I always think blog posts about faith sound cheesy, but I have faith and it's on my mind...so oh well.
I am trying to have faith that all the unknowns involved in going to grad school next year will work themselves out. It's just hard to be patient and not anxious and not worry about it. I know (or at least severely hope) that I will get my license, a car, an apartment, a roommate, and enough money to be able to live on.
Just breathe.
Right?
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
So...it's been awhile since I wrote. Since that time, our community (an aspect of LVC) has gone through a bit, but we're definitely one of the easier houses to live in. I think that sometimes each of our sense of community is somewhat different, and reconciling those visions is a struggle for me sometimes. I have to learn how to find community with people I don't always see eye to eye with. It's a challenge worth applying myself to, because if I can't live up to my own standards, how can I expect other people to? I also struggle with simplicity, but that's my own personal struggle. I'm working on it. I'm also working on being okay with it when other people hold me accountable...which I usually hate. Confrontation is also a challenge, because I don't usually confront when I want to..and if the opportunity arises, I shy away from it.
Work is good. I enjoy it. I went a week in September without Sandy...and she was gone again last week. It was much easier this time around. I love the kids I'm working with and I know July will be a struggle for me because they will no longer be in my classroom, but next door. Oh well, it's only 1 month, right? Riiigghhhttt. I get too attached.
As for future plans, I was accepted to Vanderbilt University and will be in their Master's of Education program in the Fall. I also got a training grant, which is paying tuition, and a stipend and giving me a hell of a lot of experience working with children who have emotional and behavioral disorders. I'm in it for the long haul apparently. Now for that license, car, and apartment....
Anywho, that's it for now. Peace.
Also. I found a progressive church, on the spirituality front. I spend every Sunday from about 9 a.m. until at least 12:30 p.m. there. It's wonderful. One of my housemates and I go to Bible Study, which always sparks interesting conversation before the service. They're also doing a lot of great things in our neighborhood, providing services, but at the same time trying to blur the line between those giving services and those receiving them. I pray for them, that the church won't die and that it gets some younger people soon.
Okay, for real now, I'm done.
Work is good. I enjoy it. I went a week in September without Sandy...and she was gone again last week. It was much easier this time around. I love the kids I'm working with and I know July will be a struggle for me because they will no longer be in my classroom, but next door. Oh well, it's only 1 month, right? Riiigghhhttt. I get too attached.
As for future plans, I was accepted to Vanderbilt University and will be in their Master's of Education program in the Fall. I also got a training grant, which is paying tuition, and a stipend and giving me a hell of a lot of experience working with children who have emotional and behavioral disorders. I'm in it for the long haul apparently. Now for that license, car, and apartment....
Anywho, that's it for now. Peace.
Also. I found a progressive church, on the spirituality front. I spend every Sunday from about 9 a.m. until at least 12:30 p.m. there. It's wonderful. One of my housemates and I go to Bible Study, which always sparks interesting conversation before the service. They're also doing a lot of great things in our neighborhood, providing services, but at the same time trying to blur the line between those giving services and those receiving them. I pray for them, that the church won't die and that it gets some younger people soon.
Okay, for real now, I'm done.
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