Home Sweet Denton

Drove back from Austin area this morning after floating on the Guadeloupe River with good friends yesterday. The river was both fun and relaxing. Thank goodness for the cold water to keep us cool in the 100+ Texas heat! Yesterday was my first time ever to swing on a rope swing into the water. Brady somehow convinced me to do it, and I must admit I have no regrets. I couldn’t help but go again.

So when they tell you about your trip down the river, they mention a little waterfall near the end and tell you that you have a 50/50 chance of falling out of your tube when you go down it. Well, I didn’t fall out, but Mandie and I did get caught in the current and had to be rescued by a nice man we didn’t know (the guys with us just watched us struggle, silly boys). After surviving the waterfall, I had no choice but to go once more, this time without getting caught in the current

Today was very busy. After I got home in the morning, I packed up and headed to Denton. Last time to move!! I am officially back at my apartment and no longer living between three homes. In Denton, I met with my beautiful friend Ericka at Starbucks to chat before heading off to a work meeting which involved paperwork , paperwork, and (what do you know) more paperwork. I then came home to a delicious dinner of chicken parmesan, thanks to two very sweet girls (Rachael and Whitney).

God has been so good to me this summer. He has taught me much in this short period of time. I am still a broken sinner, but He has given me some direction and focus as I take on this next semester. This will be the first time I work and go to school, should be interesting. I know I will have to learn how to prioritize my time better and be willing to say no to people.

Talking about saying no, I have realized a very big flaw in myself: people pleasing. I oh so many times put other people’s thoughts and opinions over God’s, and this is so terribly wrong of me. I am a self-diagnosed perfectionist who wants everyone in the world to like her. This is not possible and always unsatisfying considering I am never able to please everyone or to be a completely perfect person. Thank goodness Christ loves me so much that He came to die for me anyways. I am so unworthy of such a sacrifice.

Anyways, I could go on and on forever, but I won’t. God is good and gracious and his love endures!!