Summer Days Of Joy...

It feels a lot like summer outside, however it's not quite summer yet!

Friday, June 21 is technically the first day of summer, although

these temperatures are telling us different!

It's been BEAUTIFUL outside the past week, and by "beautiful"

I mean that there hasn't been any rain or horrible "wipe your face

as soon as you walk outside because it's so hot" temperatures!

It's the season for things to come to an end..

I successfully finished my second year of college! Even though that was

technically 3 weeks ago, I just needed to get that said in public. ;)

Young Life has come to an end for the semester. 

The kids I nanny finished school!

Spring sports for the kids are also coming to an end.

Crazy, busy, "so many places to go in an hour" schedules are finally

coming to an end. 

However what I've really been learning is that just because things

are coming to an end, doesn't mean the Lord isn't preparing me for

BIG things ahead! I'm so excited for things to come...

The pool is open, so relaxation is upon my life.

Young Life camp is coming up! 

Another 5K is in my future.

And so much more, but I'm just too tired to really think right now!

Even though there are so many great things to be looking forward

to, I've had a hard time finding happiness lately. Let me rephrase that,

I've had a hard time finding joy in my everyday life.

No, I'm not sad everyday and no I do not mope about my life...

but I've been having a hard time finding pure joy. I've been 

thinking about this a lot the past week and I really can't pinpoint 

exactly the reason for this, but all I know is that if I don't

start finding some joy in every day ahead, I'm going to become

miserable and that's the last thing I want to be!

So, starting today I have decided to start finding joy in every single

day this entire summer. So from now, until school starts again, I'm

going to document everyday, whether that's an Instagram post,

Facebook post, journal entry, or even a blog about the joy

I've had that day. 

James 1:2-3 says "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance."

Well, God, I am READY for some perseverance!

Prayers during this time are definitely welcomed! 

Some days may be easy, others may be hard,

but I AM READY!

"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes

your smile can be the source of your joy."

<3xoxo