So I'm leaving the world of Xanga. There are a variety of reasons for this change, some are good and some are silly. A few days ago, a week ago maybe, my roommate saw me checking Xanga and exclaimed, "please don't tell me you still use that!" I mumbled a little something to the effect of that I began my Xanga at the beginning of college and find it to be a good way of keeping in touch... etc., etc., etc. Lame excuse #1 for switching. The others are equally uninteresting, I'm sure.
Regardless, this is it. A new blog for a new stage of life: the post-college, new career me.
The past two weeks have been stressful ones. Soccer season is wrapping up (we have our first playoff game on Monday) and it's almost the end of the quarter. My students are stressed which adds stress to sports and stress to me. Yet, I've also felt incredibly blessed, happy, and in love. Not romantically in love... in love with my students, with the incredible and immense opportunity I have to teach them, to lead them, to befriend them. They are beautiful.
As I settle in to my new life, I'm becoming increasingly eager to make friends here. Please pray that I get involved in a church quickly and that I get in with a good group of active, passionate about Jesus people.
Know that just because I haven't called you or written you personally, it doesn't mean that I don't miss you and want to know what's going on. Due to my busy schedule, I have failed in maintaining communication with friends from home, school, camp. However, I hope that will change now that soccer is ending. Hearing from people back home really makes my day, so if you get a chance, give me a call. I was listening to a Podcast from Mosaic in LA this week and it was about touching people/communicating with people and not just existing with them. It was in the context of John 15 and being a branch of the vine. It challenged me to really LOVE the people I am in contact with/am in relationship with. So, I'm going to work on that more. Hopefully it will start with re-engaging in my friendship with you.
1 comment:
hooray for blogger! hooray for Amy! I need to catch up with you, especially since I was in your territory last weekend, and saw many of your loved ones. I love you Amy Richardson.
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