Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Today is My Birthday

Today is my 32nd birthday. I can't believe it. It's my 32nd birthday. The funny thing about this birthday is this is the first time I'm not excited. I'm totally blah.

I know it's a good thing. You see, every year, I set a goal for myself. Buy a house. Check. Buy a car. Check. Go back to school. Check. Move across the country...well, that one didn't pan out. But it was a goal. This year, nothing. I have nothing. I have no goals. And that's a good thing.

I've done all that I've wanted to do. It's either completed or in process. There's only one thing that I want -- a serious, committed relationship. The thing is, I can't control that. There's nothing else I can do. I'm out there. I'm open. I hope, I pray, I'm tired. I can't make that a goal. I know it will happen when it happen. Sadly, as I've believed it would happen every year for the past 9 years, I no longer believe it will happen this year. Or the next. Or the next. I think I'm losing hope. And that makes me blah.

But I'm grateful to be alive. I'm grateful for every great thing I've been able to accomplish, and for every great thing to come. I know that he knows my future. I know he knows who he is sending to me. So, I just wait. But I can't say, for sure that I believe anymore. Maybe I should ask for my hope to be restored. Yeah. I'll do that.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

5 Cities/5 Days

I'm writing this from a hotel room in Baltimore. In the past three days, I've been to Nashville, Atlanta and now Baltimore. Tomorrow is Aberdeen, Md., and the next day is Raleigh, NC. Guess what, I'm chilling and I'm happy.

I went to Nashville expecting romance and passion, and instead got a girlfriend and drama. Yeah, sometime life doesn't happen the way you plan it. But you know what, everything really happens for a reason. I left feeling a bit confused, but more loved than I had been in ever. More loved, more respected, more appreciated, more cared for, just more.

Who knows what will happen next. But what I do know is God said my life would be ok. And as I rack up airline miles, have great convos with friends and family, love on the kiddos in my life, and let God just do his thing, I'm believing again. I'm breathing again. I'm trusting again. I'm looking forward to life again. Yeah, I'm looking forward!