#maroon 3

Hullo there, people who read my blog!

Somebody just mentioned to me how this next year was going to be full of my blogging and I realized how shamefully I've been neglecting you all. Therefore, I thought I'd tell you a bit about my summer! I was meaning to make a post about my graduation, but I left that as a draft for 2 months and it now seems a bit late, so I'll just say that graduation was amazing and awesome and memorable. And... I'm glad that high school is done. 

Back to more interesting things! So I spent the first month or so of my summer cleaning at my church. That was lots of fun (especially cause I have the best boss in existence, honestly), and I have realized how important it is to:

FINISH YOUR COFFEE BEFORE PUTTING IT IN THE GARBAGE CAN! DO IT, PEOPLE!

Friendly public service announcement there. But yes, I cleaned and enjoyed that! Then for 3 weeks my family took our bi-annual trip to England to visit family and friends. We spent some time in Liverpool with my uncle and aunt and their 3 adorable little girls. We visited my grandparents for a week and did some shopping (yay!), and then we went to a week-long Christian conference in Devon (the south of England). 

Rora (the conference) is probably my favourite part of every trip to England! This year was no different. God always speaks so clearly and powerfully there, and I was very encouraged and impacted by the worship and the speakers. 

This year has been a fairly difficult one for me, what with losing 5 people in my life and leaving school and having a lot of stress, and I'd found that fears were creeping in more and more strongly. Death seemed very close, and I was starting to think about it a lot and worry about it, though I knew in theory that I was saved and going to heaven. Over the week of Rora, God taught me anew to trust Him with everything, even when the outcome is unsure, and I know I don't have to be afraid of anything because He is in control!

We finished off our time in England back in Liverpool with my uncle, and I had some great times with my friends who live there (hence the picture! My friends Nyasha, Sam and I went shopping and bought the same shirts, so now we have formed a band named Maroon 3. That's the superhero pose).

Overall, this has been one of the best trips to England I have ever had, and I'm so thankful to God for all the opportunities He has given me to enjoy friendships and to grow in my relationship with Him. He's so incredible!

I am now back in the country and have just less than a month to put my entire life in order before I head off to Deutschland! Which is very exciting, but also coming up extremely quickly!

I'll be sure to post again next time something worth talking about happens!

Until then, God bless you, my friends! Rosanna