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| Hey everyone,
i know it's been AGES since i've updated this thing, but here i am now...
for those of you who don't know, this summer i signed up to do a job that would fulfill all the things that i wanted out of a summer job - good work experience, resume' material, well-paid, and most of all, a job that would build life skills that would prepare me for my future (and unknown) career path. for anyone that didn't hear me talk about the job before i actually did it, i raved about how much money people make and how it would be such a good "experience" for me. i surely did not know what i was talking about...
don't get me wrong, all of the preceding are true and this job is doing just that. but the last thing, i had ever wanted to be in life was a door to door salesman, however this decision to do the job has been the BEST decision i have ever made. i am about to begin my sixth week of selling educational books door to door. there is not enough space of the entire internet to describe this experience in full detail. but to get a better mental image of what i am going through, here goes: we wake up every morning at 5:59am, jump out of bed, force ourselves to take cold showers, leave the house by 6:15am, head to the same breakfast spot every morning, leave the breakfast spot at 7:15am, knock on our first door before 8am, walk into the houses of about 15 people (complete strangers, mind you), show the books to another 20 people at the door who don't let us in, sell books all day long - taking no breaks and never wasting a minute, leave the final house 9:30pm or later, come back home by about 10:15pm, cook dinner, track all orders, take showers, get in bed by 11pm, wake up the next morning and do it all over again, 6 days a week, for 12 weeks. it stretches you physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, to your farthest limits. but if you work hard, do the job like you have been taught to do, all the while, controlling your emotions by having a good attitude regardless of ALL cirumstances, you really start to enjoy it and i KNOW that in the end, i am going to build such perseverance, diligence, responsibilty, independence, social and communication skills, and most of all, becoming an emotional GIANT. these are all qualities of a godly Christian, worker, student, husband, son, brother, roommate, and person that i am developing in the process of doing this job. this job has been the TOUGHEST thing i have ever done in my life to say the LEAST. but i love it. and i know that through it all, i'm gonna grow... so much
thank you everyone, for your prayers.
to all my readers, you are all in my mind. i pray for my friends and family every day. it keeps me positive and it keeps me going, since i'm usually by myself for 14 hours a day. God bless you, all! May your summer experiences, whatever you do, whatever it may be, be as fruitful and life changing as mine is. and it can be, if you want it to be and you make it happen.
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| I went to a Chris Tomlin concert last night. Louie Giglio and Matt Redman were there, too. In one word, it was...
INDESCRIBABLE!
i'll try to get some pictures up later.
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| I've been in search of one of the most touching songs because of the sad story behind it....
The Father's Song
by Matt Redman
I have heard so many songs
Listened to a thousand tongues
But there is one
That sounds above them all
The Father’s song
The Father’s love
You sung it over me and for eternity
It’s written on my heart
CHORUS:
Heaven’s perfect melody
The Creator’s symphony
You are singing over me
The Father’s song
Heaven’s perfect mystery
The king of love has sent for me
And now you’re singing over me
The Father’s song
I have heard so many songs
Listened to a thousand tongues
But there is one
That sounds above them all
[Sounds above them all]
The Father’s song
The Father’s love
You sung it over me and for eternity
It’s written on my heart
CHORUS
It’s Heaven’s perfect mystery
The king of love has sent for me
And now you’re singing over me
The Father’s song
The Father’s song
The Father’s love
You sung it over me and for eternity
It’s written on my heart
[It’s written on my heart]
The Father’s song
The Father’s love
You sung it over me and for eternity
It’s written on my heart
It’s written on my heart
You sing it over me
Father
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| So my friend, Beaux, hacked into my computer on an open floor night,
changed my desktop background, switched out the picture of my sister to
some ugly picture of me, and wrote this entry below. I decided to
just leave it because some of it is true. I have been working a
lot. I pretty much don't have time for anything else
nowadays. Finals are coming up and I'll be glad to go home
soon. I hope I can keep in touch with everyone from back home...
I'm not really good with that. Looking forward to GGCC, NYEE, NUE
GWS, and RDT...haha just kidding!
i love everyone. except for beaux!
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| So it's been a while. I have a couple of things to update you
on. Wheaton is cool. Actually, it's very cold. I miss
california.
My sister floor is awesome here. Especially the triple. The
girls there are really cool and I go over there whenever I'm not
working. But I'm working all the time, so that eqauls about once
every two months. I am earning a lot of money. In fact, I'm
at work right now, video taping some percussion thing. I would
rather be with Beaux. The triple is all decorated for christmas
with garland and lights and holiday paper. It's
AMAZING! They have to be some of the coolest people I have met
here.
Well, that's all for now. E-mail if you have any questions, cuz
actually, I didn't write this. So I have no idea that this post
was placed. :)
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