It is about 21 hours before I'll be at the St. Louis airport checking my bag, going through security, and kissing America goodbye as I leave for Honduras. Tonight, I decided to look up some C.S. Lewis quotes for inspiration and comfort because his quotes are the best. This one really spoke to me. It's just an awesome reminder of how far God takes you out of your comfort zone, molds you, and rebuilds you to be more like him. It's never what you expect it to be, but in the end it is always worth it.
“Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on; you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently He starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make any sense. What on earth is He up to? The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of - throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it Himself.”
― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
Here I go!!!!!
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Saturday, March 17, 2012
What's new with me.
Hate to do the bullet points but I've got nothing to write about so I figure I'd do a quick update about what's goin on in my life.
-I am going to Honduras in exactly a week and am channeling all the positive thoughts I could possibly have into that....writing positive messages to myself and such to read while I'm there and want to quit during the first night when I can't flush my toilet paper, bugs are everywhere, and I feel like there's crime happening outside the door of the house I'll be staying at. BUT I CAN DO IT!
-I have joined a friday night volleyball league at my church for fun. Our team name is Some Spike It Hot. We are not very good. I feel like I'm personally getting a little better at the sport though! Hey it's not about winning right??
-I have applied for like umm a few internships and a few jobs. Since getting a job is going to be much harder than I expected it to be, my old sights set high on Denver are now set high on Kansas City where I can get a cool apartment in a cool central location with my cool friend Abby and have a much cooler/more social experience with that city than I had last summer...
-It is warm out. Which means many porch parties are happening at my house and down the street at our friends' house and the guys down the street put up a basketball hoop on a telephone pole so that is fun. I played there tonight after our volleyball game.
-This past month I led two retreats for the student ministry at my church and geez did I learn a lot. I struggled big time at the first one which was 3 days for high schoolers. The middle school one was just one overnight and it felt a little more like babysitting than anything. It was exciting for me though to be able to really make connections with the students and the other leaders. I really love being a part of that ministry because everyone is just so welcoming and nice---and the best part is that I am actually getting the opportunity to find out what kind of leadership skills I have or don't have.
-I went to a Dr. Dog concert on Tuesday night with my best concert friend, Eden! Someone came up to us and gave us a ticket so we got into the show for half price! :) The opening band was called Givers and they were soooo good. Like I would even argue they were better than Dr. Dog. I've been listening to their music since! Here is their main single that I love:
Well I think that's all for now!
xoxo Katie
-I am going to Honduras in exactly a week and am channeling all the positive thoughts I could possibly have into that....writing positive messages to myself and such to read while I'm there and want to quit during the first night when I can't flush my toilet paper, bugs are everywhere, and I feel like there's crime happening outside the door of the house I'll be staying at. BUT I CAN DO IT!
-I have joined a friday night volleyball league at my church for fun. Our team name is Some Spike It Hot. We are not very good. I feel like I'm personally getting a little better at the sport though! Hey it's not about winning right??
-I have applied for like umm a few internships and a few jobs. Since getting a job is going to be much harder than I expected it to be, my old sights set high on Denver are now set high on Kansas City where I can get a cool apartment in a cool central location with my cool friend Abby and have a much cooler/more social experience with that city than I had last summer...
-It is warm out. Which means many porch parties are happening at my house and down the street at our friends' house and the guys down the street put up a basketball hoop on a telephone pole so that is fun. I played there tonight after our volleyball game.
-This past month I led two retreats for the student ministry at my church and geez did I learn a lot. I struggled big time at the first one which was 3 days for high schoolers. The middle school one was just one overnight and it felt a little more like babysitting than anything. It was exciting for me though to be able to really make connections with the students and the other leaders. I really love being a part of that ministry because everyone is just so welcoming and nice---and the best part is that I am actually getting the opportunity to find out what kind of leadership skills I have or don't have.
-I went to a Dr. Dog concert on Tuesday night with my best concert friend, Eden! Someone came up to us and gave us a ticket so we got into the show for half price! :) The opening band was called Givers and they were soooo good. Like I would even argue they were better than Dr. Dog. I've been listening to their music since! Here is their main single that I love:
Well I think that's all for now!
xoxo Katie
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