Pre-school. Elementary School. Middle School. High School. Bachelor's. Master's.
But does learning really have a beginning? Or an end? From the time you're born you start gaining knowledge. And the older I get the more I realize that there is so much that I do not know. I won't be done learning until I am at home with Jesus. Right now, I'm learning about my profession and how to be the best I can. Grad school is a lot of work, and though I can't wait to be done, it is all worth it.
Then there's teaching. Most people throughout their lives have the opportunity to educate at some level. For me, the call came on a different level. I began working with children and teaching them at church and other places when I was in middle school, and have gradually grown into a better teacher. As the years go on I have more opportunities to teach and hope to do so for many years to come. All my work as a student, learning how to educate (CYIA, NCU, etc.), has really been a blessing and helped me to be the teacher I am today.
I don't know what God has planned for my future, but this is where He has brought me and where He has me now. It is my prayer that I will do it all to His glory; hopefully, I do my best, and do it all for HIM.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
God works in mysterious ways.
You hear this phrase all the time, but there are moments in our lives when we can really see the reality of that fact. When my youth group started talking about a college-age retreat I was enthralled by the idea. I was very much in need of some time to get away and just be with Jesus. (Didn't hurt that it was at the coast.) And the cost of $35 was not bad at all for a weekend at a nice house on the beach. Then when my car started acting up and it was estimated to cost $1700 to fix I began to fear that I wouldn't be able to go.
The first amazing thing that God did in the situation was to bring someone to help with my car. A very kind family selflessly gave, and it only cost me $450 to get my car up and running again! But now I was short a bunch of money that I didn't really have to spend in the first place. I was unsure whether or not to sign up for the retreat.
I still felt the need to get away and focus on the Lord. So I figured I would just trust God to take care of things. Shortly after God did another amazing thing: He brought me $35! I was asked to babysit and for the time I did that's exactly what I was paid!! I know for sure it was His plan for me to go. My excitement was high. Up until it was time to go that is...
The weekend was GREAT... but it was so in a different way than I had expected. I'm usually really good about not having expectations and just going with the flow. Not this time. Yet God still rocked my world; it wasn't in a hugely spiritual way like I'd imagined. He blessed us with fantastic weather on the Oregon coast, provided some quick/strong bonding with friends, and He has revealed places where I need growth and more trust in His timing and plan.
God works in mysterious ways.
The first amazing thing that God did in the situation was to bring someone to help with my car. A very kind family selflessly gave, and it only cost me $450 to get my car up and running again! But now I was short a bunch of money that I didn't really have to spend in the first place. I was unsure whether or not to sign up for the retreat.
I still felt the need to get away and focus on the Lord. So I figured I would just trust God to take care of things. Shortly after God did another amazing thing: He brought me $35! I was asked to babysit and for the time I did that's exactly what I was paid!! I know for sure it was His plan for me to go. My excitement was high. Up until it was time to go that is...
The weekend was GREAT... but it was so in a different way than I had expected. I'm usually really good about not having expectations and just going with the flow. Not this time. Yet God still rocked my world; it wasn't in a hugely spiritual way like I'd imagined. He blessed us with fantastic weather on the Oregon coast, provided some quick/strong bonding with friends, and He has revealed places where I need growth and more trust in His timing and plan.
God works in mysterious ways.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
What matters?
Since my blog is titled "Story of my life." I find it fitting to start with who I am.
What is MOST important is that I am a follower of Christ. I am far from perfect, but God is working in me and growing me into the woman that He wants me to be.
I was born in Carson City, NV to parents who neither one really had a relationship with Jesus. My mom was raised atheist yet always believed there was a god, and my dad was "Catholic" (by association, mostly). Divorce is what moved my mom, younger brother, and myself to Veneta, OR. Looking back it's obvious that God had his hand in all of it, and that He was using it for our good (Rom. 8:28). Not wasting much time a neighbor invited us to church. And my mom gladly accepted the invitation. And soon after it just clicked for us. We knew that this teaching was TRUTH!!! I, at the age of about four, accepted Christ as Savior and began this amazing journey of my life.
I have loved the Lord since then and am really learning a lot every day. In eighth grade I went to Acquire the Fire and made a couple commitments to God. I decided, with the help of the ATF crew: no R rated movies or secular music for a month. This was hard - I missed a school dance and was outcast by my friends. But it was me making my faith real and struggling for probably the first time.
Through high school and college I was very involved in church still, and also found a calling on my life for short term missions. God has taken me all over and is planning my future trips. Another thing I have discovered is a gift for teaching and working with children. Being an older sibling (I'm the oldest of 5!), being involved in church, Christian Youth in Action, and Northwest Christian University have all contributed to my teaching ability and making me into the educator Jesus would have me be.
I'm not sure what exactly my plans are for this blog, but we will see where God takes it, and where He takes me in my life here as I live for Him.
What is MOST important is that I am a follower of Christ. I am far from perfect, but God is working in me and growing me into the woman that He wants me to be.
I was born in Carson City, NV to parents who neither one really had a relationship with Jesus. My mom was raised atheist yet always believed there was a god, and my dad was "Catholic" (by association, mostly). Divorce is what moved my mom, younger brother, and myself to Veneta, OR. Looking back it's obvious that God had his hand in all of it, and that He was using it for our good (Rom. 8:28). Not wasting much time a neighbor invited us to church. And my mom gladly accepted the invitation. And soon after it just clicked for us. We knew that this teaching was TRUTH!!! I, at the age of about four, accepted Christ as Savior and began this amazing journey of my life.
I have loved the Lord since then and am really learning a lot every day. In eighth grade I went to Acquire the Fire and made a couple commitments to God. I decided, with the help of the ATF crew: no R rated movies or secular music for a month. This was hard - I missed a school dance and was outcast by my friends. But it was me making my faith real and struggling for probably the first time.
Through high school and college I was very involved in church still, and also found a calling on my life for short term missions. God has taken me all over and is planning my future trips. Another thing I have discovered is a gift for teaching and working with children. Being an older sibling (I'm the oldest of 5!), being involved in church, Christian Youth in Action, and Northwest Christian University have all contributed to my teaching ability and making me into the educator Jesus would have me be.
I'm not sure what exactly my plans are for this blog, but we will see where God takes it, and where He takes me in my life here as I live for Him.
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