UK

Sometimes I wish I lived in the United Kingdom because then I could have this on my tele.

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Step of Faith

I've done it. I've taken the next step. Since I graduated from college I have been in this weird limbo -- what do I do now? I have always had a plan. Then I graduated and everything was turned upside down. I didn't have to go to graduate school, I could work. Where should I work? I had so many options I didn't know which way was up or down!

And the freedom scared me. What if I went down the wrong road? What if I made the wrong decision? What if I missed out on a great opportunity? So many what-ifs. I am not a fan of the what-ifs.

So I didn't step out. I didn't make the decision. And God has definitely provided me, but I feel Him telling me to decide. I have this passion rising in me to ACT.

So I did. I made a decision. I applied to graduate school -- Talbot School of Theology to be more specific. And it feels great! I may not get in, but I am happy that I took the step of faith; My heart is for my Jesus, and whatever I do I aim to glorify Him. So, no matter what road I take, I am walking it with Him.

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A lesson in Angelos

As the semester comes to an end, it's time for more creative lessons. Today we did the game of telephone with a new spin. Each student wrote a fact/news lead on a Post-it note and then gave it to someone else, and from there they turned it into a feature story. Then from there the feature story became a news story, etc...

This is a prime example of my students having fun. Of course their news lead isn't the most factual, but it gave a great foundation for a fun conclusion.

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Who I am is not just me

December is almost here. This is a month filled with birth. Birth of my Savior. Birth of my father. Birth of my brother. Birth of my mother. Birth of, well, me.

While this should be the most joyous month, I always end up depressed. Scientists will blame the lack of Vitamin D, which is a joke -- I am outside more during the winter than the summer. Let's see 70 degree weather versus 100? Let me think...

I digress...

I need to get over myself.

"In this hour of doubt I see
who I am is not just me
so give me strength to die myself
so love can live to tell the tale."

Every winter I am depressed. I spend hours crying in my room wanting to be alone. I bake myself silly and wonder why nobody loves me. Blah blah blah.

It's plain selfishness, you see. It's the echos of a girl who was once lost. And the Enemy loves to remind me of who I used to be and I fall prey to it every time. I believe it's truth; I believe the Deceiver.

Pastor Matt said that there are two kinds of Christians: Those who are so proud that they don't see why the need God, and the others who are so insecure that they cannot accept that someone loves them. I am the latter.

I was called out today by the Spirit. As I sat crying outside, listening to my neighbors rock out to Eminem and blaspheme God, feeling sorry for myself, I was shown how selfish I have been acting. It's been all about me. How I feel. How sad I am. Woe is me. Me. Me. Me. And then I realized: What can I do for God's Kingdom when it's all about me? How can Christ's light shine through me when I am covering it up with forgiven regret?

I've decided tonight is the first night where I take a stand against my depression and say, "You have no power over me. I have a God who is stronger than you, and who loves me - ALL of me. He forgives me for my past; He is with me now and He will never leave me."

Tonight I will die and let Christ live through me. "Who I am is not just me..." Christ you live in me and I will surrender to your glory; and for the first time, winter will be a season of freedom and joy.

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Serving in Riverside

God is absolutely amazing. This past Wednesday I went to Norton Younglove Community Center to bring five pumpkin pies I made and help serve the Highgrove community. I am really excited because this community is the future area of my church's home.

I took photos and wrote a story on it at my Sandalite blog.

Here are some of the photos I took.

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