God’s Timeline + Photos

Currently, life is very messy. I am in a season of transition and thus far no solid plans have been made. I graduate from college in May, more school this summer, and that’s about as far as I’ve gotten. For a control freak and avid planner like myself, this unknown is scary.

Life was turned upside down back in December when I made the dreaded D in Organic Chemistry. This left me facing the potential for two gap years instead of one due to having to restart the course sequence and being unable to continue it this Spring (could have but wouldn’t have been wise). I was left questioning whether I am cut out for medical school or not. I had to accept failure and face the fact that there was something I wasn’t able to do. But thankfully, that’s not the end of the story and there will be a round two.

Half-way through my last semester of undergrad and plans have changed yet again. Back to one gap year I go, or so I hope. Terrifying as it is, the current plan is to take Organic Chemistry I and II this summer, the MCAT at the end, and to fill out med school applications somewhere in there.

So plans have changed, several times. Making a D was not part of my plan. Having to retake organic was not part of my plan. Having to push things back a year was not part of my plan. And then switching back to only one year took some getting used to again. But it all must be part of God’s. It’s hard to trust his timing from where I am standing now. It’s hard to trust that I will find the right job, that I will figure out where I am going.

What I am trying to cling to right now is that God’s timing is perfect even if it is mysterious, that his plan is good even if I don’t understand, and that he has me in his hands even when I feel forgotten.

For now, the countdown is on to graduation (45 days, I just counted). This summer is going to be another full one. And beyond that, I couldn’t tell you what life will look like.

But since I haven’t shared about what life has been looking like in awhile, here are some photos from the semester, mostly my work for the digital photography class I’m in this semester.

Up in the ladder truck at the fire station I volunteer at.

View from my backyard.

Thanksgiving

wouldn’t be a true family picture without the furry boys

Family Christmas

Had to celebrate our two December babies while we were at it

My fellow December baby

Pre-Christmas Eve Service

Christmas day at home

The cutest

Grandma

It was so nice to be back downstairs and able to put up all the decorations and have space.

Last year, we were still living upstairs and struggled to even make room for a tree (but you better believe we did that much)

I’m an awkward mess but he’s cute

Special surprise gift made by a special man for a special mama

This reaction was everything. My only regret is that the photo is blurry because she moved so dang fast and I just wasn’t fast enough.

Custom made cutting board that she refuses to cut on

Shots in the shop where the magic happened.

Special man behind the special board

Layered photographs for digital

K-man’s little brother’s birthday

Night time shots in my yard

Glimpse at the apartment; I will take and share photos of the entire thing one day before I move out, promise.

Frost day

Another layered photo. This is actually five photographs layered on top of one another, some from the frost, some from the Dominican Republic this summer

Coffee date with Tiff

Sequence + body parts photos for digital. Thankful for this one, and his patience taking these while I was burning with a fever from Strep throat. There was a lot of sanitizing in the process. Oh what a time.