So yesterday, I enjoyed a lengthy 14-hour car ride to get to Lakeview, Oregon with my dad. We're up at Thunder Ranch, where we are going to be filming a couple DVDs for gun enthusiasts that wish to know advanced defense techniques. We had our first day of shooting today and we have two days left here. It's absolutely beautiful up here! There's still snow on the hills and its so peaceful!!
Yesterday our ride out was awesome, our rented car had XM Radio, and we were able to listen to The Message the whole way up... 14 hours of Worship music was awesome!
The next few days will constitute my Spring Break... as last week I was driving down to Orange County for an interview, then back and forth from Santa Barbara to San Diego bring back my things. It was a long, exhausting week. I left Santa Barbara late Thursday night last week after going to the first Reality Santa Barbara prayer meeting. I'm so excited to see how the Lord is going to reclaim Santa Barbara for His glory!! There's a lot of things going on below the service in that city and it will be great to see how the Lord uses Reality and other churches in the area to make all things new.
So after a few days here on Thunder Ranch, I'm looking forward to a couple days of snowboardin at Mammoth!! They have so much snow up there right now, it's gonna be so much fun!
Pictures coming soon! The internet here is real slow, but I'll try posting another time.
31 March 2011
26 March 2011
Done with College!!
Wow. I'm done. I cannot believe it!! These seriously have been the most awesome four years of my life, each year was unique and has impacted me monumentally. It's crazy to think I'm done already. I'm happy I chose to double major, if I didn't, I would have been done a year ago!
I'm looking forward to blogging more now that I don't have to worry about reading, midterms, papers, etc. It is such a relief to be done with it all. When I walked out of my last final I wanted to yell and clap my hands but I decided against it out of respect to the rest of my classmates. However, I had a celebratory fist pump and walked out of the hall with a little bit of a swagger I'll admit.
Now that I'm graduated, I feel as though the world is at my fingertips. I've been praying for the Lord to speak to me through His word on what He would like me to do. I don't have much direction yet, but I'm going to take it one step at a time. I had an interview earlier this week with Enterprise Rent-A-Car for a management position. I felt the interview went pretty well, except for one glaring weakness: they wanted someone with extensive sales experience. I was content knowing that if the Lord wanted me to do that and it would be for His glory, then I would get a second interview... my peace came from Him in that instance. As it happens, I received an impersonal email from their HR representative today that they would be moving forward with other candidates. To be honest, I was rather relieved to have received this news because I have been reading reviews of the company online and they have the trainees wash the cars of the fleet in their suits and that they regularly expect you to work 6 days out of the week. It was a wonderful experience getting to interview with them, and I was thankful just to be interviewed.
It was great relying on the Lord in this time and trusting Him in His goodness and knowing that wherever I end up will be for His glory. For now, I'll be opening doors and seeing if I am invited in.
This past quarter at UCSB was probably my most rewarding and redeeming of college. It started out miserably to say the least, as my relational failure weighed heavy on my heart for a long time... I was prone to guilt and shame, which the enemy tried to exploit and keep me down. However, I met God in such an authentic way these past few weeks and have been super stoked to continually press into Him for rest and renewal. I met so many encouraging people as well this quarter, and was able to pour into them and love on them. Likewise, they were able to love on me as well.
I wish I could have remained in Santa Barbara for Spring Quarter, as I feel there is some unfinished business to attend to there. However, as one door closes, another is bound to open. Therefore, I am excited to take full advantage of the opportunities given to me here in San Diego by reconnecting with old friends and trying out a couple different churches to establish community here. Community is so important... it definitely impacted me positively. I'm still praying on whether the Lord wants me to remain in San Diego just for the short-term, or if He's calling me somewhere else. It brings me peace to know that He is with me.
I'm looking forward to resting in the mystery and beauty of the gospel. More posts to come soon :) I promise!
I'm looking forward to blogging more now that I don't have to worry about reading, midterms, papers, etc. It is such a relief to be done with it all. When I walked out of my last final I wanted to yell and clap my hands but I decided against it out of respect to the rest of my classmates. However, I had a celebratory fist pump and walked out of the hall with a little bit of a swagger I'll admit.
Now that I'm graduated, I feel as though the world is at my fingertips. I've been praying for the Lord to speak to me through His word on what He would like me to do. I don't have much direction yet, but I'm going to take it one step at a time. I had an interview earlier this week with Enterprise Rent-A-Car for a management position. I felt the interview went pretty well, except for one glaring weakness: they wanted someone with extensive sales experience. I was content knowing that if the Lord wanted me to do that and it would be for His glory, then I would get a second interview... my peace came from Him in that instance. As it happens, I received an impersonal email from their HR representative today that they would be moving forward with other candidates. To be honest, I was rather relieved to have received this news because I have been reading reviews of the company online and they have the trainees wash the cars of the fleet in their suits and that they regularly expect you to work 6 days out of the week. It was a wonderful experience getting to interview with them, and I was thankful just to be interviewed.
It was great relying on the Lord in this time and trusting Him in His goodness and knowing that wherever I end up will be for His glory. For now, I'll be opening doors and seeing if I am invited in.
This past quarter at UCSB was probably my most rewarding and redeeming of college. It started out miserably to say the least, as my relational failure weighed heavy on my heart for a long time... I was prone to guilt and shame, which the enemy tried to exploit and keep me down. However, I met God in such an authentic way these past few weeks and have been super stoked to continually press into Him for rest and renewal. I met so many encouraging people as well this quarter, and was able to pour into them and love on them. Likewise, they were able to love on me as well.
I wish I could have remained in Santa Barbara for Spring Quarter, as I feel there is some unfinished business to attend to there. However, as one door closes, another is bound to open. Therefore, I am excited to take full advantage of the opportunities given to me here in San Diego by reconnecting with old friends and trying out a couple different churches to establish community here. Community is so important... it definitely impacted me positively. I'm still praying on whether the Lord wants me to remain in San Diego just for the short-term, or if He's calling me somewhere else. It brings me peace to know that He is with me.
I'm looking forward to resting in the mystery and beauty of the gospel. More posts to come soon :) I promise!
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