Elevate...

As I sit here today taking a late lunch break and finishing my Quarter Pounder (which was basically a quarter pound of gross!), I cannot help but wonder what God's got for me this semester of my life. I'm trying to get things together at work from being out so long, processing the fact that last night was actually the last Elevate class for the year, and attempting to keep my house clean with all of the activity right now. Last year at this time, all I could do was cry at the mention of Elevate ending. (Diakanos!!!!) Life just keeps coming full speed ahead, and I just keep wondering "how can it get better than this??"

I remember thinking last year "what now?" when Elevate ended for the year. And you know, this year, I have the same question with the same answer with a twist... Next year, I will be attending Elevate AGAIN to get my Associates in Ministry. WOW! I've never done anything education wise for me other than graduate high school, so I am very excited about the opportunity to actually have a degree from these couple years of internship. I have always wanted to go to college and in fact, that was my plan all along. But with all that rambling, I just wanted to say that for me, Elevate began simply as an opportunity to learn more about the bible and faith in general, but it was so much more than that!!! More than college could ever be in my life. I've made life long relationships with incredible people, knowledge on top of knowledge has been deposited in my life by some of the most amazing people (pastors, teachers, missionaries, etc), my faith has been stretched to the max and grown, and I feel like I've discovered who I really am for the first time in my life. God has really shown up, touched my life in a massive way, and pointed me toward a goal. As I look back I wonder how I ended up where I am today. And as I look forward, the only answer I can muster up is GOD!

If you have even remotely thought about going to Elevate, I encourage you to check it out. If you want to grow closer to God, learn so much more about the bible, desire to find out what the church teaches, ......... Don't wait!!! You are never too old to learn and grow. It's one of the best decisions I have ever made!

(Elevate is Healing Place's intern program, but it's more than just an internship!)

Can you believe I posted something without saying the name Miley??!!??