it's been a while...

...oh where to begin...i just got off the phone with a friend from California, whom much to my surprise but made me so so happy, is struggling with some of the same things i am. i have been told that it is my generation and i agree, but i still cannot wrap my head around some of the choices my friends have made in the past few months...when did it become more important to celebrate the pregnancy of an unwed young lady than to celebrate the successful college graduated young lady who is going through life in the right order?!?!? my dear friend who i talked to today, although you'll probably never read this...just know that i look up to you and have respect for you that I'll never have for some of our friends. and what's going on with the sense of entitlement i am SURROUNDED by?!?!? come on people...only expect to get as much as you give...i am putting my foot down and drawing a line, turning over a new leaf..or whatever i need to call it...I'm going to stand strong in my beliefs and celebrate things i am proud of and let ya know what I'm not proud of (this feels SO good to say)...i need to be an example to the next generation so their not as twisted and selfish as this one is and most importantly...i need to be a raging fire of Jesus' love...not the flickering flame I've been...