A broken puzzle

Everyone sees things differently which is hard to understand. We can be standing in the same spot looking at the same view and still see completely different things. Why is that? Everyone sees what they want to see or maybe even what they think they see. It is so hard to see it differently.

But in the end, rejection of another's view only makes a mess. That is not to say that there is no absolute truth in a situation or that truth is relative. Only that everyone's personal view is a little piece of the puzzle coming together from a new understanding.

Is it worth shoving my piece of the puzzle into someone's view?
Or is it better for my piece to get thrown away to make everyone else happy?

In the end, many pieces are lost, shoved under furniture or tainted beyond recognition. They leave an incomplete picture... half of a view. And then we say, "see, it's just like I told you it would look."

Cant we agree to disagree and move on with life? A life without grudges, pushing and shoving, and intollerable and unnecessary pain? noone's idea of the puzzle is perfect unless we ALL work together to put it together. AKA~ EFFORT! Not yelling or accusing or the silent treatment.... Teamwork.

But, alas, you cant force that on anyone either. So the spiral continues.

I could not have asked for more...

This year has been more than I ever could have dreamed and I am sad to see it rolling to a close. I have so many things to be thankful for though.

I have the most amazing roommate EVER. End of story.


My friends are the best. Crazy, but amazing. :P


Life with 9 suite mates was never dull...


My amazing boyfriend moved to Indiana and joined the US Army.

I got to spend a lot of time with my grandparents.

And I got to take classes that I loved at a school that I love.

Like I said... I have A LOT to be thankful for. :)

Praises!

PTL:

~My dad got a great job with Lilly Pharmaceuticals in Indianapolis! He begins work on June 19th.

~My family will be moving back to Indy on June 15th.~Ronnie graduates boot camp in 2 short weeks!

~My family will all be attending Ronnie's graduation in GA at the end of May.

~Shelby will be 18 soon! I just cant believe that... I am SO old.

God is so good. :)

Songs that Speak

"All these ups and downs, they trip up our good intentions. Nobody said this would be easy, right?" ~Jon McLaughlin

From time to time, there just seems to be a song, or even just a line from a song, that sticks with me through the day. It's almost like the writer knows exacly what I'm thinking. Gotta love that. I believe God brings those songs to mind to remind me that I'm not alone.

Bad Food

Who knew that May term meal plans were so worthless! My meal plan gives me enough meals for one meal a day, which is rather "convenient" since Baldwin Cafeteria is only open for one hour for each meal and my schedule allows me to eat only dinner. The fast food lines and all other forms of food are closed for the summer. Even Baldwin is severely depleted of food. Of the 10 or so available lines, only 4 are open. So far I have had a lovely taste of uncooked chicken, frozen veggies, and unidentifiable (by sight or taste) "meat." Disgusting. My cafeteria meals thus far consist of cerial and icecream. I am doomed to starve this May semester. That or put Meijer and Walmart out of stock...

Dominoes

"The best made plans of mice and men often go awry."

ever had that kind of day? Tends to be the story of my life but I feel it now specifically as I try to make summer plans. It feels much like a domino effect...like everything should fall into place if only I could push the first detail into the right spot.

Domino 1: I am hoping to get a summer babysitting job
Domino 2: Mom is coming home!
Domino 3: Ronnie's boot camp grad and the RAD Grad in GA
Domino 4: Trying to get details worked out for Ronnie's SHORT leave
Domino 5: Trying to get details worked out for Mom's short trip
Domino 6: All the other stuff that comes with moving for the summer

Deep breath, it's almost over....

It's a short week this week with finals until Wednesday, but it still feels like the week will never end! I have taken 3 finals today with only my Chem final to finish up with tomorrow, but I have also spent way too much time cleaning, organizing campus visits, scheduling classes, re scheduling classes, tracking down advisers to change more classes, and making phone calls. Sigh... When did I become a grown up? Oh, yea, the day I turned old.

Battle Buddies

Ronnie and His Battle Buddy Guillermo over Family Weekend

Praying for Ronnie

It is family weekend down in Georgia on the Army base and unfortunately neither I nor Ronnie's family can make it to the event. Please pray that Ronnie will feel encouraged and uplifted this weekend and not lonely.

As a brief update, Ronnie is doing great at boot camp. While the days are long and hard, he is excelling in all areas. He is at the top of his unit and class as a whole, was assigned to be squad leader, and is using the Army as a mission ground where he leads prayer groups and has even lead a friend to accept Christ! God is certainly using him there and I for one am SO excited for what the Lord has in store.

Ephesians 6:12 (New International Version)

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Last Day of Classes! [for now]

Yesterday was the last day of classes for this semester. To celebrate, me and my friends Amy and Becca went to Fort Wayne to go shopping for the afternoon/evening. It was a blast!

.... Now on to finals.... :P