Just a few random notes, because....
My life is crazy these days. In a good way.
Camp is busy, busy, busy. But I love every minute of it. I am tired to the bone at the end of the day, but I don't feel used and abused like I did last year. This is so clearly where I am meant to be this summer. I love it, I love my staff, my co-workers, my boss. And I think, maybe, they love me too.
I head home tomorrow for my best friend's wedding! I'm heading out after camp, and I'm so excited. I am sad to leave and miss out on camp for half a week, though. I will miss it while I'm gone. And not at all related, but I get a haircut this week! Finally! Taming the wild mess: go.
The World Race. It's been on my heart for a while now. I have no clear direction just yet, but there is that deep sense of purpose in me that says 'go.' Not in a right now, drop everything kind of way. But in the 'start thinking about this, praying about it, and prepare to act on it,' kind of way. I'm not sure yet if it involves me graduating a semester early, or going next summer, or what. He's given me no plan yet, which is fine because he's got it and that's all that matters. But I do think he's in the process of revealing the next step to me... Which means I'm about 70 percent sure I'll be packing my bags to gallivant around the world for a year come next July. Or maybe this January.
YWAM has also been on my heart. To a lesser degree, but still present. I've no idea what God is doing... but it's pretty freaking cool. I love watching it unfold.
And I've been reading through books like crazy. I finally finished Desiring God, am thoroughly challenged by it and still chewing on it, and have been talking my roommate's ear off about it's challenges on suffering for Christ. I just ordered Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot, Forgotten God by Francis Chan, and biographies of David Livingstone, William Carey, Amy Carmichael and James Hudson Taylor, and am still waiting on Anam Cara and a book of poems by John O'Donohue. I love it.
That's all I've got now. Life is insane, and good and full of so many blessings. Deeper thoughts later.
My life is crazy these days. In a good way.
Camp is busy, busy, busy. But I love every minute of it. I am tired to the bone at the end of the day, but I don't feel used and abused like I did last year. This is so clearly where I am meant to be this summer. I love it, I love my staff, my co-workers, my boss. And I think, maybe, they love me too.
I head home tomorrow for my best friend's wedding! I'm heading out after camp, and I'm so excited. I am sad to leave and miss out on camp for half a week, though. I will miss it while I'm gone. And not at all related, but I get a haircut this week! Finally! Taming the wild mess: go.
The World Race. It's been on my heart for a while now. I have no clear direction just yet, but there is that deep sense of purpose in me that says 'go.' Not in a right now, drop everything kind of way. But in the 'start thinking about this, praying about it, and prepare to act on it,' kind of way. I'm not sure yet if it involves me graduating a semester early, or going next summer, or what. He's given me no plan yet, which is fine because he's got it and that's all that matters. But I do think he's in the process of revealing the next step to me... Which means I'm about 70 percent sure I'll be packing my bags to gallivant around the world for a year come next July. Or maybe this January.
YWAM has also been on my heart. To a lesser degree, but still present. I've no idea what God is doing... but it's pretty freaking cool. I love watching it unfold.
And I've been reading through books like crazy. I finally finished Desiring God, am thoroughly challenged by it and still chewing on it, and have been talking my roommate's ear off about it's challenges on suffering for Christ. I just ordered Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot, Forgotten God by Francis Chan, and biographies of David Livingstone, William Carey, Amy Carmichael and James Hudson Taylor, and am still waiting on Anam Cara and a book of poems by John O'Donohue. I love it.
That's all I've got now. Life is insane, and good and full of so many blessings. Deeper thoughts later.
Have you read "Kisses for Katie"? If not, read it next. Seriously. Stop everything. And then come over and talk to me about it :)
ReplyDeleteAnd, by the way, I don't like this idea of leaving for a year. And, yes, it's for totally selfish reasons.