Thoughts on Figuring it Out

I love being a ministry child. And I absolutely love getting to know people from literally all over the world. I know people from every continent on earth, minus Antartica of course, and from every world region. But of course this comes at a price. One of those is what I am going to talk about. Knowing people and being invested in their life story comes at a cost. You are in their life story through the good and the bad. Their hurts and sorrows become, in a way, your hurts and sorrows. And it's no different loving and being friends with people from all over the world. You hear things about their countries and to you it hits home so hard. You hear about what their families are going through for various reasons and you feel it too. To a lot of Americans hearing about ISIS and natural disasters are just news happening in some other country. You may feel sorry for these people, but there is no personal connection. No burden to carry because it hits home for you because you have conne...

"My friends, pour out your heart to Him. He can take it. After all, He knows you better than you know yourself. You can't surprise Him. You can't shock Him. So... Run to Him. Rant to Him. Complain to Him. Cry out to Him. Wrestle with Him. Wait on Him. He will hear. He will come. He will comfort. We want the cure, not the medication." -Mike Donehey

This coming summer, 2015, (I know it's still a semester and a half away) I have kind of two options that I am considering. Going back to Madison and continuing the research I am currently doing Participating in another REU, research experience for undergraduates program, at a different university.  Right now my heart is kind of torn. On one side I love Madison and would go back in a heartbeat. I love the research I am currently doing and it is in the field of chemistry, inorganic, I will probably end up in. On the flip side I'm kind of interested in going somewhere else to do inorganic research elsewhere. Madison is guaranteed pretty much, somewhere else is not. Going to Madison would be a benefit to my senior project/senior "thesis", going somewhere else is not. Going somewhere else is a new experience and different research, going to Madison is not. I'm so lost and confused right now and I can't see where I'm supposed to be. I have until the end o...

This summer I am only posting on the Madison page as that is the only thing I have time for. See link above if you're interested.

All Posts for summer 2014 can be found here !

Hello again from I'm sure you can guess where! (Hint look at the post time) we made it! These past couple of days I feel as if I have bipolar disorder, which is ironic considering that is what I'm doing research on, I feel so giddy at times yet I feel down at others. The good thing is that excitement is the more prominent feeling. Tomorrow will be church and then just taking it easy. Maybe a little exploring of the town. On Monday I move and explore more and then start on Tuesday.  I'm looking forward to seeing campus for the first time and especially the labs. (Thanks to you dear one to me) I just want it to be morning already so I can start. I'm so anxious to get this adventure going. And thinking about it I know how fast it will be and thinking how soon I'll be back to you all. I'll keep you updated hopefully by Monday. Love to all!  -The Exploring Kansanj P.S. I'm hungry tonight, Jenni!, and this is a beautiful state if you've never been. 

Let's start with this. I hate hotels. 10 nights in a little over two weeks...let's just say I don't sleep well. (Hence the post at 3 in the morning) but secondly one week! That's it. I go in less than that, but one week till I move in and have a bed to call my own for a while. I'm so ready. So ready to be done traveling. So ready to settle down. And so ready to just start. I'm not all sure what I'm about to get myself into, and it'll be hard, but I'm ready. As I lay here it can't come soon enough! One more week...I can do it. I can make it. I can live through the craziness of the next week and I'm ready to do so. Summer...ready or not here I come!