Plans

We plan to travel to Europe for a year after we graduate with our Bachelors.
We plan to visit Tarah and Corin in Australia (I'm actually in the works of making this one happen for New Years.)
We plan to buy an SUV/gas saver/new car for me.
We plan to save to buy a house of our own.
We plan to love each other through it all, even if we do come upon a life path with money.
I plan to go to Africa and love, however that is, for at least 3 months. Andrew wants to go to. ;)
We plan to adopt from China and India.
We plan to have one of our own.
We plan to get involved with a house church, as soon as we can find one that isn't on Wednesday nights.
We plan to move closer to Solid Rock, whenever it is we give up the amazing house we're in now.
We plan to get a newfoundland puppy, and raise him in the water.
We plan to get Andrew a season pass for the mountain, and a surf board in summer.
We plan to come to a point where we are more sustainable, living like hippies in the summer and home made in the winter.
We plan to change the negative things about our personalities.
We plan to save for our children's college. I don't want to have more children than I can afford to send to state school.
We plan to (also) send our children to Christian school from pre-school on....which costs more than four years of state school. crap. It almost pushes me to homeschool...but we would never wish that on our kids.
We plan to be there for Nathan as he leaves for college in the fall, and to welcome his future wife into the family with open arms.
We plan to stay healthy, and have both announced our "never let me get heavier than x" weights.
We plan to run a marathon next year. Training starts as soon as the foot heals.
We plan to get many more tattoos, and are both super excited to see the other all colored on.
We plan to have a Brogan James, Capri Marie, Epic (no idea. how on earth do you follow Epic?), Reagan something, Cora Beverly, and some other girl names...we'll probably have all boys.
We plan on waiting to have children. At least five years...the number is getting smaller...quit it all you baby-pushers...it might be working.
We plan on fostering children as soon as ours are old enough, or before we have our own.

We plan and plan and plan and plan. We hope and dream and cross our fingers. Julie's sister Diane said something this weekend that really struck me, and I thought was so beautiful. While Julia was worried about not having her doctor, and not trusting the one on call, and not knowing what to expect-Diane said "yes, but you trust God. And He knew that your doctor wasn't going to be here, and He knows what to expect, and He will take care of you."

I don't trust God enough. It is hard I find to lean on God as a college student. It isn't like I can throw a bunch of majors and life paths in a hat and say "Okay, so do you prefer Biology, Psychology, English, or heck-ceramics?"

So there's that. That's where I am. But I feel my heart softening, and even though I stumble I've been making a concious effort to only do things that are loving or forgiving with my hands.

I really love Jesus, I really love His wisdom, and I really love the opportunity I have to spend eternity with Him.