Taking a Left Turn to Somewhere

So, I know that I have REALLY been slacking on posting to this here blog.  Oops.  Completely has just not been a priority in my crazy life.  But, since I am taking this semester off of school completely before transferring to Illinois State University, I decided that I wanted to get back on this blog wagon.

As I said in my last post over a year ago, I was really struggling between audiology, ASL interpretation and education.  ISU has a major that really takes the different aspects of each career that I love and put them together into one major.  Therefore, next fall--Fall 2013--I will be majoring in Special Education with a specialization in Deaf and Hard of Hearing!!!  I can't even put into words how extremely excited I am to have finally found that major and future career that I think are really perfect for me.

More posts will come, but I just wanted to post a short one to try and get back on the horse even though I'm taking a left turn to somewhere I wasn't quite expecting!

The First Step

Okay.  So this is my first attempt ever at making a blog.  I'm writing this to document my what happens to me in my life while I'm in school - and maybe beyond if I like where this is headed.  It's also a way for me to post snipets of a book that I'm writing in order to get feedback from people I wouldn't normally hear from.  


Anyway, as I'm getting ready to return to school for my sophomore year of college, there are already a lot of things that I'm having to adjust to.  For one, I'll be living in a sorority house (which I'm very excited about), for example.  I love all of the girls in my sorority, but I am nervous that with so many girls living is such close quarters there may be a LOT of drama - I absolutely hate drama, so I'm praying that God will really guide us all to be as drama free as possible.  


Another thing that I'm having to adjust to is the fact that my sister isn't as close to me anymore - I'll be in Iowa and she'll be in Texas.  We've never been more than a few hours apart and now I feel like there is one less person that I can depend on if I need something.


My two best friends from home will also be going in different directions this year.  My friend Ryan has decided that he wants to be a priest, so he transferred to the University of St. Thomas.  I know that he wouldn't be doing this if God hadn't told him directly that it was what he was meant to do.  My friend Angie, on the other hand, doesn't know what she wants to do for sure yet, but will be searching for the answer at the University of Illinois.  I hope that she finds all that she is looking for there.  My biggest concern with the three of us going separate ways is that we will grow apart.  I know that it's a natural occurrence, but maybe I'm not ready for my life to change completely yet.


Recently I have been praying to God for Him to show me that what I've decided to do with my life is what He wants me to do.  I feel as though I'm constantly pulled in different directions - audiology, ASL interpretation, education - and I have no clue which I am meant to do for the rest of my life.  They all are rewarding in different ways, but I have yet to get that feeling of "THIS is what I'm supposed to do with my life!"  I want that feeling because I feel like once I get it, I won't have any questions about my path in this maze called life anymore.


Before I end this post, I just want to post a bible verse that I believe is really going to help guide me in my journey of life.  "A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps." - Proverbs 16:9  I'll get where I'm meant to be eventually, but until then, I just have to believe in the Lord to guide my steps in the right direction whether it be directly or through my loving family and friends.  I hope that you find your way through the maze and I will be looking for you along my path.  


My first step,

Rachel