Sabbath

Hey everyone! Welcome back to my blog, I hope you had an amazing February. Today I will be talking about my trip to Arizona and why I only went for literally one-day!

Saturday morning I got up at 5:00am and got dressed and went through my pre-travel list. 

I left the house around 6:30 and we stopped for coffee at Starbucks and still arrived early at the airport. 

I checked in, and received my sunflower lanyard (hidden disabilities) and then went through TSA and made it an hour early to my Gate. 

I went to McDonald’s and got a hash brown, a burrito and an orange juice. Then I went to Starbucks to have my water bottle filled with water and ice. 

I then chilled at the gate for awhile. Felt anxious but not too bad. Traveling solo is definitely different, you don’t have anyone to talk to…I love talking whenever I’m nervous! 

I then got switched from section 2 to pre-boarding due to my special lanyard and was the first group of people to board. I ended up being seated next to a great person!

listening to music and chewing gum really helped during take off. I also brought a snack that was supposed to be for the return trip as well however I ate the entire bag before we even landed in Phoenix. The flight attendants were extremely nice on the entire flight. I didn’t realize you couldn’t pay with cash and the lady said no worries it’s on the house. All I got was a ginger ale to help with my stomach and anxiety.

This weekend is mainly for me to spend time in sabbath and take time off from school and “REALITY”.  

I have been reading a new book called “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry” by John Mark Comer. He talks about how we all need to spend more time in sabbath and that’s exactly what I’m doing in Arizona. I know what your thinking..you don’t need to travel to do sabbath, and your right! However, I’m also visiting family, and taking a short adventure while in Arizona. 

One time when Jesus spent time in sabbath he went on a hike with his disciples, it was a bright blue sky, with heat kinda day. I look at this as an example of how different each and everyone of us spend time in sabbath. However through it all, as long as we stop, breathe, and give thanks every seventh day then we will start to see change in our lives.

Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

Mark 2:27-28

Lately I have been struggling with my emotions and friendships in a good way. You see I have never had a consistent friendship for more than a couple months to a year. I have finally found a community and strong relationships in the church.

However, I feel as if im just waiting for something to happen. Maybe its something I will say, or maybe it’ll be simply me struggling with my mood a little extra that day, I am just waiting for something that’ll cause friction and for them to start distancing themselves from me because this is what I am used to.

I know I shouldn’t be thinking this way but for someone who has never had a consistent friend in their life this is my daily struggle. Some of the questions that run through my head include;

“Am I being to talkative?”, “Am I being to Quiet?”, “I don’t want to grow to close incase you decide to leave”, “Am I too skinny?”, “Am I dressed weird?”……These are just a few of many thoughts that go through my head on a daily occurrence.

I am working on many of these things on a daily basis and I have to constantly remind myself that Its okay to get closer to people as longs its a healthy “Friendship/Relationship”.

I hope you enjoyed this Blog today. Thank you everyone for your support and stay tuned for more updates and adventures in the next couple months!