On my way to Chicago...
Our "bank" group of interns for the summer!
My awesome fellow intern for Pawley's Island...
Yay for falling in the mud in the bog!
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Pictures!
So here are the pics I promised!
On my way to Chicago...
Our "bank" group of interns for the summer!
My awesome fellow intern for Pawley's Island...
Yay for falling in the mud in the bog!
On my way to Chicago...
Our "bank" group of interns for the summer!
My awesome fellow intern for Pawley's Island...
Yay for falling in the mud in the bog!
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
I'm safe!
Hey friends!
So, I am safe - in Chicago at the LeaderTreks office right now. I arrived in Wednesday safe and sound and met some pretty awesome interns that I got to hang out with all weekend at the Intensive "Ocean Identity". There were 13 of us altogether - 5 guys and 8 girls. There is one more who couldn't come to the training. I learned so much about leadership! And we got to practice a lot of it. We climbed a straight up 12 foot wall (team building) and then swang on ropes across a bog (a very muddy one at that). I totally fell all in along with 4 other people. I have pics, but haven't had a chance to upload them yet...
We got back in Chicago on Monday and got to see the sights of downtown Chicago. Pretty neat! We have been helping out in the office and most of us leave for our sites on Thursday (I do).
So yeah, pray for continued strength and just that I will keep my focus on God. God has blessed me with many new friends and it will bad sad to part for the summer...
More updates to come later!
Love you guys and miss you all!
Hugs to you all!!
Joy aka "Gozo" (my name in Spanish, according to some of the spanish speaking interns...)
So, I am safe - in Chicago at the LeaderTreks office right now. I arrived in Wednesday safe and sound and met some pretty awesome interns that I got to hang out with all weekend at the Intensive "Ocean Identity". There were 13 of us altogether - 5 guys and 8 girls. There is one more who couldn't come to the training. I learned so much about leadership! And we got to practice a lot of it. We climbed a straight up 12 foot wall (team building) and then swang on ropes across a bog (a very muddy one at that). I totally fell all in along with 4 other people. I have pics, but haven't had a chance to upload them yet...
We got back in Chicago on Monday and got to see the sights of downtown Chicago. Pretty neat! We have been helping out in the office and most of us leave for our sites on Thursday (I do).
So yeah, pray for continued strength and just that I will keep my focus on God. God has blessed me with many new friends and it will bad sad to part for the summer...
More updates to come later!
Love you guys and miss you all!
Hugs to you all!!
Joy aka "Gozo" (my name in Spanish, according to some of the spanish speaking interns...)
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Only 1 week left!
Only 1 week left until I leave for Chicago!
Keep me in your prayers!
As retarded as this sounds - pray for my toe... Last weekend I surprised my Mom for mother's day weekend and we went to my Aunt's new horse farm. Well, one of the horses stepped on my toe and straightened it out. My toes normally curl, so now that it is straight, it looks normal, but it feels really off and I can feel something move when I step... Really gross - am wearing a splint, but even with that my kindergarteners still manage to step on it atleast 3 times a day!
Love you guys!!
Joy
Keep me in your prayers!
As retarded as this sounds - pray for my toe... Last weekend I surprised my Mom for mother's day weekend and we went to my Aunt's new horse farm. Well, one of the horses stepped on my toe and straightened it out. My toes normally curl, so now that it is straight, it looks normal, but it feels really off and I can feel something move when I step... Really gross - am wearing a splint, but even with that my kindergarteners still manage to step on it atleast 3 times a day!
Love you guys!!
Joy
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Praise Reports
Yeah so 2 weeks left of work and 15 days til I am in Chicago! Wahoo!
So 2 praise reports for ya!
I just found out that Ignite (the middle school group at my church) won't be meeting for small groups during the summer (June/July). They just do fun events and such to give the small group leaders somewhat of a break. So God answered a major prayer request about who would be covering my group while I was gone :o)
And my other praise report is that I did really well on my exams - I have managed to maintain my 4.0 GPA with 91 credits :o)
Yay God!
Love you guys!
Joy
So 2 praise reports for ya!
I just found out that Ignite (the middle school group at my church) won't be meeting for small groups during the summer (June/July). They just do fun events and such to give the small group leaders somewhat of a break. So God answered a major prayer request about who would be covering my group while I was gone :o)
And my other praise report is that I did really well on my exams - I have managed to maintain my 4.0 GPA with 91 credits :o)
Yay God!
Love you guys!
Joy
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Whether we win or lose, we praise Him!
So just something to chew on for you: words of wisdom from someone I greatly admire and have a lot of respect for. And I am feeling like a cow that chews and chews and chews on grass with this, so yeah - I warned you!
So, I have been struggling with an issue lately... Just something I really want, but God keeps saying, "It's not time yet, I want you to wait patiently." And I keep telling God, "I am waiting patiently, but when is it actually gonna happen to ME?" Yeah, so much for really waiting patiently... Anyways, I was talking about this with one of my friends and thought I would share her response... She didn't start off giving me an answer, rather a question that challenged me...
"If you could have this *insert "thing" that you really want here* tomorrow, and God told you that you would receive it tomorrow, how would you feel about today?"
It really made me think... I still haven't been able to find the right words, but something more peaceful and yet I would want to make the most of today and not worry about tomorrow because I knew that the "thing" would happen tomorrow...
So then, to make my brain hurt even more after pondering on that for awhile, she challenged me again. God wants the best for each of us every day, right? Well, maybe tomorrow, it will be the best for you to have your heart's desire (whether it be that promotion, a new job, a boyfriend/girlfriend, etc) but if not, God has given you something that is even better for you that day! Instead of looking at life as I didn't get what I wanted today (which is selfish anyways), we need to look at life as, "Okay God, what was your gift for me today? What was your best for me today?" And then we need to ask ourselves the question, "Did I give YOU my best today?"
Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase: "there is a reason its called the present."
So my gift today was time to spend with my friends, celebrating accomplishments; as well as precious time with my nephews in Land O' Lakes since I won't be able to see them for 3 months! God didn't give me just one gift today, He gave me two - and probably more if I sat down to think about it!
So just a challenge, seize the day! And if God gives you your heart's desire tomorrow, great! And if not, great - God had something better to give you!
"Whether we win or lose, we praise Him!" - Facing the Giants
Peace, love, and JOY!
Joy
P.S. Praise report - I finished school for the semester - did well on my exams! Yay God! There are only 17 days left until I leave! Now I can actually focus on packing and such! I am so very excited!
So, I have been struggling with an issue lately... Just something I really want, but God keeps saying, "It's not time yet, I want you to wait patiently." And I keep telling God, "I am waiting patiently, but when is it actually gonna happen to ME?" Yeah, so much for really waiting patiently... Anyways, I was talking about this with one of my friends and thought I would share her response... She didn't start off giving me an answer, rather a question that challenged me...
"If you could have this *insert "thing" that you really want here* tomorrow, and God told you that you would receive it tomorrow, how would you feel about today?"
It really made me think... I still haven't been able to find the right words, but something more peaceful and yet I would want to make the most of today and not worry about tomorrow because I knew that the "thing" would happen tomorrow...
So then, to make my brain hurt even more after pondering on that for awhile, she challenged me again. God wants the best for each of us every day, right? Well, maybe tomorrow, it will be the best for you to have your heart's desire (whether it be that promotion, a new job, a boyfriend/girlfriend, etc) but if not, God has given you something that is even better for you that day! Instead of looking at life as I didn't get what I wanted today (which is selfish anyways), we need to look at life as, "Okay God, what was your gift for me today? What was your best for me today?" And then we need to ask ourselves the question, "Did I give YOU my best today?"
Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase: "there is a reason its called the present."
So my gift today was time to spend with my friends, celebrating accomplishments; as well as precious time with my nephews in Land O' Lakes since I won't be able to see them for 3 months! God didn't give me just one gift today, He gave me two - and probably more if I sat down to think about it!
So just a challenge, seize the day! And if God gives you your heart's desire tomorrow, great! And if not, great - God had something better to give you!
"Whether we win or lose, we praise Him!" - Facing the Giants
Peace, love, and JOY!
Joy
P.S. Praise report - I finished school for the semester - did well on my exams! Yay God! There are only 17 days left until I leave! Now I can actually focus on packing and such! I am so very excited!
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