Easter Sunday!!

Wow, so today I wasn't volunteering at church and it gave me the opportunity to attend worship with a great friend of mine. I'm going to try and leave it all nameless in this so that she doesn't feel singled out. It's all very new to her and she's fragile. Anywho, it was her second time attending Elevation today and she loved it again and she gave her life to Christ. She said something to me and I knew exactly what she meant. She said...he's so convincing and he addresses all of the questions that I have. I said, "Yup, that's how we roll here." I always tell people who question me about my faith, my church and my journey that "I wouldn't sell it if I wouldn't buy it." I honestly wouldn't. I'm sooo very proud of her today and I'm so happy for her. She's dealing with the right church right now while she is still new in her faith....It was one of the best easter's I've had in a long time. If I had been volunteering like usual, I don't know if I would have been there to witness this firsthand. I think that her road will be a tad bumpy, but I also think that she will find some peace. There is nothing better in the whole wide world then to realize that you are free and that it is safe to have faith again. Happy Easter everyone. I'm thrilled.

You always have a place.!!

This week has been a trying one. I had somewhat of a mini-meltdown on Monday. I guess that I was just overwhelmed, because there is a lot going on. On Mondays I go from one job to the next, so it's a pretty long day. I'm used to it and at this point, i don't think that I want anything else for me. However, I totally slipped. I only packed half of my uniform for the second job. My manager said, "Aimee, maybe you should think about taking some time off, we love you, and we you've been very frazzled the past couple of weeks and don't want to lose you because of burnout." I was like, "what?" time off? Are you crazy? But then ultimately I was like, hmmm, he might be on to something. I have recently started a new "day" job..and I love it, there is always something to do, and I'm under a little bit of pressure. I love the pressure part because I'm a stress junkie and function better that way. There have been some pretty big changes in my life this week, well actually this past month, and I feel just sort of out of place. I feel like I'm disposable at my new job, I have been struggling at my other job. Just being kind of down and stressed. Then i feel kind of disconnected at church. This morning I woke up and called one of my favorite people in the whole world and shared that with her and we just had a great talk. It then dawned on me that my place for now is my job, (both of them), and that I always have a place at church, and the same phone numbers are in my phone even though I am feeling out of sorts. I was uncomfortable for a minute and it kind of stressed me out, but I worked through it. Just something to think about....no matter how bad your day/week/month or year is......if you are surrounded by the right things then you always have a place.

Circles and Bullets

I told you that my next blog would be about circles and bullets. I am a day late and a dollar short, but those of you that know me, know that is the norm with me. Ok, so on with circles and bullets. My Pastor (the best pastor in the whole world) mentioned in a leadership Meeting a couple of months ago, that it's important to be surrounded by people that would take a bullet for you. Then, the other day...Thursday...At Unleashed, Pastor Perry ('the other best Pastor in the whole world) was talking about circles. At the time, it was overwhelming for me and that's why I wanted to blog about it. I was overwhelmed, and the overwhelmingness (I know that's not a word) is gone, but I am still in the moment. I have a circle...and in that circle, I have people that would take bullets for me. That is very humbling, and then I was thinking about the people that I'm so very close too and who I would take a bullet for. I am truly blessed with wonderful people who I am lucky enough to call my entourage. The people that I would take bullets for know who they are. I never miss a chance, to let them know that they are important, that I love them, or that I've got their backs. Don't take anything for granted. I truly believe that your closest friends are the family you were lucky enough to pick. There is a sermon series that Elevation did last year. It's called Entourage and it's all about the people that are in your life. If you want some guidance...take a little while and watch some of the sermons from the series. It will make you see things a little more clearly for those that are fogged up. You can watch, or listen to the sermons at www.elevationchurch.org , or you can get the podcast off of Itunes. In the meantime, tell your people that you love them and that they are important.

I was unleashed today!!

So....today, I was able to attend a wonderful church conference at Newspring Church in Anderson, SC. I'm going to apply part of the learning experience here and start my blog. I took a breakout session in communication and blogging and here I am. I'm excited, look forward to getting some regular readers on my blog, talking about life, and finding other excellent bloggers out there. I have had a full life, and I've noticed lately that it's getting fuller. I'm a volunteer coordinator at the best church in the whole world (Elevation Church) and I take that very seriously. I'm here to share, journey, and figure out the day to day of my purpose. I look forward to getting to know you.