Plans and Ideas

I realized its been a long time since I've written anything about anything. :) So I thought I would make this an update blog for now.
Today was officially my last day at Super 8 (well it will be once 10:00 PM rolls around). Its nice to know that I have a job here if I want it when I get back, but I doubt I will be back for any length of time. Of course I have said that about Buffalo before and look at me now!
Tomorrow I will go into Church to finish the music slides for Sunday and that will be the last few hours there for a while as well. I will miss working at church. Mainly because it doesn't really feel like work. Its nice to go in, and do my little tasks at the pace I want to work at. I enjoy making copies and organizing things, and other random office tasks; in fact, if there was enough money in working as an office assistant I would do that.
Another thing I like about working at my church is getting to know our Interim Pastor, Don, better. Don was one of the six youth leaders I had growing up (that makes about one leader for every year I was a youth). Back then he was different than now, he was more like a big kid than an adult. Its weird to think of an adult growing up, but I guess you could say I have seen Don mature spiritually over the last few years. I apreciate talking with him about all kinds of things, and his humbleness always inspires me. He's very talented and his relationship with Christ is obvious to anyone who meets him, and he doesn't even have to tell them!
One sad bit of news is that I have had to cancel my trip to Spain and Italy. The main reason being that I can't afford it, and I think that God has something else in mind for me. It was a hard decision to make. I have always wanted to visit these countries and walk where many great men and women have walked. I was also looking forward to travelling abroad with my sister. Adam and I have Nicaragua, so some day I hope that Pegg and I can go somewhere together. I feel bad about ditching her (again!), but she is excited to have this trip to Europe. Once she returns she will have been in 3 countries I've not been in! While, we're not overly competative I have to admit I'm jealous!
So, I know what I will be doing until September, and I am excited for the new places and faces i'll be seeing. Jan-May I'll touring with the Children's Theatre Company of South Dakota. May-September I'll be head cook at Camp WYOBA. After that I have no clue what will happen. I am toying with a few ideas all of which of course depend on God's plan and direction for my life.
Here are some of the ideas I have for my life after WYOBA closes for the winter in September:
1. Move to England for a year or two.
Reasons?: I've always wanted to live there. Why not?! I'm not attatched in any way shape or form so I have nothing but family and friends to leave, all of whom I know would support me in my decision. Plus it might give me a better appreciation for the American way of life (not likely).
2. Go to Grad School and get a Masters in Directing.
Reasons?: I miss school (seriously!). I want to keep learning and pushing myself to be better. With a Masters I could get better positions in theatre companies. Have the title MFA would feel pretty nice!
3. Go on a 2 year mission trip overseas.
Reasons?: I've always felt a call to mission work. It would fulfill both my desire to live abroad and to do missions. The chance to meet and develope relationships with people from another country would be wonderful.
4. Apply once again for the Drama Coach job at BHS.
Reasons?: Yes, I was turned down last time, but I feel like I can really do something for the program here and the kids. I want to work at this school because I have seen the talent that the kids have, and to get to work with them would be wonderful! It would also be a great learning experience for me.
5. Move either back to Sioux Falls or to the Denver area.
Reasons?: Finally be an adult (ie steady job, rent, get plugged into a church). There are jobs available in both places, as well as apartments and all of that, where I can be making and saving steady money and just (I can't believe I'm going to say this) be "Living the dream." (gasp!)
Of course all of these options have their pro's and con's. Some of them are expensive, some of them are crazy and out there, but they are things that I have thought about doing. I like that I have until September to really figure things out, and who knows? By then I might have decided to do something else! Only God knows what my future holds, and the only thing I am certain of is that I am going to be looking into His will. He knows the desires of my heart and what will really make me happy/content/fulfilled. I trust that in my searching for His will for my life I will know what to do next.
For now that is that.
Semper Fi!