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July 22, 2005
here's the news...
hi everyone.
i know, you must feel completely abandoned by me. in fact, i'm not sure that anyone is going to be checking my blog any time soon.
unfortunately, i don't have anything profound to say tonight, but i do have some good news of how God has been working.
as most of you know, i'm starting grad school (yay!). my orientation is on august 17th. i'll most likely start my assistantship on the 25th.
which brings me to the sweet news...i OFFICIALLY have an assistantship! hootie hoo! i will be working 20 hours a week for the institute for social and behavior research as a family interaction analyst. yes. it's quite the mouthful. in exchange, i will be getting a very generous (in my opinion) monthly stipend and most likely a half tuition scholarship.
in addition to this, i'll be able to work 2-10 hours a week for conference services.
so, i'll be taking three classes, working 20-25 hours a week, and hopefully have a good chunk of time to spend building into people in grad school and in friley. anyone out there who spends their time praying for me can really pray that i will be able to manage my time well with the new challenges of grad school and ministry.
something that i wasn't expecting but that i'm trusting God about is that it is already decided that i will again have to be in ames next summer. due to the intense, long term training that will prepare me for my research position, they will require me to work for the duration of my masters. i know that this is how God is choosing to fund my degree and so i am content.
which, by the way, is something that i did not think i would be able to say for a long time. every time i have gone to chicago this summer, my heart has broken. i knew i would not be back to live for quite some time. but God has reaffirmed his leading and his blessing. to ames i am called. i am going to trust this calling to ames and seek him for how he wants to use me in these next two years.
so, that's where i'm at. i hope that you will all be excited and expectant with me as i find out what this season of my life is going to bring.
Posted by Autumn at 12:33 AM | Comments (0)