benvenuto.

it's the new word around here. benvenuto. it's rarely used correctly, but i like spouting it out anyway. however calm or chaotic the situation, it never fails to please.

i wish i could take this post to tell you all about how the Lord has shown me His faithfulness and trustworthiness. but let's be honest, that post would be way too long. instead, i would like to keep my word and tell you about the door that has opened for me...

... i'm going to italia!

the past few weeks have been full of very high highs and low lows... definitely an emotional roller coaster. i was beginning to feel like instead of two doors- it was actually one revolving door. you know the kind. you spun round and round in it when you were little- pushing, pulling, but only going in circles. that's where i've been.

eventually, the spinning stopped and the celebrating began. the Lord provided a fabulous girl... abigail to join me in italy. we will be going to florence together to serve on a team with agape italia. i am over-the-top thankful for her. i cannot wait for that new season of life to start.

other than preparing for a year in italy, i've been focused on graduation. it's hard to believe four years at oklahoma state university have passed me by. i am truly in a season of thankfulness. thankful for my friends. my major. my great job at the photography studio. my summer project teams both in branson and thailand. my family. my roommate. the people that have invested in my life. so many things.

so i know this post isn't exactly witty or wildly entertaining. but this is where i'm at. a phase of life is ending. a bend in the road is upon me. i am nostalgic about all that is behind and expectant of what lies ahead.

beautiful.

somewhere between today and forever.

welcome. benvenuto.

my name is melody and i currently reside in this world of transition. transition world looks very similar to real life- it just comes with a lot more questions. what do you want to do for the rest of your life? will you use your major? do you have a job? are you dating anyone? are you interviewing? what does your family think?

the questions never end. transition world also comes with a bit more uncertainty. because deep down, you know that you are asking yourself all the same questions but unlike with everyone else- you are not able to pull off the breezy 'it will all be okay' charade.

so insert blog. as i transition out of college life and into whatever lies ahead, i would love to jot a few thoughts and maybe even receive some feedback. within the next two weeks i will know whether i will spend the next year in italy working with Agape Italia or raising support to join staff with Campus Crusade for Christ. there are two doors before me and one of them will literally open or shut very soon. i'm praying and believing that my door to italy will open, but i am also resting in my God's sovereignty. whether He says yes or no, i shall be satisfied.

so here's to whatever lies ahead. the road between today and forever has already been paved. my God knows exactly what it looks like. i'm sure He's waiting for me to embrace that truth.

thanks for stopping by. i'll let you know which door i end up walking through.