Unashamedly Christian

Where did the last few months go?! I’m trying to figure that out! Talk about busy, I thought I understood what being busy was like, but this last few months would have to go down as the most jam packed of my life – maybe a little too jam packed. At the same time they have been great fun! From having my mother over from Australia for three months, to the projects I’ve been working on for Weimar, WYC and Army of Youth, work has been heaps of fun (more on that in a little while). And then college has been fun too – though it’s been challenging to keep up with my study load because of everything else that’s going on at the moment! Challenging classes, fun teachers, and fellow students that have made this quarter heaps of fun in the classroom (English class has been so much fun – we’ve gotten off onto all sorts of discussions, and almost solved the worlds problems…or is it that we’ve caused more ) Anyway, I’m going to go over some of the highlights of the last few months…

With my mother in Yosemite National Park

The biggest blessing was having my mother over from Australia for three months! She’s one of my best (if not the best at the moment) friends – we are really close which is great, but it’s made it harder being in two different countries. So it was such a blessing to have her come over here to Weimar and volunteer for almost three months. She worked with Paula, Heather and myself in educational marketing here at Weimar which was great – her desk was right beside mine! She stayed in the girls dorm and by the time she left most of the girls had adopted her – in fact, I’d often feel a little left out because of all the time she’d spend with the girls lol, but that’s OK as I was busy often too. We had some great experiences together, from a weekend backpacking trip up into the Sierra Nevada mountains (with it snowing on us – great fun!), to a trip to Yosemite National Park with the whole college, to always having someone to talk to about the day at meal time. I am so thankful for God bringing here over here as it was such a blessing to me and others!

Then out of the blue a week or so before my mother was scheduled to fly home my dad decided to come over and see the two of us together – which was a total surprise, and a shock in many ways. So my dad few in at midnight on Sunday and flew out again on Friday morning at 6am – that’s what I call a rushed visit! All up it was positive, and prayers are being answered…my parents have been going through some difficult times in their marriage, but by God’s power things seem to be getting a little better. I’m only able to keep on praying and hoping for the best.

WYC08 poster

Work has been very busy. There are a few things going on that I can’t go into detail about yet, but I’m really, really excited about!! Really! I believe that Weimar College’s best days are yet ahead, and it’s exciting being a part of it! There’s also been work for Western Youth Conference (WYC) and a new project that GYC are starting called Army of Youth.

Army of Youth ad for GYC07 booklet

College has been good this quarter, I took 17 credits (took 12 last quarter) and all the classes have been good – I’ve taken Christian Spirituality, Christian Beliefs, Christian Marriage and Family, College English, Outreach, and Personal Physical Fitness this quarter. Challenging in many areas (one of my midterm tests I spent two days memorizing for!), it’s fun pushing my mind and seeing it grow. And now I’m in the middle of finials and am looking forward to the end of it and getting some sleep! This last week I’ve been lucky if I’ve gotten more than 4 hours sleep a night on average…there’s just so much going on! When I reflect on what life was like back home it’s quite a contrast – and in many ways I’m too busy, I’m noticing my health running down a little which I’m not happy about, but anyway, with some rest, nutrition and exercise I’ll bounce back.