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i feel bad for neglecting this :( i feel like there's just so much to say, and i never know where to start, so i end up avoiding it entirely.

to sum things up, i love where i'm at right now. not saying that it's easy or enjoyable all of the time. it's definitely stretching! but it's so good for me.

i love being able to be plugged into my church again. i really, really missed it when i was at Purdue, even though XA was so great! i'm able to take voice lessons through my church's School of Worship Arts, and God is really putting grace onto the whole process. it has been SO DIFFICULT, but i see progress. plus, it has forced me to face some heart issues, so that's always good! i love being close to my spiritual mother, and i love seeing my best friends from church more often. i might be taking classes at my church's college (Living Stones College) if my schedule at PNC lifts a little. i would seriously love to do this because I want to pursue an Associate Degree as a worship leader at some point in my life :)

it's really good living with my family, even though it's really difficult at times. God is teaching me a lot about love and forgiveness and walking in the Spirit through it. i love having my grandparents around me as a support system. that was hard at Purdue.

PNC (purdue north central) has been pretty good. my classes aren't too taxing, and i see God moving in my speech class. it was weird adjusting to the small campus and small classes, but it has been an easy transition!

I've been on the Maker's Diet since the beginning of August, and i'm seeing a lot of positive results.  (The Maker's Diet is basically levitical food laws mixed with exercise, prayer, and fasting. I'm following it as a lifestyle - rather than a diet - in hopes that God will use it to heal me of Crohn's disease, if He wills.)  I have a lot more energy, and i'm feeling better overall.  God has given me such grace.  Basically I eat everything straight from the earth - organic, unprocessed, unrefined, no additives/dyes/preservatives/additives/etc, unpasteurized, no hormones/antibiotics/etc.  It's expensive, but it would be way more expensive in the long run if i ended up in the hospital again. God has really kindled a passion for cooking in me through this. so weird. but i love it.

God is doing so much in my heart.  I'm learning to give and receive love for the first time in my life.  I'm learning to yield to the Spirit.  I'm learning to abide, to trust, to rely on God for everything. I'm learning to become His daughter. He is teaching me more about my identity in Him and what it means to be one with Christ. I feel like i'm growing in the prophetic and in creativity and encouragement and compassion, and I feel like He is slowly waking me up. I feel so in tune with beauty and revelation.  I'm learning that He is my Rock, and i'm learning to run into the fortress of His name. I could go on and on.  I'm so thankful for what He's doing <3

I hope everyone is doing great!  I miss you guys!  It was so good seeing many of you on Labor day.. i'm hoping to come back and visit again over October break, if all goes according to plan.  Love you guys.. be blessed <3