Spinster? Me?

Every day I feel like everyone around me is doing exciting things and growing up and I'm still getting to grips with how to use a washing machine.
Okay, let me explain myself.
So in my church, there is kind of this unspoken thing where it's super normal to get married really young. I'm 18 and it's kind of weird that I'm not talking about getting married, let alone the fact that I don't have a boyfriend. I think there are... 3 girls my age without other halves in church, though both of the other two are at uni, so I guess I'm the only one. There are a few single boys, but they're all hopeless around girls, bless them. I mean they're all catches, but they don't seem to realise it. I digress.
Now don't misunderstand, I don't mind that I don't have a boyfriend. In normal person terms, I am young and there are things that I'd like the opportunity to do before I settle down, but my point is that it's weird that that's weird.
This has come to my attention because one of my friends that I work with has just got engaged (and I'm so happy for her!), and honestly I feel like I'm too young for this to be happening to people my age. Life is steaming on ahead and I'm barely aware of it.
Of course, if I look at it, then I am moving with it, I've finished education (for now), I have two jobs, one of which is practically running a church, I can drive, and I'm pretty much self sufficient. I mean, I pay for petrol and go food shopping, so I guess I can no longer hold on to the belief that I am twelve years old, no matter how much I'd like to.
This blog post, I'm aware, is very badly written, and to be honest it is more of a stream of consciousness being pushed from my brain through my fingers as I sit here watching PotC.

The Greatest Artist Of All Time (ft. Jenny Snipstead) | Spoken Word

So I just came across this. I follow Jeff on Youtube and I love his spoken word videos. I thought I'd share this with you to give you a snippet of my kind of theology.
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Hey There!

Searching through the google images of my name (yes I know, I was bored okay), I came across a photo that I'd posted on another post on here... and remembered that it existed! I'd completely forgotten *hangs head in shame*.
But I found it again, so hooray!
What's changed in the last 18 months?
Oh, so much.
2012 was an absolutely mental year. My friends and I have developed and strengthened beyond belief. It was NOT an easy year, we dealt with depression, self harm, eating disorders, suicide, recovery, relapse, faith, doubt, miscommunication, and trust to name a few. But we got through it, thanks to God, and I'm very glad we did it together as we've come out so much closer and much better people as a result.
Also... I finished college! I'd only just started the last time I wrote and I've been all the way through it! I'm not really going to go into detail because it's college, and it's dull.
I got a great group of friends at college, though most of them are leaving for uni in September.
I also have some wonderful friends at Group where I'm now a leader. I say Group, it's a mix of Group and Church because some of them have left Group already. This reminds me, I'm 18 now! We go to the pub on a Sunday evening, and I am now finally able to buy alcohol, though I don't usually, because that's not why we go. It's just a great place to socialise. Man, I love my friends.
Life is good! I'm starting an internship at Church in September, so I'll be working alongside some of my friends in one of my favourite places on Earth and a place that I call home, I have plans to go to Leeds the year after, I have a healthy self esteem and wonderful friends, I am developing my confidence and social skills, and I'm getting closer to God and progressing our relationship.
So, yeah, just a short catch up today, but hopefully I'll start keeping this up to date and writing regularly.

I might as well chuck in a list of my webpages etc. so you can keep in touch!
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