Despite being somewhat indignant about the chill in the air, I find that if one thinks about it as "crisp" and "motivating" it does not seem so bad. Besides, my 23rd birthday is fast approaching (well, still over a month away, but still...). I am a Halloween baby, born at 6:59pm when all the kiddos were getting over the trick or treating thing, and wanting to move on to the sorting, hoarding, trading, and chowing down portion of the night.
I have to be honest, after graduation in May, I was not particularly looking forward to spending more than four months in the same spot. It gets to me from time to time, especially when some of my friends have moved on; cycling across the country (Shaina), starting big girl jobs (Britt), interning in our beloved DC (Samita), etc. I got over myself though, and have been enjoying the routine I have. I'm working at a coffee shop in the always lovely Saratoga with some buena gente, and using my free time to hike (did 4 high peaks last week! 8 down, 38 to go!), read (just finished "Socialist Dreams and Beauty Queens" last night, Venezuela has moved up on my must visit list), spend time with my fam and friends, and just enjoy the moment that God has me in here and now. I am finding more and more that in the quiet, everyday moments He is ever faithful. It is in THOSE moments that I feel His peace, particularly about the future.
[[[ Matthew 30-33 (The Message) “If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.
34 “Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes. ]]]
And what are my plans? They are malleable works-in-progress, but they tentatively go like this:
1. Go teach English in Ecuador with Verbo Ministries. Departure-- November-December? Saving some plata primero... 2. Peace Corps: nominated for Education, departure tentatively February 2013. Country, unknown. Still waiting for the invitation which is on hold due to paperwork. Decision made about whether to accept or not? Nope... weighing the pros+cons, but not worrying. 3. In a few years, back to DC.
That's my life at the moment. Falling into the Adirondack fall all over again. :)
Josh, Emily, and I hiking last week. Que buen trip!
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