The 'five years' question

This has hands down been the craziest summer I've had in quite some time. Two years ago I was happy go lucky girl floating down the Columbia River in Tri-Cities, WA and bbq'ing on my new grill. Last year I was causing trouble with Allison, showing old high school and college friends around NYC and starting a new job. This summer? I've been at my job with Army for a year, I've temporarily taken over for Nate as the interim area director for Young Life-Club Beyond, I'm the camp trip leader, I'm training for a marathon, I'm starting school soon and Allison is in NC. Needless to say life has gotten a little more hectic.

It's funny, how life goes. I think the general question is "where do you see yourself in five years?". Well, lets look back and see where I was five years ago:

Five years ago I had just walked in a cap and gown to receive my diploma from Washington State University. I lived in Pullman for the next six weeks at DU's with friend Missy until I moved up to Spokane into my own (and first!) apartment to start a 3 month internship with the Gonzaga University athletic department. I was single, I had black hair, I was lil miss party girl USA (don't believe me? I got kicked out of the bar twice in one night....the same bar. I went back and yelled at them, telling them I'm alumni and deserve to be in front of any line. Whoops). I wanted to work my way up in college athletics, find a manfriend, be married and have babies. I wanted to live near Missy and throw crazy awesome theme parties.

Five years later and I'm living in New York, working for an university athletic department (got one right!), been a Christian and serving Christ for four years, working part-time as a youth ministry director for military kids, starting a masters program, training to run a marathon. I'm single, and have no pretty ring and no babies. I'm not living near any of my Missys (Myssis). I don't drink much apart from wine at dinner every once in a while. I have blonde hair. The only parties I throw are for high school students so they know Christ.

I think we can try and plan out our lives, but God always has His own plan for things. He may plant some ideas in our head, but He's just full of surprises around every corner. Around every year, month, week, day. I think it will be fun to see what happens in the next five years. I do hope to still be working in college sports. Obviously I will hopefully still be following Christ. I hope I'm still involved in Young Life. I hope I am married to a wonderful Christian man and have a least one beautiful child. I don't care where I live. My hair will still probably be blonde :)