I am terrible at titling things.

This morning I had the privilege to be a part of something huge.  Central Baptist, the church that I’ve attended for literally my entire life has begun to branch out to multiple sites in the city.  Journey Campus is something that began with a group of college students and has developed into something so much bigger than we could have imagined. Now, I usually have a tendency to resist huge changes, and I was a little skeptical at first about possibly moving to a new location and being a part of a new campus of Central.

With the launch of an entirely new campus, there are so many things that have to go into that and at first I found myself wondering “what have we gotten ourselves into?” To answer, that question, I will just say that what we have gotten ourselves into is a group of people who love the Lord and who are passionate in serving and doing anything they need to in order to follow in obedience.  This Journey Campus is a church of people who are so eager to serve.  I’m so fortunate to be able to take part in something that is so much bigger than myself.  The Journey Campus has some amazing leaders and committed volunteers serving in any way they can. Shout out to the volunteers! 

Today was the Journey Campus’ first Sunday morning on the Arkansas State University Campus and let me just say…whoa.  We have been counting down to this day for weeks now, and its finally here! Pretty cool, right?

I am sad to say that I only have two more Sundays with the Journey Campus before I leave for three months!  That’s right, I will be leaving in just a couple weeks to go to Mt. Ida, AR to start my photography job at Camp Ozark! Needless to say, I am having some conflicting emotions about leaving, but I’m confident that it will be a great summer.

oh hey, links: 

http://centralbaptist.com/

http://www.journeycampus.com/

My one word is on my computer. (:

We have been in a series on Sunday mornings called "ONE word" and we've been challenged to come up with one word to describe who Christ is in our lives.  We were given yellow post-it notes to write our word on and put in various places.  Its such an encouragement to be walking somewhere and see a yellow post-it with the word "Guide" or "Redeemer" on it. 

Okay, bye. 

Its thundering right now.

Now playing: 30 Seconds to Mars

Number of windows open on my computer: 6

I am an excellent multi-tasker.

Happy Tuesday, friends! I hope you are all having an excellent day so far. My day actually started off bad and has gotten better since I got out of class. Funny how that works, yes? (; After my two least favorite classes were over, I got to see some people that I don’t see on a regular basis, I have finally had coffee and am currently wearing my favorite sweatshirt AND I have a microwavable stuffed elephant to keep me company on this rainy day.  Here is proof: (which, now that I am thinking about it, proof, is a very odd word.)

But anyways. Lets begin with spring break. So, I was super pumped to have a week off of school to “finish a book” and “write a paper.”  While those things did actually happen, I must say that my spring break mostly consisted of sleeping, spending multiple hours working in Photoshop, finally finishing LOST and watching HGTV. All. Day. Long. Yes, but I can blame my sister for that new addiction.

I don’t know what it is really, but I’ve somehow already run out of things to say. How unusual. I will have something more thought-provoking to share next time. Promise!

Just in case you were wondering... No, my blog does not have any sort of theme.

Note: This is a potentially ironic post; stay tuned to decide for yourself.

After taking a philosophy class and currently taking a psychology class, I’ve become even more analytical than I previously was.  (Not to say that taking such classes automatically has this effect on people, but perhaps it has this effect on people who are already perceptive, analytical, and whatever else.)  Not only do I question the existence of tables and what have you, but I also have begun, even more so than before, to completely pick apart the actions, words, and general personalities of the people I seem to surround myself with on a daily basis.

Now, this may be good or bad; I will explore both options.  The good part of this is that perhaps I’m able to better understand the people and things around me.  This could potentially prove helpful to me in understanding relationships between friends and so on.  Here’s the bad part though: now, because of my super-attentiveness, I tend to overanalyze things and people.  This is the frustrating part.  When I notice every little thing and try to figure out why something is, I tend to get myself in trouble.  I notice that a friend is acting a certain way that might be considered a bit out of character for them and I automatically begin to wonder why that could be.  Is that friend upset about something?  What could have upset them?  Is it something that I did?  How do I fix it?  This type of thought is potentially stressful to the thinker.

Just something I’ve noticed:

When emotionally compromised, people tend to act in ways that are not compatible with their usual behavior or personality.

And here’s the thing about that—its totally lame!  This lack of control over emotions that seems to so often occur in several situations, from pre-relationship situations to seemingly irrational rants caused by a myriad of random happenings, is not only harmful to the decision-making process, but is also annoying for most all witnesses.  Anyway.

This post is basically my random thoughts just spilling out of my head and is the result of my present frustration. Ironic?  Probably.

In other news, I’ve gotten to take several new pictures lately, which is totally bomb.  And also, I’ve started going to the gym again. I know, I know; it seems crazy.

And in closing to a very random post, I’ll leave you with this:

“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.” James 1:19-20

Just something good to remember for people like me. (:

Peace out, girl scout. ♥