Yes, I'm still alive. School has kept me crazy busy lately. I have my first test on Friday which is scaring the crud outta me. Oh well. I feel like these weeks are so stinkin long. I miss home. I miss my mom and dad. I miss Rockport. I miss my church family. Is this sounding a little pathetic? Probably so. I do love Baylor, don't get me wrong. I love going to school here, I love the people, and I love the opportunities that I've been given lately. But I still miss home. I hate not being able to be there for friends that are still in Rockport. I hate missing out on family gatherings. I hate missing out on church events. I'll be home September 21st for Hollies babyshower (SO EXCITED) and for my birthday so I'm definitely looking forward to that. Even though I haven't been home in a month, I absolutely love that I still have my support system back home. I love that I can text a few people and say "hey, I need your opinion on this. I need your prayer with this" and I know they'll have my back. I'm taking a Christian Ethics class this semester and I'm also working in a church(more on that later) so there's a lot of ministry/religion questions that I think of. I'm so thankful that I can text/email Scott (FBC rockport pastor in case you weren't aware) and just spew my brain out and he'll try to sort out my nonsense out and then answer my questions. I'm realizing that things are changing; it's inevitable. I'm to the point where I have to leave where I'm comfortable and step into new opportunities. Even though things are changing, people that love me aren't going to leave me. They aren't going to stop supporting me. They aren't going to stop praying for me.
Now back to working at a church. I had a professor email me about 2 weeks ago saying that someone had emailed her about a position opening up at a church here in town and she immediately thought of me. I went through a couple of interviews and as of now, I'm in a trial run for the childrens/family ministry intern! I haven't officially been hired on, but after a week or so of shadowing the children's minister and seeing what the internship entails and we make sure it's a good fit, I'll be hired on! I'm super excited about this opportunity and working with family ministries. Along that note, I feel like I'm being called to work with ministries out in the city of Waco. I've been talking to someone and I'm hoping to start working with a ministry called Jesus Said Love. Jesus Said Love is a group of women that reach out to strippers in Waco and just love on them. I'm super excited about working with the ministry! Check it out here.
I might have already posted this song, but I just love it. Listen to it!
Some prayer requests:
1. My friend Brandal had surgery Friday to remove some cancerous tumors. If you've ever met this guy, you know he's a fighter and he's such an awesome guy. The surgery went fine but now he's recovering so keep him in your prayers.
2. My friend Stratton is having surgery Monday morning on his knee. I've know Stratton literally my whole life and he's on of the most genuinely nice guys I know and he's one of the most Christ-like guys my age that I know. Anyways, keep him in your prayers for a smooth surgery and fast recovery.
