In Tune

Embrace yourself for a long blog!

I have no musical ability what-so-ever (if you count the time I played the sleigh bells at church...then I have one!). If someone asked me to play a tune, sing a tune, whistle a tune...they'd be out of luck!

I love how things in life fit together! Just last week, I was guiding the high schoolers in a discussion about the song "God of This City" and it was the offering song at a different church I attended this evening. My dandy co-worker, Nancy, states that when things like this happen, it means that we are in the right place. We are where we are supposed to be!

If you have yet to hear the song "God of This City", I HIGHLY suggest that you do...right now! The words are way more powerful than this blog of mine. In college, I studied servant leadership and discovered my passion for service work. I felt that I "understood" what it meant to give of myself to something greater. My faith, however, was of another story! I was always waiting for God to somewhat "entertain" me. He needed to be doing the work and showering my life with blessings. In the last few years (being in the "real world") I see my relationship with God a bit different (raise the roof for grace!). Just as the song says, "Greater things have yet to come. Greater things are still to be done"! It is not about what God does FOR me...but all about what I can do to make things better: To show hope to the hopeless...peace to the restless...just as God does.

Our senior year on the Leadership Team, we were to make a mission statement and share it during our final for our senior project. Well, I accidentally threw away my entire Leadership notebook shortly after graduation! It just made me sick that I lost it! Just a few weeks ago, my great friend Hayley told me that she had kept my mission statement and had a copy in the front of her notebook! I had the chance to read my life mission statement that I had written four years ago (seems as if my world has changed dramatically in these 4 years). I was shocked to read the words! I was so full of joy to see that my mission statement, the things I want in life, have remained the same! Through everything...I'm still in tune with who I am!

Even though I am not in tune musically, I hope to be in tune with life. I hope to become more in tune with the opportunities God puts before me, wait for what has yet to come, and contribute to the great things that have yet to be done!

Funniest moment of the day: still pondering :)
Blessing(s) of the day: church and dinner with Dani
Prayer of the day: Be In Tune!
Song of the day: hmmm...I'll have to go with "God of This City" by BlueTree but Chris Tomlin recorded it as well

Here's my mission statement written in 2001 for anyone interested:

IN MY LIFE I WILL:
Find happiness
Not settle for anything that is not the best for me
Center everything around my faith and trust in God
Remember to laugh and smile
Be humbled by my fears and trust in my faith
Love the people in my life
Know that there are going to be “those days” and try to learn from them
Continually grow mentally, emotionally, and spiritually
Be thankful for the gifts I have and not take things for granted
Love life itself
Find a career that I love
Always remain true to myself and God’s will