I am...

...confused. frustrated. emotional. impatient. anxious. preoccupied. ahhhh. pray for clarity.

1 Peter 4:1-11

¹Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, ²so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God. ³For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. ⁴With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you; ⁵but they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. ⁶For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does. ⁷The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. ⁸Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. ⁹Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. ¹⁰As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace: ¹¹whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

My Job

I love what I do and I've been blessed with an incredible group of people to work with. Yet, I still find myself thinking "is this it?" What I'm trying to say is, although I love what I do, I don't want to do it forever  and I have no clue what I DO want to do...I'm just praying and seeing where God wants me. I guess we'll see! :)

What really grinds my gears...

So I had this client today...she was my coworker's nephew's fiance (try to keep up).  She came in for me to do a trial run for her wedding. She showed me a "style" she found in a bridal book that was just a girl with long, wavy (not curly) hair, with some of the top pinned back. Well, when one has stick straight hair, the best way to achieve natural looking waves is to section the hair into big braids and dry the hair under a hood dryer until it's completely dry. This is what I did. Up front, I explained to the girl what I was going to do and that it would be time consuming to assure that the hair would be dry, she was fine with it. I proceeded to do all of this and finish the style. She said there were a couple things she wanted to change - but seemed happy overall. She left without saying anything negative and paid with no complaints.

Well, about 15-20 minutes later, my coworker's sister calls in and immediately starts getting angry with me about how the girl was disappointed, and I overcharged her, and it took way too much time, etc etc etc. She kept saying the girl was "just so young, she doesn't want to hurt anyone's feelings." Okay, she's 22, has 2 children and a fiance...if she's "just so young" and can't handle something this small on her own, she has NO business getting married. Had she just spoken up to begin with, no drama would've ensued from this entire situation. Of course, I refunded her nearly half of what I charged, because I decided to be the bigger person. The end.

Lakeview

I complained about the school while I was there, yet I look back on my experience there with fond memories. I made a few incredible friends and had some amazing teachers. It's weird to think that a place where I spent so much of my time will no longer exist. My prayers go out to those who are being forced to switch schools or find new jobs.

Keetha - I love you! You are an incredible teacher and everyone there is blessed to have known you. :)