Thank you for being a friend

This is the title of my blog because as I sat down to write this blog, The Golden Girls came on. I really like this show. It always makes me laugh and I love the fact that it can be related to real life friend groups. It has the negative friend, the optimistic common senseless friend, the too honest friend, and the slut. 

Anyway, that is not at all what this is about, haha... I have been thinking a lot since my last post. This is my second to last night at home before I head back to school and its very bittersweet. I really do enjoy being at home and spending time with my parents. As I get older, I find it easier to just sit in the living room and hang out with them. I'm actually excited to grow up and see how my relationship with them changes. Back to that bittersweetness... I am also very excited to move back to school. I miss the people and the atmosphere. I am so ready to start my sophomore year. I'm not sure exactly why. It is a mix of the people I will be living around, my mindset for this year, the location of my dorm, and my working relationship with Jesus.

The Charismatic Mass Was AMAZING. I noticed a few things. First, everyone worships in their own way, and it stops at no age. Some people raise their hands. Some people close their eyes. One of my favorites were the old ladies in the front row. One lady danced around with flags that matched her dress. I'm sure her outfit and flags symbolized something...but I haven't a clue what. The lady next to her got some kind of workout every time a new song came on. I have never seen someone dance and sing as much as her for the lord. The point is that these women didn't care one bit who was watching them or how silly they may have looked. They only care about praising the lord. Another thing I loved to see was a couple attending the conference together. They were probably in their 70s. The wife stood up and her husband sat next to her. His hands were stretched as high as they could go and his wife next to him held one of his hands and raised her other. It was such a beautiful site to see the couple praising the lord as one unit. I hope to be like them one day :)

I wish I could have attended more of the conference. There were people of all ages and everyone was experiencing something for them selves. The coolest thing to me probably was the fact that all of the people were Catholic. So much for the boring-same-thing-every-week kind of Mass. I pray more Catholics could experience something like this. 

We sang "This Little Light of Mine." I haven't really sang this song since I was in elementary school. I loved repeating the words though. I want to let my little light SHINE. There is no reason I shouldn't let it do so! I shouldn't hide it or let anyone blow it out. I have nothing to be ashamed of. I am still trying to be more open about speaking about God in front of people. I haven't necessarily said much to people, but I have tried to be a nicer person and be more aware of those around me and their feelings and where they come from. 

I have to start praying more. I pray throughout the day, little requests as the day goes on, but I really need to set aside some time to pray whole-heartedly and listen. yesss, listen. That is so hard. This is what I will work on the most. 

You all have a wonderful week and thank you for reading :)