Nesting

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When you're in your 20's, it seems like you are never in one place for too long. Everyone I went to college with has plans of moving either for grad school or they are moving back home. I already made that jump since I graduated in December and still I felt unsettled. I let my pictures remain pushed up against the wall instead of hung, I didn't buy actual bedding for my bed which consisted of a duvet and no cover, and I was content letting everything sit just as it was when no one was living in this room. 

But for me, and maybe you're like this too, nesting and making a place unique and fit for you, is an important step in accepting where you currently are. I wasn't rushed to fix my room up to how I wanted it because I felt like I was going to be leaving soon, so why even bother? But therein lies the problem. Nesting forces us to move in our belongings and make space. It requires that we open up our mind to the idea that we never know how long a stage will last so we might as well get comfortable.  

I recently hung up my pictures, rearranged by bookshelves and bought the duvet cover because gosh darnit, I'm here now and I'm going to make the best of it. There's no reason my room has to look like a shell of a place while I'm living in it!

And maybe it's April and maybe I'm a sucker for new beginnings and fresh starts but every month I feel my heart get a little lighter at the thought that we have a new month ahead of us with unknown adventures, people, and hopefully some new plans.

Have a happy Easter! This Easter I am thanking the Lord for His grace because lately he has been extending quite a bit to me even when I don't deserve it.

The Main Point

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Yesterday I went to church alone. Normally I am ok with doing things on my own such as movies,

eating out etc. but church felt different. I associate church with community and togetherness

and having just started going to this church, it originally felt awkward to sit by myself. 

But then the music started and my favorite song, Oh, How I Need You, came on and everything

was still. 

I was ok. 

It was like God tapped me on the shoulder and said, "Stop worrying and fretting! You're

fine. Sit and allow the worship to calm you and give it all up." So I did. 

And I have to say, it was a nice experience. I definitely still prefer to go with friends but

now, if the need arises, I can be still on my own. 

And maybe that was the whole point. 

Here's the song if you haven't heard it!

What I've Learned This Week

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And boy, is he ever. 

I thought I would start a new little series with little bits I learn each week either about

myself, others, or life around me. So let's get started!

• Good things come when you finally loosen your tight grasp on whatever it is you're holding onto.

• God places amazing people in your life for reasons, the point is to figure out why. 

• A funny/creepy moment that happens to you should be shared, always.

• The best kind of cries happen while listening to Bon Iver. 

• Document moments because you never know when you'll need to flip through old pictures to either gain some inspiration or to have a quiet moment reminiscing.