Living Life with a Longing Heart

Hey Y'all, Even though today is supposed to be really depressing for those who are not in relationships, I have not allowed that to stop my joy. Honestly, today I find myself joyful! Yeah, some days it is hard not being in a relationship and not knowing when a guy will fall in my path... However, I am not going to allow that to make me feel down and depressed. I have spent too much of my life already worrying about when that time will come in my life and being sad that others are in relationships and I am not. I am done with that... I am done with feeling frustrated about being single. Right now is an amazing time in my life where I get to learn more about who God wants me to be and where my identity should be. I am learning to be content being single, even when others are in relationships. Honestly, I have been learning a lot. I have been learning to continually trust God and surrender my life to Him. I have been learning to work on my friendships and to grow in those amazing fri...

A year ago (as of February 3rd), I came down with something that started my health journey that I never thought would happen to me. I came down with a rash/swelling that was very painful that prevented me from walking, showering myself, and I was pretty much bed ridden for about a month and a half. This health stuff prevented me from finishing my Sophomore year of college and I had to wait until the Fall to join college again. After I was diagnosed with HSP (auto-immune disease), I allowed myself to start healing and taking off work and school for a little while. I was warned by Drs. to be careful because this disease could eventually attack my kidneys. So I was constantly watching out for my health. After that break, during the Summer I was able to start up work again. While I was working during the Summer, I started getting a ton of pain in my back to the point where it was getting hard to work. I continually pushed through and because I have a high pain tolerance... I just continued...