Back from Wonderland!!

Ok, so I think it's fairly safe to say that I have not blogged in far too long. And so, to remedy that, I'm going to post something right now lol...which is kind of what this is...ok, so here we go.

Wow, a lot has happened since I last posted. First of all, church stuff has been different. I've begun feeling more distant from my church, but I don't think this has necessarily affected my relationship with God. If anything, it has shown my that I can stand alone and have a personal relationship with God, while at the same time opening my eyes to the importance of good Christian fellowship. This also is in part of my growing friendship with Josh Justice who is definitely becoming one of my close Christian friends and brothers in a way that I haven't known before and it's nice.

Then there is school, which is always interesting. Grades have been pretty good so far, and I am learning a lot more than just book lessons from the teachers. Every year, it never fails that I learn not only dates and formulas and books from the teachers, but life lessons as well. I have learned about the amount of influence I give people over me, about what things make a lousy argument when making a point, and even about innocence and learning. My history teacher has probably taught me the most, but even my English teacher has begun to open my eyes to new things. Seeing as she was not exactly my favorite teacher at the beginning of the year, this is a pleasant surpise. :)

Then there is family, which is pretty normal. It doesn't much change, though I think I may have changed some in my understanding of it. I understand now that I place a lot of emphasis on family, which is perhaps why I am so critical of mine. I expect a family to be the ultimate show of love and support and loyalty in one's life, aside from that of God's love, both the family that you are born into and the family that we will one day create. Perhaps this is too high an expectation for any family to live up to, but for the time being, this is what I believe.

Well, there's more that I'll post soon, but for now I've got to get to bed.

BYL!

~Rachel <3