A Year of Transitions

So this week I'm in the process of moving from Siegfried (normally a men's hall, but during the summer, it doubles as grad-student housing) back into Cavanaugh for the upcoming school year. I'm in a new apartment on the 4th floor - and wicked excited about that because this apartment has a kitchen! I am so excited to be able to cook, to have people over, etc.  This means that I'll be purchasing cooking equipment (the basics)- which ultimately remind me that in just over a year I'll have to cook for myself every day. It's a little reminder of the life that awaits me after graduation.

I feel like this year will be quite a year of transitions for me. First of all, we have a brand new rector - I'm the only staff person who is returning (each year we have a whole new RA staff, and usually, one new AR (ARs usually stay for 2 years; I'm the returner this year, so we have a new AR - replacing my co-worker who graduated).Also, I'll be working in the dorm AND student teaching. I'll also be finishing up my final year of the MDiv and then graduating, then venturing out into the "Real World" again. I'll also be discerning and making big decisions about relationships.


Needless to say, what my life looks like now is probably not what it's going to look like 12 months from now. I'm definitely "in-between" - "twixt-and-twain" ; I'm no longer a carefree student with the security of many more years of studenthood ahead of me, but I'm not yet out in the world with a life all my own.

It's an interesting place to be - but one that I'm eager to leave behind. Part of me wants to stay where I am, to "build a tent" and just remain; the other half is pulling me forward, wanting to get on with the life ahead of me.

The trick and challenge of the next year will be learning to be patient with the state I find myself in today, being present to the reality and people of today, being content with God's grace and presence in my life today instead of His promises for the future.


Wish me luck! (Go Irish!)