As I sit here writing this blog, I am sitting at work, 30 minutes before I clock in, and I seem to have a lot on my mind. I am supposed to be here working on an assignment for school, which starts tomorrow by the way, but I am procrastinating like you wouldn't believe. I have forgotten that all my books I need to do this assignment are at school in my second locker known as the library. So I am semi-resourceless as the internet is not finding me much. Anyway, the past week has been a whirlwind since the wreck. I have been working everyday which has been great to get my mind off things. I have great friends at work and I absolutely love my job. It has been a really long time where I have absolutely been happy at work and did not mind going in everyday. One day I'll fly away.....ha ha sorry, I'm listening to Moulin Rouge. I really need to watch that movie! Anyways, GET HOOKED! starts up in a couple weeks and I couldn't be more excited! WOO HOO!!!!! It's high time to get my CCC off season off to a rockin' good start! Although it will kinda be sad that this is my last summer on staff but hey, God has blessed me with an amazing ministry to help out and be apart of and it is my life! Speaking of ministries, I am SO proud of my parents! They have always been kinda quiet people when it comes to church and stuff but lately, they have done some amazing things. Mom started a Prayer Shawl ministry at church where her and some ladies at the church get together, knit and crochet these shawls and pray over them and then give them to people who are sick and stuff to help heal them and remind them that people are praying for them. It is so amazing seeing her doing something she is amazing at and loves doing and giving it back for the glory of God. Then dad is sort of taking over and revamping the Foothills Fishers of Men Trail for fishing tournaments. And it is great to see him doing something he loves as well. I am so proud of my parents and all that they are doing! I have truly been blessed with the best family ever! Also, He has given me some amazing friends. Especially this guy Thad from work. It is great to have someone there that I can discuss life issues and religion with. Recently, he has gotten me thinking about these questions. They are part of a sermon series from his church, Mosaic (which is pretty rockin' and I totally plan on visiting soon and you should check it out), called Kairos. And even though I haven't heard any of the sermons yet, I plan on downloading them later, there's this magnet with them on it. And I'm not talking just questions to get your mind running. I'm talking the kind of deep thought questions that it takes a lot of time and prayer to understand and find answers for. And what's great is that it has me searching deep inside myself to understand and answer these for myself. Anywho, it has been great talking with him and understanding his point of view on things. I have a sense of freedom talking with him than I do with other people. Like, don't get me wrong, my CCC people get me thinking and talking on a totally different amazing theological scale. Which is a reason I am so dedicated to that ministry. It has forever changed my heart and soul. Oh no! I have to go clock in, so I will continue later when I get off.....be back soon!
And.....we're back! So work was CRAZY! I was on cashier tonight for like the first time alone and it was ridiculous! Last time I did cashier at least I had my friend Scottii there to explain and go through stuff with me but tonight it was like I was totally alone. Not so bad, a few errors and mean people but hey, I survived right? Not to mentions we were out of like EVERYTHING! Anyways, what was I talking about earlier.....Oh yeah! So Thad is amazing and definitely someone that if you ever get the chance to meet I just know you will get along great with him. So I am hoping that I get some decent sleep tonight because the past few nights this week haven't been so promising. I was talking to my friend Wendy tonight when she brought me gingerbread dough to bake and she seems to think that its leftover wreck stress. Which totally makes sense because I never really accepted what happened until a few days later. But I am totally drained of all energy and I have school tomorrow at 8am.....EEEKKKK!!!!!! I know it will be ok because I have amazing people looking out for me! :-) By the way, the gingerbread house thing is goin along well. For those of you that maybe don't know me and my friend Wendy are entered in the National Gingerbread Competition at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC. Which, you should totally come and check out because they will be on display for like ever! I did some trial runs today on two different doughs she brought me and they seem like they will hold up pretty well! It is exciting! Anyway, this thing is getting extremely too long! If you stuck around until now, I thank you and I apologize for my jumping around randomness! Another update soon! P.S. Hopefully I will have a new car by the end of the week!
And although we didn't win anything, it was an AMAZING experience and I am so glad Wendy and I did this. The most important thing was that we can say we did it. It was a stressful/crazy day and my mind was off in a million places. Started off really rocky for me too.....but anyways, nonetheless Wendy kept my mind off things. But all in all, I am greatly pleased with the way things turned out. And by the way, we really do have the cutest log cabin ever! And I'm not just bein biased.....well maybe a little. Anyways, it has been quite a while since I have posted anything on here, since the wreck anyways, and alot has happened. Let's see, I finally got a new car. My little Jeep Liberty which is so much fun, but I work my butt off to have that car. More importantly, everything is working out pretty well. I started listening to the sermons from the pastor from Mosaic Church, Naeem Fazal. Let me just say that I really relate to him and understand him and he is just amazing! My friend Thad does the podcasts for Mosaic and so he told me I should give them a listen. But I love them, and I actually want to start going there. I think it will have to be a gradual transition for me what with telling mom and dad and all. But I have really grown and learned alot from Naeem's sermons. If you have never heard of Mosaic you should check them out they pretty much rock (under podcasts on ITunes as Mosaic Church - Charlotte or online at www.mosaicchurch.tv). But the last series I just finished was REDEFINED and the last one of that was on relationships. I won't go into details but it really solved alot of problems me and a friend were having. It talked alot about no matter if you and that person are still talking or whatever that the issues need to be solved because it can kinda pave the way to what the rest of your relationships are like. So needless to say we are ok and I think somethings have been solved. Others will come with time. So yea, Mosaic ROCKS my socks! And Thad is amazing. Let me just say, the fact that I can talk to this guy and he to me about anything without either of us getting freaked out, thats awesome. I really feel a good connection to him and I see us potentially becoming greater friends than we already are. I really don't have many people I can have deep intellectual conversations with and him I can. So ThadMac, if you are reading this, thanks for being such and awesome friend and listener. Well, it has been a long few days and I am on about 4 hours of sleep so I better head to bed so I can get some sleep in this beautiful hotel! More to come later.....
I was a little shaken up, wasn't sure what to do. So I called my brother in law,who was photographing the wedding I just left a short while before, who in turn called my sister and mom who were across town shooting another wedding. Then called my friend Thad from work. Let me just say that this guy is amazing. I really think the world of him. He came over and stayed with me until I left to go home so he was there a good hour or more. Amazing how great he is. Then dad got there and the rest is history. So thats about it for now.....I'm going to go try to get some sleep.
