I just can't shake this idea, this possibility. And now, there may be an opportunity to partake in a smidgen of this really awesome program. I heard about it my first semester here when the booth was displayed at a Preview Day for our school. I just passed it by that day, who was i kidding! An adventure like that was out of the question. The semesters passed, they returned with their booth each semester. always catching my attention. I always silenced the idea before it had the chance to enter my mind.
Why did I do that?
Then, one day, i got a message from a friend who went to school with the guy who stood behind that booth every semester. He said for me to go talk to him, to say hello from another country to his old school buddy. BAM! It was in my face again. Couldn't ignore it anymore.
Kayaking down a river with another friend, talking about our passion for the outdoors and pondering about the future, the subject came up once again. no escape.(and i dont want an escape now, i dont want to ignore it anymore) BUT im here. im at school. im becoming a teacher. where would this fit in? Maybe that is not for me to know now, I need help. AM I CRAZY?
Please join me in praying for wisdom. I don't want to just do this program for the awesome activities available, I want to meet with the Lord where my heart always resides...in the outdoors.
I feel the PULL as i hear the rain beating down outside, as i walk down the road with the country side surrounding me, rich in color and texture; as i drift down a river encompased by peace and true beauty, in the sight of the sky that stretches above me full of glistening dots and magical patterns.
Why is this passion ignited with in me when im called to be a teacher? How will these two meet? both so deep, so natural in instinct. What does it mean?
I just, i need prayer for wisdom. I don't want to make a selfish judgement call. but i really would like to take part in this. It would be great to experience it for a semester, but thats not feesable right now. A week, however, just might be ok.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Its MARCH!!!
Wow! Time has FLOWN by!
slightly too quickly...
I have alot to update on, but most recently, i will update you on my yesterday!
I have been itching to hike or kayak or really just get outside and enjoy the outdoors! its how I'm rejuvenated by the Lord to continue to trek along. seeing as the good trails are about an hour or more away, i had to get creative!
Something I have wanted to do since coming to school here is walk out to the state line and back. its a little less than 8 miles total (there and back) and yesterday was GORGEOUS!!! so, i convinced a friend to join me and we set out on our adventure. Such a beautiful area to walk in, we were on a main road, but its out in the country so you could still feel like you were in nature with wide expanses of land on either side stretching out as far as our eyes could see!
In total, we were gone for 2 hours. we had stopped a couple seconds here and there to take pics, but for the most part, we had set a rather nice pace, definitely not a leisurely stride. It was gorgeous, I'm so glad i had the opportunity to do it.
Then, when the night came, a group of friends and i gathered to celebrate with another friend of ours who recently passed the test and got his American Citizenship. after having some treats (Apple Pie, and All-American classic) we decided to go to the soccer field and play a quick game of soccer...in the dark (well, there was one or two flood lights on near the field)
Twas an interesting time running around trying to steal the ball from guys who are alot quicker then I am, also, it was dark...if the ball was not white, we would have been in trouble. I was brilliant and had my hand out and in a fist at some point and the ball when full force into my hand...OUCH! its not broken, but it is sore when i try to move it too much, though i am typing just the same as before, its just bruised. And then, two of my friends, Liz and Ben, collided and Liz busted her ankle. Ben later collided (he was playing barefoot...) with our friend Philip and messed up his (Ben's) foot.
so, with three injuries and some extreme encouragement from the sidelines, we decided to play Apples to Apples Bible Edition: (um, this game is interesting...it can get pretty...heretical. we didnt play it for long.
I closed out my friday evening with a movie, Dispicable Me, which i watched with my friend, Jessica. cute little movie.
not too soon after the movie i was out cold on my couch (11:30pm, thats early for me).
Today, i feel great and im really lookin forward to hiking Old Rag when i come home at the end of the month!
slightly too quickly...
I have alot to update on, but most recently, i will update you on my yesterday!
I have been itching to hike or kayak or really just get outside and enjoy the outdoors! its how I'm rejuvenated by the Lord to continue to trek along. seeing as the good trails are about an hour or more away, i had to get creative!
Something I have wanted to do since coming to school here is walk out to the state line and back. its a little less than 8 miles total (there and back) and yesterday was GORGEOUS!!! so, i convinced a friend to join me and we set out on our adventure. Such a beautiful area to walk in, we were on a main road, but its out in the country so you could still feel like you were in nature with wide expanses of land on either side stretching out as far as our eyes could see!
In total, we were gone for 2 hours. we had stopped a couple seconds here and there to take pics, but for the most part, we had set a rather nice pace, definitely not a leisurely stride. It was gorgeous, I'm so glad i had the opportunity to do it.
Then, when the night came, a group of friends and i gathered to celebrate with another friend of ours who recently passed the test and got his American Citizenship. after having some treats (Apple Pie, and All-American classic) we decided to go to the soccer field and play a quick game of soccer...in the dark (well, there was one or two flood lights on near the field)
Twas an interesting time running around trying to steal the ball from guys who are alot quicker then I am, also, it was dark...if the ball was not white, we would have been in trouble. I was brilliant and had my hand out and in a fist at some point and the ball when full force into my hand...OUCH! its not broken, but it is sore when i try to move it too much, though i am typing just the same as before, its just bruised. And then, two of my friends, Liz and Ben, collided and Liz busted her ankle. Ben later collided (he was playing barefoot...) with our friend Philip and messed up his (Ben's) foot.
so, with three injuries and some extreme encouragement from the sidelines, we decided to play Apples to Apples Bible Edition: (um, this game is interesting...it can get pretty...heretical. we didnt play it for long.
I closed out my friday evening with a movie, Dispicable Me, which i watched with my friend, Jessica. cute little movie.
not too soon after the movie i was out cold on my couch (11:30pm, thats early for me).
Today, i feel great and im really lookin forward to hiking Old Rag when i come home at the end of the month!
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