Saturday, May 15, 2010

Marching into the unknown

I woke up this morning, sore, tired and with a scene from "You've Got Mail" running through my head (it's my favorite movie, what can I say). The scene was when Kathleen Kelly tells her 2 female co-workers that she's closing the store that she's owned for years. One of the co-workers, Birdie, pours tea for them and replies, "Closing the store is the brave thing to do. You are daring to imagine that you could have a different life. Oh, I know it doesn't feel like that. You feel like a big fat failure now. But you're not. You are marching into the unknown armed with...Nothing.Have a sandwich."

Last night was the official start of "Panic Mode". Around 1:30am, I wasn't sure if I was correct about my end date. I thought I might have counted 12 weeks wrong. I pulled out my calender and recounted from Sunday, May 16th till Sunday, August 8th 3 times (once by the days, twice by the weeks). Do you know how long 12 weeks is? it's 84 days. 3 whole months. I'm not worried about being away from home, I did that last summer for 10 weeks and was fine. It's the fact that I'm in a very unstable position. It's short-term, I'm not from the community, and I've never done anything like this before. I'm "marching into the unknown armed with....nothing". faaannnntastic.

I even had doubts last night about being a community development major. Why did I choose this? Why did I think I'd be good at it? what was I planning on doing with it? At one point I panicked because I realized that I'd rather work for Winshape Camps again then go on this internship. For some reason, I thought that was a sin. Then I realized, Camp is something I know and understand, I can go into it armed with my past experience and knowledge of how it works.
Asset Mapping in Miami? nope. nothing. completely new to me.

Pray for peace during my last 24 hours in Cape Coral. That, although I'm armed with nothing, I may realize that God is armed with...everything. If He is for me, who can be against me?

3 comments:

  1. Becky!! You are a lone reed.

    But, wait, that's not even true. You know why? Becaaaaaaaaause, YOU HAVE THE MOST INCREDIBLE GOD ON YOUR SIDE!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHH!!!! I know you know that. But I thought I'd just repeat it for you to hear. :)

    Plus lots of people love you and are praying for you (Exhibit A: ME!!!). These thoughts and feelings you shared are the thoughts and feelings of someone who is about to go on a CRAZY AMAZING ADVENTURE. Adventures are not initially as exciting as one would imagine (and they become ridiculously exciting when you're less terrified -- that comes a little later). In fact, they're scary as hell, especially the night before you leave for them. But then, when you come back, you realize the best thing that ever happened to you is over. And it was really and truly the best thing that ever happened to you, not because it was easy but because you will never be the same again.

    All that to say: I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!!!! And if you ever need to talk, call/email/text/write me. (If you're supposed to do that kind of thing?) I love you so much and I am WILDLY excited for what a beautiful person you are how much this experience will draw your beauty out even more.

    You ARE the Community Development girl of my heart. <3

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  2. I wanna be you a little bit. Seriously.

    You're gonna learn so much this summer Bucks. And you are going to see the Lord in ways you never knew you could. Go with high expectations. Go with no expectations. But above all else, go expecting GREAT things from the Lord. Anticipate them. And be excited about it.

    And Know that you are loved. By meh. :)

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  3. hey girl i know exactly how you feel about being unarmed!! i just arrived in Singapore 2 days ago and i begin my internship tomorrow ahhhhhh! im going to go crazy! i have absolutely no idea what to expect but that its going to be incredibly hard! we'll get through this together! : ) i need to start a blog! its so cool! <3

    --Ashley Carroll

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