First: an explanation for this blog
I consider myself weird... I have since I was about eight years old. My family always prided itself on being unusual, and this definitely passed down to me. Even at a young age, I loved attracting attention to myself for doing crazy things, whether it was a crazy outfit or a goofy thing I did or something surprising that I said. When I was eight, Dad told me that we are the Weird Welchs and that if someone calls me weird, my response should be "Thank you. I'll take that as a compliment!" Since it happened so long ago, I don't remember how this conversation started, but it has stuck with me. In fact for most of my life, I have been known for this phrase. This phrase, along with being weird, is almost like a trademark!
Anyway, this blog is dedicated to any weird thing I did or noticed or just want to blog about! Another note: the word weird is spelled a lot of weird ways at the top of this blog to represent how so many people have trouble spelling it and think that it's a weirdly spelled word. This blog is also dedicated to teaching, so I figured it's a great way to tie it in... by showing many spellings of the same word like what you would see in a second grade classroom or something.
Second: a new chapter
Not only is this blog new to my life... I'm in an entirely new chapter of my life. In May I graduated from a nearby university, and now I'm waiting to hear about and hoping for a JOB! It's so crazy to think about that in August I will not be moving into a dorm and buying books and reliving the college life. That is all behind me now. Not to say that I will never take classes again... I will, but not in that setting. It will be part-time, as a commuter (which I always warned against... hahaha), while working full-time. Yes, indeed, my life is changing a lot!
At the end of that paragraph, I was smiling... alas, now I am not.
A thought emerged and dimmed the mood: the thought of all the friends who I usually reunite with in August. I'm not leaving a bunch of people behind (some but not most)... we are moving on, but not together. I am turning a new page and penning a new chapter and I fear the loss of some dear friends. Already tension has crept in as times changes. It is no longer so convenient to meet up. It used to be a matter of "Hey, I'm hungry and you have to eat at some point too, so let's eat together". If any of us are to hang out now, we must plan and sacrifice. It must be intentional. This will be good, because that is how you show someone you really value their friendship, but it is a change that will take quite a bit of effort and time to adjust.
I peer ahead at the blank pages of my life, so to speak, wondering what is to come. What does God have for me, even in the next few months? Who will remain a part of my life and who will fall away as we drift apart? Who will I meet? How will He use me to impact them? What opportunities will God bless me with? What challenges will I face? Will I know which job is right for me? Will I get any job offers? Only the Lord truly knows the answers to all these questions and those which I still dare not to utter. Now I just have to wait until He fills those pages with places, people, events, and experiences... and trust His almighty and gracious hand to provide so that I shall not lack any good thing.
Third: Go be weird!
