My summer has been full of weekends out of town, so I haven't been too involved in any church activities yet. The women of Faith Baptist church had a women's ministry kickoff this past sunday and I went. It was hard being there and not knowing anyone. I met some great people there. Not quite sure I would remember their names, however:-)
I'm now in a wednesday night "women of character" study with about 45 women. It's not a great setting for getting to know women on a more personal level, but the topic is great. I signed up for a study/accountibility group on Tues night. I missed the first lesson since I didn't realize it started this week. They're reading the book "Idols of the Heart" by Elyse Fitzpatrick. I also signed up to meet with a mentor regularly. I am hoping that my mentor will help me with memorization of verses of the Bible. I don't know who she is, but I'm excited to meet her.
What does it mean to have character? Already the Women of Character study is challenging my thoughts about what that looks like in my life. I must say, I tend to be satisfied with the status quo. Stagnancy in a Christian walk is dangerous to fulfulling God's purpose. Life becomes mundane. We are too easily satisfied with too little. We settle. God has so much more for us, if we're willing to be open to what that means in our life. I'm excited to see what I will learn about myself in the next few months.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Sunday, August 16, 2009
summer flying by...
It seems that the older we get, the faster time flies. Lot's of things have been going through my mind...like usual:-)
Life is stinkin' hard. People get sick for no reason. People die. People hurt other people emotionally and physically. There have been a couple of patients that just made my heart so sad. It's hard to realize that no matter what you do, they won't get any better. How do people get through life without faith in God?
In June, my friend Tia and I went on a spontaneous trip to Philly. Tia went a couple of days earlier and I was supposed to fly in on a Friday night. I flew with United and was not impressed by their customer service. My plane was delayed and I was going to missed my connecting flight in DC. No one made an announcement about anything. The United workers had poor interactions with people in line. My patience was trialed:-) I ended up staying in Indy overnight and flew out the next morning. After I picked up my rental car in Philly, I used my iphone to navigate me to the restaurant where I was supposed to meet Tia, Mel, and Tom. Mel still did not know I was coming to surprise her at the time:-) My GPS took me on a crazy route. I was 1.5 hours late for my "brunch" . Tia was playing with my phone and discovered that my GPS was on "walk" mode not "car" mode :-) oops. That's why it had me take small roads:-) It was nice to spend time with both of them. I missed both of them alot. We went shopping. We went to a beautiful garden. Though my time with them was short, it was worth it.
In July Annie and Emily flew to Montanna to meet me for a great trip at Glacier National Park. Definitely one of my favorite places to visit. I finally got to do the Highline Trail off of Logan pass. It's the most beautiful hike I have EVER been on. Gorgeous. The park displayed God's awesome creation. I was awed. God reminded me the He is God and I am not:-) as usual. It was a great spiritual retreat time. I'm glad I got to share it with Annie and Emily.
I turned 33 this past week and I must say, after 30, it's not as fun celebrating your birthday. I pray this year will break some amazing adventures the would allow me to grow closer to God.
Life is stinkin' hard. People get sick for no reason. People die. People hurt other people emotionally and physically. There have been a couple of patients that just made my heart so sad. It's hard to realize that no matter what you do, they won't get any better. How do people get through life without faith in God?
In June, my friend Tia and I went on a spontaneous trip to Philly. Tia went a couple of days earlier and I was supposed to fly in on a Friday night. I flew with United and was not impressed by their customer service. My plane was delayed and I was going to missed my connecting flight in DC. No one made an announcement about anything. The United workers had poor interactions with people in line. My patience was trialed:-) I ended up staying in Indy overnight and flew out the next morning. After I picked up my rental car in Philly, I used my iphone to navigate me to the restaurant where I was supposed to meet Tia, Mel, and Tom. Mel still did not know I was coming to surprise her at the time:-) My GPS took me on a crazy route. I was 1.5 hours late for my "brunch" . Tia was playing with my phone and discovered that my GPS was on "walk" mode not "car" mode :-) oops. That's why it had me take small roads:-) It was nice to spend time with both of them. I missed both of them alot. We went shopping. We went to a beautiful garden. Though my time with them was short, it was worth it.
In July Annie and Emily flew to Montanna to meet me for a great trip at Glacier National Park. Definitely one of my favorite places to visit. I finally got to do the Highline Trail off of Logan pass. It's the most beautiful hike I have EVER been on. Gorgeous. The park displayed God's awesome creation. I was awed. God reminded me the He is God and I am not:-) as usual. It was a great spiritual retreat time. I'm glad I got to share it with Annie and Emily.
I turned 33 this past week and I must say, after 30, it's not as fun celebrating your birthday. I pray this year will break some amazing adventures the would allow me to grow closer to God.
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