As Of Today

This is basically a random amalgamation of what I've been learning and doing lately. Perhaps you can find some inspiration and/or entertainment in one girl's travels through the last days of sixteen. XD

1. Lately I've been seeing God, the gospel, grace, and the Bible in a whole new light, as I write a story in which the protagonist is learning of these things for the first time. Sometimes you teach yourself things you don't learn from other people.
2. I've thought the worst of people for a long time. Maybe it's because I don't want to be disappointed or hurt. Whatever the case, the Bible says that love “hopes all things and believes all things.” Thinking the worst of people is wrong, and I want to be the person who believes in people even when they can't believe in themselves.
3. I've been reading War and Peace. There's one character that I especially identify with. Some of her actions are driving me insane. But then, some of my actions drive me insane too. Hmm...
4. Being found in Jesus is easier when you have nothing else to hold onto. You hear people say that “Oh, you're only with Jesus when everything is going well.” For me it's the opposite. When I'm lonely, or depressed, or whatever else, that's when I truly feel closest to Jesus. I don't want to be like that. I want to be found and complete in Him, even when I feel that I could be complete through something else.
5. I've been running lately. Okay, that's kind of a lie. I jog. And walk. Me: C'mon Sara, if you jog to the mailbox, you can walk to the next one....
6. Relationships are up and down. A friend and mentor informed me of this a few months ago, and it was confirmed in the Reader's Digest. Ahem. But, to be serious, it really helps to realize that even if something is going badly, it's not the end.
7. Seasons. This season seems to be totally stable and totally bipolar at the same time. So probably mostly the latter. And I guess that's okay.
8. I'm learning that it's okay to be lonely sometimes. I have many, many, amazing (and I mean, AMAZING) friends, but sometimes I just don't see them. I'm learning to enjoy all this introvert time before I head to college. Speaking of which, *gulp* Never mind. College = we'll talk another time.
9. Whom the Son sets free...is free indeed.
10. Watching Cranford. OKAY. Can I just meet Dr. Harrison tomorrow?? #relationshipgoals
11. The act of deglutition is miraculous. {Wow, totally random. Sorry!}
12. Apparently statistics are worse than Geometry. But, I really wouldn't know.
13. Sometimes you feel like you know who you want to be, what you want to do, and where you want to go. And sometimes those dreams turn out to be just that: dreams. And that's okay. I want to honestly say, 'Jesus, “You write all the best stories, so take my pen and write mine for me...”' {Kolby Koloff, Settle}
14. Sleep is important. And *yawn* I need to get to bed and I really need to stop writing blog posts in the back of my math notebook in the “middle” of the night.

Well, there you have it. What's your journey looking like?