A blog?

So, I started a blog.  I. have. started...a blog. 

Every single blog I've read I found annoying, unrealistic, or too witty.  So why am I starting a blog?  Because there have been several in which I've found inspiring.  I am not saying that mine will be that way but I hope that what I write will one day speak to someone, even if it's me in 30 years. 

So here's a little bit about me.

I am at a very interesting and valuable moment in my life. 
I am in college.  (Even though I'm taking a short break)
I am engaged.
I am working full time.
I am running toward Christ.
I am constantly learning.

I am college.
College is a wonderful place.  Something that I really did and hope to enjoy again.  I went away to school for two years.  Those two years were priceless.  I learned to be my own person.  I learned to stand up for my own faith.  I learned to make new friends.  Once I left there, there was things I missed.  Things I wished I would've done.  Luckily I have two (maybe more) years left in which I can continue those memories.  College is an experience but it isn't the experience.  I thought that where I went decided those memories.  While Belmont was a fantastic place and I do miss it isn't college that make college.  It was the people I was surrounded by, it was me.  That is what made it a college experience.  I was involved and I loved every minute of it.  If you are about to go to college or are in college don't let the school determine your happiness.  It is up to you. 

I am engaged.
Part of the reason I moved home was because I was and am madly in love.  We dated for 18 months before we were engaged.  Half of that was a part.  Those 9 months were the worst and best months.  It forced us to truly love each other.  Through the pain and frustration of being a part we learned so much about each other.  How to communicate, how to make minutes matter.  Falling in love with him was the greatest gift that God could give me.  While it wasn't easy, it is so worth it.  I am looking forward to starting my life with him as husband and wife. 

I am working full time.
I have less than a year of experience so I feel like I do not have much to say.  What I do have to say is that if you don't love your work, than it truly becomes work.  My job is not work.  It is something I sincerely enjoy even through the frustrations.

I am running toward God.
This is the most important of them all.  Through all the craziness of wedding planning, working full time, trying to decide where to go to school, following Christ comes first.  Well, I need to make sure that it comes first.  It is not always easy but it needs to come first.  I can tell when I have let other things come first.  He is my everything.  When my life seems to be crumbling and things don't make sense, He does.

I am constantly learning.
Through everything I am learning and growing.  I am learning how to become a nurse.  I am learning how to be "the other half" for my fiance.  I am learning how to work with and for others.  I am learning to run faster towards God and how to reflect his love.