tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721594399648040256.post8852912023850017051..comments2020-12-14T19:26:08.154-08:00Comments on When Given a Pen...: What's New...Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00257256854174884920noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721594399648040256.post-83981048340269367052016-07-25T05:08:33.883-07:002016-07-25T05:08:33.883-07:00You are not alone! It is totally understandable to...You are not alone! It is totally understandable to feel nervous, scared, sad, confused, excited, happy, curious, frustrated... God is so amazing!! He created us to feel! And to think! He created your ability to feel all of your emotions! He is so creative!! This life is a great adventure, sometimes happy and sometimes a range of other emotions hit us. Seeking God 's purpose for your life, as you have been, drawing near to him, and searching for truth. You are not 'leaving your friends' so much as venturing forth into the next chapter of your story. Things are changing, that is for sure, but things change no matter what.<br />There are some truths that you can stand on:<br />#1 You are not losing friends, you are venturing out to make more.<br />#2 Things will not be the same there as they were before. Everyone has changed. The same is true here. One thing that is guaranteed in life: CHANGE!!<br />#3 Your purity is not based on a geographical location. Your choices have always been and will always be YOURS to make. Wether you live in Minnesota, Arizona, Maine, or the Moon. Yes, there are influences. So, choose your friends wisely, as you always have, and stick to your convictions, as you always have, EVEN AS THEY CHANGE and morph with your maturity. Choosing what purity looks like when you are 12 and your life view at that time vs choosing what purity looks like at the age of 18 are just not the same.<br />#4 There are now and will always be good and bad with everything. Even the weather. Even the cat. (I know, she's perfect... Except... Well... She eats screens and weatherstripping on doors. And there is currently that mouse treat she left in the garage. All yours. And thank you.)<br />#5 Your writing friends and you can, well, write each other. Meet up at conferences, perhaps go to college together, travel together, visit each other... They are your friends. Miles don't change that.<br /><br />I could go on... and I will if you need me to. But right now, I'm going to go wipe a little butt. Someday, it will wipe itself and I will be both happy and sad. Just like I have been 4 other times so far. Change is in everything. :-)Mrs. Cookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884133313072422528noreply@blogger.com