I started my new job today.
I get to use a manual espresso machine....sigh.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
First Week of School!
It's been a crazy, amazing, and beautiful first week of school. I am SO excited to be back and just get back into the swing of things even though I am crazy busy (like always? haha).
Anyway. Cornerstone had a kick off BBQ. It was really awesome to see everyone and get to just be together as a church again. I liked that.
It has been amazing being back at school. I was really skeptical because after being in Colorado and surrounded with people who just want to live out your faith, I thought it was going to be tough to be in an environment where that is not the case 24/7. God has been so faithful in helping me realize that is a lie. One of my professors right in the middle of class (with some context of course) told us he is a Christian and then proceeded to talk about how he doesn't like the fact that people who call themselves Christians are so closed minded and don't take the time to learn about other religions and cultures in order to effectively share their faith IN CLASS! I sat there and was just like preach it, brother! haha And then I was talking to my voice teacher who is a grad student here at ISU. She knows I'm a music minor so she asked what I wanted to do with my life and I said I don't know, maybe volunteer around the world or do missions or something and she said pray about it. I was a little shocked so I pushed it a little further and said I was also interested in possibly going on staff with Cornerstone after I get out of school and she was like that is so awesome! She then told me that she is also a believer and that she is really excited that I am one too since not a lot of people in the music department are. So amazing.
Then I was also feeling like after having this passion for God out in Colorado it would be really easy to become complacent and luke-warm back here in Normal. I was really scared of getting like that. God has just revealed Himself over and over and over again here. I feel closer to Him now than I did during the summer. He has provided the opportunity with every new person I have met here to share that I am a Christian and invite them to a Cornerstone event without even trying. It just happens in conversation. The amazing discussions with KK have already begun and it is just so cool. You don't need LT to experience a life like you have at LT. LT teaches you how to live that kind of life in everyday situations which is so cool. I am so lucky that I had the opportunity to go to LT and really learn what it means to be a leader in Christ.
Today I went to the doctor with Katie because she didn't want to go alone and as I was sitting in the waiting room, a mom carrying her must have been 2 year old son walked in with her mother (the child's grandmother) and asked how much it would be to have a doctor see him. The mom was cradling her son because he wouldn't move his arm and he cried every time he tried to move it even a little. The mom let the nurse at the front desk know that she didn't have insurance. The nurse then explained the fees to be seen at this particular doctor's office: $108 to walk in the door and at least and extra $100 if they had to take X-rays. The mother was getting really upset and the grandmother started doing all the talking and they walked out. The mother was crying because she didn't have health insurance and obviously probably didn't have over $200 to just throw around. It was completely heartbreaking. Why can't people get cheap health care? I think that is so appalling. It should be a human right to be able to take your child to get help. It should be a human right to be able to walk into a doctor's office and at least get diagnosed if not get both diagnosed and treated. So sad. I cried because that is so injust.
That's all for now. More as the semester goes on I'm sure.
Anyway. Cornerstone had a kick off BBQ. It was really awesome to see everyone and get to just be together as a church again. I liked that.
It has been amazing being back at school. I was really skeptical because after being in Colorado and surrounded with people who just want to live out your faith, I thought it was going to be tough to be in an environment where that is not the case 24/7. God has been so faithful in helping me realize that is a lie. One of my professors right in the middle of class (with some context of course) told us he is a Christian and then proceeded to talk about how he doesn't like the fact that people who call themselves Christians are so closed minded and don't take the time to learn about other religions and cultures in order to effectively share their faith IN CLASS! I sat there and was just like preach it, brother! haha And then I was talking to my voice teacher who is a grad student here at ISU. She knows I'm a music minor so she asked what I wanted to do with my life and I said I don't know, maybe volunteer around the world or do missions or something and she said pray about it. I was a little shocked so I pushed it a little further and said I was also interested in possibly going on staff with Cornerstone after I get out of school and she was like that is so awesome! She then told me that she is also a believer and that she is really excited that I am one too since not a lot of people in the music department are. So amazing.
Then I was also feeling like after having this passion for God out in Colorado it would be really easy to become complacent and luke-warm back here in Normal. I was really scared of getting like that. God has just revealed Himself over and over and over again here. I feel closer to Him now than I did during the summer. He has provided the opportunity with every new person I have met here to share that I am a Christian and invite them to a Cornerstone event without even trying. It just happens in conversation. The amazing discussions with KK have already begun and it is just so cool. You don't need LT to experience a life like you have at LT. LT teaches you how to live that kind of life in everyday situations which is so cool. I am so lucky that I had the opportunity to go to LT and really learn what it means to be a leader in Christ.
Today I went to the doctor with Katie because she didn't want to go alone and as I was sitting in the waiting room, a mom carrying her must have been 2 year old son walked in with her mother (the child's grandmother) and asked how much it would be to have a doctor see him. The mom was cradling her son because he wouldn't move his arm and he cried every time he tried to move it even a little. The mom let the nurse at the front desk know that she didn't have insurance. The nurse then explained the fees to be seen at this particular doctor's office: $108 to walk in the door and at least and extra $100 if they had to take X-rays. The mother was getting really upset and the grandmother started doing all the talking and they walked out. The mother was crying because she didn't have health insurance and obviously probably didn't have over $200 to just throw around. It was completely heartbreaking. Why can't people get cheap health care? I think that is so appalling. It should be a human right to be able to take your child to get help. It should be a human right to be able to walk into a doctor's office and at least get diagnosed if not get both diagnosed and treated. So sad. I cried because that is so injust.
That's all for now. More as the semester goes on I'm sure.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
CCY - The Real Story
Since my synopsis of hiking CCY was clearly inadequate my friend Sammy has a hilarious step by step instructions of how to hike CCY (she was one of the ones who came with) that you should read.
ENJOY!
Days
That's right... DAYS TILL I AM HOME!
Crazy. I guess I should probably do a little bit of a wrap up for all you wonderful people. So here it goes.
15 Things I will miss about LT/have learned at LT:
1) I will miss...the amazing people I have met out here. It has been awesome to know and be known.
2) I have learned...to let people in on my not so perfect life. To be vulnerable and not be afraid to be truly known
3) I will miss...DEEP THEOLOGICAL DISCUSSIONS! mostly with Daniel haha
4) I will miss...feeling like I can talk about my doubts in my faith with anyone
5) I have learned...even though its hard for me, that I deserved to be loved and served and that it is okay to let people serve and love me
6) I have learned...that every single person in my life has been put there to build into my life and for me to build into their life. It's a beautiful situation
7) I have learned...growth is not easy. It is always hard and you will always cry.
8) I have learned...that dealing with past disappointments in your life is important in order to move on to other things
9) I will miss...HIKING! (never thought I would say that...)
10) I will miss...the beauty that surrounds me and walking through a postcard on my way to work every day
11) I have learned...that questioning your faith is okay and that it really causes you to figure out what you believe
12) God continues to grow you even when you feel stagnant and discouraged
13) I will miss...my project and life group
14) I will miss...worshiping with Karissa
15) I will miss...stargazing. There are a billion more stars that you can see here.
**Bonus: I will miss...having an excuse to not shower for 3 days in a row because you are gonna be hiking all 3 days anyway! haha
15 Things I will not miss about LT/ things I am looking forward to after LT:
1) I will not miss...waking up at least by 5:30am for work if not earlier to go on a hike.
2) I am looking forward to...not being in a Christian bubble. I don't feel like God has called me to do that at all. Community is so important and so awesome but I feel like it is so easy to get complacent if you do that.
3) I will not miss...Spruce food. Home-cooked meal, here I come!
4) I am looking forward to...taking everything I learned out here back to ISU and applying it to my life. This is not just a "summer camp" high. This has been a life changing experience
5) I am looking forward to...loving people in a radical way and more fully. Because I have learned what it is to be loved and what that means I feel I can do a better job at doing that :)
6) I will not miss...crappy phone service/internet. I am so sorry to the people back home because I really would have liked to talk to you guys more. It was just so hard.
7) I will not miss...being soooo busy. A 40 hour work week + LT stuff + hikes + time with friends + trying to talk to people back home = zero time.
8) I will not miss...feeling like I can't get adequate God time.
9) I will not miss...being 1000 miles away from what I really call home
10) I am looking forward to meeting the new freshman and transfers and getting the chance to really build into their lives
11) I am looking forward to a potential direction for my life and being able to continue to trust God with my future plans
12) I will not miss...crying
13) I am looking forward to...continuing my always growing faith in God
14) I am looking forward to...being able to run for miles without being short of breath (at least until I get re-acclimated)
15) I will not miss...feel stuck at the YMCA. Beautiful place but there's not a whole lot to do on "Y" grounds.
**Bonus: I will not miss...the showers/bathrooms (trust me...it's sad that I am looking forward to Colby 5 showers/bathrooms...)
So that is kind of a run down of some...stuff. haha and that's all i got
I just wanted to let you know also that I hiked CCYF [Chapin (12,454 ft) Chaquita (13,069 ft) Ypsilon (13,514) and Fairchild (13,502)] on Thursday. The other two people I was with only CCY and I decided to do Fairchild really quick while they rested before the hike down on Ypsilon. It was really fun. I got to wait out a thunderstorm that a hikemaster didn't even wait out (check out this pic!) and see a beautiful view.
And end monologue. haha
Crazy. I guess I should probably do a little bit of a wrap up for all you wonderful people. So here it goes.
15 Things I will miss about LT/have learned at LT:
1) I will miss...the amazing people I have met out here. It has been awesome to know and be known.
2) I have learned...to let people in on my not so perfect life. To be vulnerable and not be afraid to be truly known
3) I will miss...DEEP THEOLOGICAL DISCUSSIONS! mostly with Daniel haha
4) I will miss...feeling like I can talk about my doubts in my faith with anyone
5) I have learned...even though its hard for me, that I deserved to be loved and served and that it is okay to let people serve and love me
6) I have learned...that every single person in my life has been put there to build into my life and for me to build into their life. It's a beautiful situation
7) I have learned...growth is not easy. It is always hard and you will always cry.
8) I have learned...that dealing with past disappointments in your life is important in order to move on to other things
9) I will miss...HIKING! (never thought I would say that...)
10) I will miss...the beauty that surrounds me and walking through a postcard on my way to work every day
11) I have learned...that questioning your faith is okay and that it really causes you to figure out what you believe
12) God continues to grow you even when you feel stagnant and discouraged
13) I will miss...my project and life group
14) I will miss...worshiping with Karissa
15) I will miss...stargazing. There are a billion more stars that you can see here.
**Bonus: I will miss...having an excuse to not shower for 3 days in a row because you are gonna be hiking all 3 days anyway! haha
15 Things I will not miss about LT/ things I am looking forward to after LT:
1) I will not miss...waking up at least by 5:30am for work if not earlier to go on a hike.
2) I am looking forward to...not being in a Christian bubble. I don't feel like God has called me to do that at all. Community is so important and so awesome but I feel like it is so easy to get complacent if you do that.
3) I will not miss...Spruce food. Home-cooked meal, here I come!
4) I am looking forward to...taking everything I learned out here back to ISU and applying it to my life. This is not just a "summer camp" high. This has been a life changing experience
5) I am looking forward to...loving people in a radical way and more fully. Because I have learned what it is to be loved and what that means I feel I can do a better job at doing that :)
6) I will not miss...crappy phone service/internet. I am so sorry to the people back home because I really would have liked to talk to you guys more. It was just so hard.
7) I will not miss...being soooo busy. A 40 hour work week + LT stuff + hikes + time with friends + trying to talk to people back home = zero time.
8) I will not miss...feeling like I can't get adequate God time.
9) I will not miss...being 1000 miles away from what I really call home
10) I am looking forward to meeting the new freshman and transfers and getting the chance to really build into their lives
11) I am looking forward to a potential direction for my life and being able to continue to trust God with my future plans
12) I will not miss...crying
13) I am looking forward to...continuing my always growing faith in God
14) I am looking forward to...being able to run for miles without being short of breath (at least until I get re-acclimated)
15) I will not miss...feel stuck at the YMCA. Beautiful place but there's not a whole lot to do on "Y" grounds.
**Bonus: I will not miss...the showers/bathrooms (trust me...it's sad that I am looking forward to Colby 5 showers/bathrooms...)
So that is kind of a run down of some...stuff. haha and that's all i got
I just wanted to let you know also that I hiked CCYF [Chapin (12,454 ft) Chaquita (13,069 ft) Ypsilon (13,514) and Fairchild (13,502)] on Thursday. The other two people I was with only CCY and I decided to do Fairchild really quick while they rested before the hike down on Ypsilon. It was really fun. I got to wait out a thunderstorm that a hikemaster didn't even wait out (check out this pic!) and see a beautiful view.
And end monologue. haha
Monday, August 2, 2010
I'm a Creeper...
Is is weird that I found someone with just their first name, hometown and college?
I had to use Google.
I had to find this person through friends of friends whose names I found in articles written about the Air Force Academy Class of 2013.
Yea....I should really be a private investigator.
And Karissa owes me $30.
I had to use Google.
I had to find this person through friends of friends whose names I found in articles written about the Air Force Academy Class of 2013.
Yea....I should really be a private investigator.
And Karissa owes me $30.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Weeks
That's right. I have just a couple weeks left here at LT until I am back at school! Crazy!
Monday was my birthday. I was taken out to get sushi and I got this beautiful journal from my friends here in Colorado. Pretty awesome
Tuesday I got to baptize one of my friends, Sammy Brooks with Daniel! It was SO cool. The picture at the top is after we baptized her. I just could not believe that someone would ask me to be a part of that or that I have impacted her life like that. So epic awesome.
Wednesday...Can't remember this day!
Thursday I saw Inception. It made me think of God stuff. Basically the Earth is God's created alternate reality for us. Once we die in this "dream" we go to actual reality which is God. He is the ultimate reality. Eventually, God will create a new perfect alternate reality. Pretty interesting stuff. Then my project group went to have a bonfire. Justin, Amber, Daniel and I stayed up till 4am. The other two went to bed but Daniel and I stayed up all night and then went to get donuts from the Donut Haus (amazing donuts!) for our project group with Justin.
Friday was the last project group day!!! GAH! So much fun. We got to have life groups and stuff and Just and Amanda made us lunch. The very end of the day, Justin and Amanda washed our feet to show us that they wanted to be servant leaders to us till the very last moment. It was interesting, God totally changed my perspective on getting my feet washed. Way back when in Junior High, Andrew (my youth leader) washed our feet at a youth conference we were having. I was crying like crazy because I just felt so undeserving and unworthy. This time, God has been teaching me that I do deserve to be loved and served and so God said, "Kristin, let your leaders show you servant leadership so that you can go do likewise for others". SOOOOO awesome.
Saturday was a crazy day at work. Totally tested my patience. Jess and I were working alone and we sold over $1000 that morning (just to give you an idea, $600 is a busy day). SOO we were really frustrated.
The customers this week have been soooo rude and awful to us. I just can't understand why they feel so entitled, first of all, and secondly, why they feel as though they are the only person on the face of the planet. I mean there are people starving just down the street and people are complaining that we only have light cream cheese instead of regular. If that's the worst thing you have going on, then I would love to have your life. Oh my gosh. Sooo frustrating. I am not looking forward to the night shift tomorrow when people are demanding ice cream... shmer.
Well that is all!
Monday was my birthday. I was taken out to get sushi and I got this beautiful journal from my friends here in Colorado. Pretty awesome
Tuesday I got to baptize one of my friends, Sammy Brooks with Daniel! It was SO cool. The picture at the top is after we baptized her. I just could not believe that someone would ask me to be a part of that or that I have impacted her life like that. So epic awesome.
Wednesday...Can't remember this day!
Thursday I saw Inception. It made me think of God stuff. Basically the Earth is God's created alternate reality for us. Once we die in this "dream" we go to actual reality which is God. He is the ultimate reality. Eventually, God will create a new perfect alternate reality. Pretty interesting stuff. Then my project group went to have a bonfire. Justin, Amber, Daniel and I stayed up till 4am. The other two went to bed but Daniel and I stayed up all night and then went to get donuts from the Donut Haus (amazing donuts!) for our project group with Justin.
Friday was the last project group day!!! GAH! So much fun. We got to have life groups and stuff and Just and Amanda made us lunch. The very end of the day, Justin and Amanda washed our feet to show us that they wanted to be servant leaders to us till the very last moment. It was interesting, God totally changed my perspective on getting my feet washed. Way back when in Junior High, Andrew (my youth leader) washed our feet at a youth conference we were having. I was crying like crazy because I just felt so undeserving and unworthy. This time, God has been teaching me that I do deserve to be loved and served and so God said, "Kristin, let your leaders show you servant leadership so that you can go do likewise for others". SOOOOO awesome.
Saturday was a crazy day at work. Totally tested my patience. Jess and I were working alone and we sold over $1000 that morning (just to give you an idea, $600 is a busy day). SOO we were really frustrated.
The customers this week have been soooo rude and awful to us. I just can't understand why they feel so entitled, first of all, and secondly, why they feel as though they are the only person on the face of the planet. I mean there are people starving just down the street and people are complaining that we only have light cream cheese instead of regular. If that's the worst thing you have going on, then I would love to have your life. Oh my gosh. Sooo frustrating. I am not looking forward to the night shift tomorrow when people are demanding ice cream... shmer.
Well that is all!
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