Initial Musings

It would seem that most people jot their thoughts down in journals or even diaries. Are diaries still a thing?! But arthritis-ridden me can't hold writing utensils well, so I've opted to try out this blog thing. Believe it or not, I'm not as hip as you might think. (Shocker, I know). I don't know that I'm trying to accomplish anything specific with this blog, but I hope I can shed light on dreary days, bring smiles to otherwise smile-less faces and perhaps even encouragement for those days when you "just can't." 

Well, it will soon be three months since graduating from college. Five years of college that is. And I think the most productive thing I've done since moving back home was getting rid of items hidden in my room from middle school. It's amazing what kids are capable of hiding and losing when cleaning their room is the last thing they want to do. I'm here to tell you that was me; I usually tossed things in any opening I could find. Of course, I lost plenty of things over the years, but at the time it seemed so much easier. It's also crazy what I thought was worthy of keeping; I found notes from my middle school crushes that made me blush more now than I probably did when I was younger. Funny how I was so much smoother in that department as a kid. 

I'm currently on vacation with my family and then some in Bethany Beach. We've been coming to Bethany since I was a kid - actually since my mom was a kid. Not that I was here then. Two weeks at the beach may seem like way too much time, but by the end, I wish I had weeks more. These two weeks are typically a time when I can just escape. This year is a bit of a different story though. I don't have a job yet - life was so much easier in college - BUT I had an interview with my dream job. For those of you who know me and where that is, you know how big this is for me. So even though I'm "friendless" at the beach these next two weeks, getting an interview was pretty awesome. 

Recently I've had my own mixture of ups and downs. Right when I think I've caught a break my world gets flipped upside-down. Sometimes I feel like I'm literally upside-down. It totally sucks. Yeah. It sucks. I'm learning however, that with every passing storm, something positive and beautiful isn't too far behind. Like how I went from not having a job all summer to getting an interview at the place of my dreams. I don't know what's going to happen from one day to the next, but my best friend told me this today: "giving it up to God is usually when He drops the right one in your lap." So for now, I'm going to stop worrying about every little thing and give it to God instead. 

It's like C.S. Lewis said: "When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place."

So for now, I'm going to let God take control and focus on the good things I have in life. Like family, friends (even if they aren't at the beach), and death by chocolate cupcakes baking away. 

Over the river and through the woods,

Ellie