This is the Story Of A Girl...

Not the one who cried  river a drowned the whole world.  A different one.  Really it isn't just one in particular.  It is my thoughts on the entire female gender as a whole. And maybe a specific girl or two here or there ;).  

So right now, I am currently single and have been that way for nearly a year.  I enjoy long walks on the beach.... oh wait.  Sorry! Anyways, I am single and have been very happy and content with that for the past year now.  But now, i believe that is beginning to change.  Most of the rest of my freshman year here at GSU, I will probably stay away from dating, but I feel that soon after this next semester, I will find myself in a relationship.  Except this time, things are different.  It is completely different from the way it was in High School.  Those little relationships for fun in high school are not what i want anymore.  Now it is serious.  In dating someone now, i will be looking for a future wife.  So i will not date someone who i could not envision myself with for the rest of my life, not to sound weird or anything, that is just how it is.

There is one girl in my life right now, and most people close to me know this girl and how close we are.  We have a very different and unique relationship.  It really is like no other.  I am so comfortable around her, and she is the same with me, extremely comfortable. We see each other quite often, despite how far away we live from each other.  I actually love her.  Not like the "in love" like you usually hear.  But this is actually an authentic love, like i would die for her, but not like an "in love" thing.  My mom and my sister want me to marry her, and I guess i could see how we would be compatible, plus she loves the Lord too, but its just like I really don't see it happening between us.  That seems so far off, but really its not.  Who is to say whether i'll be married in 3 years or 10?  Ya know?  Now i made the comment about my mother having her say in my wife, but she does that with any girl i hang out with.  My senior prom date, obviously just a friend, Mom asked if we were dating.  No Mom!  I will tell you if we are! Thanks! Haha.  It is rather funny.

Now there is one person i may actually be interested in.  I have known her for a while, and have recently begun talking to her a pretty good amount.  I have begun to really see some great things in her.  She is a strong strong follower of God.  She is nothing less than a warrior for the kingdom.  A Warrior?  Doesn't sound very feminine or attractive, but i assure you, it is.  I am striving to be a man of God and could easily walk and challenge my relationship with Christ with this girl.  That is what i aspire to have in a wife.  Someone who will challenge me on a spiritual level, and can help me in my walk.  So this girl is pretty cool.  And i feel a unique connection with her.  I also feel that God has a plan for her in my life somehow.  Whether it is marriage, or just friendship, something there is meant to be.  

Who knows though?  With both of these girls, they mean a lot to me, each in a different way.  Maybe it will be one of them i marry or maybe not.  The crazy part is that i REALLY could be getting married within the next five years to some girl.  So i don't believe this is too unrealistic to talk about.  But i will tell you this, as sappy/stupid/girly as it may sound, I am very excited about finding that ONE and falling IN LOVE with her.

Not sure what all inspired this blog, just recent thoughts, and I did say i would write about girls eventually, so now you know where I am at, and my current situation.

PS- I am in love with Taylor Swift already, but due to the distance i do not think our relationship will work out.  However, if i become famous or whatever, i will marry her.  I'll be the prince and you'll be the princess, its a love story, baby just say yes.

What a Week... and What the Future Holds

It has been an absolutely crazy last week or so for me.  This week alone I had 4 papers due and a math test.  It was a rough week.  No doubt about it.  I must say though... I did pretty well with it.  I finished all of my paper on time and got a 89 on my math test.  I feel so much less pressure on me now that i have a week off from school and no major assignment due this coming week.  Wednesday night was the last night of FUEL.  FUEL is a middle school program that I lead at Cross Pointe Church in Duluth.  Anyways, Wednesday was the last night of it for 2008.  I am looking forward to it starting back up in January.  I also got to experience two thanksgiving dinners this week and it isn't even thanksgiving week yet.  That was nice!  

Last night, I worked at the Peachtree Ridge playoff football game.  They won!  They beat Harrison in a rematch from earlier this year.  Next week the will play the Coffee County Trojans at home again.  So again I will work.  While at the game, I got to see many old friends from High School.  It was really nice to se all of them.  It really made me think about the relationships I made there and how much I actually enjoyed High School, despite what i may say most times about High School.

I have been thinking a lot recently about my future.  I think I have finally really got my heart set.  it sure took a while.  I can think of at least 4 or 5 things I have considered pursuing professionally.  It was Baseball when i was young, acting after that, and then video production after that, then it branched to being and announcer or play by play guy, and now I think it has finally come to rest as a front office man in a pro sports franchise.  I want to make the big decisions.  Whether it is in marketing and deciding on some promotional plan or whether it is in management and deciding how much to negotioate for some player, that is what i want to do.  Last week I officially declared a double major in Marketing and Management here at GSU.  My dad wants me to keep my options open as far as the future and where i will pursue my education within the next four years.  He really thinks I would like Athens, and he knows I loved the Dawgs growing up.  But to be honest, I have seen, and am continuing to see that fade in me.  I really have begun to fall in love with Georgia State.  And it is a new feeling.  I have always bleed red and black (my truck even says it), but now the colors are changing.  My blood is starting to look blue and white.  And it may stay that way for a while, and i am very happy with that.

-Logan

Welcome to my thoughts....

Hello everybody! I hope all is well with everyone.  This is my first blog, and my introduction.  Most times, my blogs will not be too long.  Some days, they may be a couple sentences, other days they may be much longer essay like creatures.  It will all depend on what is going on in my head at the time.  That being said, most of my blogs will be about what is going on up there in that skull of mine.  Sometimes it may have to do with sports.  It may have to do with Spirituality, it may have to do with school.  It may even have to do with a love interest. ;)  And maybe i will just summarize how my day or week is going. But who knows?  Really, i just have this blog so people can keep up with what is going on in my life and can listen to my thoughts and get a better idea for who i really am.  I will try to update and write rather frequently, but i make no promises.  So here we go... time for Logan's Thoughts.

Last night, i met a very cool person.  Jake (my roomate) talks about him all the time.  His name is Zach Presten.  Well today (November 17, 2008), Zach will leave the United States on a journey to the country of Jordan until early December.  That is pretty cool.  I mean, Jordan! Wow.  That is amazing.  Zach is going to be talking with college students there about Jesus and the Koran.  I think it is really awesome.  God has really put Zach on my heart since i met him last night.  I prayed for him and will continue to do so throughout his journey.  While talking to Zach last night, he told me about an opportunity that many college students at Midtown Community Church will have.  That is a spring break mission trip to Jordan.  That immediately caught my attention.  That would be cool.  However, the catch is the price, of course, isnt it always?  But still.... Jordan for Spring Break 09; what a story to tell your kids huh?  Anyways, just thought i would share that quick story about Zach. 

Last night was also a big night for me, because I prayed a dangerous prayer.  By this I mean i prayed for God to radically grab a hold of me and make sure that i was focused on him.  I begged for him to do something that would definitely grab my attention and would make me focus in on Him.   Right now, I feel at times my eyes are not always on God as they should be. I just feel like my relationship with God is lacking.  And I blame myself.  And it seems like I have felt this way before, and now I have fallen back into this feeling again.  And I am tired of it.  So I have called out to God begging for me to be able to get closer to him.  Begging for this love of his to pour out of my life and into other people.  That is what i want.  There is no greater satisfaction than the love of God.  So that is why i prayed this "dangerous prayer."  I do not know what will happen.  I know God will work and will truly show me his glory, but I may have to go through trials to get there.  But that is okay.  I want to.  Because I want to know Him more!  I leave you with this:

And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.  Romans 5:3-5 (NASB).

Sincerely,

Logan McElroy