I'm very blessed for a number of reasons...
- Sadie Lynn Kollar
-I have a beautiful new niece. She is going to be my little princess until I Lord willing have one of my own. She is just so precious. I'm so excited to see her grow up and even though she lives kind of far away, I'm hoping to see her as much as possible. God blessed my sister with a healthy little girl and a fairly easy labor. I'm praying that the transition to 2 children is as easy as possible for her but only time will tell I suppose... - Friendships old AND new
-I've had the privilege of meeting some new friends in the past few weeks and they're a riot let me tell you. It's funny how people can surprise you...I've known some of these people or known of them for 5+ years and I had no desire to get to know them. I don't know if it was because I was just to proud to meet them or what my deal was, but like I said...people can surprise you. I'm forming the type of friendships with some of them where I can talk to them about anything and while I have a few of them already it doesn't hurt to have more. To quote the Babysitters Club (yes...I like that movie...don't judge me) "My mom says if I can count the number of true friends I have on one hand I'm insanely blessed. Well I have 5 fingers and more than 5 friends. I'm lucky..." Well that may not be an exact quote but I think you get the gist. This year has been very...interesting for me. I have formed what I think to be really strong friendships with some people that I've known for years and rarely talked to and at the same time I've seen some of my best friendships fizzle down to awkward glances, forced smiles, and uncomfortable conversation. People change...I get that...but its just sad to see. - Jesus
-He has been doing such a work in my life this summer. He's placed people in my life that won't let me BS my way through a conversation and will flat out tell me that I'm wrong. While it all started back in March...old habits die hard. The first couple months of summer were full of stupid mistakes and stupid choices. Enter the people that will tell me when I'm wrong and stupid....Everything is all so recent with me and it's hard to fully describe what it is that's been happening. Conviction is a big part of it and so is repentance. Those are two things that have been happening a lot. Things that I used to have no problem doing or saying I'm now convicted about because they're well...WRONG. It's amazing how messed up our thinking can get at times. The way we justify doing something based on the standards non-Christians hold. It's so easy to play the "well I'm not as bad as HE is" game. Newsflash...we are not the judge of right and wrong...God is and He has high standards. It's been a big summer in my life and with school just around the corner I'm eager to see what God has in store...
