"my momma told me there'd be days like this"

I've been here for what, 2 weeks, now? Crazy, right, how time flies and days fade away? Seems like yesterday I was moving in for Freshman year. And look at me now, a Junior! A lot has changed since then, not only in my classification, but in my mind, my heart, my soul. I mean, really, have you ever thought about what it would be like to have your soul change? How cool it would be to look back after a time & see exactly in what areas you had changed into the person you are now? Not only that but the exact events could be pin pointed? Well this is how I'm feeling in week 2 at school.

I'm homesick. I find myself calling this "home" when it is not my home. Home as my precious roommate said earlier today "is where momma is, and my momma ain't here." Well, I want my momma. I know that I have to grow & (insert cliche) "spread my wings", but i miss the comforts of home.

As a Christian though, I do believe that, yes, home is where your mom is, but its also wherever you are with the Father. And the beautiful thing about that is that God is with us wherever we go. He lives in our hearts, in our minds, and yes, in our souls. See, this is the soul change that I mentioned earlier. I've come to realize and to remember that the Lord lives in me. Everyday when I wake up, He's here. When I go to sleep, He's here. I'm never alone. I'm never alone. You are never alone. I have so many people (including myself) in my life who are fighting battles. These battles, they'll get ya. They eat at you & destroy you from the inside out, but if you remember that God's with you, fighting with you & for you the entire way, then you have a chance of winning.

This year, although it is going to be hard at the beginning, will be the best yet. And this is why: because "although my heart and my flesh may fail God is my strength and my portion forever." God is good and He is all I need. He provides and my joy is found in Him alone.