You sweat. Get eaten by mosquitos. Go Cajun dancing. Pray a lot. Laugh. There's more I want to say but it's currently past my bedtime but I wanted to post an update so y'all can see that I'm alive and doing very well. I'm doing so well that I sometimes still can't believe that I get to do this. That I get to get up in the morning and start my day in prayer with 60+ other people who also want to be volunteers. That my conversations revolve around Jesus. That I get to *literally* knock on people's doors, ask them if they want prayers and listen to their stories and lives - I get to meet people and tell them that Jesus loves them. What a gift. And, I do want to say this: If you're struggling right now to understand what the purpose of life is, what to be doing on this earth or if there's anything more than working, paying bills and going out on a Saturday night - there's a simple answer. He's a person, He wants you to know Him and *plot twist* He actually knows you better than you know yourself because He created you. So, all that pressure that you're putting on yourself to 'figure it out' - let that go. “It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; He is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; He is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it is He who provoked you with that thirst for fullness that will not let you settle for compromise; it is He who urges you to shed the masks of a false life; it is He who reads in your heart your most genuine choices, the choices that others try to stifle. It is Jesus who stirs in you the desire to do something great with your lives, the will to follow an ideal, the refusal to allow yourselves to be ground down by mediocrity, the courage to commit yourselves humbly and patiently to improving yourselves and society, making the world more human and more fraternal.” Thanks St. Pope John Paul II - you quite literally said it best.
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Jaime Normand
10/8/2018 05:10:07 am
Randol’s is the BEST for Cajun dancing!!
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Connie
10/24/2018 06:28:15 pm
Just read this 10/24/18
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hey.my moto is summarized best by these words:
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.” -Brene Brown thanks Brene. you're quite the gal. Past Musings
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