Hello World

So I have decided to become a blogger. This is due partly to the influence of a couple of my awesome friends who have blogs, and also because it sounded like a pretty good idea for me. I like to write a lot, and I feel like I always have so many thoughts whirring around in my head, so perhaps this will be a good way to let them out. I have always been the type of person who has to think about everything and look for the meaning in things. I like to observe and analyze. But I feel like this part of me has become more intense in the past year and especially since I have started college. This feels kind of weird, writing this, because I'm used to writing in my journal that no one ever reads. Not that I expect a ton of people to be reading this, but still, it feels like my thoughts are floating out somewhere instead of being stored somewhere.
Anyways, what I have been thinking about a lot lately is time. Why is it so weird? Why does now pass you by so quickly? Sometimes I get sad when I think about the past because we can't go back. We can't be that way again. I mean, I find the future exciting, but it always seems so far away. And more often than wanting time to go faster, I just want it to slow down or to go back, just for a day. But then I remember that right now is a gift given to us from God. We will always have our memories, but there is such a beauty to be found in the moment.

There's only One who knows
What's really out there waiting
And all the moments yet to be
And all we need to know
Is He's out there waiting
To Him the future's history

And He has given us a treasure called right now
And this is the only moment we can do anything about

So breathe it in and breathe it out
And listen to your heartbeat
There's a wonder in the here and now
It's right there in front of you
And I don't want you to miss the miracle of the moment

And if it brings you tears
Then taste them as they fall
Let them soften your heart

And if it brings you laughter
Then throw your head back
And let it go
- Miracle of the Moment, Steven Curtis Chapman

I absolutely love this song. This isn't quite the whole thing, but you should definitely listen to it if you haven't heard it. It's just so true and when I am feeling sad about wanting to go back, or when I am feeling happy because it is a beautiful day, I often think of this song and it reminds me of what a joy each day is, how amazing life is, and mostly how good and wonderful God is in giving us each moment. It's what life is made of; all these moments strung together create the story of someone's life. So anyways, go enjoy your moment, even though it's snowing like crazy outside, it's pretty wonderful.
God bless, Brynn