New Family!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Happy Birthday, Evie!
I got a new niece yesterday!
Her name is Evangeline Rose, she was born yesterday April 29th at 8am, weighed 8lbs, 8 oz. & was 19 inches long. Chubby little cutie pie!
I'm so excited to have another niece!!! I'll post pictures when I get the chance. Keep my sister, Jo, her husband, Jamie & both their daughters, Adelle and Evie in your prayers. Thanks!
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Her name is Evangeline Rose, she was born yesterday April 29th at 8am, weighed 8lbs, 8 oz. & was 19 inches long. Chubby little cutie pie!
I'm so excited to have another niece!!! I'll post pictures when I get the chance. Keep my sister, Jo, her husband, Jamie & both their daughters, Adelle and Evie in your prayers. Thanks!
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
National Submission Day!
Today was National Submission Day = Turn in all of your giant papers & projects today!
My professors got together at the beginning of the semester and they said, "Wow, we have Kelsey in our class. How can we make her life crazy insane right after Masterworks? Let's require her to do all these insanely detailed and large papers and project and make them due on the same Tuesday!"
This is what I turned in today:
Blessings
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My professors got together at the beginning of the semester and they said, "Wow, we have Kelsey in our class. How can we make her life crazy insane right after Masterworks? Let's require her to do all these insanely detailed and large papers and project and make them due on the same Tuesday!"
This is what I turned in today:
- 14 page paper on the Aesthetics and Ethics of "Maus"
- 30 page Exegetical Bible study for Biblical Theology & Exegesis
- 3 Leadership Reports
- Weekly Report
- Reponse paper on Doug Field's "1st two years in ministry"
- 5 page overall evaluation paper for field work
- Memory verse in field work
Blessings
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Optimism if the Spice of Life!
I decided that instead of pouting over my departure in two weeks, I am going to take the opportunity to be happy, joyful & spend as much time as I can taking optimism to an extreme until I graduate!
Huzzah! (Yes, I'm also bringing "Huzzah" back!)
Let's start with an update on how the past two days went, the DCE Conference!
It was amazing! My pastor is awesome & very relational oriented. I really think we're going to get along, don't ya' think? He really likes that my main focus is fellowship & outreach, as well as making disciples of each member of the congregation, keeping integrity & developing the gifts that God has given them & using it wisely in the church. My first priority is to incorporate the family into every ministry aspect of the church: high school, jr. high, confirmation, children's ministry, etc.
Part of this is to introduce a new program in the church: Faith Stepping Stones. Basically, this program is for children & parents. When a child completes a "milestone" in their life / faith life, the parents have the opportunity to take classes, go to seminars offered in the church on how to become better parents, while providing help & support. The child also receives a tangible item that they can keep in a hope chest they are given when they are born: baptismal candle when they're baptized, first Bible, confirmation verse, etc. They take the hope chest when they graduate from high school.
This is a really neat program & I am really excited. I get to go to MN to train in September on how to lead the program in a church. Yay, MN!
St. Matthew is a great place for me & I really think this is something that's going to be long-term (at least I hope so!)
On a more serious note, the DCE at home's daughter, Hannah was taken to the hospital last night because of a high fever she's had for a few days now. She's 4 years old & it was her third or fourth visit to the ER or urgent care. Please keep Hannah & her parents, Grant & Carrie, in your prayers.
Agenda for the next week:
Getting excited! Pray for me, please!
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Huzzah! (Yes, I'm also bringing "Huzzah" back!)
Let's start with an update on how the past two days went, the DCE Conference!
It was amazing! My pastor is awesome & very relational oriented. I really think we're going to get along, don't ya' think? He really likes that my main focus is fellowship & outreach, as well as making disciples of each member of the congregation, keeping integrity & developing the gifts that God has given them & using it wisely in the church. My first priority is to incorporate the family into every ministry aspect of the church: high school, jr. high, confirmation, children's ministry, etc.
Part of this is to introduce a new program in the church: Faith Stepping Stones. Basically, this program is for children & parents. When a child completes a "milestone" in their life / faith life, the parents have the opportunity to take classes, go to seminars offered in the church on how to become better parents, while providing help & support. The child also receives a tangible item that they can keep in a hope chest they are given when they are born: baptismal candle when they're baptized, first Bible, confirmation verse, etc. They take the hope chest when they graduate from high school.
This is a really neat program & I am really excited. I get to go to MN to train in September on how to lead the program in a church. Yay, MN!
St. Matthew is a great place for me & I really think this is something that's going to be long-term (at least I hope so!)
On a more serious note, the DCE at home's daughter, Hannah was taken to the hospital last night because of a high fever she's had for a few days now. She's 4 years old & it was her third or fourth visit to the ER or urgent care. Please keep Hannah & her parents, Grant & Carrie, in your prayers.
Agenda for the next week:
- Voice Master Class this evening Woot, woot! (that was sarcastic)
- Beach party night after SHOUT tomorrow w/ Hungary group
- Masterworks, Masterworks, Masterworks. . . Insert another sarcastic "Woot" here.
- Finishing my dreadfully long & boring Critical Thinking paper this weekend
- Going to the Angels vs. Oakland game on Tues. night!
- Turning in every piece of homework due before finals a week from Friday
- Studying for finals
- Partying like it's 1999 when finals are over
- Graduation
- Dinner w/ mi' familia on Grad. night at fancy super-expensive shi-shi, pu-pu restaurant.
- Handbell Tour!
Getting excited! Pray for me, please!
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Saturday, April 19, 2008
Facing the Hard, Cold Facts of Life!
Graduation is three weeks from yesterday.
In 20 days, I will be a college graduate. In 20 days, I will begin my journey of the unknown & uncomfortable. In 20 days, all my friends from CUI will forget about me & move on with their lives. In 20 days, I will be alone.
Obviously, I'm not taking graduating so well. I should be rejoicing over my upcoming departure from school ( & I am praising God for my new life sans tests, projects & papers). But, the thought of leaving my friends & living in Nor-Cal all by myself is going to be a difficult process.
I know this is a time of growth. I know this is good for me & will strengthen my faith. I don't want people to tell me these things. I want to know that people will miss me because I'm going to miss them. I want to be affirmed in my feelings, instead of feeling embarrassed about them.
Why do I feel like I'm the only one who's having a hard time with my departure? I'm so selfish & weak. Why am I having such a difficult time? Why do I feel like I'm about to enter a life of loneliness & depression? I know God is building me in this, but I don't want my friendships with people to go unattended & left-behind.
AH! I hate this! I hate feeling sad, hopeless, helpless, weak, depressed, fearful, nervous when I should be feeling excited, content, peaceful, adventurous. I'm scared to death of my internship, but I know it'll be a great year. My church is amazing, the people are incredible & there's so much ministry to do. Why do I feel so hopeless?
God has to have something great for my life for me to go through all of this.
In 20 days, I will be a college graduate. In 20 days, I will begin my journey of the unknown & uncomfortable. In 20 days, all my friends from CUI will forget about me & move on with their lives. In 20 days, I will be alone.
Obviously, I'm not taking graduating so well. I should be rejoicing over my upcoming departure from school ( & I am praising God for my new life sans tests, projects & papers). But, the thought of leaving my friends & living in Nor-Cal all by myself is going to be a difficult process.
I know this is a time of growth. I know this is good for me & will strengthen my faith. I don't want people to tell me these things. I want to know that people will miss me because I'm going to miss them. I want to be affirmed in my feelings, instead of feeling embarrassed about them.
Why do I feel like I'm the only one who's having a hard time with my departure? I'm so selfish & weak. Why am I having such a difficult time? Why do I feel like I'm about to enter a life of loneliness & depression? I know God is building me in this, but I don't want my friendships with people to go unattended & left-behind.
AH! I hate this! I hate feeling sad, hopeless, helpless, weak, depressed, fearful, nervous when I should be feeling excited, content, peaceful, adventurous. I'm scared to death of my internship, but I know it'll be a great year. My church is amazing, the people are incredible & there's so much ministry to do. Why do I feel so hopeless?
God has to have something great for my life for me to go through all of this.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Internship Placement!
I'm going to St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Roseville, CA!
It's about 1/2 Hour outside of Sacramento, 1 1/2 Hours from San Francisco, 2 Hours from Lake Tahoe, 2 Hours from Reno, & 3 Hours from Yosemite!!! I'm going to be quite a busy girl next year!!
The church I will be working at is amazing! They made me a scrapbook with letters from my youth, notes from families & congregation members & some very encouraging Bible verses. They're so excited about getting an intern & I am so excited to be doing ministry with them! God totally blessed this match-up perfectly!
I talked to my pastor (a really good friend of mine's dad!) on the phone yesterday. He's really fun & outgoing so I think we'll get along really well. He's coming out next week for the Matching Conference at school, so I'll get to meet him officially & get to know him.
I'll let you know how everything goes! Right now, I'm finalizing graduation plans, pacing up my already messy room, writing final papers & projects & having tons of fun with all my friends who I will miss terribly next year. My life is really busy, but I will try to write often as to keep everyone up-to-date.
Blessings on your week!
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It's about 1/2 Hour outside of Sacramento, 1 1/2 Hours from San Francisco, 2 Hours from Lake Tahoe, 2 Hours from Reno, & 3 Hours from Yosemite!!! I'm going to be quite a busy girl next year!!
The church I will be working at is amazing! They made me a scrapbook with letters from my youth, notes from families & congregation members & some very encouraging Bible verses. They're so excited about getting an intern & I am so excited to be doing ministry with them! God totally blessed this match-up perfectly!
I talked to my pastor (a really good friend of mine's dad!) on the phone yesterday. He's really fun & outgoing so I think we'll get along really well. He's coming out next week for the Matching Conference at school, so I'll get to meet him officially & get to know him.
I'll let you know how everything goes! Right now, I'm finalizing graduation plans, pacing up my already messy room, writing final papers & projects & having tons of fun with all my friends who I will miss terribly next year. My life is really busy, but I will try to write often as to keep everyone up-to-date.
Blessings on your week!
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Sunday, April 6, 2008
I slept on Zyzzyx Road Last Night!
I went to Utah with Dr. Ebel + friends & it was AMAZING! We went to Zion national park & bryce canyon for some good ole' hiking. Yes, today I am extremely sore & will probably not go on anymore "Ebel trips" (they tend to be on the "intense side"), but I can at least say I went, I conquered, & survived! Praise Jesus!
Here are some pics!
Zion...Duh!
Angel's Landing at Zion National Park - We hiked to the top!! Yeah, that's how I role!
Bryce Canyon - Isn't this gorgeous!
Me on the top of Angel's Landing! Incredible, huh?!
Camping out in the middle of NOWHERE! I mean it. We pulled over on Zyzzyx Road outside of Baker, CA & slept out in the Mojave Desert for free. We almost got arrested, but Jesus was seriously on our side!
Beautiful sunset on the way to Utah
View from the top of Angel's Landing
Here are some pics!
Zion...Duh!
Angel's Landing at Zion National Park - We hiked to the top!! Yeah, that's how I role!
Bryce Canyon - Isn't this gorgeous!
Me on the top of Angel's Landing! Incredible, huh?!
Camping out in the middle of NOWHERE! I mean it. We pulled over on Zyzzyx Road outside of Baker, CA & slept out in the Mojave Desert for free. We almost got arrested, but Jesus was seriously on our side!
Beautiful sunset on the way to Utah
View from the top of Angel's LandingSo, that was my trip. Some amazing times. I was definitely praying to Jesus because it was pretty difficult for me, but I did it! Man, accomplishing stuff makes me feel good. I should definitely do this more often!
Nothing to report for the week, everything's pretty much the same. . .
NO. . . WAIT!
That's totally a lie! I almost forgot my placement is in 5 days! Friday night!!!! I will find out if I am officially going to be packing my bags for Fargo, North Dakota. Please pray for me sanity & stress levels as I prepare for this exciting new year serving the Lord.
Shout out to my amazing sisters!
Alright. . . it's officially the end.
Blessings! <><
Nothing to report for the week, everything's pretty much the same. . .
NO. . . WAIT!
That's totally a lie! I almost forgot my placement is in 5 days! Friday night!!!! I will find out if I am officially going to be packing my bags for Fargo, North Dakota. Please pray for me sanity & stress levels as I prepare for this exciting new year serving the Lord.
Shout out to my amazing sisters!
Alright. . . it's officially the end.
Blessings! <><
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
The Person I Wish I Was
I think everyone feels self conscience during some time in their life. For all of you super self confident people who have never felt inadequate, you suck & this doesn't apply to you. For the rest of humanity, I would like to address this issue. Most of my inadequacies are my inability to think before I speak. Some of the time I can can open my mouth & lovely comments full of wisdom & purpose proceed. However, the majority of the time, I'm stuck with Word Vomit that spews everywhere! I hurt people's feelings, I seem like an uneducated retard, or I'll say something weird (Creepy weird, not the fun weird or spunky weird. The creepy weird.) I really don't intend to seem this way. In fact, this is the person I wish I could be instead of who I actually am. . .
Quiet
Wise
Shy
Conservative
Intelligent / Bright (Dean's list, ODK, etc.)
Thin
Delicate
Thinks before she speaks
Good at sports
Submissive
Strong
Graceful
Elegant
Classy
Basically, I want to be Cinderella, NOT Roseanne or Rosie O'Donnell.
I realize that God created me to be the way I am, but I'm very frustrated with my characteristics / personality flaws. It's difficult to change from a loud & energetic "Mouth" to a delicate flower who amplifies grace and passion for Christ. I want to be a graceful flower, dang it!!
Many of the girls I go to school with possess the qualities that I wish I had. I see them gracefully flirting with boys, eating like birds, & getting compliments about their character & charm. I, on the other hand, get punched in the arm by the boys, eat like a pig, & haven't received a compliment about my charm for years.
I'm sad and frustrated with all of the above. I have a true desire to be someone different than who I am, but no matter how much effort I place into my personality, I am never able to get the results I want.
I never say the right thing, do the right thing, or act the right way & it's frustrating to know that boys like girls who are like Cinderella. Boys like girls who are petite, winsome, & delicate. Boys don't want to date someone who's loud, annoying, obnoxious, & foot-in-mouth all the time. I'm sad because boys just don't like me. . .
Quiet
Wise
Shy
Conservative
Intelligent / Bright (Dean's list, ODK, etc.)
Thin
Delicate
Thinks before she speaks
Good at sports
Submissive
Strong
Graceful
Elegant
Classy
Basically, I want to be Cinderella, NOT Roseanne or Rosie O'Donnell.
I realize that God created me to be the way I am, but I'm very frustrated with my characteristics / personality flaws. It's difficult to change from a loud & energetic "Mouth" to a delicate flower who amplifies grace and passion for Christ. I want to be a graceful flower, dang it!!
Many of the girls I go to school with possess the qualities that I wish I had. I see them gracefully flirting with boys, eating like birds, & getting compliments about their character & charm. I, on the other hand, get punched in the arm by the boys, eat like a pig, & haven't received a compliment about my charm for years.
I'm sad and frustrated with all of the above. I have a true desire to be someone different than who I am, but no matter how much effort I place into my personality, I am never able to get the results I want.
I never say the right thing, do the right thing, or act the right way & it's frustrating to know that boys like girls who are like Cinderella. Boys like girls who are petite, winsome, & delicate. Boys don't want to date someone who's loud, annoying, obnoxious, & foot-in-mouth all the time. I'm sad because boys just don't like me. . .
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