head cold

I'm sick wtih a cold this week which really stinks because I have 2 tests on Friday and no motivation to study for them at all. Last night was fun~Betsy picked me up and we went to the KP to hang out with Amanda. For those of you who are not from Gastonia, the KP stands for the Kendrick Pantry which is a gas station on Kendrick Road. My friend Amanda works at this gas station. Anywho...we stayed for about an hour. Murph was there and she told us all about her 5 car pile up on I85. She was proud to be the only one rushed to the hospital. But don't worry, she's fine. She came out of the wreck with a bruise on her collar bone from the seat belt and a cracked rib. Thankfully it wasn't more serious. She's a trooper. I'm so sad that I don't get to go to SWu's homecomming this weekend. I was really looking foward to seeing all of my friends again. But I really don't feel safe driving my car down there right now.

My mom and I had a long talk about my dad yesterday. She told me stories about things they did on dates and the sweet romantic things he used to do for her. I knew they loved each other, but I never knew that they were so in love with each other. My mom told me that my dad was her best friend and no matter how bad things got, they always seemed to get better whenever my dad came around. She felt safe with him...like nothing bad could ever happen to her. I feel so bad for her now that he's gone. I don't think she'll ever find a love like that again.

We also had a long talk about me and where my life was going. I sometimes forget how smart my mother is. She told me that she was so proud of the young woman I have become and she no longer looked at me as her child, but more like her friend. She told me she knew God had great plans for me and all I needed to do was listen to His calling for my life. I get discouraged sometimes becuase I don't know what it is but I just need to keep listening. She also told me that sometimes I need to just shut up. My prayers often turn into me telling God what my calling should be. Instead I need to shut up and listen to what God has to say.

But now I need to head to sociology.