ANOTHER JOURNAL ENTRY | Katie Huntley

I’m a worrier. Anyone who knows me well could tell you that. And of course, I married Mr. Chill. His arm could be severed off and lying on the ground, and he would calmly ask me to drive him to the hospital, but only if I wanted to. Sometimes he doesn’t quite understand how such small things can fire up such anxiety in my heart. Of course, this can cause some tension, but I’ve also been learning a great deal from him. It feels too good to be true…I can truly trust God with my tomorrows. It feels so much better to trust Him than to freak out and lose sleep over such minuscule details of my life. He’s got it all under control. Even the events that seem like the end of life as I know it—they’re all going to be worked for the good of His plan. I could try to doubt God’s plan, but looking back on my life, those times of trial and struggle are the most beautiful. He has brought so much more out of those times than I’ve brought out of the easy days in which I had no reason to worry. I ...

I have a paper due on Tuesday for English class and 3 chapters of math to submit by midnight today...yet, I am procrastinating and writing a blog entry instead. That seems like a well thought-out plan. I am happily married! We tied the knot on April 16, 2016. It was an incredible ceremony with my niece, Grace, as my maid of honor; our dear friend Danny as our best man and my childhood pastor officiated. Small and intimate, but exactly what we wanted. I quit my job at the dealership in May and started a new journey with Mary Kay. While rewarding in many ways, we needed a lot more income in order to get us out of the hole we had kinda put ourselves in with the wedding expenses (plus I needed healthcare benefits), so I started a job at a bank in late July. While challenging, it has been a great job. I just finished my 3-month review and am now officially a wire specialist.  I have also decided to tackle going back to school. As if being a newlywed and starting a new caree...

It's so hard to believe that it's been two years since I last posted, and so much has happened within those two years. 2014 continued with me changing jobs and trying something new. I started work at Mac Haik that June and shortly after that, my relationship with my boyfriend went south. He dumped me that July and I felt that my world had turned completely upside down. But with my family and friends close by my side, I managed to get my act together and ended up getting my own little apartment that December. 2015 brought me new friendships right off the bat, and I was able to finally blossom into the person I wanted to be. The end of April, my friendship with a guy I had met at work the year before took a turn for something more serious. Although neither of us were wanting to jump into a relationship having both been burned in our past, it seemed impossible for us to stay away from each other. I fell more and more in love with him with each passing day. Mid-October I quit...