Quick Update

Just a quick blog update since I really should be sleeping (but I did decide to make blogging a Lenten Devotion so I need to keep up with it).
I Have An Interview For Next Week Wednesday!! Yay! I'm super excited about it. While the job is only 30 hours a week and pays slightly less than I would really like, it would be a job, in Michigan, in a great area, working with kids, and a foot in the door. Plus I'm already scheduled to be there because it is where my orthodontist is and I'm going to see him on Tuesday! Please keep your fingers crossed it goes well for me, and in your prayers Wednesday morning that things go well.
I also have gone to the local library to volunteer the last two days. It's certainly interesting to see the difference between this branch (which is about 15 minutes from my house) and the branch I was trying to volunteer at before (about 5 minutes from my house). This second branch has people that are so much nicer and friendly-er, and that want to spend time talking with me and are grateful that I am there. Whereas the other library, while people were nice, I never felt like they cared one way or the other if I was there, and no one ever really wanted to get to know me.  I'm glad to have found some place to at least stay connected to the library world if this interview doesn't work out.
Tonight I went to the new church my parents and I have been going to since Advent (it happens to be in the same town the library branch I like is in too). It is a wonderful church where I truly feel welcomed and loved. They are doing a 3-week Lenten Soup Supper series called "Let Your Life Shine" We missed last week, but went this week. A man that is working on switching from the Lutheran Church to the Episcopal Church (as a priest) spoke tonight. He also gave the sermon Sunday and I find him very interesting to listen to. He has a deep background and understanding of theology, and the history of the bible. Tonight he shared his story about converting his faith. I found his story interesting, particularly his journey to find a church home for himself.  At the end he had us answer 4 questions related to his presentation: 1. What is your definition of conversion? 2. When were you converted? 3. Was there a time in your life when you sensed the touch of the Holy Spirit? 4. How is God moving in your life now?
I reflected on these with everyone else there, and the most difficult question for me was number 2 because I don't have a moment or time for that. I've gone to church my entire life and while I have questions and doubts I have always had faith. Interestingly the priest's answer would seem to fit the best for me. When asked by the presenter she said "I still am being converted. My conversion is a journey that continues to deepen my faith." For me I think that is very true, I never had a moment where I felt like I needed to sit down and ask God to come into my life because He has always been there, but that doesn't mean that I'm not still traveling a path on my journey through life that will require conversion. Most people answered with a specific moment in time when they did just that, but he did say that wasn't the case for everyone. Then when people were talking about the first question everyone related it to faith, which makes sense since we were talking about it in that context, but I wrote down "change from one thing to another" which to me can apply to anything. I think it fits better with the answer that I like for question 2 as well, on my life and faith journey I will keep changing from one thing to another, hopefully always deepening my faith, my friendships and my life.
Alright this was supposed to be a quick update, and look how much I've written. I finished my shawl last night and it's blocking right now. Hopefully it will be sunny tomorrow and I can take it outside for pictures. Rest assured my other post this week will include some pictures of it and the fence building project Dad and I worked on all weekend!