What a week this has been! I'll give the condensed version, because the long one might take a year!

Freeway was Thursday. My sorority gave out free water/pop, treats (brownies/etc.) and encouragement notes to the OSU campus, and it was such an encouragement to me. Seeing the campus smile at 8:30 a.m. because of a note saying "Happy Thursday!" and a free bottle of water was awesome. We also labeled the stuff with Bible verses, and I think the impact made on campus was greater than what I expected. Hearing people talk about the verses, read their note over and over and get excited about free stuff (OK, we're in college and that's normal) was awesome. I think God used Phi Lamb in an incredible way to reach OSU.

My friend Sarah, who happens to be a huge KU fan, came up Friday. Before hitting Bad Brad's with Caylee, we decided to go shoe shopping. I never thought I would own a pair of Tom's. First, they are flats. Second, I am short. Those two things don't mix. However, since this whole knee thing has me out of anything with the tiniest heel, I needed some new shoes. My poor zebra shoes are falling apart (read: daddy, buy me new ones! (-; ). Before our little excursion was over, I was the proud owner of a pair of sparkly Tom's. Not only do they look cute, but they help a kid who needs a pair. If you only get them for that reason, do it. But you'll like your shoes too... I didn't even have to break mine in!

Sarah also took the chance to break in my new guitar, which I haven't got to learn thanks to my cast/brace/healing. I will be learning to play as soon as I get healed. We decided to start a band. So expect something. Sometime...hopefully :) But really, it was cool singing and thinking about the songs we played when leading worship in high school, and the impact those songs had on our lives and walk with God.

Possibly my favorite part of Saturday was...beating Kansas and rushing the court!! It is something I have always wanted to do (court, not KU). While it might not have been the smartest idea to run onto the court with hundreds of other students while wearing a knee and wrist brace, I did it. And I loved every second of it. I am so proud of the OSU team, and having the chance to celebrate with all the other sweaty students just made victory that much sweeter. My friends and I got separated, but I figured out singing the alma mater can bring together anyone... None of the people singing around me knew each other. KU, good luck at the national title run, I pick you over the other top teams!

I'm still holding tight to Jeremiah 29:11. Sometimes, I need encouragement in order to do so. Encourage someone. You'd be surprised how much you get out of it.

-Shae Suzanne


A few of the songs we played in our high-school worship-leadin' days:
The Heart of Worship, How Great is Our God and Marvelous Light.

Over the weekend, my cousin and close friend Katie got engaged! I am so excited for her and Jared!

Thinking about Katie's engagement made me reflect on a big promise God has made to us...

One of my very favorite verses in the Bible is Jeremiah 29:11. It reads: "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord. "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (New International Version)

I often worry about things...one of those being my future. I will graduate in December. To be exact, I graduate 297 days from now. I have no idea what I will do. I am just a 20 year old filled with dreams.

I also have a habit of pretending I'm OK with not knowing what I'm going to do. I am getting good at offering a variety of answers to the dreaded question: "What are you going to do when you grow up?" 
*Note...I do not consider myself, at 20, to be a grown up yet. If you still sit at the kids' table at family gatherings and get Christmas presents from all the Greats, you aren't a grown up, in my opinion. I have no problem with this.

Instead of fretting about the answer to this question (grad school? big girl job? chase crazy dreams? run to daddy crying?), I have recently begun to cling to Jeremiah 29:11. The verse doesn't give me the option to do nothing and just wait for God to dump something in my lap, but it encourages me knowing that God, who designs the coolest things, has big plans for me. He knows what my future holds. 

I have hope for my future. I know it will be bright. I know God is going to do something awesome, because He always does. I know as long as I keep growing in God and doing the things I am passionate about, I will be OK.

I don't worry about knowing what tomorrow holds, I know the One that holds tomorrow.

-Shae


Music: Brandon Heath is one of my favorite artists at the moment. My top two most played songs this week have been  Wait & See and London.  Lady Antebellum's new CD, Need You Now, recently came out. I recommend I Was Here.