Peace--and So Sweet It Is

Well, I'm home. No doubt, you are now wondering...well, did you leave? I'm sorry I have not blogged sooner. The month of March passed so quickly and I lost track of time. When you throw in there a visit to two colleges and overwhelming research papers and school, you soon discover why I have not written since March 19th. So I will try to fill you in on the happenings....

Since receiving my tenative acceptance into Wayland, I decided that I actually needed to SEE the campus. Mom and I drove down to Plainview on March 27th (if I remember right) and she attended chapel with me. I stayed the night and she brought moy car back home. I went to the Hawk Nelson/Run Kid Run concert Wayland offered on Friday night--losing all of my best hearing in the process. (haha) Needless to say, they were a little harder than Point of Grace and most of everything else I usually listen to. The one plus of the whole experience was that I had the privilege of meeting a sweet girl named Mary--who introduced me to my first cup of jasmine tea. I had to joke with Anna when I got home that I finally drank a whole cup of hot tea....something I've never done before.

Mom, Dad, and Anna came on Saturday and we spent the day in meetings, tours, and college promotions. I even won a small scholarship at one of the events. We came home and agreed that we did not really feel 100% sure that that was where God wanted me to be. So I think, "that's ok, Dad and I are going to Pensacola Christian College this next week and maybe I'll find my answer there." God has a big sense of humor.

Here are some things I learned from our trip to Pensacola:

1. Commercial flying is not all it is cracked up to be

2. Flying makes me kinda sick

3. Florida is humid

4. Humidity makes my hair curl

5. PCC is a beautiful campus

6. The school is very conservative

7. If you want have every student's attention, walk with your father who wears a cowboy hat and boots--in Florida...:-)

8. It is wise to take more than just a sheet to a dorm that runs the Air Conditioner 24-7....I nearly froze to death

9. It is hard to sleep with an i-pod, cell phone, and Bible clutched near your heart--you don't sleep

10. Top bunks aren't all they're cracked up to be

11. Flying makes me sick

12. Flying makes me sick

13. Flying makes me sick

14. The campus was wonderful

15. The classrooms were immaculate

16. The classes were very based on practical application

17. For now, PCC is NOT where God want's me.

How did I deduce that? Glad you asked.

I had almost decided that I wanted to go to PCC...but I did not have a Bible promise or a great sense of peace. So I finally prayed, "Lord, I have avoided asking for a sign. But it would really help if I could have an aswer by this afternoon." That was one of the most despairing afternoons of my life. I have not felt that much fear and anxiety since before I completely gave my life to God three years ago.

The college was great and the standards high--but it was not me. I amost felt like a caged animal whenever I thought of attending the school. I did not feel great peace until I said, "I don't think this is it." At that moment, I felt the most peace I have felt in weeks. Only God could grant that much release and utter peace. So Dad and I enjoyed our stay and came home.

Now I am back to looking at more colleges....and we'll see what God does. For now, I don't know where God wants me, but I am relishing the front seat view of what He's going to do. Thanks for praying for me....I felt your prayers. I still covet them.

Because He lives,

Because He is good,

God's Gal Sarah