Thinking about the good ol' days

Oh dear, so... I've studied and taken my ACT test and Driving Permit test. Thank God they are over!

I've got to say this past week when I went for my Permit test, I was nervous and kept asking God where He was because I expected Him to come make me feel better. That didn't happen. I was so nervous and sick all through the test, but I passed. Somehow even though I didn't feel good and didn't feel God's presence I knew He was there. Turns out I have some little virus that was making me sick! I was in complete awe at God again. I'm always amazed at Him.

I went through my school book shelf and got rid of almost all of my books. There was one book that I didn't let go. The Taming of the Shrew. I've got some fun memories with that book that involved having a husband. During class we had to read the book and I was Kate. the Shrew, most of the time. My friend played the husband role. We took it to a whole other level! Not only did we act like that in class for the book, but also randomly and outside of class. It was the best. It also got me into a bit of trouble, but that is one of my best memories of school. Ben has been a great friend and I'm sure our friendship will continue even though he's without me!

There is another friend, he's my best guy friend, we did Advanced Writing together. Well, late one Monday night we were quoting Taylor Swift's Love Story. It was around Valentine's Day and out of the blue I asked him to be my Valentine. He agreed. So on Valentine's Day he wrote on my Facebook wall. I never deleted his post. I leave it there and when I have a hard day or need a smile somehow I always see his post and it makes me smile. He's also the first guy my age to say Happy V-day to me. The other boys were my little K-2nd grade Sparkies.

God has blessed me with two great guy friends and one very amazing girlfriend. JJ has been in my life for around four years. We've kept in contact even when she lives on the other side of the US. She is a great encouragement to me and I think of her as my sister.

Without these people, I'm not sure where I would be.

College is coming FAST! Faster than I want! I was so excited, but now I'm not so excited! So much to do. So much to think about and get ready for. Mm Mm Not fun.

I finished Hebrews today. The best chapter is the 'By Faith' chapter also known as Chapter 11. You know how people ask how something could be real if you can't see it, like Santa or the North Pole (Christmas movie reference) well How do people know Jesus is real? People didn't need a bunch of signs and figures they simply trusted and had faith. I also like the passage that talks about how we didn't kill Jesus a million times. He died for us once and took everything. We don't need someone to pay the punishment for us each year or each time we sin.

This school year, I want to live 'By Faith.'