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African Peanut Soup

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This past weekend I took a whirlwind trip to Florida. I so needed to soak up the sunshine, warm weather, and the beach. I needed a reprieve from life in West Michigan. Not only from the winter and the gray weather, but parts of my life here. I recently experienced a break up with a guy I'd been dating for close to a year now. It ended due to spiritual differences, and I must say I've had it out with God lately. In my eyes, there was no one to be mad at except myself or God. So I've been doing half and half. Somewhere in the past bit, I've started to cringe whenever people attribute good things to God. Maybe I've been angry at God's timing and answers to my prayers and that of others around me. I also have had a really hard time feeling His presence, which was once quite close to me. At church, we've been talking about how life is just a vapor, a spray of mist that is here and gone. That's how feeling God has felt to me. So what better place to escape all...
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All about the Twenties

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For those of you who don't know me, I want to be upfront that this isn't the kind of blog that I expect people to read or even follow. I can't promise consistent postings, absolutely correct, eloquent wording, or even wise words. Let's just say it's an opportunity for me to document how God has been working in my life in the midst of the ordinary and the not so ordinary. But for those of you who want to at least read the first post, you might as well get to know me a little bit. I am a twenty-two year old, who just graduated from college this past May. I am working as a nurse in a children's hospital downtown. I won't bore you yet with all those details, but one of these days, you'll get to hear all about those kiddos. I'm currently living in an apartment with some friends. My family lives nearby as well. There are 5 siblings, 8 nieces and nephews, and plenty of noise and excitement thrown into the mix. For anyone that knows me well, some of my abs...
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