Here's some helpful reminders (according to Kensie):
1) No matter what, never lose hope.
There are going to be days where you don't want to go on -- days where two years is just too long. Some nights, all your friends will be out with their boyfriends, and you would kill to just be able to talk to your man on the phone. Just keep in mind that in a few years, you'll be getting hitched and all your friends will be super jealous of you. It's so close.
2) Don't ever ever ever get jealous.
If you know he's for you, don't question it. Because maybe, just maybe, some nights you will miss him so much, you Facebook stalk him and find all of his old prom pictures with different girls and you'll start to get oober jealous and sad. BUT DON'T YOU EVER DO THAT BECAUSE IF YOU KNOW YOU ARE MEANT FOR EACH OTHER, YOU ARE. Don't let the past interfere with how you feel now.
3) Write your feelings down.
It might seem silly, or even a little cliche. I know that keeping a blog seemed really stupid to me until I actually tried it. Writing down your feelings is so liberating -- it is such a release. And the best part about it? You're documenting your journey, so that in the future you can look back on this time and realized how much you grew.
4) Allow yourself to cry.
No, you're not being stupid. You are human, you have a lot of feelings, and your best friend is halfway across the world for a couple of years. Sometimes, that's going to make you cry. But most of the time, it'll be tears of joy. :) Allow yourself to feel what you are going to feel, and don't try and bottle up your emotions. Trust me, it's miserable.
5) Break it down -- never look at the whole two years.
This helps SO much. Do not count the days... I started off that way, and time basically stood still. I go by P-days. Every P-day is another week down :) and P-days always come around so fast. When you're going week by week, it speeds things up so much! But no matter what, don't look at it as the two whole years. It's just like running. A friend once told me to never look at the entire run; make small goals during your run. Make it to this tree, then keep going until you reach that fire hydrant, and so on and so on. But the most important thing I learned from that friend was to never look farther than halfway. If you look at the whole thing, you'll get overwhelmed and want to give up; when you make smaller goals, and work toward those, time will move faster than you could imagine.
6) Keep your friends close, but the Lord closer.
Friends are super awesome for when you want to turn on a chick flick and demolish a gallon of cookie dough ice cream. However, even when friends aren't around, our Savior is. Never forget that you are never alone, not in any trial, ever. He knows what you're going through. In fact, he knows every detail of your situation -- He's experiencing it with you. The Lord will never leave us as long as we turn to Him. Allow yourself to trust in Him and in His timing, and He will comfort you in ways you never imagined possible.
Well, that's all I have for tonight. OH, and I definitely didn't stalk Jake's Facebook page or have a High School Musical Marathon today. Or eat a molten lava cake from Chili's. (Don't judge me.) Anywho, P-day is tomorrow, I'm so excited! Another week down for me :) happy waiting!
P.S. This may or may not be one of Jake's pictures from his Facebook. Hahahaha. I miss him.
It might seem silly, or even a little cliche. I know that keeping a blog seemed really stupid to me until I actually tried it. Writing down your feelings is so liberating -- it is such a release. And the best part about it? You're documenting your journey, so that in the future you can look back on this time and realized how much you grew.
4) Allow yourself to cry.
No, you're not being stupid. You are human, you have a lot of feelings, and your best friend is halfway across the world for a couple of years. Sometimes, that's going to make you cry. But most of the time, it'll be tears of joy. :) Allow yourself to feel what you are going to feel, and don't try and bottle up your emotions. Trust me, it's miserable.
5) Break it down -- never look at the whole two years.
This helps SO much. Do not count the days... I started off that way, and time basically stood still. I go by P-days. Every P-day is another week down :) and P-days always come around so fast. When you're going week by week, it speeds things up so much! But no matter what, don't look at it as the two whole years. It's just like running. A friend once told me to never look at the entire run; make small goals during your run. Make it to this tree, then keep going until you reach that fire hydrant, and so on and so on. But the most important thing I learned from that friend was to never look farther than halfway. If you look at the whole thing, you'll get overwhelmed and want to give up; when you make smaller goals, and work toward those, time will move faster than you could imagine.
6) Keep your friends close, but the Lord closer.
Friends are super awesome for when you want to turn on a chick flick and demolish a gallon of cookie dough ice cream. However, even when friends aren't around, our Savior is. Never forget that you are never alone, not in any trial, ever. He knows what you're going through. In fact, he knows every detail of your situation -- He's experiencing it with you. The Lord will never leave us as long as we turn to Him. Allow yourself to trust in Him and in His timing, and He will comfort you in ways you never imagined possible.
Well, that's all I have for tonight. OH, and I definitely didn't stalk Jake's Facebook page or have a High School Musical Marathon today. Or eat a molten lava cake from Chili's. (Don't judge me.) Anywho, P-day is tomorrow, I'm so excited! Another week down for me :) happy waiting!
P.S. This may or may not be one of Jake's pictures from his Facebook. Hahahaha. I miss him.
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