Hello Arizona for another two months filled with early good mornings, long days of practice, and early good nights. I don't think I am ready for this crazy schedule to come back into the works! It feels like just yesterday we were waking up late deciding if we wanted breakfast or lunch and what to do the rest of the day. Now were balancing his baseball life in Arizona and my school life in Georgia, neither of which want to ever aline together. As time when on I quickly realized I was not in a "normal" college relationship. I didn't have the opportunity to see Kaleb everyday or go on weekly dates like most of my friends. It was something that took me a little while to get use to and not become so jealous. As a 21 year old girl this was something I wasn't sure how to handle right away. I found support in girls who were going through the same thing as me or have already done it.
With another season underway I find myself having to remind myself that our relationship is built on something stronger than an eight month separation! The Lord for some reason has chosen us to handle this life together. Although, there will be moments when it seems to hard to get through, it's in that moment that the Lord is asking me to come to him. Being separated from Kaleb for most of the year I have grown so much as an individual. I am half way through my Junior year of college and I thinking about my future as a middle grades teacher. My favorite verse that I have fallen back on when times are hard being alone --
How more perfect of a verse to look at during those nights when all your friends are out on dates and your waiting for the phone to ring after that late night game. I have learned that in some ways I find myself dependent on Kaleb for love and attention. When in reality I need to be looking to the Lord for that love. God is constantly reaching out to us in these times of loneliness to grow in a relationship together. This verse reminds me of how God has made me into a confident woman who is clothed in strength and dignity given by HIM. Yes, I want to constantly look to Kaleb in those times of loneliness for attention when I need to pull the word out and dive in.
My biggest advice for girls handling life "around the bases" is stay deep in the word in times of loneliness! Don't forget that as much as you want to lean on your boyfriend or husband for affection the Lord has the greatest affection of all! Take those times to deepen your faith and relationship with the Lord in a more intimate way.
With another season underway I find myself having to remind myself that our relationship is built on something stronger than an eight month separation! The Lord for some reason has chosen us to handle this life together. Although, there will be moments when it seems to hard to get through, it's in that moment that the Lord is asking me to come to him. Being separated from Kaleb for most of the year I have grown so much as an individual. I am half way through my Junior year of college and I thinking about my future as a middle grades teacher. My favorite verse that I have fallen back on when times are hard being alone --
"She is clothed in strength and dignity. She laughs without fear of the future." Proverbs 31:25
How more perfect of a verse to look at during those nights when all your friends are out on dates and your waiting for the phone to ring after that late night game. I have learned that in some ways I find myself dependent on Kaleb for love and attention. When in reality I need to be looking to the Lord for that love. God is constantly reaching out to us in these times of loneliness to grow in a relationship together. This verse reminds me of how God has made me into a confident woman who is clothed in strength and dignity given by HIM. Yes, I want to constantly look to Kaleb in those times of loneliness for attention when I need to pull the word out and dive in.
My biggest advice for girls handling life "around the bases" is stay deep in the word in times of loneliness! Don't forget that as much as you want to lean on your boyfriend or husband for affection the Lord has the greatest affection of all! Take those times to deepen your faith and relationship with the Lord in a more intimate way.
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