In exactly 4 weeks I will be back in Michigan for the school year. The truth is: I CAN'T WAIT! My question is, why? Everyone always counts the days until summer, but I've been counting the days until school starts again. It's strange how you can spend your entire life in one place and yet feel homesick for elsewhere.
Sure, I will always love Santa Cruz. After all, I spent my entire childhood here. Also, this summer has been rather fantastic when I think about it.
I got to spend a whole month in Thailand with amazing people serving my Awesome God;
I got to spend almost a week in the mountains with my family;
and I get to spend the rest of my summer working by the beach full time.
Wow, it actually sounds like an amazing summer, so why am I not content with the way things are?
Maybe I just have had the wrong perspective on things. No, not maybe...I know I have.
I'll admit I have not had the best week in the world, but it's because I keep seeing all the things wrong--in myself, my family, my coworkers, my friends, and just my life in general.
I don't like drowning in negativity, yet I keep finding myself sinking into it again. But that's not how we were meant to live.
I know God has so much better for us.
I know that God is good and is in control, so why is it I don't spend all my time focusing on that?
I know the end of the story, so why am I so concerned with details?
So as I begin my final month in California, my prayer is for a brighter outlook, a more joyful spirit, and a more thankful heart.
"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." -1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
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