Waiting: A Big Theme Right Now

He said that they believe when a lot of things start going wrong all at once, it is to protect something big and lovely that is trying to get itself born--and that this something needs for you to be distracted so that it can be born as perfectly as possible.

-Anne Lamott, Traveling Mercies

Exactly one month ago, I wrote about how God has ordained for me a season of waiting.  I'm still there, but there are also some things that I can see God's hand moving in.  It's getting crazy.  And I don't know why I always sound so surprised about this, but it's awesome how God's plan is legitimately so.much.better. than mine.  It blows my mind.  I think about how things are happening...and then I think about how they would have turned out with my original plan and I just feel so...stupid.  My plan would have sucked, honestly-- I would have been so unhappy...I would not have been at peace.  For instance, I thought for a period of time that I needed to be a media studies major.  Because even though I adore the religious studies program, who can actually get a job with that?  So I applied to media studies.  I made my plan for my media studies future.  And then I didn't get accepted to media studies.

THANK GOD I didn't get into media studies.

As of last Thursday, I am officially a religious studies major. After two academic years of freaking out and changing my mind about my major, I'm so happy.  I'm so at peace.  I'm so excited.  I know, without a doubt, that this is right.  I had to wait.  But it was beyond worth it.

Same goes with my summer plans.  Everything finally came together so neatly.  I didn't get the first internship I applied to.  But the second one?  It's perfect.  I already love the people I'll be working with and I can't wait to spend the summer getting to know them and their business better.  *More details to come soon*
And my living arrangements seem to have been put together by God himself.  Which is such a silly statement because, obviously, everything is being put together by God himself.   And even though I get frustrated and impatient, it always turns out so stinkin' well.

God is so good at what he does...like for real.