I've made a new resolution.

I was enjoying a relaxing Saturday morning, catching up on some blogs that I used to read regularly, and it made me wish that my blog was as neat as some of theirs. I was reading about friends that have graduated from Ouachita recently and are having big adventures sharing the Gospel in Korea and teaching precious kids English or some that were loving on orphans around the globe. That old familiar thought came back to me that seems to haunt me from time to time. It reminds me of the longing to do big things for God, and shows me of the amazing things that others are doing, while here in little Arkadelphia. I know it's silly, and not true, but sometimes it seems that I'm not really doing enough for Jesus, or loving on people...that it would be different and better if I were overseas or something. But then I have to have a reality check and remind myself that none of that is true. While, yes, God does want to use me in huge ways, He already is. He has put me here for specific reasons, and whether that is learning all I can or ministering to youth, He uses each of us where we are. I am reassured in the fact that God has put me at Ouachita for this time, and He doesn't want me anywhere else, even when I sometimes have the desire to be elsewhere. He wants me to be content in what He is doing here and actively take part in that. What an amazing thing it is that He wants to use me and you! His plans are so much bigger than we can imagine, and it's a waste for me to wish away those plans for plans that God has for someone else. So back to my resolution. I realized today how much I enjoy blogging and am reminded of the reason for it: to delight in God's little pleasures throughout my days. At one point in time, I had said that this blog was to document how, "[God] is constantly forming me to the holy person He wants me to be. This blog serves as mere commentary (serious and silly and anything in between) on how He guides, directs, forms and loves me according to His perfect, wonderful plan."
So my resolution, for now (for there may be many to come in the near future), is to be sure and not belittle the amazing plan that God has for me right now, in Arkadelphia, and to attempt to blog weekly. I'm thinking that for now, Saturdays are a good time to do that. I hope to help the incentive by taking at least a photo a week. This may be tricky since I'm without a camera at the moment, but I think it can be done. I also think that it will be good to reflect back over the week. Reflection is good for the soul. 
So here's to noting the small things in life and for enjoying every precious moment that God has given us!

Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

Eleanor Roosevelt