As of December 2008, I’m a College of William and Mary (in VA) graduate. I am blessed with a motley family and stepfamily, and unwavering friends who have helped teach me the meaning of friendship. As a follower of Jesus, my biggest desire is to do what He did, and what he calls us to do. During his life here on earth, Jesus demonstrated to us how life should look. He was a champion of equality. of justice. of mercy. …
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Ok. So I know this has NOTHING to do with Mission Year… but today, my fellow William and Mary students and I broke the Guinness World Record for most people dancing “Thriller” simultaneously: 242 people!!! As one of the “trainers” (people in red shirts who were dispersed amongst the students turned dancers, teaching them what to do), I got there at noon, we recruited until 2:45, danced until 4:00, and cleaned up and did interviews until 4:30! It was QUITE …
As of December 2008, I’m a College of William and Mary (in VA) graduate. I love my Brady Bunch family. It goes: my bright and lovely and OCD Mom & chill and laid back banker Joe, my fantastic newlywedded stepsister Jessica (26), my New York-er successful graphic designer slash musical genius Teddy (24), my banker slash mechanic slash living the dream in Florida stepbrother Forrest (22), me (21), and my obsessed with sports and fairly ridiculous stepbrother Jonathan (14). It’s …
Only God knows the endless hours spent in anticipation of the great life change that was graduation from college, this past December. I was feeling wholly inadequate, a fair student with an interest but limited knowledge in Linguistics (the study of language, my major), and no desire to pursue academics further. Over the past four years, I have felt more and more led to serve in any way I can. Losing old friends to distance and circumstance, losing more family …
