Intro into my Hectic life

       When I contemplated the thought of starting a blog the question occurred to me, "What am I going to write about?" I wanted something that would catch everyone's attention but at the same time make you think. But first, I want to introduce myself to you.

My name is Megan Malin. My life is described in one word; hectic. That so called "hectic" life is my everyday normal and I wouldn't be where I am today without it. This vivacious world that I find myself living each and everyday happens to be the life of seven others as well. My mom, dad, two brothers, two sisters and another sister on the way. My father is a pastor at a local church while my mom is his volunteer secretary. My dad has been a pastor for approximately fourteen years and continues in that same path. My brother is currently attending Pedmont Bible College in North Carolina as he follows in my dad's footsteps to becoming a youth pastor. My two sisters live at home as they work and finish up their schooling. Finally, little two year old John. John has lived with us for a year and we are in the process adopting him and a baby girl from China.

   
          I, on the other hand, am a senior in high school. My whole journey has built me into the young person I am today (yes, I am going to get all spiritual). From state to state and house to house; God is the only thing that has kept me going. At age 9 my dad told us that he felt like God was calling us to the mission field of Australia. After three years he changed our destination to Roswell, Georgia. From Georgia to Michigan and from Michigan back to Florida, all in the source of four years, God really showed me maturity and responsibility and the fact that I was not in control of any of these circumstances; He was. He showed me that faith isn't seeing but it is believing. I believed that God would provide our family with what we needed. By the third move I had really been processing my life and asking myself, "How can any of this possibly be God's plan for my life?" I was stuck in a rut but I had a peace that surpasses all understanding. It was as if God had come down himself and told me that everything was going to be okay.

          As I follow God and finding new mercies everyday I notice more and learn more about him. He points certain things out and shows me that he is always by my side. As of right now, I believe God is taking me down a path that everyone questions me about. I plan to attend Keiser University in the fall and obtain my Bachelors in Nursing. From there I plan to raise support to start my new life in Africa. I am not quite sure which part of Africa I would like to live but I know that God will show me in his timing.