Wednesday, August 26, 2009

The Imortal Check List

  • Backpack: Check
  • Books: relative check
  • Laptop: Check
  • Super cute outfit: half check
  • Woke up on time: CHECK!
  • Motivated to go to school: temporary check
  • Cheesy nostalgic facebook status about how this is my last first day of school: I'll pass
  • Coffee: you bet that's a check :)
Senior year of college, here I come!

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Ready, Set...Go?

I once again find myself in an airport, waiting for my 10th flight in 2 months. Airports are full of people just waiting. We all wait in a different way.

Some people are reading.
Some people are taking advantage of the free wifi.
Some people are trying desperately to coral their squirrely children.
Some people walk around aimlessly.
Some people are trying to work.

Waiting is an interesting concept. What do I do with my time while I wait? Do I try to be productive? Do I entertain myself? Do I try to move the process on faster?

Dictionary.com defines waiting as a period of inactivity.

There are plenty of things in life that I have to wait for. Wait for the weekend. Wait for the next school break. Wait to graduate. Wait to hear back about the job. Wait for the right someone. How do I wait for all these things without being in a perpetual state of inactivity?

Over the past few weeks I have been praying about life after college, particularly which field of accounting should I go into - tax or audit. God has clearly responded that while he will tell me eventually, he is not going to tell me right now. So how do I wait for this answer? Do I sit in my room and twiddle my fingers until there is writing on the wall? How do I actively pursue life, while still waiting for God's direction?

I don't want to kill time, waste time, or watch it pass by. I don't want to wait for certain things to happen so that I can "start" my life. I want to live life now and live it to the glory of God. But how do I do this while waiting?

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Provision

Yesterday was the final day of my internship. After a weekend of "recovery" we returned to the EI office in Anaheim for debrief.

We met up with the LA team and shared funny stories, things we learned and areas that we now see more defined. It was good to hear how others have grown as a result of this internship.

The final thing that we did was review our expenses and get reimbursed from our funds. Apparently, I was significantly under budget. This means that even though I was shy of my original fundraising goal, I still raised enough to cover all my expenses and then have money left over! This is just one more confirmation that God ordained this trip and provided the means to make it possible :)

So thanks to all who donated! I am beyond grateful.

Saturday, August 1, 2009

State-side

I'm in California.

I'm jet-lagged.

I'm hot.

I'm clean.

I'm finally wearing clean clothes.

I'm missing my team.

I'm missing my family.

I'm excited to see my friends.

I'm in love with my house for next year.

I'm still waiting to go home-home, meaning WA.

I'm not sure how to explain Africa in under 5 minutes...or at all.

I'm still processing how my trip has and will continue to impact my life.