Tomorrow!

**disclosure- it is 2:00 AM and I am a bit tired, but for whatever reason felt this to be the best time to write...so I apologize if this posting is a bit jumbled or rambling nonsense**

I can't believe how quickly this semester has gone by! Tomorrow, Wednesday, I will be on my way to Juneau! Tomorrow!! I began packing the day before yesterday. Well, I sort of began packing. Trying to determine what I will need/want through the entire summer while trying to keep things to a minimum seems to be a bit more overwhelming than I expected. My response to this has been to pile everything I think I want to bring onto my bed and sort it out from there... I still have not gotten very far but intend to finish packing before noon :)
While I am incredibly excited for all that this summer will contain, in the past few days I've began to realize how much I am going to miss everyone here in Peoria and the fun of Peoria summers! I've had to keep reminding myself and everyone else that I will be back at the end of the summer (for at least one more year). I don't even know what to expect this summer to contain for myself and the others that I will be spending it with. I actually know very little about what this summer will look like. I am giving the next 11 weeks (+travel time, so almost 13 weeks) to God, throwing myself in an apt. with a bunch of other girls I've never met, in an Alaskan city that can only be accessed by plane or boat. From what I understand, my life will be fairly scheduled... anyone who really knows me knows that my life runs on a very loose schedule and I tend to be rather spontaneous with how I spend my free time or weekends. This will be quite a summer, indeed.
Yesterday morning, I saw my doctor one last time for my ankle. He was a bit concerned with the fact that I forgot my meds ONE day and left them at home and was in pain most of the day. However, he thinks that I should be alright through the summer and gave me refills on my prescriptions large enough to last until I return. Come August, if I'm still having issues or if I do anything to mess up my ankle any more, it seems pretty likely that I will have to have surgery. My doctor and I are both hopeful that the swelling and the pain will continue clear up with a little more time though.
During this past week, as I was finishing up classes and really beginning to prepare for Juneau, I found myself to be experiencing greater attack on my spirit. I know that I am on the verge of embarking on something great for God. I know that this is precisely why I am feeling more attack. My knowing of these things, however, is not going to make it any easier. Giving it to God and finding strength in Him is what will overcome this.

Prayers:

• clarity of my mind as I am trying to figure out what/how exactly to pack for the entire summer
• continued preparation for myself and all that will be traveling to Juneau
• safe travels as I meet everyone and depart on the greatest road trip
• good spirit, energy, and much joy for this last day that I have in Peoria as I will be spending it with a few close friends and family
• my ankle to continue healing (now over 6 months)
  
• finding strength in God alone

Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do rather than the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
-- Mark Twain

Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;
my hope comes from him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
--Psalm 62:5-6