So it’s been a while…

Lots of things have happened since I’ve last posted here. It’s that time of the year again. School has started, football is in season, work is abundant, sleep is lacking. Yeah. We’re back in full effect here.

So, I celebrated my 23rd birthday on September 12. Yeah, man…the JORDAN birthday (as Sherrell would say). Being 23 is exciting, I suppose. I remember when I was younger, I decided that I wanted to be 23 forever. Now that I’m here, I think I might be willing to reconsider. I’ve had some good years before turning 23. Like, I might do 17 again. That was a good year. Now that I think about it- I’ve had ALL good years. It’s a blessing to have made it this far.

School is in full effect. The papers have started, the reading has gotten out of control, and my sleep is lacking. I’ve sort of gained an appreciation for Starbucks, as well as Hot Corner- this 24 hour coffee shop with comfy couches and WiFi connection. I’ve gotten my first evaluations back from classes and it’s looking like a promising semester. I’m expecting to do well. Keep praying for me.

I got to go home last weekend and spend time with my family which is awesome. Got to see my mom who I hadn’t seen since Christmas 2005. Yeah, it was like that. I love my family and I’m always excited to see them. And I got to see my sissy, who I haven’t seen in a LONG time. It was good to be home.

So now I’m back to my regularly scheduled life. Things are good on this front, and hopefully they are going well with you all who read this. Postings will be more regular. I promise.

“I made it and I’m so thankful. I never could have made it this far without the Lord…”

Awesome Weekend!

There have been a lot of little things that have made this weekend great! I’m just coming back from College Day 2006 at my church, and it was truly an awesome worship experience. It was so great to see the UGA community and our church community come together to worship God.

Also adding to the weekend was the UGA victory over South Carolina. I watched the game with friends and we had a good time cheering for UGA and fellowshipping with each other.

Now it’s back to work- school does demand that of me. But I’m so crunk, because I know it’s gonna be a great week!

Be encouraged!

Trying to find my way…

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire. They push the human race forward. Maybe they have to be crazy. How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art? Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written? … While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do….”
~Apple Commercial

“It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.”
~Ursula K. Le Guin

I guess you could say that I’m at one of those points where I’m trying to find myself and to figure out what comes next. As I’m starting (what should be) the last year of school, I’m a bit apprehensive because I don’t know what I’m going to do next. There are several options available, that are waiting for me to take the time to explore them. But, I guess then the real issue would be that I don’t have the time.

It’s that time again- where you realize that school REALLY has started, that you do have assignments and that they do matter, that sleep might be scarce, and that coffee might need to be supplied in abundance. Gone are the leisurely afternoons of summer, the mornings where you sleep in, where you choose what you want to do. Now it’s all about what needs to get done, where you need to be, and what time you need to be there.

As I said before, I know that most of my apprehension comes from not knowing what I’ll do next. My parents are pressing me about life details (insurance, investments, housing, JOBS) and for the first time I don’t have an answer. Maybe I’ll teach after this (pending successful passing of the Praxis II- we’re still praying, the results aren’t in yet). Maybe I’ll go back to school and work on the Ph.D. Maybe I’ll find a job with a nonprofit that has a mission that I’ll believe in.

It’s not that I don’t know what I want to do. I do. My career and life aspirations have never been clearer. It’s just figuring out the path to get there (and when you can take SEVERAL paths, that makes it even more difficult). Why can’t I just dance through the questions, and slowly, one day, arrive at the answer?