So a lot of good things have happened in the past little while: I've finished my second to last semester at Calvin, celebrated some birthdays with friends (including my own—hooray for being twenty-two), started a war with winter, joined my housemates in what's-funny-to-put-in-the-microwave experiments, and laughed a lot with my brothers over Christmas break. I've scribbled a bunch of poetry, journal entries, and incomplete thoughts. I've missed Budapest, went to an incredible Trans Siberian Orchestra concert, failed at making warm apple-cabbage salad (delicious when done right, I promise), restarted my coffee addiction.
Man, I love my life.
Now I'm sort of chipping away at the job search—which basically consists of me doing a bunch of research, sending lots of emails, getting excited about all the possibilities, and most of the time, wondering who in his or her right mind would ever hire/pay me for anything. There are some moments where I feel myself winding up a little tighter, ready to spin a bit fast and reckless into that anxious place, and then I remember—oh, good, I'm not actually in control. I just continue to pray that God closes the doors that need to be closed before me, opens the ones that I need to walk through or consider walking through, and shows me the way and the place and the means to dwell among his people next year.
That's all.
So for any of you who wonder or worry about what is coming in this new year (not just college seniors), I urge you—seek out those contexts that God has already prepared in advance for you, that you might be his fleshy dwelling on earth, for all that he has created.
2 comments:
Good to see you posting again. I'll admit that I look forward to your new posts.
Also, I'm really thankful that you went to Hungary and that I got to know you. It is nice to have someone who understands where I'm really coming from.
Lee lee,
I looked over some of your past comments. Glad I can get a glimpse of your world. Hope all is well.
love always,
allison
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