Donning that cap, tassel, gown, hood and professional social work pin tomorrow!!! Bittersweet, but happy ending!!!! (Taken with instagram)
I received your letter this morning and I must say I am not the least bit pleased. You brag and gloat that you got the face of the world’s largest youth movement to go mad. To tear off his clothes and cry out to the Enemy in the streets for all the world to see. You list the lies you whispered…
Oliver Strand, T’s resident coffee connoisseur, takes on the 1.5-ounce shot in his most recent Ristretto dispatch. The bird’s eye images of finished espressos are from Mike White’s Tumblr “My Daily Coffee.” Bellissimo!
So Full
I guess you could say its a good thing if your brain and your heart are so full you don’t even know what to write to say anymore. It means God has blessed my life… ALOT!!! So full…I’m hoping if I unload here my brain might empty enough to sleep…and I am not even going to try to unpack most of it tonight…
- Worry and stress for the next 6 weeks of school….I have assignments that need to come together like NOW….
- Stress over my human rights and social justice project. Doing a photography thing about human trafficking….What in the world was i thinking last semester when i planned this… I think my heart got a whole lot bigger than my head and the actuality scares the crap outa me…. [can i go bury my head in the sand now?]
- Joseph Kony, Jason Russel, Invisible Children, the point of awareness [which is what the above project ultimately is] and the phenomena that this viral video created… agree or disagree with the what is known as #Kony2012 you have to agree there must be something learned from them in the world of social media.
- Um so spring break is past, this is week 9 of the semester, there are 6 weeks of class left, 1 week of finals, and graduation is 57 days away….talk about freak out moment
- so with graduation being not so far away and this being the end of my educational career the next question that every one is asking is what will I do next… well they should let me know when they find out, cause I sure don’t have a clue in the world
- Ever since the day i entered college I have always sorta had this international piece in the back of my mind, while also being open to the whole world of social work…all of a sudden thats a reality. A really large part of me wants to pursue an international internship with an NGO like Samaritans Purse, WOrld Vision, IJM, Not for Sale or anyplace like that….its what I have wanted to do for the last 5 or 6 years….. BUT…
- There is also a really large piece of me that loves home. Every time i go back home i am reminded what it is i love…my moms hugs, laughing with my sisters, “discussions” with my mom, my dad fixing my stuff, my nieces and nephew, my church, my friends, moms food, all this and so much more gives me such a sense of peace when I am HOME!! so this leads me to a dilemma…
- Maybe I should be pursuing opportunities at home instead of abroad…can a heart be in 2 places at once?? WIth all that could be going on this summer starting with my sisters graduation, friends weddings, VBS, my brothers wedding, a new niece or nephew due in August, hopefully getting to meet some other new kiddos who I hope will call me Aunt Cole, and who knows what other events added to just being home…plus the opportunity to step out of my box and “teach” sunday school for 4 yr- K. kids….all of this makes me think I should maybe find a job at home….at least until January…
- On the flip I love adventure and who knows if I am ready to “settle” down… And going abroad isn’t a door I am ready to close yet but maybe i should put it on hold….
And this post just got a whole lot longer than I intended….God only knows all of this and so much more is swirling around in my brain.
SO I think for me, it comes down to how much do I trust God because lets face it…. all of things are become major stresses for me…and I gotta just give them all to him and do today what I can do with his grace and strength. With Him on my side…worry and stress can be things not even a part of my life…
Praying for answers and for peace!!
Right as I begin my last semester of graduate school and school period…these words have become especially poignant to me….I know how easily I got lost and caught up in the clutter of my own life. Particularly as the assignments come due, the bills need to be paid, and there’s learning to be done. So my prayer is that everyday I will be reminded that I belong in the hands of my Father, and that NONE of it matters, except that I belong to Him.
When I lose My way,
And I forget my name,
Remind me who I am.
In the mirror all I see,
Is who I don’t wanna be,
Remind me who I am.
In the lonliest places,
When I can’t remember what grace is.
Who I am to you.
Tell me lest I forget who I am to you.
That I belong to you.
To you.
And I’m running far from home,
Remind me who I am.
When I can’t recieve your love,
Afraid I’ll never be enough,
Remind me who I am.
If I’m your beloved,
Can you help me believe it.
Who I am to you, Woh.
Tell me lest I forget who I am to you.
That I belong to you.
To you.
I’m the one you love,
I’m the one you love,
That will be enough,
I’m the one you love.
Tell me once again who I am to you.
Who I am to you.
Tell me lest I forget who I am to you.
That I belong to you,
To you
Jason Gray - Remind Me Who I Am (Official Music Video) (by CentricityMusic)
