I’m sitting at Nathan’s place, writing one last post before I head out. For the next week I will be fairly disconnected - no internet connection.
From here I am heading down to Indy to hang with my brother, and then I am heading out to MA on Friday. I’m totally excited about getting out there, but I’m not looking forward to the drive and I still don’t have a job…
So my life is in God’s hands. I may not know, but he does:
Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
When the rain comes it seems that everyone has gone away
When the night falls you wonder if you shouldn’t find someplace
To run and hide
Escape the pain
But hiding’s such a lonely thing to do
I can’t stop the rain
From falling down on you again
I can’t stop the rain
But I will hold you ’til it goes away
When the rain comes you blame it on the things that you have done
When the storm fades you know that rain must fall on everyone
So Rest awhile
It’ll be alright
No one loves you like I do
I can’t stop the rain
From falling down on you again
I can’t stop the rain
But I will hold you
I can’t stop the rain
From falling down on you again
I can’t stop the rain
But I will hold you ’til it goes away
When the rain comes
I will hold you
Nathan just left for PA. He won’t be back till Monday, but I’ll be gone from here tomorrow, so I won’t see him again. He’s been a great friend the past few years.
And just for his sake, a quote from Dumb and Dumber….
“I hate goodbyes!!!”
Well, maybe I’ll see him again before too long. Never know.
Well, I’m sitting here with absolutely nothing clever, funny, or even interesting.
One thing I can say is that Linkin Park’s Meteora album is as dismal as it ever was. If you want some real good low down ‘I hate my life’ kind of music, it’s a good choice. I think they must have had some serious issues when they wrote that album.
I was just looking at quotes of the day online, and this is the first one I found:
“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.”
- Alexander Pope
It’s interesting because I just posted about expectations a few minutes ago, and I was talking with my sister about disappointment just the other night. I was telling her that I just take life as it comes to me, and I try not to let things get me down too much. I said that maybe it’s because I have somewhat of a pessimistic view of life, so when things don’t work out I get up and move on. I prepare myself for the worst, and then when it happens it doesn’t hurt as badly. When I said that, she told me that had nothing to do with pessimism, but that I look on life realistically. Sure it’s good to hope for the best, but in reality sometimes things don’t work out - and that’s ok.
It’s almost like being a Christian: Pray as if it all depends on God (because it does), but work as if it all depends on you.
I’ve been thinking over the past few days, and I’ve decided that while assumptions lead to problems, expectations do not.
It is wrong to assume something about someone else, especially to the point of making decisions based on that assumption. This comes to mind in relation to emotions, and it makes me think of Proverbs 4:23, “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.”
On the other hand, if you know something, and there are no assumptions overlying the issue, it is altogether proper to have expectations. Expectations are things that you are able “to consider probable or certain,” according to Merriam-Webster Online. When you base things on what you know rather than what you assume, you are approaching the issue correctly.
And that was just something I’ve been thinking about.
I have successfully completed my time in school at Taylor University.
Graduation weekend was a blast. Thank you so much for travelling out here Adam and Karyn, even though plans didn’t come together until the last minute! And thank you Aron and Amy for driving out here as well.
Graduation day was beautiful. Due to the nice weather, graduation was held outside in the football stadium, so there was plenty of seating. Adam, Karyn, Kelly, Andrew, Aron and Amy, as well as most of the Yoder clan were there to see me walk across the stage. From there we went out to eat at Ivanhoes, and after that Adam, Karyn, Kelly and I drove down to Indy. We met up with Andrew and the five of us had a fun time hanging out for the afternoon and watching a movie at Andrew’s place that night.
Sunday was full of goodbyes as Adam and Karyn flew separate directions, and Kelly was supposed to but got delayed. She ended up flying out just after lunch today.
So now I am back up at Taylor, where I will be working through Friday. From here I will spend a few days with Andrew down in Indy, and then I’m off to MA…
Well, I’m moving out now. Time for me to take my computer down. Hopefully I will continue to update this once I have an internet connection again…
As plans often do, plans changed. My friends from Massachusetts who have been planning on driving out here for my graduation just decided last night that they’re not going to after all.
All but one: Karyn is still coming! She decided to fly instead of drive, which in my opinion is a much better idea anyhow. So she’ll fly into Indy tomorrow around noon, and then she’ll fly out again on Sunday afternoon. I’m so amazed that she’s still coming out here even though the others decided the trip wasn’t practical (and time off work was not easy to come by, apparently).
It worked out really well because Andrew (who lives in Indy) is driving up here tomorrow afternoon, so he’s going to pick her up at the airport before he comes up. Then on Sunday, I’m already making a couple of trips to the airport, and so it works out perfectly.
In other news: I’M DONE WITH COLLEGE!!!!
Adam has arrived safely. He flew into Indy last night around 7:40, I picked him up around 7:55, and after a stop for food we arrived back up at Taylor around 9:35. In the car on the way back here from the airport, we realized that it’s been 11 months since we saw eachother last, but now that we’re together it feels like it was just last month. It’s incredible how good friendships aren’t lost due to time and distance. Out of sight out of mind is not always the case after all…
It’s really cool to have him around, and to let him see where I’ve been living for the past 4 years. It’s crazy because he was denied leave two times before finally having it approved on the third try. So at first it was looking like he was coming, then it was looking like he wasn’t. When he finally told me he had gotten leave, I still didn’t get my hopes too high - I was waiting till he stepped off the plane and was here in Indiana.
Well, now he’s here. And the rest of my family / friends will get here on Friday. It’s an exciting time, and yet I’m still sad about leaving this place.
And the rest of you, I CAN’T WAIT for you to get here! 