It sure has been awhile since I've updated this.
Since the last update I have started a new job at Lighthouse Pregnancy Resource Center. It's a crisis pregnancy center for women who may be considering abortion. We help them understand their options, perform ultrasounds so they can see their babies progress, and counsel them along the way. My title is Development Coordinator. I help/assist the Director with all the fundraising that we do and the events that go a long with it. Our most recent fundraiser is our Baby Bottle Boomerang, (kind of like the Peter Fish idea for my midwestern CRC friends:)). We distribute bottles with hopes of them coming back filled with change:).
So far I'm liking this job, but I'm still considering if I want to get my masters and to really find what makes me happy in life. I honestly wish I could be a full-time/year round coach. Sports/athletics make me the most happy and there's nothing I would love more than to be able to wear work out clothes every day!
I'm working out about 3 times a week at my friend Mandy's underground fitness. It is SUPER challenging, but she makes it so much fun I can't resist driving the 20 minutes to get there and work up a sweat! Andrew and I are still in the midst of our beach body competition--but I'm pretty sure I already crushed him by # of workouts completed!
I am traveling back to the homestead next Friday for about a week- first stop- my bff Kelsey's Bachelorette party!!! Can't even wait to see her and people I've missed so dearly and to celebrate her. Then to Munster to see family and back up to Mich for Kelsey's big day! Can't wait to be with people I've missed so much! Not really looking forward to the drive BY MYSELF but I am excited to listen to the audio book I bought- Bossy Pants by Tina Fey.. hopefully that'll help the drive go by!
Later Days
Friday, May 18, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
STOP Swearing!
Everyone asks: "How's the job going?"
My response: "Uhhhhh, minus the money hungry, swearing, divorcees... it's okay?"
Do you ever get that feeling where you're surrounded by people who aren't Christians (or maybe they are but they're just really mean) and you feel completely out of place? That's how I feel. It's a different world of which I've never been a part of before and God is definitely stretching me out of my comfort zone. I have had the opportunity to meet some of the other staff members (who are married, with a family, and very nice) and are believers. I have loved getting to know of few of these people and seeing how they ended working here. The highlight of my day is when the mailman Jim drops off our mail (you can see how bleak my job is), he is the sweetest man and makes me want to be a mail woman (kind of).
Aside from work, I've been working out at Mandy's Underground Fitness. Andrew and I are in a competition to see who can get the best beach body by June 1st. I'm pretty sure I'm going to win.. but he's pretty competitive so we'll see:).
My dad has been gone 7 months now... it's insane to me how quickly that time has passed by and it still feels like yesterday that he was here. I hate that everyone has moved on but I'm still here trying to make sense of all of this. I will never get over it, but I will get through it with God's help and strength.
Thank you Lord for calling ME by name.
My response: "Uhhhhh, minus the money hungry, swearing, divorcees... it's okay?"
Do you ever get that feeling where you're surrounded by people who aren't Christians (or maybe they are but they're just really mean) and you feel completely out of place? That's how I feel. It's a different world of which I've never been a part of before and God is definitely stretching me out of my comfort zone. I have had the opportunity to meet some of the other staff members (who are married, with a family, and very nice) and are believers. I have loved getting to know of few of these people and seeing how they ended working here. The highlight of my day is when the mailman Jim drops off our mail (you can see how bleak my job is), he is the sweetest man and makes me want to be a mail woman (kind of).
Aside from work, I've been working out at Mandy's Underground Fitness. Andrew and I are in a competition to see who can get the best beach body by June 1st. I'm pretty sure I'm going to win.. but he's pretty competitive so we'll see:).
My dad has been gone 7 months now... it's insane to me how quickly that time has passed by and it still feels like yesterday that he was here. I hate that everyone has moved on but I'm still here trying to make sense of all of this. I will never get over it, but I will get through it with God's help and strength.
Thank you Lord for calling ME by name.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
NJ- The best state to raise a family?
Andrew thought it funny and essential that I was informed of the following:
"New Jersey is on the receiving end of many jabs—high taxes, congested highways, Jersey Shore—but it turns out the Garden State is the best place to raise a healthy, well-rounded child."
You gotta be kidding me! I know I've ripped on Jersey a lot, and the traffic/mobs of people everywhere doesn't give me the most peaceful mindset, but there is some good here too. Just have to look a little deeper:).
I finally was hired by a CPA firm 20 minutes from home as their new receptionist for their busy season. So as of now it's just a temp job, but it's a blessing we've been praying for since I moved out here. It makes it a little easier to feel like part of the community and to meet new people and be helpful in so many different ways. Taking a job that I was unfamiliar with was very intimidating for me, but I'm adjusting and learning quickly. It's a fun feeling knowing that what I'm doing is NOT what I plan to do for a long time and that I know this is not my passion...at all. I'm so excited to figure out where I will work next!
Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers and congratulations on my new job. It's a fun little adventure I'm on.
:)
"New Jersey is on the receiving end of many jabs—high taxes, congested highways, Jersey Shore—but it turns out the Garden State is the best place to raise a healthy, well-rounded child."
You gotta be kidding me! I know I've ripped on Jersey a lot, and the traffic/mobs of people everywhere doesn't give me the most peaceful mindset, but there is some good here too. Just have to look a little deeper:).
I finally was hired by a CPA firm 20 minutes from home as their new receptionist for their busy season. So as of now it's just a temp job, but it's a blessing we've been praying for since I moved out here. It makes it a little easier to feel like part of the community and to meet new people and be helpful in so many different ways. Taking a job that I was unfamiliar with was very intimidating for me, but I'm adjusting and learning quickly. It's a fun feeling knowing that what I'm doing is NOT what I plan to do for a long time and that I know this is not my passion...at all. I'm so excited to figure out where I will work next!
Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers and congratulations on my new job. It's a fun little adventure I'm on.
:)
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
English Muffin Toast!
It sure has been awhile since I've blogged about anything.. ..
Christmas in Indiana seeing my family and a handful of friends that mean the world to us.
New Years in Grand Rapids for a wonderful wedding spending quality time with friends we so dearly miss, not to forget a much needed trip to Wolfgangs for English Muffin Toast that finally satisfied my craving!
A trip to Vermont with my new additions to what I call family-add a hike and a few hilarious but painful falls on the slippery ice, a hot tub, and good food made for a great weekend.
Minus my insomnia I seem to be having far too often lately.
This brings me to the present where job searching has become a daunting process and some days I just feel like giving up. For those who have a job..even if you hate it, you are blessed.
Andrew and I are in the (very long) process of decorating our home. I've finally realized why nothing has gotten done and that is because we have DIFFERENT ideas, likes/dislikes, opinions about everything so trying to decorate has become a nice challenge. I'm more of an eclectic- let's find old stuff and make it our own type of person (which takes time and talent), whereas Andrew is more traditional in his ideas which could make the process a lot quicker. So, how do we combine the two? I can't wait to have our place exactly how we both would like it to look...
Christmas in Indiana seeing my family and a handful of friends that mean the world to us.
New Years in Grand Rapids for a wonderful wedding spending quality time with friends we so dearly miss, not to forget a much needed trip to Wolfgangs for English Muffin Toast that finally satisfied my craving!
A trip to Vermont with my new additions to what I call family-add a hike and a few hilarious but painful falls on the slippery ice, a hot tub, and good food made for a great weekend.
Minus my insomnia I seem to be having far too often lately.
This brings me to the present where job searching has become a daunting process and some days I just feel like giving up. For those who have a job..even if you hate it, you are blessed.
Andrew and I are in the (very long) process of decorating our home. I've finally realized why nothing has gotten done and that is because we have DIFFERENT ideas, likes/dislikes, opinions about everything so trying to decorate has become a nice challenge. I'm more of an eclectic- let's find old stuff and make it our own type of person (which takes time and talent), whereas Andrew is more traditional in his ideas which could make the process a lot quicker. So, how do we combine the two? I can't wait to have our place exactly how we both would like it to look...
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