to thine own self, be true.

dear reader,

this summer is going to an interesting... its going to truly test who i choose to be when im not constantly surrounded by my fellow Christians.

first of all, i am no longer at chick-fil-a... while this is an awesome thing, it also scares me. see, cfa is where i first heard about Christians and the Gospel. the friends i made there are a big part of keeping me strong when things dont work out. dont get me wrong when i say that, i am strong in my faith without my friends, i am. but ive never not been around my Christian friends for more than a day or so.

secondly, there are so many of my friends that are gone for the summer, either doing the Lords work, headed back to hometowns, or my best friend whose in the Army. i am SO proud of all these people for going out and doing things. and its not like i wont be busy with my job, so the summer will fly by... right?

im just getting to the point in my faith where im comfortable being myself as well as being a faithful Christian. ive spent SO much time analizing over every little part of my past and wondering if "oh, do you think this is okay...?" or "i used to love doing that, but im not sure...?".

well i was tired of not being sure, so for me- "to thine own self, be true." -is my new motto. i know who i am. i can even fathom that i used to wonder who i was! preposterous. i love me and i know exactly who i am!

...and so over this summer i am going to be sticking to who i know i am. im a little scared about doing so by myself, but then im not really by myself, am i? i've got my God. and through him all is possible.

this post was a little bit of a giant ramble, but i needed to get it out. ha, stay tuned, for this subject i suppose will be rambling on... :)

...until i daydream again.

love,
shelby