thoughts

So the good boys and girls take the so called right track/Faded white hats/grabbing credits/maybe transfers/They read all the books but they can't find the answers.

--John Mayer, No Such Thing

Oh, how true that is. I will graduate with my A.A. in two weeks. I know that no light bulb will turn on the day I'm handed my diploma, no answers will be delivered in that envelope. I feel good for accomplishing this first step in my college career, but I don't feel that it defines me. No piece of paper will ever make me who I am, no matter how many times my grandma tells me it will. Yes, it can make me more money, but "more money" isn't exactly on my priority list. I could debate on this for hours, but instead I'll just say that the last two weeks of school are hell, and let's just hope my head doesn't explode before May 17.

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I'm amazed at the miracle of life. That sounds cheesy and cliche, but it's true. Holding my nephew last night, I realized how amazing it is that I can feel the huge power of God in a tiny 5 pound baby. It's crazy to think that he was still supposed to be in my sister's womb until the end of May, but instead is out here with us--safe and healthy. The God who created this Earth also created this little man with his tiny fingers and tiny toes. Wow.