Changes.

Change is in the air, more than ever. It's so surreal, actually. 


This time four months from now, I will probably be hanging out in a dorm room, rather than my bedroom. I'll no longer be a high schooler, but a college student. I'll know tons of new people, and my blank canvas of a life will begin to be scribbled on. 


This Friday is my last day of work as a Firefly Studio employee. I've loved working there, mainly because of my awesome coworkers. But I knew that it was time for something new. This summer, I'll be working as a lifeguard, which I'm pretty thrilled about. I'm not entirely sure why it is that I'm so thrilled, but I am. I'm even thrilled about the specific pool that I'm going to be at. There were lots of other options, some of which were closer to my home than this one, but for some reason, I've got a good feeling about this one. I can't help but think that maybe God has something great in mind.
Also, tonight, I deleted my Facebook! As silly and trivial as that may sound, I'm actually pretty happy about it. This summer- the last few months at home before I head off to college- I want to SIMPLIFY. I want to slow down, and soak it all in. More Jesus time. More family time. Making more memories with the friends that have meant the most to me. I want this summer to be filled with the "real" stuff. Relationships are the ONLY thing in life that are of any value. My goal for the summer is to choose to say no to the things that do not matter, and to choose to say yes to the things that do. Peace and contentment; isn't that what we all want?

Job 36:11
If they obey and serve him, they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity and their years in contentment.


^{Matthew 22: 37-3937} Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.  ³⁸ This is the first and greatest commandment. ³⁹ And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.

-caylielane.