I love my life.

Sorry its been a little bit since my last blog post ... I have had a whirlwind couple of weeks! Here is a quick update:

- Turns out I have Type 1 diabetes. Lame. But God has been so good to bring people into my life that care about me and are helping me to adjust my lifestyle and all that jazz. Just keep me in your prayers as I learn about how to take care of myself.
- We have 70 students signed up for Compassion in Action! We are taking all those kids out into the neighborhood on Oct. 3rd to collect food for the Lawrenceville Co-op ... which is awesome! That is phenomenal turn out for a new event, so pray that God continues to place his favor on us as we nail down the details and the vision for all of that.
- Two weeks ago I went to Destin, FL with all the other interns and two 12Stone pastors for a weekend of learning about ministry and getting to know one another ... it was awesome! The Lord spoke a powerful word to me about His kindness and the truth that all my actions should be a response to that kindness.
- I went this past weekend to Blueridge, GA for the high school volunteer retreat and loved every minute of it! The high school ministry here has been blessed with amazing volunteers that love the Lord and love students in a powerful way! I got to: spend time getting to know them, eat a lot of phenomenal food, and lay in a hammock by a lake. I was reminded again of the importance of grounding myself in Jesus Christ alone (and not in theology or ministry or my own abilities) and I am excited to see what it will look like for Him to bring me into a fresh season of intimacy!
- I am working on forming a Compassion Leadership team, and I am pretty pumped about it. With the help of two phenomenal volunteers, I am going to create a curriculum based on principle and experience to raise up servant leaders!
- I just started my job at Barnes and Noble (praise the Lord), and I am really excited about getting to be around books and non-12Stone people (I love 12stone, but I want to know some people who don't go here).
- I live with three extremely wonderful girls. You probably already knew that, but I love it!
- I am learning what platform leadership looks like ... aka, preaching. I am teaching at our high school Bible study and preaching for the other interns as well. This is a little intimidating, but I am so excited to be challenged in ministry!
- I am being poured into from all sides ... everyone I am around is sharing wonderful truth with me!
- I joined a small group with a couple of other girls in their twenties ... and it was so great! There was a depth of discussion that wasn't forced ... the Holy Spirit just opened us up to being vulnerable with each other from the beginning. I am really excited to walk with and learn from these beautiful ladies!
- My life is the bomb. Learn from that.