People ask me what I do with all my free time.

"And it will be said in that day:
'Behold, this is our God;
We have waited for Him, and He will save us.
This is the Lord;
We have waited for Him;
We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation."
Isaiah 26:3

What beautiful language of faith looking forward to the defeat of Israel's enemies. Today is one of those mornings when all of a sudden I realize that the half-dozen things I have to do are actually a dozen things -- and for once I do not exaggerate on my numbers. I suppose I should not have procrastinated so much for the past couple of days, though I have been industrious in some areas. (Does loading two photo albums to Facebook count?) Regardless, nothing is in crisis mode. I can make a few phone calls on the road and sacrifice some reading time. This verse reminds me that small to-do lists and larger plans for the future swirling around in my head are really of no consequence compared to knowing that God is faithful and will take care of me.

I know I'm being awfully vague, so I shall type my current list here as I get it squared away in my head.

Call the eye doctor
Call Tom
Call Veronica
Call my grandma
Call Amanda
Fold my laundry
Edit Daniel's thesis
Look over Cultural paperwork
Shower
Go to work
Email Donna
Clean the kitchen
Write Jon's thank-you
Put sheets on the bed
Straighten my room
Email Leanne

All right, off to the races.

Brief Update

As most of you know, I have been unemployed for the past five months and thus residing in Fillmore with the parentals and the two youngest siblings. This has certainly been a time of growth as I continue to pursue working in the nonprofit field, preferably with an organization that seeks to alleviate crisis needs in Christ's name. A few times I thought the end was in sight, but the door was closed. As of yesterday, I am now employed part-time through July by the California Literary Arts Society. It is a small nonprofit that primarily focuses on writing workshops for underprivileged kids. I was introduced to one of its members through my grantwriting class and will also be helping them write a grant. The work is slated to last through July, which would time nicely should I be accepted to work beginning early August at a nonprofit in Orange County through AmeriCorps. Though only truly interested in one, I have applied to five positions through AmeriCorps and feel that I am a strong candidate. Competition for other jobs has been quite incredible; it is discouraging at times to realize that I am often being compared to candidates with three to twenty years of experience. Still, I know that God will take care of me.

It is rather frightening to see how easily I revel in the luxery of unemployment. It is like a perpetual vacation, and I was never one to be bored during summers off school. My time is quickly and (generally) pleasantly filled, and I still watch relatively few movies and virtually no television. This has indeed been a pleasant interlude with plenty of time to lavish on the people and activities I love. It has also been an excellent learning experience, one of the lessons being that I will never have enough time in the day. Contentment is so much more of a choice than we suppose.

Thanks for your time. :)

Good to remember...

The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us

Thanks

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