Same old story...but better

So again it has been a while since I last posted. A lot has happened since I last posted to say the least. I am now living in Boston and have begun my masters program in pastoral ministry. I am loving life in Boston to say the least. I am meeting great new people and already am learning so much about myself and so much more in the classroom. The classroom work is a bit overwhelming at times but I am adjusting and working hard. Getting back into college work after being out of school for a year is proving a little more difficult than I anticipated but is going well enough so far. I need to learn to give myself some credit and realize I am here for a reason and not forget why I decided to come here in the first place. I need to remember that the reason why I came here in the first place is to further my understanding of my faith so that I can help others to understand better as well. I am here to learn and to grow more fully into who I am and who God wants me to be.

I am home this weekend for my cousin Matt's wedding and am pretty excited about it. I am really looking forward to reconnecting with my extended family and telling them all about my life in Boston. To be honest I am really excited to finally have something to talk about with my male cousins. I am looking forward to talking with everyone about my new job in the athletics department at BC. It has been really great so far being able to get to 2 football games and to sell such a great product to companies in the Boston area. I never thought I would be excited about sales in my life. I never thought I would be making about 30 phone calls each day I work and just talking to people about BC football. I am really glad and proud of myself that I took this opportunity to develop a new skill and realize something new about myself. I do still get afraid and nervous when I pick up that phone sometimes but just finally seeing how far I have come. I never used to be able to just pick up the phone for fear I would stutter or inconvenience someone. Now I am doing it without any kind of hesitation. Its just so great. And the free football tickets aren't half bad either.

Really I just felt like writing today just to put some things down and see if anything came of it. I feel like I really haven't had a chance to just be since I got to BC. I have had small moments but I don't think really until right now have I taken the time to look back and see where I am and how far I have come. I really am seizing every day. I am looking at every possible opportunity that comes my way and taking advantage. Sometimes I am falling into old habits of being lazy and things like that but I am working on it. I am finally coming to realize that only I can really do something about most of the things in my life and I am finally taking that opportunity.