Week 2

Alright, now I think I'm all up to speed, finally! Okay, today was pretty sweet. I got the keys to my office (well, I share it with the other intern) at DC. I did some work on facebook, and got our twitter account up and running. And yes, I am shamelessly a tweeter now. It's fun, I like it, and that's that :) Rest assured though, I did not spend my entire day online social networking. I did start my day in a meeting going over an upcoming special event, which I'm pretty excited about (details to come). After that I shadowed Rachel on a volunteer orientation. I think I'm pretty comfortable with this process, one more shadow and I'll be ready to lead the way.

Alright, on to part 2 of my day, TLP. I pulled up around 4:24 and by 4:28 was told I would be teaching a life skills class @ 4:30. Did I mention that curriculum for that class was handed to me as they were telling me I was teaching a class? I don't know if you've met me, but teaching is not my thing. Luckily, I didn't even have time worry about that :) By the way, I fully support the idea that there should be a sarcastic font! Anyway, I actually did get lucky and the life skill was "finding an apartment". This subject is definitely something I know very well, so I'd say all in all the class went pretty well.

Alright, so that recaps the highlights of my day. I guess I'd like to close this one out with some thoughts/ideas/revelations/what nots. I think the kids at TLP are slowly starting to warm up to me. There has been a big turnover in the past week. Usually TLP houses 25 people, right now they are down to 18 or so. They've lost 5 people since last week, and will be losing another soon, as he is joining the national guard. I'm told this is normal and that the turnover changes with the seasons. So come next week there will be some new faces at TLP. I'm excited for the newbies and for those who have completed the program and moved on to independent living. If you remember, can you please pray for all of these kids? They become a family since they live, eat, and hang out together. When that family dynamic changes it can be hard on them, as well as the newbies coming in.

I also have to take this time to say that I had a revelation on my way home tonight. I have to preface this by saying that I am someone who tends to feel unsettled more often than not. I'm always working towards this ideal picture of how I think/hope my life will be. I think a lot of us feel that way. Well, today I realized that God has blessed me far beyond anything I could imagine or ever deserve. I was thinking about my life and came to the realization that I am finally right where I have always wanted to be. My life looks exactly like I have always dreamt it would (give or take a few details, haha). Its pretty surreal. I'm not saying this to boast, actually, its the exact opposite. I am humbled by the realization that after years of pursuing something on my own, I still could not attain it. Yet God, in his ever astounding grace, love and mercy, gave it to me when I least expected in, and when I finally stopped pursuing it and started pursuing him.

I'm not sure if this makes any sense. And I'm not sure if I'm even doing justice to this revelation. What I am sure of is that this revelation will change my life. I can promise you that :)