Wow, i'm exhausted right now. Time is not something that i have a plenty right now between work and school. This semester seems to be one of the most challenging so far even though i'm not taking my usual 8-10 classes; it's only 6 this semester. I'm learning a lot though about becoming a conductor and thinking like a teacher, and the more classes I take the more I realize that I really think this is where God wants me in life and what He wants me to do.

Meeting some new people at school is always fun and keeps things interesting. Hopefully some decent friendships will come out of this semester.

I am the Bass section leader right now, and that is weird but cool. I am 1 of 2 returning basses out of a section of 11...not a very happy thought at first. God is definitely taking care of the situation though because so far so good. The music we are learning is pretty cool and I can't wait for the concert.

I applied for a new position at work and haven't heard anything back yet, so we'll see

I ask for prayer that I stay focused in school and on God. That I keep my priorities straight and continue to be happy with just me and God. Hopefully I don't get burned out this semester too soon.

God is great though, so no complaints

Work for God

So today was one of those days that definitely didn't start as planned. By no means did it start badly, just not on the schedule that I thought it would. This morning I was awaken by my manager at 8 asking whether or not I would work from 10-6 instead of the 1-9 that I was scheduled. I decided to do this and lost out on a few hours of sleep, but hey, that's not really that big of a deal. Like I said, not bad just not according to plan. It was a pretty hectic morning at work and into the afternoon as well. After being at work for a while I started working with a lady and her boyfriend. Sadly her mother had just passed away and she had come into a slight amount of inheritance, so she and her boyfriend decided that they would spend a bit of it on themselves and then put the rest into savings. I probably spent an hour or so talking with them about TV stuff before we moved onto the many other accessories that they were purchasing. After about 2 hours or so of looking and talking things were finally getting finished with a grand total around 5k dollars, not a bad chunk of change. Everything was going smoothly until her check wasn't accepted, because it was a brand new account and was considered to be a risk to take the check. They were very patient and rather pleasant throughout but unfortunately there was no way for them to pay for it today; no place was open for them to cash a check and they no way of procuring 5k dollars on the fly. As annoying as that is it doesn't really matter realistically because not making the sale has no affect on me whatsoever. Herein lies the problem of the day. After all of that happened, the hassles that popped up and seemed to be overcome and then just built up again, it had a large affect on my mood and the rest of my day. This shouldn't have happened in the least bit. My mood was changed by, realistically, a pointless event. One of my struggles that I work with on a day to day basis, and I know I am not alone, is the ability to do my everyday jobs for God. As believers, and followers especially, we are called to do everything as if we were doing it for God Himself. I got overtaken by the fact that we are trying very hard to make budget for the month; to be one of the only stores in the Dallas metroplex to do so as well. I stopped focusing on the fact that God has given me the job, He provides the customer flow essentially, and that all I have to do is do my best, as if I was doing it for God, and the rest doesn't matter. As a believer, and a known one throughout the store, I failed in that task towards the end of the day and stopped living to my expectations. We all make mistakes and this is something that I deal with from time to time, but even doing so is not the end of the world. My challenge to everyone, myself included, is to remember that we should be doing all our tasks as if it was God himself asking us to do it, cause let's face it, He is asking us by providing the opportunities.

2nd Times a Charm??

If there's one thing that I may consider to have been missing in my life over the past few years, mainly since I started college, it is the ability to empty my mind into words. Just like most "kids" these days, I hate actually writing in a journal, on paper that is, because I am no where near as fast as typing. However, I have definitely missed the ability to empty my mind in text format. Therefore, I have decided to start blogging again.

My life in a nutshell right now:
-Starting my 3rd year of college at the University of North Texas
-Changed officially to a Music Education major
-One best friend lives in Washington
--The other lives in Merida, Mexico for the next 4 months
-I will be working at Best Buy for 2 years come this October, and I STILL love it
-Full time student, part/full time worker
-Still going to Crossroads Bible Church
-Still live at home because it is much more friendly, monetarily speaking
-God is just as good as always
-Still single and fine with it

I think Craig blogging again is the main inspiration for me doing so as well. I realize that few people will read this, but like I said, this is mainly my way of relaxing and clearing my mind of thoughts. Don't worry though I do plan to keep it as drama free as possible. For those who may read this I will apologize for the randomness that will be intermixed in this blog, for that is how I am.

Some things God has taught me lately
-Patience is always a virtue
-Trust in HIM will get you through any situation
-Life isn't all it's cracked up to be, but He is
-Everthing is 2nd to Him
-His will and way is much better then my own
-He never changes
-Life will ALWAYS throw you curves, but He is an all powerful bat
-It is only a bad day if you make it that way

Those are probably some of the biggest lessons that God has taught me continuously over the past 2 years or so. I will leave you all with this final thought that has encouraged me tremendously over these past few months.

"No eye has seen, No ear has heard, No mind has conceived, What GOD has planned for those who LOVE HIM" 1 Cor. 2:9