Wait.

"Let all that I am wait quietly before God,
for my hope is in him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress where I will not be shaken.
 My victory and honor come from God alone.
He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.

 O my people, trust in him at all times.
Pour out your heart to him,
for God is our refuge."

 

(Psalm 62:5-8)

 

God has allowed me to wait quietly before Him in this process of calling me to Houston this year. 

 

After living the majority of my life in Massachusetts, going to school at the University of Virginia, doing Urban Project in Los Angeles,CA twice, this past summer enjoying the Colorado Project in Fort Collins, CO, and finally ending up in Houston Texas, I have had the privilege to experience different parts of the United States.  Along, the way I have been blessed with amazing family and friends who love me and care for me.  Thank you!!!

 

 

I wonder?

• I wonder when I will rest in God's presence daily?
• I wonder how I will have the strength to serve and love my community well?
• I wonder what the message of my life would be?

"Farther along we'll know all about it
 Farther along we'll understand why
 So, cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine
 We'll understand this, all by and by"

So when I am overwhelmed with all the wonder questions in my life,

I wonder how God, the Creator of the universe,
can love me as His beloved daughter?

allow God's love to wonder into your heart today

Serving at St. John's Downtown Church

I will be serving at St. John's Downtown church in Houston! My program

begins this Friday August 31st.  Enjoy the above video of Pastor

Juanita's amazing story.

check out the webiste for more info

http://www.stjohnsdowntown.org/

Home sweet Home!

Updated address 2611 Tierwester Street! (not Dennis)

Houston here I am!

I will be spending the next week with one of my best friends (freshmen year roommate at UVA!) and then will begin my program next friday on August 31,2012!

It was 4 years ago on July 10, 2008 at Galveston Island Beach, TX that she shared the Gospel with me and I accepted Christ into my heart!

^" Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them."

John 14: 23

 

with Christ in your heart. many houses...always at home

 

Reflections of my road trip (final week!)

This past week I stopped to visit one of my friends and former strength coaches in Atlanta.  I was able to see her gym and get a good workout in.  We ate dinner, watched a movie, and met some other Mission Year staff members from the headquearters in Atlanta.  The movie we watched was "Mr. Hollands Opus."  (watch it below!). I found it very inspiring and reflected on the movie quote,
"We are the music of your life."
As I am on my journey to another part of the country I am reminded of those who I have said "cya later" to without knowing the next time I am going to see them. 
Who is the music of my life? Who have I impacted? What example am I leaving people with?

 The next day I headed to Tuscaloosa Alabama to see one of my AIA staff friends who I met at the Impact conference this past winter.  We attended her church Bible study, went to breakfast at a local place, and drove around town.  I am so thankful to be able to reconnect with the Athletes in Action family! Tonight I am visiting Baton Rouge, Louisiana to see another AIA staff friend who I met this past summer at Colorado Project.  My journey on the road is coming to an end and I will be arriving in Houston tomorrow!

 

Reflections of the road trip (week 2)

So after spending the weekend in Shippensburg,PA I continued my trip to Baltimore, MD to see one of my best friends/fellow AIA staff member, we enjoyed celebrating the news of her engagement this past weekend! (Congrats Alli and Cole!).  I also had the opportunity to reconnect with 2 of my favorite rowers from UVA and enjoyed a nice home-cooked meal. 

My journey continued to Cville (Charlottesville,VA) home of the University of Virginia.  I was able to connect with former classmates, athletes, friends, roommates, and coaches.  I began the week by spending some time in a local Barnes and Noble/starbucks and decided to take the "strengthfinders" test by Tom Rath.  As it turns out the results didn't surprise me, haha.  My top five strengths included Positivity, Belief, Developer, Includer, and Activator.  Basically, this means that I am enthusiastic and get others excited about what I'm doing, work through a defined purpose in life, recognize and cultivate the potential in others, make an effort to include everyone, and last but not least love to turn thoughts into action (but most of the time this leads me to be impatient about the process of things haha).  The next day I enjoyed 2 great meals at Bodo's bagels and Baja Bean then headed for the Virginia blood services location to donate blood.  I enjoyed talking with the ladies there and it came to my attention how 1 nice person or 1 smile can brighten your day.  I left the center with 3 free tshirts and wonderful snacks (for anyone who is elgible to donate blood I would highly recommend it...even if your scared of needles it is worth it!).  That night I headed to meet up with the community group from Portico church which I

have attended throughout colllege. 

 Our group includes people from different walks of life including young children and parents!  We made s'mores and shared the adventures of our summers.  The next day I enjoyed a breakfast with a student, lunch with my former media relations coordinator for softball, and I was off to the dentist for one more teeth cleaning. I ended up getting an encouraging "God speed" and a couple of balloons (I know I'm not a little kid anymore but who doesn't like balloons and stickers!). 

Then I headed to hang out with one of my former roommates.  We went for a walk around grounds, dinner, and ended the night with neon bowling!  The last day in Cville I worked out, stopped in to see some of my coaches, and then went out to dinner with some sweet friends at a local pizza place (Brixx).

 This past weekend I spent some time in Appomattox,VA with one of my dearest friends from UVA!  We enjoyed having dinner with her family, going to church, and having a nice mexican dinner/movie night. We also visited her younger sister at Longowood University at her first weekend in college! (good luck with school Courtney!) It was nice catching up with everyone this past week and now I am on my way to Atlanta, then Alabama, then Louisiana, and I will finally be arriving in Houston on Friday!  The adventure continues!