Yikes. I can see the dust collecting on my Tumblr. My sincerest apologies folks. Life has been a whirlwind since 2012 started. I have been super busy and super tired, but I know it will all be worth it. I just simply CAN NOT believe Spring Break is next week, meaning this semester is half way over. UMM. Where did the time go? Anywho, the reason I am writing this post is because a sermon from last Sunday sparked my spiritual interest.
A question was asked. What’s your dream? Are you living each day like its your last, or are you living it as if you have a purpose for tomorrow?
Whoa. *smack to the brain*. You know this whole term going around now, YOLO (you only live once). After hearing those questions in the sermon, it got me thinking. That phrase isn’t as new as I thought. Remember when apostle Paul said “Let us eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die.” (1 Corin 15.32)… well, it’s kind of the same concept. The sermon, in a nutshell, was about finding your purpose and not just living each day like it’s your last… it was about being hard workers, strong believers, and spirited dreamers. God has designed unique plans for each and everyone of us.. and yes we should love and appreciate everyone today like it might be their last day…and yes He does want us to be merry… but He wants us to pursue our purpose.. … and if we don’t, then it will be given to someone else who can. We are such fickle people. Never knowing what we want.
So. What’s my dream? Well, you can start my looking at my Pinterest board called For My Dream.. it’s kind of obvious. I want to open and run my own preschool one day. Early childhood development is one of the most fascinating topics to me. I could sit online all night, blog-hopping from one blog to the next learning about different early childhood techniques, ideas, and theories. I want to have a wonderful husband.. amazing children… a cozy home.. ya know, the whole shebang. Now, how to reach this dream? Prayer. Passion. Faith. Humbleness. Strength. Determination. Patience. But most importantly, God.
I am physically and mentally exhausted; however, I know one day.. I will look back at all this and be so glad that I gave it my all. So far I have all A’s and I passed the Praxis II this past Monday with a 175 (for those of you who have no idea what the Praxis II is.. Go watch Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader.. multiply the questions’ difficulty levels by 5 and then select random facts from any topic and place them into 4 different categories- English, Social Studies, Math, and Science.. and there you have it, the Praxis II). I could not have done any of this without God, and prayer.
There is a band called Jenny + Tyler (go check them out now)… they have this song called Faint Not. I absolutely love the chorus “O my soul, faint not. No, faint not. O my soul, keep on.. in love.” It has been motivation for me the last couple of weeks to not give up. Each blunder, mess up, problem, or failure is just an obstacle in the way towards the next step of reaching my purpose and I can’t let those get in the way.

Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40:30-31 ESV)
















