well guys, i got a job! its super exciting news, right?! i started on monday and have officially completed 3 days. i'm working at my old school so its a comfortable place with many new faces- making my first full-time job comforting and still new & exciting. i'm quickly realizing that no day will be the same which is fantastic news...i'm thankful to have a job and to be making money. while i thoroughly enjoyed my unemployed time, it is nice to have more structure to my day...knowing each day has purpose. i'm sure part of the appeal may rub off over time but i hope to hold on to it as long as possible. today i got silly bands and silly-band rings so that's how cool my job is ;)
in other news, we have another cross country meet tomorrow. i have really enjoyed getting to know the kids on the team and getting the chance to run with them. i think they're all ready for the meet and expect them to do very well! hope i can say the right things to support/encourage them! things at chatt ballet are going well too! fall classes started at the end of august and everything is back in full swing. i'm happy to see that i'm getting back into not only running shape but also ballet shape. i'm balancing much better and its starting to feel like the old days. i really do love ballet and am very thankful to be doing it again. got some performances coming up (3 to be exact- one in each of the remaining months). things are going to be busy this fall- but isn't the fall always busy? yeah, thats what i thought... i've also been babysitting for a family on signal mountain. its 3 boys under the age of 4. one 3.5 yr old, a 2 yr old and a 6 week-old baby. they are quite possibly the cutest 3 boys. i love their ages and how they're each in very different stages in their lives. it has been a bit of a handful at times but totally worth every cute moment (and the $ of course). i'm glad i'm not a mom right now- but its kinda fun to play mom for a few hours every so often. seriously though- they're precious!
tonight i went to my second small group meeting at the new church i've been going to. each wednesday small groups meet at the church and instead of doing a lesson, the pastor answers any questions on the sermon from the past sunday...people can text their questions during the sermon and the top 3-5 questions are answered in the "deeper" series on wednesday nights. the sermon this past sunday was great...all summer he has been preaching out of james. there is so much to discuss in james that its taken him longer than he had planned...and this church preaches line by line in scripture which is great for me. anyways, this sunday was about slander- specifically james 4: 11-12. it was one of those days where you realize you think you've been trying to change bad habits but have gotten no where...that your frame of mind and attitude really haven't changed at all, you've just pushed your thoughts to the back burner. anyways, it was a great reminder of the Lord's love for me and how His grace continues to cover my mistakes, my short comings...my sin. the pastor spoke about our hearts and our minds and the way we judge others, including our brothers and sisters in Christ. james is very blunt about slander and judgment...which is hard to read but still good to hear. i pray i'm reminded hourly of these verses and that i'm reminded of the Lord's love...for me and for everyone. this spring i learned a lot about the Lord's love...and in the past 4 months He has really shown me His love for me. i'm incredibly thankful but i'm realizing how hard it is for me to receive it. after tonight's small group i began to think about why it is that i have a hard time receiving His love but also how that is affecting my love on others. i think the more i try to ignore the Lord's love for me the harder it is for me to remember how much He loves others and that i'm being used to show love to others. so, here is to me trying to accept the Lord's free love- no matter how much i don't think i deserve it. here is to me focusing on the Lord's free love more every minute of the day. and here is to me relying on that love to get me through every situation, every conversation, every victory, every loss in the most Christ like way.
Let love rule.
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