Dreams

Ahh. It's Memorial Day, which means I didn't have to work today! While I love my job (I work with the foreign language department at my college as a student tutor) I also love to relax. Today I went for a walk, went swimming, and laid out in the sun. I did some writing, both on this blog and also on a poem I'm working on for my creative writing class. I talked to some old friends and one of the younger girls I mentor in my church. I topped it all off by eating Zaxby's with my sister and her boyfriend. Some good stuff really! I'm now listening to Casting Crowns and thinking about life and God's purpose for me here. There are some things that I'd like to do before I die. I know that this is totally random but I just kinda want to talk about them. They are (in no particular order):

1. Work with teenagers in a church setting. I want to hang out with them, teach them, and encourage them to fall in love with Jesus Christ. I'd love to either marry a youth pastor, be a youth pastor myself, or just work with teenagers. I especially want to work with middle school girls. I think that God put this passion on my heart from getting bullied as a young teenager, then becoming a Christian at age 14 and seeing how much God loved me. Plus, teenagers are just awesome in general!

2. Marry the right person. I want to fall in love with a man who will love God with all of his heart, soul and mind and love me second. I'm still in the process of deciding what I'd like him to be like (this is what dating is for!) but him loving God wholeheartedly and loving me second is a must. Some other things I believe I'd like are a sense of humor/mischief, an ability to carry intellectual conversations with me, a natural love of people, an ability to make people feel welcome and loved, and easy to talk to.

3. Have kids. I want to have a big family and adopt kids if possible. I also want to have people over at my home a lot.

4. Teach high school Spanish and possibly religion. I know that I love to teach other people about other cultures. I love teaching Spanish and I hope to be able to get high school students excited about it, too. I also want people to understand other faiths and why they believe in their own.

5. Spend time overseas, preferably doing mission work. I love other countries and I'd love to live in one for a while, be it a semester, a year, or several years. I also love telling people about my Savior and I'd love to tell people how Jesus can change your life. I'd love to teach English overseas too or work at an orphanage.

6. Use my love of creative arts for God's glory. I love to write and do skits. I'd love to use my writing to glorify God one day and maybe organize a drama ministry in my future church. I also love to play piano.

We'll see where God takes me! As for the moment, He's taking me to the bathroom to scrub the toilet and to do some other fun activities. Hasta luego!