Here's the deal: I hate putting a lot of info about myself on the net, although I'm sure if I googled my name, I'd eventually find my life story anyway. But I figure this is a fantastic way to stay in touch with some of the greatest, most awesome people I have ever met, namely Team Light Blue (aka "The Hotties") from Paint the Town 2005.
So this is the beginning of a lot of new things for me. For one, I'm trying to find a full-time teaching job. I've had a couple interviews, I've placed a few more bids, and everyone is saying that I have a good chance of getting a job for one reason or another. But through it all, I really kind of want to go back in time to my last year of college and maybe try the whole student thing again. I was really good at that. Can I stay there? But sooner or later, life kicks you in the tail and you have to step out on faith, leaving your huge pile of fear and insecurity behind. Where will I be in five years? No clue. I have no long-term nor short-term plan (for the first time in my entire life), but I have a few options. Meanwhile, I'm praying and trying to focus on the whole job thing.
I'm also trying to live my entire life as if it is a missions trip...because, isn't it? I never really thought of it that way. I always thought that if I wanted to serve God--really serve God--that it would have to be a 24/7 thing, or I just wouldn't be satisfied. I'm an all-or-nothing, front-lines kind of person. I don't think everyone has to give up their regular job and go to Africa or New York or Arizona or Honduras. I just thought that I had to do that. But then I learned that it's all in the attitude. If I start each day the same way I did in New York and Arizona for two weeks this summer, then I will be serving God 24/7 on the front lines. Maybe that makes sense, maybe it doesn't. But I have a new attitude. Ask me how I feel in five weeks! lol