Eight Days and Counting...

It's a very strange feeling to know that in about one week I will be less than six months away from graduating - moving on to the real world, what's that? For the majority of my life, I have been conditioned to go to school, have the summer off, and then go back. So what about when I DON’T GO BACK? Wow, that just doesn't seem right. Don't get me wrong, it's exciting, but it just doesn't sound right. So what then? Where do I go? What do I do? Well, I began that thinking process in the beginning of the year, and just yesterday had the first solid action towards my future: my first job interview.

I interviewed with the Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO), and it was a good experience for the first of many to come. It was relaxed, but not unofficial. The CCO is an organization that is dedicated to 'transforming college students to transform the world' (www.ccojubilee.org). The organization works on several different college and university campuses in the north-east area of the country to help mentor and guide students to maturity in Christ. What an opportunity! But at the same time, I keep thinking, what is the plan for Emily? Where is it that I am truly meant to be? That is the million-dollar question of the century!

It seems that most college students don't really know what they want, even if someone if an education major, half the time he or she doesn't want to teach. So how is it that we, as college students, make it so far in our college careers and have NO IDEA where we are supposed to be? In addition to that, how can we get from 'NO IDEA' to 'SOME IDEA' or maybe even 'OUR CALLING'? To anyone who asks, I can inform them of my ideas to teach, work for the CCO, or possibly go right into a masters program, but then I have to follow that up with the fact that I need to be where God wants me to be. I need to follow His will first and foremost, and then I can consider the thoughts that I have and that others have for me. There is never any time frame that I can put on 'my plans,' and that goes for everyone else who has ideas to share. That is all they can be, is ideas, that can be shared, but it is all God's doing that one door opens when another does not. In that case, all I can do is pray, love, and work my hardest to continually have my eyes OPENED to the possibilities that will come up.

With all of this serious talk and consideration going on, there is no way that I could survive without a bit of light-hearted fun and family time...here are a few pictures that show those spirits...




This is me being attacked by tape...we were doing our Christmas decorating!


My family is the most important thing to me, and all of these photos really show the uniqueness of us when we are all together. I hope you all can be with your families in times of stress, and enjoy the holidays together!
God Bless!