Be still my soul, the Lord is on Thy side.

So it's been quite a while since I've blogged. The last weeks have been so full and I have been enjoying them so much.
June 14th I celebrated my birthday. I wasn't very excited to turn 19. Such a boring age. But I've decided that this year will definitely not be boring. I feel like I have many changes and adventures in store for the next year. It's just hard to believe that this time next year I'll be 20. Crazy.
Also in June I completed a 2 week training in adult literacy and ESL(English as a Second Language) through Literacy and Evangelism International. I'm now equipped to teach adults to read and speak English. I'm excited to have a tool I can use whether I am ministering overseas or even just working here in the States.
The last month has seen me learning lessons on God's provision. My store has not been getting fantastic business so we are having to cut back on hours so I am getting scheduled less and shorter hours. On top of that, because of the training, I had to take two full weeks off. So needless to say, money has not been abounding in my pocket this summer. Naturally, that was worring me a lot with having to pay phone bills, car insurance, gas, plus I have been really needing a laptop and the fees for the training were $330. Well, in the midst of worrying about all this, a friend of mine's dad informed me that he felt God wanted him to buy me a laptop as a sign that He is providing for me. Amazing or what? Then, not long after that I was worrying again about how I was going to pay LEI for the training. The next day, they e-mail me, telling me that they had recieved enough scholarship money to cover my fees entirely.
So now I am sitting here typing this on my brand new, Dell laptop and have no doubt that God is good. I really feel that He has been showing me in this last month that He is in control and is working His plans for me. I just need to learn not to worry so much.

Anyways, I should be off to bed. I have a full weekend ahead of me.
Grace and Peace.