Well. It has been a while. I'm sorry I may be the worst blogger ever. A lot of life has happened in the time since I last blogged. I'll try to be brief and give an overview before I get to the point of this blog.
November:
Came home. Thanks were given. American food was eaten. Culture was reverse shocked.
December:
Sister got married.
Made it to MS to see my MS people finally. (Still waiting to see a few friends. There is seriously not enough time in the world to see all the cool people I know.)
I LOVE CHRISTMAS DECORATING. I put up a lot of decorations.
Mid way through December Sean, the brother of one of my close friends from college, was in a car accident and was transported to the hospital in Birmingham. I spent a lot of December driving to UAB hospital and hanging around in a waiting room hoping and praying for things to be different than they were. I really need to post a full blog about this time. In short, God is good even when I don't like they way things go. Officially decided to accept the position of RA at BFA. Officially overwhelmed with changes.
January:
More hospital. Sean died. Went to KY for funeral. God was praised for His goodness, in the midst of sorrow. Got some sort of stomach related illness. Ended sleeping on the couch at my friend's childhood home while their family is mourning. Guys. I have thrown up in so many places I never thought I would. It's truly unfortunate. Snowed a few times in Bama, which was delightful.
February:
Holy cow a lot of time has passed since I blogged. In other news I am a terrible procrastinator of things I don't enjoy. My Great-Great (great grandmother) died. At this point I am really tired of funerals. I did get a new niece. Ellis Patterson Cummings was born Feb. 27th. She is pretty stinking adorable if I do say so myself. Started attending my parents church faithfully. Prior to this I had done a lot of visiting.
March:
Spring Break with all the fam. Drove to visit friends in FL and GA while on the coast. Worked around the house.
April:
Planted a garden. Read a lot of books. Helped with an event at the church.
May:
Here we are. May kind of hit me with the fact that, while I have done some fundraising, I have not pushed this like I need to. God has given me an opportunity to do a job that fits so clearly into things I love, but I have been pretty lazy in my efforts to fully prepare for the job. So after some conviction time I am in full fundraising mode these days. Which brings me to the point of the blog. Why am I fundraising and what is next for me???
ANNOUNCEMENT!
I have accepted a position with Teach Beyond ( http://teachbeyond.org ) to work at Black Forest Academy ( http://bfacademy.com )in Kandern, Germany as a resident assistant in their dorms. BFA is a boarding school which hosts many students, grades 7-12, whose parents are Workers in regions that aren't super conducive to their children attending school. My job as an RA will be somewhere between acting as a big sister and a mom, which are two of my favorite roles to play! I will have the privilege of discipling a house of young women alongside another RA and Dorm Parents. I am beyond excited about this opportunity. I went into teaching originally desiring to work with middle school or high school students, I love that age. I love teaching them to challenge themselves to look at the big picture and ask hard questions and be curious and to live a Good Story. ( I also love run on sentences.) Ultimately that is what I desire to do with this job. I want to live a Good Story and share the Good News.
Here comes the part of the blog that makes my insides all kinds of squishy. I need money to be able to do this job. (Yikes.) All of the employees at Teach Beyond fundraise their salaries. The money goes to paying for healthcare, insurance, training, and basic needs so that we can do our jobs well. Any donations made toward my account are tax deductible. Everything in me screams against point blank asking for money, but I know this job is what God has equipped me for and fundraising is a portion of this job. So I am currently working on some of my mediocre art to try and sell. I am gathering things for a BIG yardsale in June. I have been putting some money in savings. But mainly I am praying for people who are willing to be a partner with me in prayer for this next season of life, and are willing to make a financial gift to allow me to do a job that I think is important.
So if you would like to do that, you can follow this link to the Teach Beyond website.
https://give.teachbeyond.org
There are several ways you can give. Each way has an option to designate who to give for. You can simply put my name in the box.
If you would like to talk with me personally before you decide to give I would absolutely love to meet with you. Comment and I will get in touch with you to meet for coffee or a treat and I can answer any questions you might have about Teach Beyond and Black Forest Academy.
November:
Came home. Thanks were given. American food was eaten. Culture was reverse shocked.
December:
Sister got married.
Made it to MS to see my MS people finally. (Still waiting to see a few friends. There is seriously not enough time in the world to see all the cool people I know.)
I LOVE CHRISTMAS DECORATING. I put up a lot of decorations.
Mid way through December Sean, the brother of one of my close friends from college, was in a car accident and was transported to the hospital in Birmingham. I spent a lot of December driving to UAB hospital and hanging around in a waiting room hoping and praying for things to be different than they were. I really need to post a full blog about this time. In short, God is good even when I don't like they way things go. Officially decided to accept the position of RA at BFA. Officially overwhelmed with changes.
January:
More hospital. Sean died. Went to KY for funeral. God was praised for His goodness, in the midst of sorrow. Got some sort of stomach related illness. Ended sleeping on the couch at my friend's childhood home while their family is mourning. Guys. I have thrown up in so many places I never thought I would. It's truly unfortunate. Snowed a few times in Bama, which was delightful.
February:
Holy cow a lot of time has passed since I blogged. In other news I am a terrible procrastinator of things I don't enjoy. My Great-Great (great grandmother) died. At this point I am really tired of funerals. I did get a new niece. Ellis Patterson Cummings was born Feb. 27th. She is pretty stinking adorable if I do say so myself. Started attending my parents church faithfully. Prior to this I had done a lot of visiting.
March:
Spring Break with all the fam. Drove to visit friends in FL and GA while on the coast. Worked around the house.
April:
Planted a garden. Read a lot of books. Helped with an event at the church.
May:
Here we are. May kind of hit me with the fact that, while I have done some fundraising, I have not pushed this like I need to. God has given me an opportunity to do a job that fits so clearly into things I love, but I have been pretty lazy in my efforts to fully prepare for the job. So after some conviction time I am in full fundraising mode these days. Which brings me to the point of the blog. Why am I fundraising and what is next for me???
ANNOUNCEMENT!
I have accepted a position with Teach Beyond ( http://teachbeyond.org ) to work at Black Forest Academy ( http://bfacademy.com )in Kandern, Germany as a resident assistant in their dorms. BFA is a boarding school which hosts many students, grades 7-12, whose parents are Workers in regions that aren't super conducive to their children attending school. My job as an RA will be somewhere between acting as a big sister and a mom, which are two of my favorite roles to play! I will have the privilege of discipling a house of young women alongside another RA and Dorm Parents. I am beyond excited about this opportunity. I went into teaching originally desiring to work with middle school or high school students, I love that age. I love teaching them to challenge themselves to look at the big picture and ask hard questions and be curious and to live a Good Story. ( I also love run on sentences.) Ultimately that is what I desire to do with this job. I want to live a Good Story and share the Good News.
Here comes the part of the blog that makes my insides all kinds of squishy. I need money to be able to do this job. (Yikes.) All of the employees at Teach Beyond fundraise their salaries. The money goes to paying for healthcare, insurance, training, and basic needs so that we can do our jobs well. Any donations made toward my account are tax deductible. Everything in me screams against point blank asking for money, but I know this job is what God has equipped me for and fundraising is a portion of this job. So I am currently working on some of my mediocre art to try and sell. I am gathering things for a BIG yardsale in June. I have been putting some money in savings. But mainly I am praying for people who are willing to be a partner with me in prayer for this next season of life, and are willing to make a financial gift to allow me to do a job that I think is important.
So if you would like to do that, you can follow this link to the Teach Beyond website.
https://give.teachbeyond.org
There are several ways you can give. Each way has an option to designate who to give for. You can simply put my name in the box.
If you would like to talk with me personally before you decide to give I would absolutely love to meet with you. Comment and I will get in touch with you to meet for coffee or a treat and I can answer any questions you might have about Teach Beyond and Black Forest Academy.
This is perfect. You've been great in the big sister/mother role since I've known you!
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