Always Keep Going

Have you ever heard the saying, "If you fall down, just get back up"? "If at first you don't succeed, try again?"

Those sayings have been going through my mind a lot lately.

This October may be the first October since 2008 that I am not hospitalized. For some reason, October is the most difficult month of the year for me. This October has been one of the most difficult this year, but I have stayed out of the hospital.

Last night, I ordered my cap and gown for graduation. In a little over a month and a half, I am set to graduate with a Masters in Biomedical Engineering. Graduation is becoming real. I am actually graduating early, despite being hospitalized 5 times my first year of graduate school and dealing with schizophrenia, bipolar and PTSD on a daily basis. Needless to say, my excitement is coarsing through my veins.

One of my favorite mottos is "never give up." Always keep going, no matter what comes your way. Trust that God has plans that are bigger and greater than anything you can imagine. I told a friend yesterday that I believe that God is intricately working everything for our good. It does not mean we will not have struggles, but it does mean that we serve a God who cares about us very deeply. It means that He looks out for us every step of the way.

Always keep going.

Never give up.

Keep pressing on.