Life Lessons

There are things in life that teach you lessons...

  IF you stick your hand on a hot stove-top, it will burn you

  IF you wash a red sock in with your white clothes, they will turn pink.

  IF you use salt in a recipe instead of sugar, it will taste nasty.

I am now in my twenties; I understand that it is not extremely old, but I have lived in a few places in my 21 years of existence. I have two loving and God-fearing parents who have worked really hard to teach me the roadmap to life; how to be a respectful and God-loving young woman. As I come near the end of my college phase of my life and stare career life in the face, I realize my parents did a good job of doing their best to prepare me for this thing we like to call life. But there are sometimes things that parents just can't teach you; things it takes living on your own and away from home and getting into the world to learn.

There are a few life lessons I have had to learn the hard way. And lets be real, sometimes the hard way is the only way that we truly learn a life lesson. So here are a few:

1. Not everyone is going to treat you with respect.
   My parents taught me to treat others the way I wanted to be treated; however, not everyone's parents taught them the same lesson.
2. College professors do not care what high school you went to or if you were the prom queen/most valuable football player. They only care that you show up to class and complete your assignments on time. They also do not care that your high school failed to teach you anything academically. College is about finding who you are, and that sometimes mean holding on by tooth-and-nail to establish your place in life.
3. God has someone special for all of us. If you are married, than hopefully that means you are truly with the love of your life and saved yourself for them. I have learned the hard way that dating can sometimes end in ,well, disaster. I am thankful for the experience I have had (and am continuing to have) dating, but I have come the the full realization that God has my best interest in mind. He isn't going to put me with someone romantically that downs my morals or holds me from the things He has for me. God is awesome and what He has for us is awesome. He simply asks that we live for him and give him the “pen to our lives”, in all situations. I am content with Jesus and am waiting for God's man and plan for me
4. No one is going to do life for you; you have to work hard and do it for yourself. I have been taught that I can do anything I put my mind too do. I have accomplished so much in my college years; I have steadily worked towards losing 100lbs, held good jobs, and I am graduating college in exactly 4 years. Whether you think it or not, these days, that is a HUGE deal! I did these things on my own. No one was there to spoon feed me help. Determination and drive is the key to accomplishing your dreams.

“Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe.” 1 Timothy 4:12

God has equipped each and everyone one of us with special gifts and talents. It is up to us to recognize those talents and use them totally and completely live for him, no matter how old you are. I realize that everyone has a different calling. I feel called to use the voice and personality God has equipped me with to be the salt and light in the dark world of television. I feel that God is going to never going to give up on His children, no matter our age or stage in life. We all are in different life places, but what matters is taking advantage of the moment and living it to the fullest!

            “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”

         Dr. Seuss