Correction, I haven't blogged HERE in so long.
I've been writing on my new website, as well as literally writing 10 million blog posts for other companies during my summer internship. But this little space? It's fallen to the wayside
(along with my motivation to finish college, be healthy and eat anything other than ice cream.)
It's always so refreshing to come back to this space though. I've grown up on this little blog. Nearly 10 years of trials, joys, and teenage confusion are stored safely in these pages. While I imagine that the frequency of posts here will only continue to decrease, the value of these memories will never change.
This summer, I stumbled into copy-writing. I didn't even know what it was 2 months ago, and yet today I finished my first round of freelancing work. People have asked me how I learned to write. "You're a biology major!" (no I'm actually speech pathology now, but thanks.) "You've never done marketing?!"
No.
But I've written over 798 posts on this little blog called The Garden of Happiness. And though I never thought it would, it really counts for something.
God uses twisting paths and winding words to shape us. When I started this blog so many years ago, I never dreamed that it would be the pathway to so much joy. I had no idea that God would use my blog as a way for me to develop the skills and talents He has given me.
For so many years I agonized over what my giftings were. I thought God had forgotten about me. Every day felt like Christmas morning...except I always had black coal in my stocking.
Now, I realize that I was just ignoring what was already there. While I was searching so desperately to figure out what it was He wanted me to do...I was already doing it. I just didn't know it yet.
If you're in a season of feeling like life makes no sense....well that's all of life so get used to it. But more than just getting used to it, embrace it. Hug it like you would an old friend, welcome in the uncertainty and offer it something to drink.
And then sit back and watch what God's plan begin to unfold.
