if you let it be. :)

Goodbye for now!