Monday, January 30, 2012

Confessions Of A Chatty Girl: Life On The Go

There has been so much stuff going on!  Hence, why I have been so behind on posting.  In addition to trying to get my apartment in order I feel a little bit like I have been in a whirl wind.  Where to begin is the question.  I'll try to break it up into small paragraphs that are easier to digest.

Home

I am still getting bits and pieces of my apartment together.  Slowly but surely I am trying to attack my apartment room by room.  The living room and the kitchen are the closest to being done.  So as promised finally here are some pictures of the new place.  As I complete rooms I will continue posting pictures.

The living room:
The key niche, I just need to get a bowl to put the keys in
The living room 2:
The other side of the niche
The living room 3:
I am going to be adding some floor pillows to add some extra seating options
The living room 4:
I am going to be adding some floating shelves above the TV
The living room 5:
My french doors out to my big balcony
The living room 6:
The office niche with all of my best books
The kitchen:
My bar and I have my cookbooks on top of my cabinets for space saving purposes
The kitchen 2:
"One can say everything best over a meal" - George Elliott
The kitchen 3:
It is quite itty bitty so you have to get a little creative with storage

That is the first installment of the apartment pictures.  My next thing to tackle is my dining room.  Next pay check I will be going dining room table shopping and I will be getting some pictures I got in Paris framed to go in there.

Church

I have started attending the visitors class and am taking steps to become a member of Covenant PCA.  It is a great church.  The preaching has been wonderful.  The people have been incredibly warm and welcoming from the beginning.  Last night, I went to the monthly shepherding group which was a great time of fellowship and meeting new people.

I am involved in the College/Young Adult Ministry (CYAM) and have been asked to be on their leadership team.  They are in a stage of transition right now so prayer for that would be greatly appreciated.   In addition to be asked to be on the leadership team, I have also been asked to start a high school and college girl's Bible study.  I think that I am going to be doing a study of the book of Hosea.  Prayer for that would be greatly appreciated.  I have never lead a Bible study before so please be praying for wisdom and guidance and that God would use me and give me to words that these girls need to hear about the passionate jealous God that pursues them and draws them to Himself.  CYAM also recently started a book study on "Knowing God" by J. I. Packer.  It has been very convicting.  

 Work  

Work is still going pretty good.  Still staying busy but the projects are coming and we are making progress, which is really exciting, however, the more I work and the more involved I get in church, the more I realize that the church is where my heart is.  So while I am incredibly thankful for the job that God has blessed me with I am more convinced that full time ministry is where I need to be.  So the Lord is teaching me patience and to understand that even Paul had to make tents so that he could serve the God he loved.  Work is not part of the fall.  Work is a responsibility and a God given mandate so I shouldn't be fighting it.  So be praying for me in that.  

Well that is all for now!  I have to get back to work and then head to Panera for the book study!  
TTFN~
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