Hello all
Some recent developments -
Clint and I have been looking for a church that we could get connected with almost ever since we started dating. And we have finally found one. It is called The River Christian church. It was started by a few local families just recently. (the daughter of the head pastor is actually in one of my classes …. Small world…) So the congregation is fairly small and the ministries are still developing. We don’t even have our own building yet so we meet in an elementary school. We just started going 2 weeks ago but have already talked to the youth pastor about getting involved in the jr/sr high ministry. Clint is especially excited about this because he has been longing to really get involved. I am really excited about it as well despite the fact that I know it will be a stretch for me. I have always wanted to be more involved with that age group but never just taken the step to just do it. We are both very excited to see where God will lead us in this church and how he will use us.
Another big thing for us is my decision to change my major from pro writing to counseling. To some this might not seem like such a big change but it really is for several reasons. The main one being that I am a jr already and have already taken many of the classes for my former major. Because of the fact that it is so late I will be in school a bit longer than originally planned. About a month ago I started thinking about it. I had thought about it several times over the past 2 years but had just dismissed it as me just being scared. But over the past few weeks God has really been working on my heart and I realized that I want to work more with people then with words. I still want to write, don’t get me wrong, I still love it and it will always be a part of my life. But I want to do so much more. I want to go into teen counseling. It will be more along the ministry aspect that I have wanted all along. And it will better equip me to serve alongside my future husband clint. When I first started thinking about it I had wavered between counseling and youth ministry. I am really excited for this new major. I cant wait to start classes and get more into the psychology of it all.
In other news, I got hired by TUFW Campus Safety. All my friends think it is weird. I can see why. When I first came in to TUFW I swore I would never get into that department soley because that is what my dad is in. (no offense dad, bob or anyone else) Well, I got desperate. I actually think it will be fun. I had my first training shift early Friday morning. I like the people that I work with and I like that it is above normal campus pay. This will be interesting as I am used to the access control part of that job, but I am a student officer here. Yay! for late night/ early morning shifts. It will prove a challenge as the shifts are late at night and I have early classes 5 days a week. I am only the on call person so I am unsure that I will be able to get the hours that I need so I am applying to work at Michaels craft store. They just built a new one in fort wayne (they aren’t even open yet) and are looking to hiring lots of people. One of my other friends got hired and is going to give my application to her supervisor. (that would be a fun job… I wonder if they give an employee discount….*laughs evilly*)
For those of you who don’t know, Clint has been working as a DJ for the online radio station Remedy. On Tuesday nights is his live Hardcore show but he also has several other recorded shows on the weekend. Remedy is amazing! Since clint and I are currently sharing a car(explained in the next pp), I have been spending quite a bit of time in the studio just hanging out with my laptop writing these offline and hanging out with lots of fun people.
Clint’s car is with his parents at the moment because there is something wrong with it. I am not really sure as to what but we have been sharing my car nonetheless. Which has been working out better than I thought it would. I currently only work on campus so that hasn’t been an issue as I was hoping to get an off campus job at Michael’s craft store. Still working on that lol….
As far as work goes, I am also working on getting my jewelry design store up and running. I have always loved working with beads and this past august decided to do something about it. So I got a storefront on etsy.com. Etsy is like ebay except for all original handmade items. I have several listings up and am working on more every day. I have sold one piece recently but it wasn’t online it was to a friend. But anyway if you want to check it out and support me check out my website I do my best to make affordable, original, durable pieces.
Well that’s all for now. I will try to do better at updating this more often. There should be a post soon about the VFW Hall. If there isn’t one soon you all should bug me. I really need to get on that…
Thanks!
Rachel & Clint
