It's already JULY!!

June and July have flown past like a tornado. It's already July 11th, where has time gone? :) After resume handouts, cover letter creating and continually wishing the phone ringing to be for me....

I officially have a relief position doing assisted living and one more interview to go and 2 interviews done. This is craziness! All three full time positions look to have potential. My two interviews went positively well and now we will just wait for call backs.

Besides being busy with all this job business, I also have been able to spend time with friends. A couple of weekends ago I went camping with friends from college and I just got back from a roadtrip to Montana. We drove many hours, too many actually. :) We ended up getting lost twice, but thankfully we found our way both times! We attended a beautiful wedding while we where there (Congratulations Kyle and Jesse!!) and made a ton of memories. It was so great being with my girls again. My awesome posse :

I'm so thankful I have had the time to spend with friends and that when we get together it's like we've never left each other. we just pick up where we left off. and this is beautiful.

god is working.

The past couple weeks have been filled with uncertainty, doubt and slight fear. However amongst all that, God has been faithful and present. Currently I am still searching for a job, but no worries!! God has definitely has been working during this time of unemployment.

I have spent alot of time leveling my head on life and oodles of things to do with life. I also had the opportunity to visit my cousin and boyfriend in Saskatchewan!! This was an super fun and encouraging weekend! I'm so thankful God blessed me with the time and energy to drive that long, terribly boring drive :)and spend the weekend with them. It was a rewarding weekend.

One of the recent things God has been teaching me is the power of his word. He can truly speak and work through it :: and at just the right times and exactly the right verses too. I hope to never grow older and start to think that there aren't things I can learn or even relearn from his word. You can always glean something new from a passage you've read numerous times.

Just last night I was encouraged and reaffirmed. I had the most randomest chat with a gentleman who not knowing my situation strongly encouraged me to go ahead with whatever I was 'avoiding'. To trust God, be bold and courageous and do it!

Recently, as in the last 2 weeks I have put a dream of mine on the back burner. Been avoiding it. This dream being Africa. yes you read that correctly. Africa. Africa has been on my heart for a long, long time. It is something I believe that God is calling me to do. I know that if it is supposed to be, he will make a way. So I've had my doubts, but while pondering this life of mine the other day I discovered that just because my life plan to get to aFrica isn't working out, doesn't mean I'm not meant to go. Perhaps God just has a different way of getting me there. which doesn't include my perfect little plan of working for 8 months and going for 5 months. This chat gave me reassurance that this is definitely what I need to be pursuing at this time.

So.. I have decided to go ahead and although presently have no job, have a kind of faith in my God that he is going to get me there. I have the application and am going to fill it out. God is powerful and working. trust him.

A couple verses that have inspired me recently that I want to share ::

John 14:27 : Peace I leave with you; my peace
I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be
troubled and do not be afraid.

2Thessalonians 3:16 : Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all
times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.

2Timothy 2:22 : Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith,
love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Mark9:23 : Anything is possible if a person
believes.

i've been busy!

It's been terribly long since I've updated, my only
excuse is...LIFE!! I've graduated
with my :

Certificate

in Intercultural and Leadership Studies

and am now on the job hunt. Tons and tons and tons
of resumes out and a couple call backs. Finally after of being at home, I had
two interviews this week!! Now I am just looking for some direction from God to
make a decisions and although the future (or the next couple months) is
uncertain I'm not particularly worried; I'm pro at uncertainty. God has got
everything under
control : thank goodness I just have to carry out the plan, not make it! :)

Being back at home has had it's ups and downs, but
rightly so. It's an adjustment because of the different environment :: ((one
boy down the hallway{the brother}is much different from one girl across the
room and 9 down girls the hall.)) I have had a lot of time to catch up on rest,
go on coffee dates, have phone dates, attend church and think. And think. And
think just a little
bit more. And what I've concluded with all this thinking is
that :

~God has a plan for every single season of
your life

~We cannot just sit around and wait for something to happen in our
lives. We need to make decisions and jump! Then God can move.

~Family and friends (community in general) are invaluable
to life.
vital to have and keep.

So for now we will just keep on praying that God
continues to lead.

:: For this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe
(trust and be confident) that it is granted to you, and you will [receive it]
-Jesus (mark 11:24-amp)