So it begins...

I am writing this with the thought that no one else will ever read this, but who knows I ought to be careful because I might be suprised. I always used to use a journal to keep up with my thoughts and whats really sad is that with technology now, its very hard for me to sit down and actually get everything from my head onto paper. It has been a very interesting past month of Summer for me. Started off with my hip surgery on July 16th... which will probably turn into its own post at some point... I got baptised on August 10th (along with 1043 others at Elevation!! which will be another post too), I took a vacation to Charleston, SC and at the same time one of my good friends Sarah & Thomas got married.
I feel like the excitement isn't stopping any time soon either. Elevation is starting its 3rd campus this Sunday (8/24) at McGlohon Theatre in spirit square. Ever since pastor announced the new campus I have been completely excited for the new opportunity. I also have a personal tie to Loonis McGlohon (who the theatre is named after) as he went to the church I grew up with and was close friends with my parents. I am lucky to be able to switch from Providence to Uptown eventhough I am leaving my Ekidz which is going to be very hard :( This past week one of the rambunctious boys stopped and said "You look like a Princess" and a few weeks passed a little girl referred to me as "Miss America" (miss jessica... they sound similar, right?!) Anyways it is going to be hard to leave them behind but hopefully I can work it out to where I still see them a few times a month.
I feel like I have never been more happier or content with my life, which is kind of odd becuase I feel like I have a few things that I would like to see drastically changed. I think it means my heart is finally getting to the right place and ready for what God has in store for me. I think it still might be a ways away but things have to be better than they were a few years ago. The next 21 days is going to be a time of focusing on prayer and what God has done for us and what he is going to do in the future. We are doing the Daniel Fast (I need to do some more research on it before I attempt to explain) but it's basically giving up all animal products (meats, dairy, fats, sugar). When I say the word fast I immediately think of "not eating for... 21 days" but knowing that I get to eat fruits, veggies, nuts, and whole grain foods it puts a different twist on it. It is going well so far and it is just about 48 hours down. It has made me start to cook (what is this with rice cooking for 50 minutes?!) and be more careful about what I am eating, which is something I need to be doing anyways. Wednesday night some girls from small group and I are going to cook so maybe I will get a little more creative then!