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Saturday, February 18, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Happy New Year (Four Days Late!)
The fact that I am just getting to my new year post on January 4th might be a sign of my year is going to go. But I hope not. On Monday I started a new job. Hurray for employment! Of course, until I get my first paycheck it's going to feel like I am still an intern.
I'm still doing everything I was doing over my internship (except for homework!) and have had some more added to my schedule. I have to fill out all of the new employee paperwork and I inherited a huge stack of papers to be filed. So yea, I started the year feeling a day late and a dollar short. I am hopeful that my learning curve won't be too extreme since I have kinda been doing this for a few months. Now it is just official.
I've barely had time to think about goals this year. I know I am not going to be ambitious as I was last year because well, I wasn't very successful. I think the main things I will focus on this year are organizing and purging our home, saving money, and being the absolute best I can be at my job. I am very, very excited to see what this year brings.
I kinda feel like an adult. Weird.
I'm still doing everything I was doing over my internship (except for homework!) and have had some more added to my schedule. I have to fill out all of the new employee paperwork and I inherited a huge stack of papers to be filed. So yea, I started the year feeling a day late and a dollar short. I am hopeful that my learning curve won't be too extreme since I have kinda been doing this for a few months. Now it is just official.
I've barely had time to think about goals this year. I know I am not going to be ambitious as I was last year because well, I wasn't very successful. I think the main things I will focus on this year are organizing and purging our home, saving money, and being the absolute best I can be at my job. I am very, very excited to see what this year brings.
I kinda feel like an adult. Weird.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Fly, Run, Walk
Yesterday at church the sermon was taken from Isaiah 40. You know, the poetic those who hope in the Lord will mount up on wings as eagles, run and not grow weary, walk and not be faint.
The gist of the sermon was that we occasionally soar like eagles, and we may often run, but we can always count on God to give us the strength to take at least one step. I am graduating on sunday and I cannot think of anything that more accurately sums up how God has sustained me throughout the last eighteen months.
I don't know how I could have done it without him. There were so many days I could barely get out of bed, barely get out the door, and barely make it to class on time. There were so many times I didn't know how to start a project, didn't think I could stay awake through class, and certainly didn't think I was going to make it to the end.
Somehow I was able to wake up each morning and take just one more step. I was able to type just one more sentence on that paper I thought I couldn't start. I pressed on one project at a time and I finally finished my coursework.
And here I am within days of graduation, weeks of finishing my internship, and have a promising job prospect. Without the reminder yesterday, I might have thought I was doing this in my own strength.
Who am I kidding? People do not complete a master's program in eighteen months without some kind of help. People do not do that in their own power. Thank goodness we can count on the God who gives us the strength to take just one more step.
The gist of the sermon was that we occasionally soar like eagles, and we may often run, but we can always count on God to give us the strength to take at least one step. I am graduating on sunday and I cannot think of anything that more accurately sums up how God has sustained me throughout the last eighteen months.
I don't know how I could have done it without him. There were so many days I could barely get out of bed, barely get out the door, and barely make it to class on time. There were so many times I didn't know how to start a project, didn't think I could stay awake through class, and certainly didn't think I was going to make it to the end.
Somehow I was able to wake up each morning and take just one more step. I was able to type just one more sentence on that paper I thought I couldn't start. I pressed on one project at a time and I finally finished my coursework.
And here I am within days of graduation, weeks of finishing my internship, and have a promising job prospect. Without the reminder yesterday, I might have thought I was doing this in my own strength.
Who am I kidding? People do not complete a master's program in eighteen months without some kind of help. People do not do that in their own power. Thank goodness we can count on the God who gives us the strength to take just one more step.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
329/365: Thank Full
I'm passed out on the couch after a delicious meal and even better dessert. Feeling very thankful and full of anticipation as we enter the advent season. 
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
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