Adolescence caught in a whirlwind.

Ghandi said it perfectly. "There is more to life than increasing its speed." Let's be honest. Us pre-adult, post-teens are stuck in a sticky situation. Tv shows move too quickly, life is changing by the day, and we are having to make crazy big decisions on a weekly basis. I mean, eating Froot Loops for breakfast could TOTALLY stunt any hopes of me growing in the next few years. I still have time to do that right? Or don't I? AH! We are pushed at this stage in our lives to make big, big decisions: pick a college, pick a major, pick your breakfast, pick a husband..you know. Big stuff. We are caught in a whirlwind of decisions, frantically trying to make the right one. I realized something tonight though. We are all going to screw up. We're going to make mistakes, and that is totally okay. Take TIME to mess up. Enjoy your life. There is more to it than increasing its speed. There is no need to rush our lives ahead. Be proactive and progressive but not hasty. ENJOY college. ENJOY high school. ENJOY. LIFE. Make the best of every single day. Don't try to rush into things. The right things will come, and you will know and love it. :) That doesn't mean you don't have to stop looking, it just means that you don't have to keep chasing and running. So, as for me, I'm going lean back in my seat and just enjoy the ride. Come what may and love it. 

We create chains from fishing line.

Confusing title? Let me try and explain. So, my family has been preparing for a camping trip in the past few days (yay!). We've been grocery shopping, cleaning, over-analyzing, and stressing. A few of us ended up in the kitchen tonight, and someone started arguing with somebody else. It erupted from there, and I think there are four people in their arguing now. I am on the back porch enjoying the lovely 7:00 breeze and luke-warm shade. :) I came out here so that I would not start arguing, and then it got me thinking. We have SO much to do still, and my family is in there bickering away their time! (Don't get me wrong, this is natural. Everybody argues every once in a while) Packing for a family of 9 is no easy task, especially when the four youngest can't pack for themselves. :) This is where the fishing line comes in. Satan is so good at working his havoc unnoticed. Had I not come outside to avoid the arguments, I wouldn't have realized what he was doing. He started that argument in there, and that is now putting us behind in our packing and preparation. Being behind in that is going to cause massive amounts of stress tomorrow, which will just lead to even angrier conversations. He ties us with the fishing line, first, and then we make it into chains by letting him provoke us into making the first mistake. We are the ones who continue to argue and let time slip away doing so, and that is what creates the chains that he holds onto us with later. So, it's been about half an hour now. They might be wrapped in twine in there by now. ;) I guess I just want to say WATCH OUT!!!!! Don't let him get ahold of you. Figure out how to spot his temptations from a mile away, and then RUN in the other direction. That way you can make it out the door to camp on time and prepared. :)