Today I had the pleasure of meeting up to lunch with two of the most inspirational young women I know. It's incredible what a small lunch date can do to change your day.
These women are powerful in their walk with Christ. Their both on a mission to fulfill God's will within their lives. While April raved about her internship at CCV, her success with her recent goals that she set for herself, and interest in living on-campus at Eastern, Mandy talked about her excitement for her campus ministry, small group, and her options upon graduation.
It was such a relief to chat with two girls who understood how it felt to not be sure of what the future holds for us or to not be sure what exactly God's voice tells us when we're trying to make decisions.
Together we spent just short of two hours laughing with each other about our silliness, empathizing with one another over our challenges, and encouraging each other within our journeys through life.
I'm so blessed to have these two girls within my life. Whether we see teaching, ministry, or non-profits in our future, I know that together we'll be shining.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
MEET C4: Sarah Wolf
She's spunky.
She's not afraid to speak her mind.
She's soooo one of my best friends.
Meet Sarah Wolf.
I met Sarah last year when she was a freshmen at Albright. While meeting her at one of the first Albright Christian Fellowships meetings, we immediately clicked, and I made it a personal mission to "take Sarah under my wing"-Junior to Freshmen. As Sarah and I began to hang out more and more, she began to teach me so much more about myself than I believed I was teaching her as a junior. I thought, "this can't be right? I'M THE JUNIOR!"
Ironically, (or not so ironically) Sarah is now one of my four apartment mates. Sarah and I now joke that her major contribution to my learning involve her "domestic skills" and her ability to "teach me to be domestic" before it's too late! Believe me, I appreciate her skills and talents IMMENSLY. (You should taste her cooking!)
Beyond food, however, Sarah has taught me many more valuable truths that I'm not sure I would be able to realize if I never had met her. In fact, some of the things that I love best about Sarah is her outspoken personality. Unlike myself, Sarah is NEVER afraid to speak her mind-and I LOVE HER for it! Sarah's ability to stick to a decision or a passion point motivates me and her bold personality has taught me how to aim to do the same for myself. Beyond her speaking talents, however, Sarah has the soft heart of a loving, compassionate, and generous individual. Her care and concern for others is inspirational and encouraging to those around her.
Sarah's that sort of friend who I can do anything and everything with. Whether it be cooking together and telling each other about our days, going on Walmart trips at midnight, crying to each other in our living room, or taking naps and sleeping through meetings, I've got a true friend in Sarah. She's someone who I'm not afraid to tease when we're "fighting, " laugh with about our stupidity, or push-over when I'm sitting on the couch (believe me, she does WORSE things to me)!
One of the aspects of my and Sarah's friendship that I admire most is our similarity in relationships. Like myself, Sarah is involved in a long-distance relationship with a boy that she is very much in love with. Sarah and I frequently find ourselves talking about our relationships; laughing about the boys, funny things we've done, mistakes we've made, fights we've had, ways we've acted..we can go on forever. I've never before had a girlfriend that I could talk to about my relationship with Adam. As I've watched Sarah grow in her relationship with John, I've been able to learn and recognize things about my own relationship that I want to better improve; how I treat Adam for example, or how I can try and understand things from his perspective. I love hearing Sarah share conversations about her and John's book discussions. Knowing that her and John like to read through books together encourages me of their desire as a couple to learn more about God together.
Sarah is constantly growing. I frequently see her mozying around the apartment with her "metal sheathed" Bible and C.S. Lewis books. When discussing pieces of scripture or biblical topics, she frequently shares a viewpoint very different than my own. I'm so grateful to have Sarah in my life and even more, to call her one of my sisters in Christ.
She's an out-of-this world, no-one get in her way, nonconformist sort of girl. She's incredible.
She's not afraid to speak her mind.
She's soooo one of my best friends.
Meet Sarah Wolf.
I met Sarah last year when she was a freshmen at Albright. While meeting her at one of the first Albright Christian Fellowships meetings, we immediately clicked, and I made it a personal mission to "take Sarah under my wing"-Junior to Freshmen. As Sarah and I began to hang out more and more, she began to teach me so much more about myself than I believed I was teaching her as a junior. I thought, "this can't be right? I'M THE JUNIOR!"
Ironically, (or not so ironically) Sarah is now one of my four apartment mates. Sarah and I now joke that her major contribution to my learning involve her "domestic skills" and her ability to "teach me to be domestic" before it's too late! Believe me, I appreciate her skills and talents IMMENSLY. (You should taste her cooking!)
Beyond food, however, Sarah has taught me many more valuable truths that I'm not sure I would be able to realize if I never had met her. In fact, some of the things that I love best about Sarah is her outspoken personality. Unlike myself, Sarah is NEVER afraid to speak her mind-and I LOVE HER for it! Sarah's ability to stick to a decision or a passion point motivates me and her bold personality has taught me how to aim to do the same for myself. Beyond her speaking talents, however, Sarah has the soft heart of a loving, compassionate, and generous individual. Her care and concern for others is inspirational and encouraging to those around her.
Sarah's that sort of friend who I can do anything and everything with. Whether it be cooking together and telling each other about our days, going on Walmart trips at midnight, crying to each other in our living room, or taking naps and sleeping through meetings, I've got a true friend in Sarah. She's someone who I'm not afraid to tease when we're "fighting, " laugh with about our stupidity, or push-over when I'm sitting on the couch (believe me, she does WORSE things to me)!
One of the aspects of my and Sarah's friendship that I admire most is our similarity in relationships. Like myself, Sarah is involved in a long-distance relationship with a boy that she is very much in love with. Sarah and I frequently find ourselves talking about our relationships; laughing about the boys, funny things we've done, mistakes we've made, fights we've had, ways we've acted..we can go on forever. I've never before had a girlfriend that I could talk to about my relationship with Adam. As I've watched Sarah grow in her relationship with John, I've been able to learn and recognize things about my own relationship that I want to better improve; how I treat Adam for example, or how I can try and understand things from his perspective. I love hearing Sarah share conversations about her and John's book discussions. Knowing that her and John like to read through books together encourages me of their desire as a couple to learn more about God together.
Sarah is constantly growing. I frequently see her mozying around the apartment with her "metal sheathed" Bible and C.S. Lewis books. When discussing pieces of scripture or biblical topics, she frequently shares a viewpoint very different than my own. I'm so grateful to have Sarah in my life and even more, to call her one of my sisters in Christ.
She's an out-of-this world, no-one get in her way, nonconformist sort of girl. She's incredible.
She will be in my wedding-I mean, planning my wedding one day.
Sarah Wolf, you're the sister I never had.
I love you. :)
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