What shall I say? Should I apologize for not having written in the last year? Probably, but mostly because I was not writing what I should have been writing.
Earlier this year I was reading a blog by Annie Downs (if you don't know her or her message please, please, please go here http://www.anniefdowns.com and look her up!) the point of her blog post was that it shouldn't just be the wonderful stay at home moms writing blogs about their lives and stories, but that single women should be talking about their lives and how they deal with the day-to-day and their God stories.
As a single woman in my 30's (I am 31) I never imagined as a child or teen that I wouldn't be married by now; I never dreamed that I wouldn't have even gone out on a date yet...yes I did just admit that. My cousins used to tease me as a child that I would be married and have 4 kids before 30-because that is honestly who I wanted to be...minus the handle-bar mustashe on my husband. Instead I am the working woman with no kids and they are all married with various amounts of children. My story is very different than my past expectations.
But I want to share my story, because I think in some ways there may be another woman out there who may be encouraged by it or at least identify with it. I also think that journaling this way makes it easier for me to listen to God and what he may be wanting to show me, if I am open with a digital audience it may help me with consistency...I am awful at consistency. I want to open the Bible, but my pillows are so comfortable in the morning...I want to read my Bible at night, but oh look I haven't seen that book in a while and oh look there is that TV show on now. So really I am thinking about my flesh and its desires instead of looking to the one who can uplift and strengthen my heart and spirit.
I am taking a chance and being brave.
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06 August 2014
09 May 2013
Busy
Life since my grandmother died has been insane.
I have been to WV twice in 2 months, my sister was here for almost 3 weeks, and graduation and vacation are around the corner. This year has been rather busy and I need to start eating vegan again. My allergies have been a mess and I attribute it to the meat and dairy. Though I do have a plan for stopping my WaWa runs in the morning. I bought a blender ball shaker and think that if I do one of the plant/vegan shakes in the morning it will help up my veggie intake and it will help with my allergies. I only really hope that it will work. If not on to plan B!
Next week is finals week and it amazes me that it is already here. On top of that I had to fire a student today, and I have had 2 leave. I dearly hate conflict of any kind. INFJ's just are not programed for it. However as a department head in the library it is part of my job description.
Now the subject of a second degree has begun again. I miss my time in the classroom, but am not sure what degree to work towards. Counseling would be okay, but I am not sure I can do it...I still don't know how effective it will be as I am not married yet. Teacher education would be good in some ways as lesson planning and developing objectives which would help with teaching information literacy. Business would also be good as I am frequently put into positions of leadership and have had no management classes and definitely no classes regarding finance. And there are those air dreams people have to which I am no stranger. I frequently dream of owning my own business. Not simply so that I can be independent, but rather as I want to share some of my favorite things with others. Owning a shop that sold fair trade products as well as coffee and tea is one of them. Another is owning a restaurant of some sort that was uber-healthy but also uber-yummy. I love making vegan desserts that people cannot recognize as vegan. The Vegan Cookie Connoisseur and the Happy Herbivore are two of my favorites.
Ahh well, those are air dreams. I also dream of my own home, something cozy but big enough for company. I dream of children...but not when I have a migraine.
In other news I have a new second job helping with a Day Spa. I have been working on creating a blog for them and boy has it been a lot of work. My grasp of html and css is rather sad. But I am learning and instead of memorizing everything I have learned what I need to survive.
I have been to WV twice in 2 months, my sister was here for almost 3 weeks, and graduation and vacation are around the corner. This year has been rather busy and I need to start eating vegan again. My allergies have been a mess and I attribute it to the meat and dairy. Though I do have a plan for stopping my WaWa runs in the morning. I bought a blender ball shaker and think that if I do one of the plant/vegan shakes in the morning it will help up my veggie intake and it will help with my allergies. I only really hope that it will work. If not on to plan B!
Next week is finals week and it amazes me that it is already here. On top of that I had to fire a student today, and I have had 2 leave. I dearly hate conflict of any kind. INFJ's just are not programed for it. However as a department head in the library it is part of my job description.
Now the subject of a second degree has begun again. I miss my time in the classroom, but am not sure what degree to work towards. Counseling would be okay, but I am not sure I can do it...I still don't know how effective it will be as I am not married yet. Teacher education would be good in some ways as lesson planning and developing objectives which would help with teaching information literacy. Business would also be good as I am frequently put into positions of leadership and have had no management classes and definitely no classes regarding finance. And there are those air dreams people have to which I am no stranger. I frequently dream of owning my own business. Not simply so that I can be independent, but rather as I want to share some of my favorite things with others. Owning a shop that sold fair trade products as well as coffee and tea is one of them. Another is owning a restaurant of some sort that was uber-healthy but also uber-yummy. I love making vegan desserts that people cannot recognize as vegan. The Vegan Cookie Connoisseur and the Happy Herbivore are two of my favorites.
Ahh well, those are air dreams. I also dream of my own home, something cozy but big enough for company. I dream of children...but not when I have a migraine.
In other news I have a new second job helping with a Day Spa. I have been working on creating a blog for them and boy has it been a lot of work. My grasp of html and css is rather sad. But I am learning and instead of memorizing everything I have learned what I need to survive.
17 July 2008
TCLC Summer Camp
I am currently attending a TCLC summer camp on blogs and wikis in preparation for the launch of our Masland Library Blog. We are trying to create a better and more active library. Therefore we are working on the nitty gritty with blogs and wikis. If you have any questions or ideas, feel free to let us know.
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