Pt 2 First day of school, First day of school....First day of senior year?

Second first day of school was good! Super busy but really good. My Strategic Comm professor is the same professor I had for Public Relations last semester and to my surprise she actually remembered me! I got to class a little bit early so I walked in and she remembered me, noticed I got my hair cut, and then we proceeded to talk about our summers and then she asked me the dreaded WAYDAYG question (what are you doing after you graduate?). I began to tell her that I wanted to do mission work for a year or so after I graduate then hopefully do event planning or fundraising for a Children's Hospital to gain knowledge and then eventually own my own non-profit or do development for a nonprofit. She actually seemed really impressed and excited for me- so that was really cool. I think her class will be good, it seems interesting. Then I went to my Interpersonal Communication class- ohhhhh boy am I excited to learn in that class! If I pause during a conversation with anyone sorry I might be analyzing our convo bc of this class:) So needless to say I'm pumped for that class I think it will be REALLY interesting.

But really today I think it truly hit me how extremely busy I am going to be and how I'm going to have to be VERY organized and prepared for everything. Let me explain....

Today- woke up and was at the Visitors Center by 8, worked out, went to the development office, had class 2-5 (that's just today). This semester is basically going to work like this- wake up, workout (or go to the Visitors Center for work), then work at the development office (or go to lunches or give a tour), grab lunch, go to class 2-5, then do homework (or go to YL club, team meeting, Adpi something or other, or play with friends)...You get the picture it's gonna be busy and I'm going to HAVE to be organized. Being organized isn't the difficult part because if you know me then you know I LOVE having lists to keep me accountable so that will be good for me but also bad.

Why will it be bad, you may ask. Well it's bad because sometimes I solely rely on my schedule and don't trust that the Lord has better plans. That can be bad 1 because where is there freedom to live freely in the Lord 2 where is time to embrace time with Him and 3 I'm not trusting the the Aba Father who loves me immensely and is ruler over the universe and that's just silly! So, as I had my quiet time tonight I realized how much freedom there is in just having time with the Lord and not having a set time to end or a scheduled spot for it to happen. I was reminded how I like to have a plans ie. my lists for the day or even my plan for my future (see above paragraph talking to my professor) but also humbled by the fact that while I can't see His list for me and it bothers me I know that God has other plans and I need to trust Him and His will.

So my encouragement is to strive to live freely in the Lord and His plans rather than trying to check everything off your own list. It truly is "so sweet to trust in Jesus"

 

With all my love- Cam

First day of school! First day of school! First day of....Senior year?

If you know me then you know I am not opposed to watching animated movies in fact I love them and Finding Nemo is probably one of my top five. So naturally being the first day of school I thought of this clip and wanted to share!

I think this year academically will be a good year. So far I've had two classes: Comm Theory and Service Marketing. My Comm Theory professor is super legit- I'm talkin' red afro, trendy glasses, jammin' to some tunes in class, and believes that typical memorizing and reciting information isn't his style rather learning should be more of an applying methods approach- I feel pretty good about it. Now my Marketing Services professor, bless his heart he's another story. He's older and he feels the need to explain everything and it takes him a while to figure out everything he wants to say and elaborate on.

But for some reason today it finally dawned on me that this man was in school once, he knows what he is talking about, he may be a little strange but he is trying and for some reason a real sense of compassion came over me and I decided right then and there that I'm bound and determined to give him (as well as my other professors) my undivided attention. That means during class not getting distracted by Facebook, or thinking I'm important by checking my emails every ten seconds, or even trying to be crafty and find fun things on Pinterest. But rather give them my undivided attention and really truly try to listen and focus on everything they are trying to say (even though I get distracted easily). Ha funny I should be coming to this conclusion now that I am a senior but hey its never to late! Right?

Only Three more First days of school ever....OH MYYYYYYY pt 2 tomorrow

Hope yall had a wonderful first day/first Wednesday
   With all my love- Cam

New year, New goals, Striving for excellence

Good grief (in the best Charlie Brown voice possible) where does time go!? People always say time goes by faster the older you get and let me tell you it really truly does...I seriously can't believe that it is already senior year. The more I think about it the more I desire for this to be a year of excellence. The dictionary defines excellence as being: the state of excelling/superiority; something in which one excels. In the Bible, a verse that comes to mind is:
     Colossians 3:23-34 "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ."

I have a lot of goals for myself this year but ultimately to me excellence for this year is excelling in working for the Lord and not for men in everything that I do. With that being said here are some of my goals...and in all honesty I would love to be held accountable for this.

• Seek the Lord's will in every decision made
• Determine prayerfully if the World Race is the next move for my life
• If the World Race is the next step- begin preparing my heart, my mind, and my life to be changed immensely
• Live this year with unending joy that is only found in the Lord
• Find positivity in every aspect- try not to be negative in anything because your attititude can affect others
• Be a servant with a servants heart for everyone
• Be the best Young Life leader I can be
• Pour into others, while also seeking wisdom from elders
• Further friendships

These are just a few and soon I want to make a bucket list for senior year but let this be an encouragement lets do this year no matter what year it is for you let it be done with excellence. Choose to see beauty in everything rather than negativity. I'm SO excited for this year and I truly hope to enjoy every moment because it goes by so quickly.

Carpe Diem - With all my love 

    Cam