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Name: Emily
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Birthday: 10/6/1984
Gender: Female
Interests: Lovin my Jesus. Discipleship. missions. cultures. Worship. watching people in airports. intercession. coffee. photos. camping. playing in tide pools. listening to my brothers making music. keeping a journal. traveling and exploring new places. painting.
Expertise: I've been told that I could be a professional listener. I also am an expert in getting as many articles of clothing on a drying rack.
Occupation: Student: Intercultural Studies
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Member Since:
8/16/2004
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I graduated college! I am overwhelmed. I went to an amazing university and learned so much. I am excited about moving forward but in the process I am grieving a great loss. It was wonderful to have my family come for the celebration! We had so much fun going to the Dodgers game, the beach, my church, etc. They truly are amazing. I am currently praying about what to do next. I know that the Lord will lead me.
This is also going to be my last post on xanga. I have had this blog for three years and it is time to end it. I have felt like this all semester but also wanted to end this blog with my graduation. A symbol
that I have grown, learned, and changed so much. My degree marks something I have accomplished and it is more than getting good grades, it is learning to live in confidence in who God has made me to be and doing it well. If you want to continue to be in contact with me or read my life on the internet, let me know. I have not disappeared entirely.
fairwell.
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| Just working on the last bit of my homework as an undergrad.
Monday:
12 page paper on Azerbaijan and Armenia
5 3-page papers on topics from International Relations
Tuesday:
theo 1 exam
theo 1 quiz
Friday:
10 page paper on the Necessity of Racial Reconciliation in the American Church
Read Being White
Grad practice
Saturday:
Graduation
Grad Party
Sunday:
taking in the fact that I truly will be done with Biola.
That is is it! I am so close I can taste it. Mom, John, and Grandma fly in Wednesday. Dad and Mark come Thursday. oh my! oh my! I just want to go to the beach and dance with the waves! | | |
| The closer I get to graduating college the more frequent the question "What are you going to do afterward?" comes up. All I can think about is the paper that is due next week and everyone else expects me to have my life planned out!
Here is my answer: "I do not know. I am taking June to pray"
I want to work in relief and development. How to get there is another question.
I am majoring in a field that is ambiguous. I'm not an accountant and can find a job a year before I graduate. I love people, culture, helping those people, ministry, relationships, discipleship, trying new things, etc. My major is so open ended that the majority of us graduates end up working in a coffee shop. And no, I'm not moving home to work at Caribou Coffee.
My other problem is that I have too many options! Let me spell them out for you. (none in any order) Perhaps you can add to the list!
1. Move to Washington D.C. My friend got into Georgetown Med. School and she needs a roommate. I have always wanted to move to D.C. There are a lot of relief and development orgs. that have offices there. The idea would to find a job in one of those offices and network.
2. Move back to Minnesota. I would move back in with my parents, find a part time job, and apply to work with Food For the Hungry (Which is a relief and development org. I really like). This way I can continue building relationships with people at home and get involved in my local church.
3. Stay in L.A. I have an amazing community of friends in L.A. I love the church I attend. Although, I hate a lot of what comes with L.A. (the traffic, the smog/pollution, expensive place to live, etc) this city has so much to offer. I love the diversity of L.A.
So in one year I could live in any part of the country. I would appreciate your prayers while I pray during June in making this decision.
Some of my goals in life: Live in Africa long term, work with women and children who are victims of sex trafficking and moving them out of that situation, work with HIV/AIDs victims, go to grad school, get married, have kids, own a home, write a book, etc. I have so many things I want to do that I just don’t know where to start. So I decided to start here in writing this blog. Thank you and goodnight.
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| I love my church! Once and a while after nite church there is a meeting for those who have a heart for the lost and passion to serve them. Sometimes a whole load of Biola kids show up and other times very few. This week there were four. I was the first of the BU people to show up. Don started talking about sharing our story and how our story can be used to share Christ with people. It spoke so deeply to me. I know that God has called me to share my story, I have always been a bit scared. I love that this group is not just the younger generation but that there are older wise people there as well. We prayed for one another after our conversation. Elana, Josh, and I were down on the floor weeping for the lost in the nations. Then some others were praying over us. God opened my eyes up to see some of my future ministry. Wow. I started laughing at how crazy these pictures are and how good God is. This joy spread to the others and soon we were on the ground laughing. Elana had to be carried out of the building! I realize that these words do not justice to the power of God I experienced tonight. But I am too tired to really do a better job.
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| i found a job for five days in june totaling the amount of money I make in one month currently. I am excited to take June and relax and pray about my future while still being able to financially afford it. Can you believe it? Only five days!
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