Hi, My Name Is

What do I do with myself now? Everyone is pretty much gone, away with their summers, and here I am. However, there is one thing I can say that I've been looking forward to saying for a long time: I'm done! We normally like to celebrate by saying that we're done at the end of the school year, but for me, this time I mean it differently - my degree is now completed.

Okay. So, now what? I don't know, that's why I asked. I anticipate that I will be spending the next couple days in limbo, unsure of what to do with myself. Well, I went to church yesterday, so that's a start. For this week, though, there are literally no demands of me to do anything. Quite frankly, I think I'd rather not do anything. I know people will be asking me if there are churches that I've talked to, interviews to look forward to, but I can say without any regret, hesitation, or sense of urgency that there are no churches I'm looking at. I'm going to enjoy this - not everyone complete university degrees, and I'm so stoked that I managed it without any major setbacks.

So while I live in my own little bliss over the next few days before graduation, I'm looking ahead to see what's in store.

No, I haven't had any real discussions with any churches. I've looked at a couple and sent out some the standard preliminary greetings, but I don't think that any of them will really materialize. As I stand right now, I haven't been getting any strong pulls towards any place or any church, this considering that I haven't looked extensively yet. Furthermore, I think I'm going to take my time with this one. I'm not going to be in too much of a rush to find a job. I really, really think that this is worth enjoying and celebrating that I'm done. I would go as far as saying that the fact I'm done school is a miracle because there is no way I'd have ended up here without the guidance and leading of God. So because this is such a major milestone that I've arrived at, I'm not going to rush things; I'm going to celebrate and praise the Lord for being so good to me. People are so quick to panic looking for work, trying to "secure" a place that they overlook, or even forget, that being certified in anything is rather respectable and should be acknowledged.

I know where I want to go, but I'm not going to put a ceiling on where or what God can do for me. As I wait in anticipation for the next chapter of my life to start, I will simply prepare myself for the time that comes for me to introduce myself, saying, "Hi, my name is..."

And the rest will be history.