.
…about
her spiritual life
“So I've been incredibly busy lately, but I really am the happiest
I've been in a really long time. Things just seem to be working out...in
a lot of different ways. The more the semester progressed, the more I
started getting concerned with the whole fact that I didn't have any idea
what I wanted to do with the rest of my life and every time someone asked
me what my major was it was worse.
Then a couple weeks ago I started seeing what my spiritual challenge for
the moment was...I need to find more time to be still with God. Time to
just stop and listen. I have problems with that. I try really hard to
make time for reading and such...but it's just sitting still and talking
and then stopping to listen that I struggle with. I feel unproductive.
Anyway...that's definitely what I'm supposed to be working on right now.
It was amazing how clear that became to me...it was the topic of conversation
between me and Andrew for almost a week straight and he really challenged
me to start stopping more. Then it was what we talked about in my small
group this week, as well as tonight at church, just in case it wasn't
clear enough the first few times.”
…about
career choices
So through some listening and then some talking and some more listening...and
then consulting with somewhat responsible individuals I think I've come
to my conclusion. I want to be some sort of counselor. I don't have all
the details worked out, yet...but I know they'll come in the right time.
I don't want to do the school counselor thing, really. More families...and
possibly kids. I'm not exactly sure where this is going to take place...but
the thing I've really been considering lately is that the only place I
can see myself working is in a Church setting. I don't know for sure...like
I said, it'll all come in time. That's just the cloudy idea I have going
at this point. There are a lot of different circumstances that have lined
up to make me feel that way. I see myself fitting in that type of work
really well.
The money is a little different than it would be if I followed my dad's
whole med school thing. I just don't think that's for me. It's just not
a huge concern for me. The theory I go with is that if you do what you
like the money will come in time...I don't worry about that generally
as far as the future is concerned. So I did discuss all this with my dad
and he was amazingly okay with it. He has become really supportive and
incredibly trusting in my judgment lately. He really couldn't be a better
dad. I'm really, really thankful for him...every day.
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