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| wow, i haven't realized how long it's been since i've written here!! i kinda forgot about this page until someone reminded me of it while they were checking to see if i've updated yet. anyway...this is just to update everyone on how things have been going so far and nothing really has changed except the place i work at. well the place i worked at was the hospital but now it's changed to a school/preschool setting. i now live in the city and work for CPS as a school social worker for their early childhood preschool programs. the job is quite interesting and i love my job and believe God is the very one who has provided it to me!
so other than that, nothing really has changed. i'm in the process of buying my own condo so i'm excited for that to happen but i won't be able to move in till 2008/2009, so it will still be a while.
anyway...we'll see what happens...
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| PRAISE GOD for HE is good! After months and months of looking for a job after graduating, God has finally opened a door for me at a hospital, my position will be as an intake counselor. granted the job is not what i really want to end up doing for the rest of my life, but it's a start somewhere, and plus pays more than starbucks. i have a feeling the job is going to be quite stressful, however i know God has opened this door and this door only (cuz i applied to SOOO many places) and HE would never place me somewhere HE knew i can't handle. so, i'm taking this job with a thanksful heart. God always surprises me. He never fails to continue on reminding me that He is the one in control of my life, not me!! as much as i wanted control in the whole applying process, i told myself i did not want to work in the hospital setting, but loe and behold, the hospital was the only place that i got. He always has something conpletely opposite of what i anticipated but always knows what's the best for me. God such a caring, wise God in that way. good thing God doesn't always just give us what we want, even though we might think it's what we need and want.
so, i'll be starting a new chapter of my life in Sept with a new place to live on my own, and a new job. it's going to be all good.
too bad i have quit working at starbucks and all the free drinks, i'll miss it there, maybe it's a good thing, hopefully i won't have a caffine withdrawl phase!!
to anyone out there, i have tons of 1 lbs bags of coffee to give away that i have collected, if you want some for you coffee addicts out there, let me know so i can give those away. | | |
| hey if anyone has a free night, go see joyce meyer's and darlene zschech at the all state arena in rosemont, IL for her conference. it's free, so go and get blessed!!! maybe i'll see some of you guys there!
here is the link to her site...
http://www.joycemeyer.org/projects/hillsong_06/hillsong_06.php?page=venue_info
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| wow long time since i've written...
well this week i was back on depending on the good ole public transportation system b/c i had to bring my car back to the shop to get the rest fixed. anyway, taking the train would probably save me some money in the end since gas is so incredibly expensive!!!
My final stretch of grad school is going to come to an end as soon as one exam on tues is done!! this whole week was crazy with all these 15 page papers but it's over and done with!! i can't wait till i just graduate on may 5th and can make it offically complete! now the next stage is getting a job. i've done some applying, but i'm not sure if the high school setting is where God wants me to be.
so, these days i've been doing a lot of thinking in terms of where my heart moves towards and what it or whom it involves. i realized one area my heart sort of breaks for are the lost souls in this world to the point of always breaking in tears, tears of joy and thankfulness for my own salvation but always asking God why not him or her next to me.
this makes me think of this week. while i was taking the train for the first time in a while, i was just doing some people watching early in the morning. i saw the same ole people get on the train and bus, and i wondered what motivates them to get up every morning, where are they headed and what purpose are they getting by the day with? i started thinking about each and every face i saw on the train and couldn't help holding back the tears that started to form as i realized that most of the people on the train didn't know christ. i said to myself, boy they are missing out on such an awsome relationship. i started to pray for them and started to have tears flow down my cheeks. it's been a while since i've thought about others. i've been wrapped up in my own little world of getting things done, that i've forgotten about others around me, including friendships, small group, etc. this is when i realized that my heart moves for the lost and hurting souls. somehow i get into their pain and suffering, to the point where i would hurt as well emotionally as i would try to pray for them. i don't know where God is leading me for the next stage of my future, however, i know he will not give me more than i can not handle, and that he's walking with me as i got through this stage.
you know when you encounter a stranger who is really friendly, what is your automatic thought of the person? is it, oh they're really friendly, that's nice. or are you turned off and weirded by the extra friendliness of that person, and call them weird? i wondered that b/c i realized people in general out in public are not friendly, even just saying a polite earnest hello to someone you make eye contact with or some you see all time for example on the train. there was one time the train was crowded and i had to sit with a gentleman who was very friendly, who just kept talking and talking. i was tired by the end of the day and just wanted him to stop talking so that i could just relax and not talk and think, but he just went on and on. well what if that was the one chance the person interacted with a christian like me. and what if that was my moment to be friendly, but i just ended up looking like i was irritated. i realized as christians we all should have this glo or shine of joy each and every morning and be more friendly to others around us, not just to the ones we know, but ALL people, just by a simple smile on your face rather this "pissed off, don't approach me, i'm too busy" look on our faces. i'm going to try this week and see how i feel by the end of the week.
i guess many good things can come out of waiting and riding the bus and train. till next time.. | | |
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