I miss every single one of you and I love hearing about what God has been orchestrating in your lives and what everyone has been going through this summer! I have been thanking God for your praises and lifting up your requests!
Summer has been great so far. NY was a challenging yet rewarding- got to show my momma the city and see Natasha Anne :) which was wonderful! Then I started my job at the pool teaching swim and lifeguarding. 6o hours of fun in the sun every 2 weeks. woohoo, no really I do love it though it is draining I have the best schedule since I have weekends off. Sooo all you in the Cali area lets hang out!! And to finish off I just got back from Maui -- It may be my new favorite place. It is beyond beautiful and I got to enjoy it with Jon. He has matured immensely in all aspects of life, and I am grateful for all of you who have prayed for our relationship. He is a man I admire, respect, and cherish, and I know its cheesy but its true- everyday I fall more in love with him. OKAY enough of the mushy stuff....
Last night after my red eye flight I was laying in bed absolutely dreading work today, because all I wanted to do was sleep. And after I was done complaining to myself I let my mind wander into what I truly wanted and the phrase that popped into my mind was to, "be happy." I wanted joy, peace and contentment. All of which describe happiness. I then thought of how the world fills their void for happiness from everything from sports to popularity etc... I then challenged myself to think of how I strive for happiness. My answer was from relationships- God, family, friends, boyfriend. Not really a bad answer until I realized my method involved in furthering these relationships was works based. I was trying to work to be a better Christian in order to be happy. Oh my lanta last night God and I had a heart to heart conversation. I learned that in my desire to "be happy" I have to stop dwelling on the "happy" part and simply drop it out of the phrase so where all is left is "be." My goal in life isn't to make myself happy-- it is to BE what God created me for- for Himself. I want to "be" closer to God but ultimately what I feel God is teaching me is to "be" a reflection of Him, by showing, sharing, and giving Him to others. This lesson has really changed my life and has given me a clearer perspective of what I want to do with my life.... to be continued.... I will share more of what that entails later but I have probably lost the majority of you since this post is so long.
Anyways, I miss you so incredibly much. can't wait to hear from you all! Here is a picture from Maui- date night. yes my hair is turning blonde from chlorine and YES his hair is gone. i love it i think it looks amazing. kay thee end.
lovelovelove you all, kerry
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