Times, They Are A-Changin'

It has been almost nine months since I last blogged. I may not have any readers anymore. I guess that's okay for now. I deserve it I'm sure. :p

The last year has been jam-packed full of changes. And everything has happened so fast my head hasn't stopped spinning all year. Let's see, my last posting was from Mexico City. That was a busy trip, the main thing we did was develop a discipleship course.

After I got back from Mexico I started doing odd, unwanted administrative jobs for Immanuel Fellowship. One in particular was to stalk (ahem, I mean "find") every person who's ever been a part of the church over the last ten years so that we could invite them to a ten year reunion. It was a chore. We've been a church for ten years, well almost eleven as the even was last Easter, and I've been a part for nine. I'm glad I've had the chance to see a church "grow up" in core values and vision the way I've seen Immanuel do over the years. It's been exciting to see it all unfold from nearly the beginning. But I think the next ten years will be even more exciting.

After my exemplary stalking, I was given more administrative tasks, until I was hired officially and for pay in June. Since then I have worked full time as the administrative/fundraising/techy/graphic-designing/secretarial/webmaster/finance-person of the church. It's been a great fit. I am the church's first full-time employee other than the pastor. Because of this there has been a lot of catch-up work to do like organizing things around here that have never been organized. That's not always so fun. However, to compensate I've gotten to learn Photoshop, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver, which have all been quite fun. That's not the half of the new things I've learned on this job, but the list is long so I'll leave you with the fun ones.

This job is different and throws new challenges my way every week. I've been constantly learning the last five months since I started working full time. I feel like I've learned enough to get another associate's degree. It's been fun. The thing I always hated about every other job was that once I learned it there would never be anything new to learn. Learning excites me, even when it's frustrating. For this reason I have promised myself several times that I would never work in an office again. There are boring office days with this job, but at least I know that when I finish the boring job there will be a much more interesting one after. There aren't too many very dull jobs around here.

Also, I've transferred to CSU Global, and am finally in my third year of college. At this rate I hope to graduate by thirty. I'm getting my degree in Organizational Leadership with a specialization in non-profits. Online is not so bad as I thought and actually I'm liking it so far. I'm generally excited about life when I'm not dizzy with at the good changes. :D