I am reaching the end of my procrastination time very quickly and figured I would once again try to write something about what has been going on since it has been so long. Things have really picked up here and I feel like I have been holding on for dear life, however I finally got a chance to breathe this weekend.
I have now survived my first two midterms (other than Greek), my first exegesis paper, and started my pastoral care visits. A few weeks ago I led my first worship service (Iona themed, working with two other incredible people), did my first ministry interview (for Montreat supervised ministry, unfortunately I didn’t get it but I am cool with that), and have now applied to be part of the Ghana travel seminar in January (should hear in the next day or so). I am more sure about this call than I have ever been, and am very sure that I am called to Parish Ministry rather than Family like I had previously written about.
With everything going on with school and discernment, I also find it interesting how my view is slowly changing about what to do when I get out of here as far as parish ministry as I find myself finding other avenues to make Scotland happen again, but not necessarily going to live there for 3-5 years but rather studying in Edinburgh for a year. This is not at all close to being a decision, but rather a new avenue that I didn’t previously know about. However, if the opportunity were to come up and I was called to Scotland, I wouldn’t think twice about saying yes.
It’s funny how your views change once you are able to see things from a new angle. I knew this would happen, but I didn’t think it would be this quick or this extreme. This has already been such an incredible experience and I can’t wait to see what else happens. I now fully understand why I have to do a year of inquiry and why it is while I am in school. If I had my way this summer, I would have been able to say “well, I have been thinking about it for a few years and I am sure” but they were smart enough to make me do this and I couldn’t be more thankful. I have started my candidacy paperwork (in the sense that I downloaded it, looked at it, and freaked out), and see why my friends said to start now so I can get it to them by next summer. There is still a whole lot that I need to be thinking about and talking to others about. I am just glad that I seem to have a grasp on what is actually going on now (since no one really ever told me what to expect with any of this before I got here… except for Greek).
So, there is the quick update on my life here in seminary. My personal life is going well. Unfortunately I had to drop the brass group for a few months because I was over committed and quite frankly when that happens you drop the one that doesn’t pay lol. I have a great babysitting job. Teaching trumpet lessons to beginners (my all-time favorite age for lessons) at a local music store. Loving my friends more and more every day.
Yea, life is pretty good.
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