I am a firm believer that you should be able to find humor in all stressful things of life. This is one of those times.
10 Ways to Know You Are Poor:
1. You only shop at the thrift store when it's having a sale.
2. You go to the Dollar Tree to get yourself something special once a month.
3. Date nights consist of movies from the library and cuddling on the couch.
4. A special treat is going to Barnes & Noble to read this month's issue of Real Simple.
5. You can't buy that $15 hand mixer that you've been needing because you had to buy draino for your stopped-up, miniscule kitchen sink.
6. You have meetings with people in coffee shops but never ever actually get coffee.
7. It's a super big deal when you pay to send a letter to your friend who has spent the last year in Russia.
8. You "steal" 10-15 water bottles from the school kiosk, along with granola bars and other such delicacies.
9. You create a new email account just so you can make a new Shutterfly account and get 50 more free prints.
10. You can't really even use coupons because the grocery store you shop at doesn't even carry name brands.
I hope you find this list informative and entertaining. I certainly do. :)
September 20, 2010
September 8, 2010
Priorities
So classes have been going on for about 2 and a half weeks now, and I feel like I should be done already. Senioritis? Not really. Tired of school? Possibly, but not the big issue. Mainly, I have sorta reached a point in my life where taking classes and getting that "education" have lessened in priority. Don't get me wrong- I will graduate in May and will most likely pursue a Masters in Nonprofit Studies for another 2 years, but other things are just simply more important.
Being very involved with my campus' Campus Crusade for Christ, the first couple of weeks are crazy. We plan tons of events and try to meet all the new freshmen (which is completely impossible since there are 1,280 of them) in an effort to spread the word that there is a Christian organization on campus ready to teach them the Gospel, build them up in a Christian community, and provide them with the college environment that will lead to their ultimate success.
Girls' Night dinner @ La Hacienda
For me, as part of the leadership team, this means worship practice, discipleship, Bible study, one-on-one meetings, organizing & planning, and pouring myself out into as many people as I can. For those of you that have never tried this before - it is 100% exhausting. And by exhausting I mean totally stressed out, sick for a week, sleep deprived, brain-exploding stuff. Most of this is due to the fact that I lack perspective on God's sovereignty, and that I rely way too much on my own strength. I say most because some of this is due to the fact that ministry takes all that you have, regardless of how spiritual or "righteous" you are.
When I stop to think about why it is that I run around like crazy and lose sleep at night, I realize that I really truly enjoy pointing the way to a relationship with Christ. I'm definitely not the person who has it all together and has a perfect relationship (I probably have it together the least), but I know without a shadow of a doubt what Christ has done in my life, and it honestly brings me joy to share that with other people. That way, they can have hope, and know that if Christ could do amazing things for someone like me, then they should most definitely be excited about what He's planning for them.
Girls' Night crafts :)
I would much rather spend all my time meeting with girls, getting into the word with them, and talking about what Jesus is doing in my life. Instead, I have to do these things called classes, homework, housework and cooking. Dear goodness, how I hate cooking right now (this will be a future blog). I have told several of my friends how classes come more as an afterthought to my day - I'm more worried about other things. Don't worry- my grades will still be fine. I'm way too much of a perfectionist for them to suffer. But God has slowly been moving me away from trying to achieve success through good grades, scholarships, and being involved with multiple clubs/organizations. Instead, He wants me to humbly accept whatever it is He has in store for me, recognizing that His way is always always best.
Thank you Lord for being in control and much, much smarter than me.
Being very involved with my campus' Campus Crusade for Christ, the first couple of weeks are crazy. We plan tons of events and try to meet all the new freshmen (which is completely impossible since there are 1,280 of them) in an effort to spread the word that there is a Christian organization on campus ready to teach them the Gospel, build them up in a Christian community, and provide them with the college environment that will lead to their ultimate success.
Girls' Night dinner @ La Hacienda
For me, as part of the leadership team, this means worship practice, discipleship, Bible study, one-on-one meetings, organizing & planning, and pouring myself out into as many people as I can. For those of you that have never tried this before - it is 100% exhausting. And by exhausting I mean totally stressed out, sick for a week, sleep deprived, brain-exploding stuff. Most of this is due to the fact that I lack perspective on God's sovereignty, and that I rely way too much on my own strength. I say most because some of this is due to the fact that ministry takes all that you have, regardless of how spiritual or "righteous" you are.
When I stop to think about why it is that I run around like crazy and lose sleep at night, I realize that I really truly enjoy pointing the way to a relationship with Christ. I'm definitely not the person who has it all together and has a perfect relationship (I probably have it together the least), but I know without a shadow of a doubt what Christ has done in my life, and it honestly brings me joy to share that with other people. That way, they can have hope, and know that if Christ could do amazing things for someone like me, then they should most definitely be excited about what He's planning for them.
Girls' Night crafts :)
I would much rather spend all my time meeting with girls, getting into the word with them, and talking about what Jesus is doing in my life. Instead, I have to do these things called classes, homework, housework and cooking. Dear goodness, how I hate cooking right now (this will be a future blog). I have told several of my friends how classes come more as an afterthought to my day - I'm more worried about other things. Don't worry- my grades will still be fine. I'm way too much of a perfectionist for them to suffer. But God has slowly been moving me away from trying to achieve success through good grades, scholarships, and being involved with multiple clubs/organizations. Instead, He wants me to humbly accept whatever it is He has in store for me, recognizing that His way is always always best.
Thank you Lord for being in control and much, much smarter than me.
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