| | Oh busy lazy week.... I really wish I could say I was too busy to write this week, but in reality I've been not very busy at all. But I've done enough that it counts for something I guess. Soooo... here's a little recap/looking forward post.
The big news was last Saturday's graduation party, thrown a little late, but a party nonetheless. So Saturday came and we had a huge bash, with so much food that it took 2 days to cook it all. We had about 40 people there, and I felt honored that people would care enough to celebrate my graduation with me. (Actually people will just take any excuse for a party) We swam, ate, played volleyball, ate some more, and swam some more. The volleyball was the most fun to me, we had a 5 on 5 game that grew to a 7 on 7, but we were all playing really well, so we played to the best of 3 games. I have video of some of it, I might post it, but I played with no shirt on, and I wouldn't want to make anyone jealous gross anyone out. I would also show pictures, but my Dad, always the bright cameraman, took almost all of them blurry. Hopefully my sisters have some better ones. We also have video of the belly flop competition and the part where we all did "trust falls" into the water, which really hurt your back if you do them right. My back was sore and red for two days.
I finally got my diploma in the mail, just before my party Saturday afternoon. Of course it's very official, and I love it. Yesterday I looked at it, and I thought of my last four years in college. And then I thought, "I just dedicated four years of my life to pursuing this piece of paper with my name on it, but what about what I've done for the Lord?" I don't think I've put as much effort into serving Him as I have to earn that degree. That makes me sad. I don't know how to explain it, I just think I really need to work harder to be a witness for Christ, not just seeking after things of this world. Anyway.... here's a picture of the diploma!
Also, news that you have asked me to keep you all in the loop about has been about the job I was so hopeful to get. Well, Saturday I got a letter from them thanking me for my interest, but I was apparently not what they were looking for in an applicant. I didn't even make it to the interview stage! I want to know how that worked out. I have a 4 year degree, I was trained in almost everything the ad for the job mentioned, and I had references recommending me who were high up in the school system. I even met the chairman of the school board, who told me he would recommend me for the position. The problem with Laurinburg is politics, it's all about who you know, and someone close to the boss probably got the job. I'm not super worried though, the man who hired me last year asked me if I would like to work on a semi-permanent basis for Pilkington again. I would be hired on there to work on what I worked on last year, and I would keep working there until something happened that dictated that I couldn't work there anymore (i.e. they ran out of money to keep my position). So I have an opportunity to make some money and work for as long as possible. This was actually a standing offer, the man offered it to me in case the school thing didn't work out. So God closed one door, and I'll probably walk through the door that's been open the whole time... haha. Granted, I do not want to be programming.... everything in me hates it.... but I'm thinking that if I approach it differently, take the time to get acquainted with the environment, and work hard at what I'll be doing, I may come to like it more than I thought I would. The best part is that the guy is extremely flexible, and he's not going to be around much in July, so that gives me time to go to Canada on the mission trip, and to the beach with the youth as a chaperon. I'll probably start up in August. Until then, I'm going to enjoy my summer.
And last but not least.... I'll be going up to my grandparents house for a family get-together for 4th of July this weekend. Not really looking forward to it... I love my family, but let's just say these gatherings are on the boring and odd side. My grandparents are awesome, so I'm excited to see them again. But all of my friends are going to be gone for the 4th anyway, so home would be pretty much just as boring.
Ok, one more last thing. Please pray for my friends who are leaving today for a mission trip to Brazil. They will be taking the same trip I've made twice, to Salvador, to work with the military school kids doing "English Week." It's a week in which they will be helping the students in the school with their English, while witnessing through testimonies and drama. They will also be working with local IMB missionaries, who have been there for like 20 years. The team will be working in the school in the morning, and with the kids in the afternoon on a more personal level. The afternoon is the most important time, because they aren't allowed to directly witness to the kids in the morning at school, but they are allowed to do so in the afternoon when the kids are out. Speaking as someone who has been there, I can say it is an awesome experience. I wish I were going back with them, but I didn't know what I would be doing after I graduated, so I couldn't commit to paying that much money and taking two weeks to go. Prayers for their team would be greatly appreciated, and you can also follow them at www.thoughts.com/EnglishWeek09/blog. They'll be posting pictures and blogs about what they've been doing along the way for the next couple of weeks.
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