I Changed my Mind

Sorry to inform you, that after much serious thought... I have changed my mind and have decided not to try out for American Idol. It sounds like I just wrote something that would go in a newspaper. Anyway, this weekend I really thought about it and I decided that right now isn't the time to do it.
First off, if I made it to Hollywood I wouldn't have anyone to go with me unless they got a plane ticket too. Then if I made it farther I would be busy all the time and would have to travel which can be exciting I guess, but I'm in school. I don't want to have to defer a semester, even though my roommate and friend said that is what I could do. I talked to my Mom about it today and we both agreed that if I made it, what would I do with school?? I know that the Lord helped me to get here. He didn't intend for me to go try out for idol and miss a whole semester of school. I'm not going to pass up the opportunity and the blessing that I have for being here at BYU.
On the other hand, if I didn't make it I could say yeah I tried out for Idol and have just thought of it as a fun experience. That is what I would be doing it for anyway, Fun. I know a girl who tried out from back home and she tried out because that is what she does. She writes her own music and she is a performer. I, on the other hand, am a student who wants to be a Biology Teacher. I don't want to have a goal of making it big time in the music industry. I am grateful for the talents I have been given but I don't think that is the road I am supposed to take with the talents I have.
Maybe I can go try out for a talent show instead or a local contest and see if I can get something out of that, just for fun. But you know what? I'm glad I considered it, I would have gone through with it. And you never know, after I graduate school, maybe they will have the show around and I'll try out. Life is full of possibilities!!