a fresh start

well, i pretty much made this so that kim could in turn have something to read, since i read hers religiously. but it comes at a good time. its the beginning of a new year, new semester, a fresh start. i dont know why we dont start over daily, because we can, but it seems like the new year always gives us that little motivation that we need to make the changes that we've been wanting to make since jan. 2nd of the last year.

i've made a few personal goals for the year. i want to lose weight (as everyone does, every single year) but this year i mean it. i walked 2 miles yesterday, i stopped drinking pop, and i'm trying to be really conscience about what i eat, maybe not what i eat, but rather how much of it i eat. i want my grades to be good. scott and i are having a competition to see who can make the best grades, i dont know what the stakes are yet, but i'm sure it'll be good. also, i want to just be ok with being with just me and God. i've never really been one to enjoy being alone, God definitely created me to be around people, but i think that i have started to rely on them way to much for my identity. also, for scotts sake, i'm trying to back off a little bit. i know i have a tendency to be needy, which isnt always a bad thing, but i know that it is annoying and that he doesnt really desire to be with me if i'm already always there. and the past few days have actually been better because i've just been ok with being with me, and spending a little more time with God.

all that said, i'm basically trying to be the best version of me that i can, with a whole lot of help from God.

some good random news. for you who dont know, i applied for an internship at willow creek community church. i sent my application in on monday, and they emailed me back yesterday!! i was so excited. they want to do a phone interview with me, which will be monday jan. 26th. so be praying about that! if i get accepted i will be going to chicago in august for a year. which is pretty exciting. but i'm just trying to open some doors so we'll see which one God tells me to go through.

anyway. enough for now. kim, dont judge me if my sentences are grammatically incorrect. :)