My life seems to be in a constant state of transitioning from one adventure to another. From high school to college, quitting college to work for LeaderTreks in Chicago, to- what felt like- traversing the world a few times over, to now being back in school in Columbus, OH.
In all of this I have never been good at keeping people informed or in the loop about my habitual-deep-end-jumping life. So I'm about to take a stab at summing up the last two months.
In August I completed my time working with LeaderTreks.
Two years of my life was devoted to running trips, mentoring countless amazing students, and learning more about myself. I had left college to join LT because I had no idea where I was going.
No vision. No dream. No hope.
To think of the future was to mentally drown myself in the immensity of directionless decision making. So I joined on with the only hope I had, an organization that wanted to equip me and help me discover myself as I helped and discovered others. Somewhere in the last two years I learned to dream. I learned that I was not a victim of my circumstances, but I had the ability to lead change. I learned that Jesus died and conquered death and because of that fact, I am free to live without the fear of what man thinks or does, because He cannot be stopped.
I dreamed of inviting other people into this freedom, but how?
Two things I have always loved: art and people. Never had I entertained the idea of doing art as a professions and thus searched for more "practical" professions. Little did I know that through my two years the Lord would show me that my love of art could in fact be a means to invite people (whom I love) into freedom.
I am currently studying Art Therapy at Capital University in Columbus, OH where I am on the verge of something so much larger than myself. I, once again, find myself to be in the Deep End of life learning how to swim. I've leaped before I've looked, but had I looked I don't know if I would have leaped. I have moments where I can't believe where I am and what I'm doing, but I also remember the sweet assurance the Lord gives me that, as long as I am pursuing Him, I can't fail in the grand scheme of eternity. I will most definitely fall on my face a time or two and learn from it, but I will never be outside of His love for me.
Thank you to all of you who held me up in prayer and supported me these last few years. I would not have made it through this time if it was not for you all. I thank the Lord for you always and pray that you will reap generously because you have sewn generously.
