Today I am looking forward to Friday, the last day of my work week.
Because, I actually have a job. A paid internship, no less, at nothing but a real law firm. This is EXACTLY what I was looking for. And God provided it!
Meanwhile, I have been diligently researching law schools and have narrowed it down to... a few. We went to a law fair at OSU campus and talked to a few representatives. It's kind of nerve-wracking; every school is telling me I should apply in the next few months. Well, for law school, you need some "Letters of Recommendation" and I haven't decided who is going to write those for me yet. So I need to get on that.
I am beyond excited that it is almost Christmas. I wish it was Christmas all year long. I adore Christmas music especially, and have been listening to it off-and-on for a month now. It's getting colder now, after Hurricane Sandy passed through (we didn't get the hurricane, just the rains) and poured on us for a solid week. The sky was super clear last night, which I love.
This is a really random post. I guess I just needed to say - Goal 2 (after getting a college degree) has been checked off the list: I got a job. Goal 3 will be applying and being accepted in a school.
And, I should probably update this more often. Until then,
Dream Big!
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
It's been a long time..
It's been a very long time since I updated this blog, and now there is so much to say I don't know where to begin.
Let me start with most recently. I just got back from a 10 day mission's trip to Managua, Nicaragua. I'd been planning for this, my first mission's trip, for a long time, and can I just say it was the kind of perspective-changing that everyone associates with mission's trips but I never really thought I would experience. God did amazing stuff down there. What's more, he showed me that even up here he does amazing things. We just aren't as open to them as people who have so little.
It would take ten blog posts to update on the mission's trip. Here are some pictures that speak louder than words:
There is more, much more to say, but I have no words to say it. Rice and beans distributions, ministry through music and fun activities to 3 different villages, clothing distribution, baby items we made up in baby bundles and distributed throughout our time, struggles, protection, new friends, great translators - it's too much to hurry through. I recommend a short-term mission's trip for everyone and maybe you will understand why it's hard to blog about, and harder still to communicate to others just what all it encompassed.
Now onto school: I took the LSAT in June, and got my score in July. I was very pleased with my score of 160, which is the 80 percentile and places me in a good position to get into law school with a scholarship. I have been researching schools and it's kind of overwhelming! Since I chose the June LSAT (which is Law School Admission's Test) I knew I wasn't going to attend the Fall 2012-13 term, but will wait until Fall 2013. Right now, I am actively searching for an internship either with my BA or as a entry to law. Finding a job being so hard, I should've been prepared for the difficulty in securing a good internship, as well. There are a few opportunities starting to open up, and I'm praying the right door would open and God would guide me to it.
My primary occupation right now is best defined as child-care provider. Sadly, I've gotten to the point I never thought I'd reach - I'm tired of babysitting. C'mon, I've been doing it since I was 11 and I've finished a College degree teaching me all kinds of educational things to get me into a 'real' job! Truthfully, babysitting is hard work and I need a break! There is a family with a toddler and a baby who feel like relatives that I babysit for, but watching their kids is not work in any sense of the word. Now all the other babysitting jobs... I could live without.
Right now, I am praying for peace and patience. One of my favorite quotes reminds me of why I do what I do:
Words to live by. (Words, as I edit this entry, that I put on my blog just a few blog posts before this, though it was half a year different to me! Oh, well, it's still relevant ;) And on that note, I end this entry. Hopefully, I will be back soon, with some "tiny pushes" of my attempt to move the world that I can share :)
Let me start with most recently. I just got back from a 10 day mission's trip to Managua, Nicaragua. I'd been planning for this, my first mission's trip, for a long time, and can I just say it was the kind of perspective-changing that everyone associates with mission's trips but I never really thought I would experience. God did amazing stuff down there. What's more, he showed me that even up here he does amazing things. We just aren't as open to them as people who have so little.
It would take ten blog posts to update on the mission's trip. Here are some pictures that speak louder than words:
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| What an amazing Creator we have! |
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| Children who just received what could possibly be their only meal for the day, or even the only substantial meal for the week. |
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| We visited a public hospital, and the 2 pics above are in the NICU. Heartbreaking. My friend took these pics. |
Now onto school: I took the LSAT in June, and got my score in July. I was very pleased with my score of 160, which is the 80 percentile and places me in a good position to get into law school with a scholarship. I have been researching schools and it's kind of overwhelming! Since I chose the June LSAT (which is Law School Admission's Test) I knew I wasn't going to attend the Fall 2012-13 term, but will wait until Fall 2013. Right now, I am actively searching for an internship either with my BA or as a entry to law. Finding a job being so hard, I should've been prepared for the difficulty in securing a good internship, as well. There are a few opportunities starting to open up, and I'm praying the right door would open and God would guide me to it.
My primary occupation right now is best defined as child-care provider. Sadly, I've gotten to the point I never thought I'd reach - I'm tired of babysitting. C'mon, I've been doing it since I was 11 and I've finished a College degree teaching me all kinds of educational things to get me into a 'real' job! Truthfully, babysitting is hard work and I need a break! There is a family with a toddler and a baby who feel like relatives that I babysit for, but watching their kids is not work in any sense of the word. Now all the other babysitting jobs... I could live without.
Right now, I am praying for peace and patience. One of my favorite quotes reminds me of why I do what I do:
"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker" Helen Keller.
Words to live by. (Words, as I edit this entry, that I put on my blog just a few blog posts before this, though it was half a year different to me! Oh, well, it's still relevant ;) And on that note, I end this entry. Hopefully, I will be back soon, with some "tiny pushes" of my attempt to move the world that I can share :)
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Diploma!
Commencement is officially September twenty-something, so there isn't one in April, like I had originally believed :(
On another note, I have been busy with a CollegePlus retreat this weekend. I drove 2 hours away, the longest I've ever driven by myself. There was a Celtic Ball Saturday. We learned the dances in the morning, then had a lot of fun dancing the evening away. I learned about ten dances, and I resolved to come home and teach them all to my siblings. I taught them two. That is all I could remember, and all I could convince one reluctant brother to do. Most of the dances require 4 people so I had to have him doing it!
Next year I am going back to that dance and bringing friends and siblings, for sure. I will also prepare better... I didn't really have any ideas for my hair and it ended up in a ponytail amid towers of fancy hairstyles. *slightly embarrassing* Better luck next time.
-Dreamer
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Life Thoughts
I've been having some prolife thoughts today.
First, let me say my long-awaited letter has come! It reads as this: "This is to certify that (I have) completed all of the degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree with an area of study in Communications. That's it: I'm a graduate! Whoo-hoo!!! Official graduation is March 2nd and the commencement is in April. Big things are coming...
Now for the quotes: "I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion is already born." Ronald Reag
"Let me do all the good I can, to all the people I can, as often as I can, for I shall not pass this way again" - John Wesley. In this area, I strive to do the best I can for those who find themselves in unwanted pregnancies.
"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker" Helen Keller. Amen! This is the cry of my heart at this point in my life.
"Whenever I hear people arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally." Abraham Lincoln. Haha! Or abortion. We who ignore it are just the same as those arguing FOR it. What if we were the ones aborted? Our arguments would be a lot different!
I recognize many are apathetic to abortion and this is a great grievance to me. We either are FOR it or AGAINST it. And no matter who the baby belongs to, we must treat as a life of utmost importance, a life that needs saved even if it means the baby will live in poverty. That child will at least get the chance to breath the spring air, see the sunshine, laugh, cry, dream, and play. The living child has multitudes more than the aborted child does. The born child has life. The aborted baby has death. Can we not lay aside our differences and unite on this battle ground to save the lives of the innocent?
First, let me say my long-awaited letter has come! It reads as this: "This is to certify that (I have) completed all of the degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree with an area of study in Communications. That's it: I'm a graduate! Whoo-hoo!!! Official graduation is March 2nd and the commencement is in April. Big things are coming...
Now for the quotes: "I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion is already born." Ronald Reag
"Let me do all the good I can, to all the people I can, as often as I can, for I shall not pass this way again" - John Wesley. In this area, I strive to do the best I can for those who find themselves in unwanted pregnancies.
"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker" Helen Keller. Amen! This is the cry of my heart at this point in my life.
"Whenever I hear people arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally." Abraham Lincoln. Haha! Or abortion. We who ignore it are just the same as those arguing FOR it. What if we were the ones aborted? Our arguments would be a lot different!
I recognize many are apathetic to abortion and this is a great grievance to me. We either are FOR it or AGAINST it. And no matter who the baby belongs to, we must treat as a life of utmost importance, a life that needs saved even if it means the baby will live in poverty. That child will at least get the chance to breath the spring air, see the sunshine, laugh, cry, dream, and play. The living child has multitudes more than the aborted child does. The born child has life. The aborted baby has death. Can we not lay aside our differences and unite on this battle ground to save the lives of the innocent?
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
New Year, New Dreams
Happy 2012!
Everyone has heard of the infamous New Years' Resolutions that usually include exercising, eating right, and learning a new thing. I am one of those people who do things like that.
My 2012 New Years Resolutions (some of them)
#1 Participate in a 5K. (I am not really a runner, but I want to be. Even though I hate it.)
#2 Eat healthier (of course) But more importantly, less sugar and more organic foods.
#3 Make a new friend
#4 Go on a missions trip - one to Nicaragua sounds like it may happen
#5 Read my Bible and pray regularly (One of those good ones that I should be doing anyway!)
#6 Write a book. Or a rough draft of a book. Or a piece of a book. One long in the making...
#7 Get a job
#8 Learn Spanish
There are many more, but it gets overwhelming. There is SO much I want to do, especially since I'm done with college!
As for that, so far I've only heard that my Request for Graduation was received. I am now eagerly awaiting approval for graduation... which is supposed to be March 2nd.
On another note, with the amount of time on my hands, I have started an extensive reading list. Mostly instigated by the example of these brothers and their inspirational book and movement "Do Hard Things".
I now have copied their reading list and have 53 books waiting for me.
The first two I have just received from our library: "Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin, and "What Jesus Demands from the World" by John Piper. The latter one I just started. It is very deep, and honestly I've never read a book like this before. The YA doesn't really cover those, sadly. But I am going to try to grow my mind, as the Harris brothers did, and become a teen with a greater grasp of our world!
Looking ahead to the New Year :)
Everyone has heard of the infamous New Years' Resolutions that usually include exercising, eating right, and learning a new thing. I am one of those people who do things like that.
My 2012 New Years Resolutions (some of them)
#1 Participate in a 5K. (I am not really a runner, but I want to be. Even though I hate it.)
#2 Eat healthier (of course) But more importantly, less sugar and more organic foods.
#3 Make a new friend
#4 Go on a missions trip - one to Nicaragua sounds like it may happen
#5 Read my Bible and pray regularly (One of those good ones that I should be doing anyway!)
#6 Write a book. Or a rough draft of a book. Or a piece of a book. One long in the making...
#7 Get a job
#8 Learn Spanish
There are many more, but it gets overwhelming. There is SO much I want to do, especially since I'm done with college!
As for that, so far I've only heard that my Request for Graduation was received. I am now eagerly awaiting approval for graduation... which is supposed to be March 2nd.
On another note, with the amount of time on my hands, I have started an extensive reading list. Mostly instigated by the example of these brothers and their inspirational book and movement "Do Hard Things".
I now have copied their reading list and have 53 books waiting for me.
The first two I have just received from our library: "Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin, and "What Jesus Demands from the World" by John Piper. The latter one I just started. It is very deep, and honestly I've never read a book like this before. The YA doesn't really cover those, sadly. But I am going to try to grow my mind, as the Harris brothers did, and become a teen with a greater grasp of our world!
Looking ahead to the New Year :)
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