God is amazing.

So, things are winding down for the semester...2 classes and 3 finals to go. I'm looking forward to the summer...I've had classes the last 2, but not this time! Makenna will be here soon, and I can't wait to hold her and tell her I love her! We're about 35 days away from the cruise and I'm getting excited about that...I just want to be on the beach or in the sun. I feel the need to be outdoors doing something. I have softball practice today, so I'm looking forward to that. It's nice to be able to take an afternoon and enjoy yourself every once in a while. My mom and I sang in church today, despite the many things that happened to prevent it! haha...long story. Everyone said we did a great job, so it all worked out fine. Things are really looking up for me lately. I have a new friend who's just great...fun to be around, makes me laugh, but can still be serious when I need to talk. So far, so good. Summer is here, and I'll be going off to school soon.
You know, God is completely awesome! It amazes me the way he puts people in our paths to help us and to comfort us. Today in church, the preacher read a verse that I really liked (1 Corinthians 1:3-6):
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. 5 For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. 6 If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer.

Today I realized this is what we're here for. This is why we're friends. Yesterday I got the chance to be the comforter for my good friend, and it was a great feeling. And when I thought back to the time when I was going through something difficult, she was there to comfort me because she had already suffered through it. It is truly amazing to me how God brings us together to help one another. I am so thankful for everything He has done for me and every opportunity He has given me to do His work. That's who I strive to be...the person who's always there to lend a hand...or an ear, or a shoulder, or whatever I have to give. God has given me the chance to do that, and I'm ready.