That is what summer is all about. It's summer break and finding a job in this economy has proven to be impossible when you are only residing in a place for a couple months of the year. So what to do with summer? Well for starters I have tried to be more helpful around the house. Picking up odd ball chores has filled up some of the empty time spaces and given me something purposeful to do. I also volunteer with the middle school youth group at my church. It gives me something to do yet again and helps me learn more about a career that interests me. Then of course there is always all the time I get to spend hanging out with my friends.
But what is the best thing about summer you ask? I will tell you. Come a little closer. A little more, come in real close. There. The best thing about summer is that they give you the perfect opportunity to get lost in all the books you could possible hope to read in one summer. I personally am a reader and I plan to read some new books and reread some old favorites. I particularly like fantasy books and books with happy endings. A little escape from reality can be a wonderful thing every now and then. I love to explore new places and not get hurt. Anyways my main project for this summer is going to be to reread the entire Harry Potter series again from start to finish. I have read the books countless times, however I haven't read them in order all at once in years. Well really I haven't ever sat down and read them all at once. I just read them and reread certain ones as they were still coming out. I can never get tired of the fifth and fourth books. What am I reading aside from Harry Potter? Well I found a blog that 2 women have that they call booksmugglers and I found a bunch of suggestions from their blog. Thank goodness for the internet!
I have been thinking a lot lately about the plans God has for me and what I want for myself. Sometimes I worry that God may not want for me what I want. I am trying to focus though on the fact that whatever I want for myself that I can be certain that God has something even better in store if he has a different plan than mine. Also I can pray to him and ask for guidance and tell him the desires or my heart. Here are two verses that I have been thinking of lately.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God Philippians 4:6
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17
Such hope these verses can give me!
So this summer it seems that exciting trips are out of the question. Such is the life of a college student who has tuition to pay for. In the mean time though I have four long months to fill. I already have one and a half months over though. What a relief. What can I say other than that I live for school. <3
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