The Last First Day

Pretty excited about my binders!

IT IS HERE. The LAST FIRST DAY of undergrad EVER.

This is a big deal, people. If we rewind precisely a year from where I'm at right now I was this close to giving up. It's incredible to look back on that season of my life and see where it's brought me now (look for Member of the Prozzac Nation - coming soon! - for the 365-days-ago story).

What is it bringing me this semester?

Still working a fair amount as a nanny and taking 18 hours of class! Doesn't that sound exciting?! I've got all my syllabi printed out and organized into the correct binder and yes, I did read through them ALL last night.

If you haven't found it yet, my little sister
Carol is a pretty neat lady and she just
started her own blog!
Check it out:
Joyfully Restless
She's way cooler than me already
and she's still over 800 days behind me!

If you've been following along sporadically this past semester, you might have picked up on a little bit of nervousness about the future - what is my purpose, what will I be doing when I graduate, blah, blah, blah. You hopefully also noticed a peace that came about all that stress - it is crazy how much my mind has changed in the last couple months.

Over the course of the last semester God has opened my eyes to how incredibly complex I am and really been showing me the talents and strengths that I naturally posses. If you have never heard of or taken the Strengthfinders 2.0, take it. Then send me your top 5 themes so I can analyze and better understand you and make my day! Anyway, out of my top strengths and putting a lot of time, effort and thought into how I can best develop those, what they look like in my life and such as well as looking at goals for my next, last six months here at UNL I thought I should pass some little thought tidbits on to you. Senioritis is a real thing and I'm determined not to waste my last six months dragging my feet and whining (stewardship has been a big theme for me lately and I want to be a good steward of my time - my job and classes counts as part of that).

Stewarding:

- Because of Christ, I have authority and power to manage the gifts that He has given me

- I have positions of privilege and how I use those is part of that power

- I occupy a lot of different roles (to name a few: nanny, student, friend, etc.)

- The roles I occupy are my primary alters for worship (this will change how you see washing the dishes...)


As you're going back to school or work or whatever it is you do every day, maybe you are feeling a little hum-drum, maybe you hate what you are doing. I think everyone goes through that, probably a lot more than you might think. But as you're going back to your daily routine, think about that - what are your roles? How do you have power? What does it even mean to have authority through Christ? How in the world can you worship and glorify God through something you might not find any enjoyment in anymore?

The roles I have been given are my primary places of worship. Christ has given me power and authority to step up and fully live in those and give glory to Him through everything I do.