I am considering this the Holiday Newsletter for myself! What's been going on, where I am now, and what lies ahead as 2009 is right here front and center.
For those who don't know... I moved back to the Central Coast after a foggy 4-month stint in San Diego. It seems like a dream looking back and I feel like I left alot of things behind in coming back. Coming back came many blessings of being with my dear friends and church family, and I am so blessed. Getting back into church regularly and being excited to go is a step up to how my church attendance was in San Diego. I went because I know I was supposed to, and I think I would get stoked on a couple worship songs and then be on my merry way. I would catch tidbits of things from a sermon or two, but I was not growing, and stopped going really all together unless I was home. I also would just go to work and go back to my house and just kinda became a depressed hermit. Would see Bekah when I could and Lauren when we both were not working, but no one else really. Megan would come down and that was always nice. The opportunity presented itself to come home. And I jumped at it. ------> fast forward to now!
I have been back home for a month now, and the past few months even the couple leading to my move to San Diego have become this huge fog, and it seems so surreal to me now. I met two wonderful girls during my time in San Diego and worked with some wonderful people, but that was not enough to keep me there. I was still miserable and I know that. So, I am home living with wonderful girls who are so encouraging and dear friends of mine, and it really is an ideal situation for me. Since being home I have been working at Talbots in Downtown SLO, and searching for a second job, or a full time job. There is a current hiring freeze with many hospitality and tourism industry businesses and organizations, which is dampering the search a bit. Currently, I have applications out for the Chamber of Commerce in San Luis Obispo, Shelter Cove Hotel in Pismo, Heritage Oaks Bank, and Sands Suites in San Luis Obispo. So for now, I am keeping faith that God is providing, and He is preparing the perfect place for me, and I am trying to do everything I can to be obedient to Him.
Since being home I have been able to walk through doors God has opened, continue to build on relationships already established, work through some reconciliation, and seeking opportunities. I am now working in Children's Ministry at church which is really fun, and in a bible study that is held at our house half the time. I am much more at peace, and it is something I am enjoying.
So here we are in December and it is full of amazing things with Christmas and New Years! I am working, and spending time with friends and figuring out time to spend with family. This past weekend like I mentioned was our church Drive Thru Nativity scene that we have every year and it was wonderful and a blessing to our communities. Saturday night alone 231 cars (550) people came through and I heard more was the case for Sunday. Sunday was also Christmas Celebration at First Baptist Church and I am sure they will have the new recording from this year up soon to check out!! Definitely pumps me up for the holiday coming up!
Next weekend the group is going to Disneyland! Also Maddie is graduating from Hope International University as well, and so it is a time to celebrate and be with friends. There will be alot of us down there, but such a fun time to be together :)
The weekend following right before Christmas is the Oak Park Christian Church (my church) College and Young Professionals Winter Ball, and that will be so much fun, and we are planning it now. Then the two holidays are coming of Christmas and New Years, with a conclusion of 2008 with a Bockhahn New Years Extravaganza with half the church at Kristi's parents house in AG. So good times are ahead full with friends and family... oh and working. Can't have all play and no work unfortunately.
It looks like the trials are taking a break momentarily, and it is some nice relief. November was full of conflict, faith testing, and worry. And as they say it is supposed to be making me stronger. Maybe that is what it is doing, yet also cementing my boundaries as a person and what my limits are, and I feel as though God is still showing me what those are. I feel like I am seeing God work more, and maybe that is because of whom I am surrounding myself with. Good company does usually have an affect on a person, and I am blessed for those who have been around in recent weeks to be supportive and encouraging. God is good and I am seeing that.
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