When ever someone dies skiing it breaks my heart, this one especially. She truly was an outstanding freestyle skier, glad she passed away doing what she loved
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
So I'll admit it
I was dreading going back to school
I'm frankly over it, over CCU (though I still love parts of it), over the drama and cliquishness that fills christian colleges (don't even get me started)
Tired of a lot of stuff tired of a lot of stuff I won't talk about here.
but well God is good
and maybe just maybe this will be one of my favorite semesters.
I know it's off to a pretty good start
time to push through, but also take time to embrace and smell the roses.
Time to be intentional, intentional about following God and helping others in their journey.
being a college graduate is less then 5 months away, time to embrace the present!
I was dreading going back to school
I'm frankly over it, over CCU (though I still love parts of it), over the drama and cliquishness that fills christian colleges (don't even get me started)
Tired of a lot of stuff tired of a lot of stuff I won't talk about here.
but well God is good
and maybe just maybe this will be one of my favorite semesters.
I know it's off to a pretty good start
time to push through, but also take time to embrace and smell the roses.
Time to be intentional, intentional about following God and helping others in their journey.
being a college graduate is less then 5 months away, time to embrace the present!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
god's been working in my heart big time lately thanks to many things
- a trip to see my sister
-finding the path I believe he's directing me towards
-finally going skiing
-finding peace
My life was a mess last semester it seems like
I was far away from things that makes me: me(aka mountains), just trying to do something i frankly keep on feeling pulled away from
It's not God's plan for me to go the uk next year because my friends I have big girl lessons to learn and I need to support myself in this journey
he's been slowly revealing that from day one
but my heart is so excited, so very excited for where I'll be in a year and a half.
And part of the reason it's so exciting is I'm starting to realize for the first time in many years, having to make friends isn't scary.
I feel pulled to this like I felt pulled to CCU and to Uganda, it's the path God's telling me to go on, no looking back. 1 semester and away I go!!!
- a trip to see my sister
-finding the path I believe he's directing me towards
-finally going skiing
-finding peace
My life was a mess last semester it seems like
I was far away from things that makes me: me(aka mountains), just trying to do something i frankly keep on feeling pulled away from
It's not God's plan for me to go the uk next year because my friends I have big girl lessons to learn and I need to support myself in this journey
he's been slowly revealing that from day one
but my heart is so excited, so very excited for where I'll be in a year and a half.
And part of the reason it's so exciting is I'm starting to realize for the first time in many years, having to make friends isn't scary.
I feel pulled to this like I felt pulled to CCU and to Uganda, it's the path God's telling me to go on, no looking back. 1 semester and away I go!!!
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
my life changed a whole bunch in Uganda, because my heart changed a whole bunch.
but I was unwilling to accept a lot of it.
I was living with a different heart, but the same exact plans as before.
And to further it, I was afraid, afraid of being homesick once again
But that not what God has called us towards, He has called us to be his hands and his feet, to love his creation, and to worship him our creator.
So what does this mean, well I'm thinking my plans might be different for next year. I'm thinking maybe just maybe I'll try to enter the work world for a year, while truly searching with all my heart, soul, and mind. Maybe I will end up in Scotland, maybe I'll end up in Africa. But I'm going to let God tell me what to do, and fear isn't going to stand in the way.
but I was unwilling to accept a lot of it.
I was living with a different heart, but the same exact plans as before.
And to further it, I was afraid, afraid of being homesick once again
But that not what God has called us towards, He has called us to be his hands and his feet, to love his creation, and to worship him our creator.
So what does this mean, well I'm thinking my plans might be different for next year. I'm thinking maybe just maybe I'll try to enter the work world for a year, while truly searching with all my heart, soul, and mind. Maybe I will end up in Scotland, maybe I'll end up in Africa. But I'm going to let God tell me what to do, and fear isn't going to stand in the way.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
unless I'm doing a terrible job at listening, I don't think God wants me to live in Uganda again, It's not where he has called me, it's not how he has made me
but Uganda my semester there changed my heart at it's very core and now almost a year later, I'm still adjusting to life in the US, still trying to live as this new me.
It's not hard anymore
I don't have moments of crying, of feeling utterly alone,
but my study abroad experience changed me, and there's a part of me that wants to go back
I've realized how fragile my heart was when I was in Uganda, because it has started to heal.
That summer before, was the worst summer of my life, and my heart needed a lot of healing
I believe Uganda was part of it, but it hurt my experience. Part of me wants to go back. But I know it's not where God wants me.
But maybe one day, some day he will allow me a visit
but Uganda my semester there changed my heart at it's very core and now almost a year later, I'm still adjusting to life in the US, still trying to live as this new me.
It's not hard anymore
I don't have moments of crying, of feeling utterly alone,
but my study abroad experience changed me, and there's a part of me that wants to go back
I've realized how fragile my heart was when I was in Uganda, because it has started to heal.
That summer before, was the worst summer of my life, and my heart needed a lot of healing
I believe Uganda was part of it, but it hurt my experience. Part of me wants to go back. But I know it's not where God wants me.
But maybe one day, some day he will allow me a visit
Thursday, December 1, 2011
So God's really working on my heart a
and well I might have a plan for next year
I might be going back to college....
yes you read that right, your eyes were not playing tricks on you
what i mean is I might go to missions college
It's called Redcliffe and it's in the Gloucester region of England yes you read that right... England
And the more I think about the more my heart is saying yes yes that's the one, that's your plan
So I might be writing papers for another year, I might in away be studying abroad again,
It just answers so many prayer
like with a Student visa I am allowed to work part time in the UK
isn't that wonderful
And it's community of people who want to go out and change the world, not just avoid college for a year (sorry YWAM, but you know there is a tinge of truth to that), or have some fantastic life changing missions experience, and come back to the US to never leave again, no it's a group of people in it for the long haul
How amazing is that!!
and well I might have a plan for next year
I might be going back to college....
yes you read that right, your eyes were not playing tricks on you
what i mean is I might go to missions college
It's called Redcliffe and it's in the Gloucester region of England yes you read that right... England
And the more I think about the more my heart is saying yes yes that's the one, that's your plan
So I might be writing papers for another year, I might in away be studying abroad again,
It just answers so many prayer
like with a Student visa I am allowed to work part time in the UK
isn't that wonderful
And it's community of people who want to go out and change the world, not just avoid college for a year (sorry YWAM, but you know there is a tinge of truth to that), or have some fantastic life changing missions experience, and come back to the US to never leave again, no it's a group of people in it for the long haul
How amazing is that!!
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