I Walk the Line Between Obsessed and Passionate

In a mere 18 days I will be graduating from college. Wow... let that just sink in...18 days and I am finished with the academic portion of my life. That still seems absolutely crazy to me. I have been given lots of time to reflect on this past year with various homework assignments and while writing a section for my spiritual autobiography a thought hit me...I have embraced my true obsessive and passionate self. I have always had a passionate side to me. For instance Disney was probably my first obsession. I mean at the age of 2 I already had a Snow White collection! From Disney my passion moved onto Harry Potter. I have read the whole series 4 times and have three pieces of Hermione jewelry and her wand. And don't even get me started on Pirates of the Caribbean. However, for the majority of my high school and college life this obsessive part of myself was put on hold. But now... it's back! I couldn't be more thrilled! But it isn't just the obsessive part of my...

In just a few weeks time the year 2012 will pass. Honestly I can't wait to usher in the year 2013. This past year brought things my way I was never expecting to face. A metaphor I used at camp this summer was that God ripped the tablecloth off my table. However, the dishes didn't stay standing. They shattered all around me. I watched them fall and struggled to pick up the pieces. With every piece I picked up I cut myself and the wound re-opened.  I wish I could say that I have successfully rebuilt the table and that it was better than ever. However, I am not there yet. Figuring out God's purpose is a process. A long slow painful at times and joyful at others process. In an earlier post I talked about how I lack patience. Well, that hasn't changed either. I find myself crying out to God still asking what the purpose was of the break up... But then the answer that keeps coming back to me is just wait until you see what I have in store for you. Wow. The...

I have officially been at Okoboji Lutheran Bible Camp for a day over a week now! And man has God been working within me! I was coming into camp this year as the newbie in a leadership position. I had never worked at the camp (True I have attended since I was 6 but never worked) yet I was asked to take a leadership role. However, God knew what he was doing. I got to spend a week at Riverside Lutheran Bible Camp with the leaders from Ingham Okoboji and Riverside.  It was amazing to spend time with about 20 people worshipping and learning about what God has to say about Christian Leaders. We also had a lot of time to just pray with each other. One of the nights I had shared about the troubles I had been dealing with (for more on this check my previous 2 or 3 posts) and I had a Riverside leader and a fellow Day Camp Leader praying over me and it was so powerful. They barely knew me but the love I felt was amazing! Fast Forward to Staff Training! On Saturday our senior c...

At a young age little kids are taught the value of patience. I see it all the time when I am waiting in line at various Disney rides. Parents telling their kids they have to wait in line and when it is their turn they will experience the ride. Whenever my family is in line we find various ways to entertain ourselves. We play scrabble on one of our phones, or we start taking random funny pictures: Here's the thing. Patience doesn't just apply to waiting in line for Dumbo. Patience is something God is always trying to teach us. I have always considered myself an impatient person. I always hated waiting to open gifts or waiting to hear important news. If you tell me you have something to tell me I want to know right now. However, recently my patience has been put to the ultimate test. I always thought I knew what was coming up in my life. Getting engaged to my ex after 6 years of dating and a marriage the October after we graduated. That had been the...