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I have received several *interesting* reactions about my SoCal deferment. I’m even getting responses from Arizona!
Jenna Jordan thinks that I “should be a stripper” while I am in San Diego. I have a premonition that this East Coast Guy™ doesn’t stand a chance against the native “Cali hotties” but maybe being an import will help me. ;-) Maybe not and I will just stick to the UnionTrib’s Job List and Monster.com.
Rianna Banana, bumbling “you know” and “I dunno” every other phrase in an unusual and almost melodic fashion, keeps me thinking about what might have been but what is means more to me.
Ryan just wants to get as much guy time in as possible before my departure and is in the process of overloading my Palm m100′s 2 MB Date Book.
If life is a Nissan, enjoy the ride.
Sometimes when you think the world is ending, it’s really just a new beginning; the other side of emotion.
Don’t Give Up by Michael W. Smith
I am officially deferring from Emerson College for one year. Anger, discouragement, prayer, and peace among other things preceded this decision.
Deferring for a year will allow me to reapply for the financial aid that I unexpectedly did not receive due to complications. While not deciding factors, I will also have more time to establish a stronger financial base and conclude projects that I could not sustain with full-time enrollment in college.
Boston may have to wait for my arrival, but Lynchburg will still lose me. My rad relatives in San Diego, CA invited me to live with them and I accepted. This move is a win-win situation under the shadow of a major loss.
I am fervently believing that God will make this next year amazing, for Him to shine through every detail. I am excited to a degree; new freedoms, new job, new location, new ministry opportunities. Most importantly, I will not be sulking at a 365-day long pity party.
To family and friends, I will miss you sincerely. All great forward movements result in leaving something important behind but rejoice in the fact that our life paths crossed and eternity is only moments away!
I leave you with this Bible passage in conclusion. I know the LORD is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. No wonder my heart is filled with joy, and my mouth shouts his praises! My body rests in safety. You [God] will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.
Psalm 16:8, 9, 11 (NLT)
A big problem calls for a big head.
Hey Arnold! The Movie
On Friday, Ryan and I saw Minority Report. The movie is pure brilliance from the nail-biting plot to the parallels to reality to the visual effects.
I worked with one of two BRCC teams that helped Mark Lamb move his company’s shop from Amherst to Lynchburg yesterday. Whew! You truly had to be there in order to quantify the workload. Regardless of my now stiff body, I’m happy that I could assist a guy who has given me so much encouragement.
Boston and Lynchburg valiantly battle for my presence but only one city will win me for the next year. I should know this week where I will be.
For our present troubles are quite small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us immeasurably great glory that will last forever! So we don’t look at the troubles we can see right now; rather, we look forward to what we have not yet seen. For the troubles we see will soon be over, but the joys to come will last forever.
2 Corinthians 4:17-18 (NLT)
I must start this entry with a grateful THANK YOU to everyone who encouraged me this weekend. While I blindly conceded to deferring from Emerson for a year, an overwhelming number of acquaintances and friends are still dreaming (and more importantly, praying) for me.
In the journey of life, valleys are a natural occurrence. The first valley I crossed involved the loss of my mother to cancer but great purpose surfaced after the dark moments: finding myself in Christ’s community of believers, joining LiveWire, starting a business with ZJAM as my first client, being selected for Channel One‘s 2001 Student Produced Week, excelling in high school. Essentially, the reality of my life superceded my most outstanding imaginations.
I consider valleys of life dark times because I am usually living in the shadow of something seemingly overwhelming. Three delightfully ironic characteristics of shadows are that they cannot hurt me, they are usually bigger than the real issues, and they are created by something blocking a light source. My light source is Jesus Christ and His love shines through everything that might cast shadows upon my life.
The results of the first valley cannot be ignored. I will keep moving through this shadow-filled valley of life and, like Steven Curtis Chapman, beg God to bring it on if these circumstances strengthen me and yield mind-blowing results at the top of the hypothetical hillside.
For the Moments I Feel Faint by Relient K
I try to excel, but I feel no movement… You’re telling me that there’s no hope. I’m telling you, you’re wrong. Never underestimate my Jesus. When the world around you crumbles, he will be strong.
I throw up my hands. ‘Oh, the impossibilities.’ Frustrated and tired, where do I go from here? Now I’m searching for the confidence I’ve lost so willingly. Overcoming these obstacles is overcoming my fears.
I think I can’t… But, I think you can… I think you can Gather my insufficiencies and place them in your hands.
Another day, another meat recall. Anyone want to become a Broccoli Boy and join the Lettuce Ladies?
Wrapping up Ryan’s week of no-parents, we ate at Sundae Grill and saw my very first Star Wars movie, Episode II. I thought it was a great movie, though Ryan said there was too much I would not understand without seeing the rest of the series.
Unless God pulls a miracle and proves me wrong (which I would not object to), Lynchburg will have me for 365+ days longer than I expected. “Financial aid” is an oxymoron in my life.
It’s taken days and nights to make me realize. Take the place of my heart, till I become a stranger to my life. I’ve been down without you, wrong without your love. In time will I be what you’re thinking of? Rescue me from waiting on this line. I won’t give up on giving you a chance to blow my mind. Let the eleventh hour quickly pass my by.
The Eleventh Hour by Jars of Clay
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