What Is His Plan for Me?

    As I have been applying to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, I have been contemplating what I want to do with my life. One downside to going to TAMU-CC is that they don't have an Art History major so I will have to change majors and my options are Education, English, and History. So far I have decided to go with an English major and then getting my teaching certificate through the alternative teaching certificate program in Texas. But the downside is that majoring in English will put a damper on my ideal plan to work for a museum after getting my Master's in Medieval Art, so I must decide if I should go with something that I love or something that I would like but not necessarily love or want to spend my entire life doing.
    Since I was a little girl, I have been told that I should become a teacher and now faced with this complication in my life I have been re-examining the possibility of me becoming an elementary school teacher and then getting a Master's in Library Science (online most likely) so I could become a librarian at an elementary school. I do love children and would love to instill a love for reading in even just one child.
    In my education class I have been assigned the task of either mentoring or tutoring a student who has a high chance of dropping out of school in order to gain experience with children while truly deciding if teaching is what we want to do with our lives. I have chosen to work with an elementary school aged child and will find out what exactly what I'll be doing in the coming weeks. I believe that this opportunity will give me the chance to re-evaluate my life and help me decide whether I want to become a teacher.
    One good thing about transferring to a school in Texas is that I will be closer to my family should any emergencies occur or should problems arise. I am tired of my family never telling me anything and me having to find out about things on facebook--like my baby cousin having to have emergency surgery over the weekend. Also, when my dad was in the hospital, I had to survive on phone calls to know what was going on and even then I rarely got updates on his health status. When I transfer back to Texas, I will be able to come home in a short drive and won't have to rely totally on infrequent phone calls and facebook for important things going on in my family.
    With everything else going on, I was dismayed when I was told that my aunt was diagnosed with cancer and she'll have to go through lots of chemotherapy in order to try and eradicate the cancer. Only a few years ago my grandmother died of cancer, so I know just how difficult it is to deal with watching the one you love deal with this disease that has killed millions and will continue to kill until we find a cure. So I am asking for your prayers for her and my family.
    In the midst of all of the things I have been dealing with, I have been trying to figure out what God wants me to do with my life. As I continue to contemplate, I keep remembering my confirmation verse (Psalm 46:1- God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in times of trouble) and how true that statement is; even when the storms of life seem to appear that they will swallow us whole, God is there by our side. So as you're going through this week, think about how God has helped you through any challenges you have faced or with the difficult decisions you've had to make.

Why Is Saying Goodbye So Hard to Do

Of all the things in the world, my least favorite thing to do is to say goodbye.  This ranks above flying, packing, and doing homework.Why is saying goodbye such a hard thing to do? Last night I had to say goodbye to my boyfriend after getting to spend a month together. As a typical girl, I cried while we said our goodbyes. Even now as I'm writing this, tears still well up. Anyway, my month with him has been one of the best months of my life and I can't wait until I get to see him again. With God's help, I know we'll be able to survive the nights and days apart and our relationship will come out even stronger.
Going on with the topic of goodbyes, I found out over this break that I have to transfer schools and come back to Texas for the rest of my college education. On the plus side, I'll be reunited with my boyfriend and we'll get to see each other more often. On the other hand, I have to say goodbye to dear old Roanoke and all of the things I love there-including my friends and my choir. In the upcoming month, I need to start arranging everything to make the transition as smooth as possible. Hopefully I'll still keep in touch with my friends there. I will miss all the wonderful individuals there and I wish my situation was better so that I could stay at Roanoke, but things change and I see this as a opportunity to grow and that Denis and I are meant to be together and that we've done the long distance relationship long enough.
I hope your Christmas and New Year's were full of love and growth, I know mine were.