La Vida de Miá

Ah, life. You just rocket on by, don't you? Where do you go in such a hurry? Perhaps it's "getting older" that's making time feel like a wisp of a thing; the sand in the hourglass that has a really big hole. Whatever it is, it's both exciting and frightening. 

Frightening because it seems like I'm being hurtled toward a future that is uncertain. Truth is, it's not uncertain; I may not know what's going to happen, but I don't need to. Ah, relaxation into the perfect will of Jesus. What a luxury! 

Anecdotes dedicated to no one in particular about my life: 

1) My sister Serena and I are performing a duet (our very first) at our community choir concert this Sunday. After a laborious struggle to determine the very best hymn to sing, we ended up with "And Can It Be" for multiple reasons, the main being it is simple and beautiful and sincere. The lyrics are clear and describe the amazing love of our Savior who died to set us free. What an honor to sing of it! Let's hope our voices communicate that; I know our hearts just want to glorify God amid some of the '60s songs, as well as the perpetually-stuck-in-your-head "Scarborough Fair/Sound of Silence." 

2) I'm beginning a MA (Medication Assistant) class in 2 weeks. Eek! It'll last 4 weeks and I may or may not be dead with exhaustion at the end of it. I'll keep you posted. If I make it, that is. 

3) I made it to the 2nd round of the admission process into the Part-Time RN Program at my college. Yes and YES! Only 40 make it to the 2nd round which is a group interview/proctored essay and 16 are chosen from there. My interview/essay session is scheduled for June 27th. I'm praying that confidence in my experience and abilities will communicate well to the interviewers, and I'm so thankful that I can have the utmost confidence in knowing that nothing can mess up God's plan for my life. 

4) What has been dubbed "Mainada 2012" is fast approaching. August 4th is the day of all days. What is this "Mainada" of which I speak? It is the road trip of all road trips, the pinnacle of vacations, the apex of--okay, it's a bi-annual sister roadie (well, the single sisters). In 2010, Verity, Serena, and I submitted Northern California and the Oregon Coast to our whims. This year, we're going transcontinental! 

Boston. Maine. New Brunswick. Prince Edward Island. Nova Scotia. Two and a half weeks. We are so blessed. And excited. In fact, this blog post could not hold an adequate amount of exclamation marks. Actually, here is a mathematical equation that might be of service. If x = !!!(1,000,000) then x(infinity)= the average excitement among the Hegel girls. I'll write more about Mainada's plans as it continues to loom before me. 

5) <--- I added this one because it was necessary for me to have five. No es necesario que yo tenga cinco oraciones pero yo quise decirles de mi presentacion de Costa Rica para mi final de clase de español. Yo había tomado tres semestres de español y este es la ultíma clase tomaré. Me encanta español y yo espero que hable más que hago. Mi presentacion final es sobre Costa Rica y las ballenas azules que viven cerca Costa Rica al "Domo de Costa Rica." Pero no se importa probablmente. Yo terminaré hablar español ahora. 

Lo siento. 

One thing I know: as life continues to go forward, so will I. Trusting.