Before I die....

So for some odd reason, today I started thinking about all the things I want to do before I die. I know that people say "you're too young to think about that..." but hey... let's face it.. in this crazy world we live in today, I could only have one minute left!
*Takes deep gasping breath!*

So here are some of the things I was thinking about today...
1.) Go skydiving (so cliche I know!)
2.) Get a Morkie Puppy
3.) Go to the West Coast or at least go further west than um... well.. Morgantown, WV
4.) Get Married
5.) Become a Nurse and help save lives
6.) Read through the Bible
7.) Move out of my parents house (happening in about 5 weeks.. into the dorms..)
8.) Go to Italy, Australia, and Paris
9.) Run in a marathon
10.) Get my masters degree
11.) Work at St. Judes Children's Hospital
12.) BE HAPPY AND LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST EVERYDAY!!! :-)

So there you have it... those are just some of the things I was thinking about today as I was cleaning away for my mom because our cleaning lady isn't coming this week... so I get paid to do it! YAY!!!! Better get back to work!!! Mom will be home in a couple hours!

Cleaning toilets is NO FUN!!!!!!!!!!! (Don't I look attractive? HAHA!)

and they say life is hard! ?!?

I have always known that being a Christian is not the easiest thing in the world. I went through middle school as a new Christian and did not have very many Christian friends at all. I went to high school and made some great Christian friends. I went to youth groups and to different Christian conferences and concerts. I kind of went back and forth in my faith during high school, never leaving the path, but sometimes sticking my foot out and realizing that the land off the path was a lot like quick sand, and if I were to get off of the path that I would sink really fast! So I put my foot back on the path and kept walking. I think that's how it is with a lot of Christians. We kind of test the land on the other side of the path, but God always ends up being there one our shoulder to whisper in our ear "You're going to SINK! You're going to SINK!" and some people may listen and some may not. Anyways... then I started college, and the first 2 years have been AMAZING! I have made so many GREAT Christian friends! I am so privileged to have Christian friends to keep me accountable, let alone a Christian boyfriend to keep me on the right path as well. But here I am... starting a new part of my life. Going away to school... I can't wait to see what God has for me. But I am ALREADY realizing that it is going to be a CHALLENGE, even though it is a Christian school. I am going into a new mission field, and God is already challenging me to show my faith. I am preparing myself this summer and going deeper in my walk, to prepare myself for the mission field. I can't wait to see what God has for me on this mission field, and this new adventure!

I heard this song and can't help but keep replaying it. I love the lyrics!

Jesus your love. Has come one step closer. I will trust. You will never let me go! Jesus your love, has won me over. All my trust. Has found no other.
So I will declare the Beauty of the Lord. Nothing compares to the beauty of the Lord. and Jesus your Love, takes my breath away and now I'm living everyday for the Beauty of the Lord. Jesus your love. Has come one step closer. I will trust. You will never let me Go! Jesus your love, has won me over. All My trust. Has found no other.
So I will declare the Beauty of the Lord. Nothing compares to the beauty of the Lord. Jesus your love, it takes my breath away. And Now i'm living everyday for the Beauty of the Lord.
Jesus your love. It takes my breath away. Jesus your love, it Takes my Breath away. Jesus your love, it takes my breath away. Jesus your love, it takes my breath away!
Jesus your love takes my breath away! and I will declare the Beauty of the Lord. For nothing compares to the Beauty of the Lord. and Jesus your love, it takes my breath away and now i'm living everyday for the BEAUTY OF THE LORD!!

That pretty much defines where I want to go with my walk with God! The first line is perfect for the analogy I was making earlier with walking on a path with God. Jesus' love has come ONE STEP CLOSER! It's perfect!

Keep me in your prayers as I further my relationship with God and go into my new mission field!

Katy

Summertime! :-)

SUMMER HAS OFFICIALLY BEGAN MY FRIENDS!!! and you know how I know this is true? Because today... all I did from 3:40 until 7:40 was read a book!! It was great! and at 7:40.. you know what I did? C'mon.. guess! I WATCHED A MOVIE! and then when that was over... I wasted my life away on the INTERNET! I know, I know... I can't even hardly believe it either... but yes.. i did IN FACT.. RELAX!!! It was a good day! And this whole week is going to be a lot of relaxing with a little goin' to work in between. I am going to read... and sleep in... and work some (only 12 hours this week) and not worry about anyone or what I need to do or who I need to take where or where Kwanita is going to stay or ANYTHING!

I am getting absolutely PUMPED about school! I realized the other day that move in day is 7 weeks from this past Saturday (June 30th) and I am getting so excited! And yet still a little nervous because I still havn't heard who my roommate is and inevitably have yet to talk to her. I can't even hardly wait to hear this news. I know that I need to be patient... but it's 7 weeks folks!!! There are sheets to buy and refrigerators and room decorations and towels and.. whew! I need to get on the ball! I just got my scrubs in the mail this week. Navy blue pants and white tops-Dickies Scrubs! I got a little giddy as I tried them on and looked at myself in the mirror imagining a stethoscope around my neck and walking through the hospital during clinicals in only a few months! It's so exciting, and yet as I was wasting time the other day at Barnes and Nobles while Kwanita stood in the kids section trying to find a book that didn't cost 1 million dollars (children's books are rediculously priced! GEESH!) I was searching through the Nursing and Medical books. I was just flipping through a sort of "Nursing Handbook" ( a small pocket size sort of "cheat book") and realized that I have SOOOOOO much to learn! I couldn't even hardly breathe for just a second with the thought of having to put an I.V. in someone's arm, or having to convert a drug dosage, or AAAHHH!!! I take a few long, deep breaths (okay so I'm exaggerating a little with this... but you get the idea.)

Well... it's late and I'm off to go to SLEEP and SLEEP IN for a good while into the late morning tomorrow! I can't even hardly wait!!