I broke my own rule...

Well, I have now been in Springfield for over a week, and I haven't stopped since. I've moved in, moved my sister's things, said goodbye, had CROSSwalk Retreat, spent the rest of Wednesday with Stephanie, had EU LAUNCH meetings, worked a table as a Lewis Hall Council Member, moved some tables and chairs, helped set up some games, did some crazy games that were only partially organized which was stressful, and helped out with a Convoy of Hope event today. 

The event today was amazing. I know it didn't seem like I, personally, did much, but standing in the sun is a tiring thing. I helped supervise an inflatable obstacle course. We got to hang out with the kids of Weller Elementary and it was just so much fun. I got to meet lots of Evangel's new students and it was a great time. PLUS, as a whole we ministered to 539 families!!! That's amazing!! We gave out groceries, and the kids of Weller got sized for NEW SHOES!!! It was just so amazing!

Here's the big deal about all of it. I have been doing a lot of stuff, but I eventually cracked and broke my own rule. I took a nap! I know this is dumb to blog about, but I thought it was funny, really I wanted to blog about today, but that was apart of it. I'm hoping it doesn't mean that I end up staying up later tonight, but I doubt I will. So no sleeping patterns should have been messed up by me taking a nap. 

Overall, though, today was amazing! We got to reach the kids of Springfield and that was just great to me!

Settlin'

I have had this song stuck in my head all day. It's called "Settlin'" and it's by Sugarland. Great song, but annoying to those who dislike country music, or random outburst of song. But at the moment, I am semi-living part of the song. In one sense I am "settlin'" because I am settling into my room and trying to get it all arranged and organized. But at the same time, I'm not "settlin'," which is what the song encourages. I have had two of my leaders for my Ministry not be able to return for this year, and I could fuss and throw a pity party and worry about it, but I'm not. 

I ain't settlin' for just getting by
I've had enough so so for the rest of my life
Tired of shooting too low, so raise the bar high
Just enough ain't enough this time
I ain't settlin' for anything less than everything

I'm not freaking out, which isn't normal for me, but it's definite growth and improvement. Plus in all reality I just got this whole philosophy right as I started to blog and thought about the title I should use. I definitely wasn't and still am not completely ready to be back at school, but I know that this year is going to be one of the greatest years of my life. I'm not going to settle for anything less than the best. I may have lost two people on my leadership team, but God knows what He is doing and the two new members that I find for the team are going to be amazing. This year is going to be amazing and I know God wants to do something this year or things wouldn't be happening like this. 

Well, my original intent was to get on and be like, so yeah I'm back at school, blah blah blah and kind of somewhat complain, but you know what? I'm not going to settle for that kind of attitude even, because I know God is going to use me and the ministry and all my leaders this year in a great way. By no means will it be us, but it'll be God, because He's the one shaping and molding my leadership team. 

So, I am at school, I've been back for almost a week now. I had CROSSwalk retreat Sunday through Wednesday, and it was a great time of bonding and drawing closer to God. EU LAUNCH starts tomorrow and we had "training" for it today. I'm also apart of my Hall Council and will help in whatever way they need me to. It's been pretty good, and even though I wasn't excited about being here at first, I'm getting more and more ready for it all. I'm super excited for CROSSwalk and the opportunities it holds. 

I guess that's all I got, and it wasn't even my original intent, but oh well, it was good!

The start of my blog and the morning of it's first day

Well, I was just encouraged to start my own blog yesterday by one of our 4th/5th Grade Interns. I thought I didn't have much to say, but now this morning seems like a good day to start one. Pretty much Pastor Mike was already in the Board Meeting when I got here and so I didn't really know what I needed to do while he was gone. Plus this morning has some interesting events anyway.



Well, I had to get up at 4 in the morning, plus I don't leave my house/room unless I am completely showered and ready for the day. So I woke up super early and got ready so that I could leave with my family to take my Sister to the airport. So we finally get to the airport, we wait in line, and we hear the rumors of a 5 HOUR delay on Ashley's flight to Houston. So we finally get up to the desk and the attendant confirms the rumor. It's all due to storms between Houston and WV. So she asks if she can get re-routed at all. So he tells her to go to the Delta counter. We move over, he re-routes her, doesn't tell her anything except go to the lady at the next counter and tell her your flight is at 2. Ok, well 2 is a long time away from 6 in the morning, which is what the time now is. So we go to the lady and she prints out the itinerary of Ashley's flights. Ashley asks if there is anything better, because she wouldn't get into San Jose until 9 something that evening, which means she won't be there all day like she would have been. So, the lady asks us to move aside so she can check in the people who are getting on a flight to somewhere other than Houston. So we wait until that line has ended and she checks different flights and even flying into San Francisco instead of San Jose, but in all reality it is just as well for her to leave here at 2, have a 4 hour layover in Atlanta, and get in later that evening. It just ruined my Sister's day. PLUS, we all could have been sleeping instead of dealing with airports at 6 in the morning.



Now, she leaves at 2 and I have one of my most important doctor's appointments in my life at 1.40. I hate doctor's appointments without Momma, which is what is going to happen at first. She'll show up, but I'm sure that I'll already be back there. As none of you know, I was diagnosed as a diabetic almost 2 weeks ago. I was at camp when I found out and from camp my family picked me up to go on vacation. So, I have my doctor's appointment about all that, and I have no clue what all it really entails, but still it's a nervous time for me. Plus, it's going to be hard changing everything, but I have to. I hate vegetables and I can honestly say that, because I have tasted them. Of course not all, but most that I've tasted are just not good to me. Plus pretty much all I like is high carb food, like pasta, bread, and potatoes. Plus I get so self conscious with exercise, so I tend to avoid it, but it's something I can't avoid now.



On top of all of this [I know, it's only 2 things, but still] today might be the last time I see my sister until Christmas break. She's going to the Philippines for the semester, and the day I leave for school is the day she comes back in from California. The thing is until last week, we all thought that she was getting in the day before, so I'd at least see her that evening before I left, which doesn't get to happen now. It's possible she and José will come out to Springfield before they leave, but it's not definite. So when I left for the office this morning [after almost 2 more hours of sleep, Bless the Lord] I had to tell Ashley bye until Christmas. It pretty much stinks.



So there's my life/day currently. So I guess I did need somewhere to get it all out, even if it is accessible by the internet now.




Ok, so I really like the auto-save this has, because I totally, accidentally went back, because the keyboard I'm using has funny buttons near the arrows, and I thought I lost all of this and I freaked out for a totally of like 15 seconds.