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The Rumors are True!

So many of my friends and family may have heard an interesting rumor that I am joining the navy...Well... It is TRUE! I know this may come as a shock and something that seems very out of character for me... but in all reality this is very God planned!

This whole thing started back in high school... I thought it may be a good way to get through college without any debt. Lysha(my big sis) and I always said that if we were going to join the armed services that we would join the Navy because our Papa was a Seaman in the Navy during the Korean Conflict. I always told myself that if ever the draft was re-instated or the States went to war... I would enlist! I didn't really tell anyone... My mom knew because she saw letters from a recruiter back in high school...Lysha knew well because she's Lysha, I'm pretty sure Rachel (my oldest friend) knew and I told my Papa before he passed away. So REALLY no one knew!!

But back to the present...

I blame my friend Elsa!! On Palm Sunday her and I were just chatting about missions and traveling...she was getting ready to leave for Nepal to climb Mt. Everest!...Yeah she's a ninja!...anyhow!... we both have done missions for several years and found different ways to finance those trips. But really missions are expensive and hard to do when you are financially unstable. I told her that in all reality I can't GO ANYWHERE!!!... I'm stuck because of my school debt! I love being a musician and I have no problem not making money.... BUT I do have a problem not being able to do the things and go the places that I feel God has called me to... It's been 4 years since I was in Africa, I'm going CRAZY!! I always thought that the armed forces were a good way to pay off college, but I just didn't see how it would ever fit into my plans! Obviously God's plans are a bit crazier than mine!

So there it is...I'M GOING INTO THE NAVY!

The plan is to enter in September! So YES, I am still moving to Boulder with my family...I'm still helping out with the church plant... just in somewhat of a different capacity. I will be staying in Rapid till July and working at Reptile Gardens. I still have to take my ASVAB and so some language testing for  translations and communications. They may have me continue in Italian or depending on how the test goes... I may be learning a more useful language... I'm hoping for Arabic! So boot camp in September in Chicago and then Language school...hopefully in San Diego!

This is going to be quite the adventure. I really don't know exactly what God is doing... but I know that this going to be a stretch for me... in every way!! Talk about bringing some true discipline into my life. I'm working on getting into shape for boot camp right now... Please pray for me! I don't remember the last day I wasn't sore! But really... I believe this is a time for me to refocus and get disciplined in my life. I am laying down everything that I love and have worked for and I'm giving it back to God. Saying that EVERYTHING in my life is His, mind, body and spirit! I will never stop singing! But for now... some plans are on hold!

So... there it is!

I SOUND MY BARBARIC YAWP OVER THE ROOFTOPS OF THE WORLD.

I was subbing for a English class today and they just finished a section on poetry so they watched the movie "The Dead Poet's Society" It deals with thougths on education, conformity and growing up to be your own person!...This is a movie I think every person should see! Thought I'd share!

"We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman, "O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless... of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these, O me, O life?" Answer. That you are here - that life exists, and identity; that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. That the powerful play *goes on* and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?"

All I can say is...
YAWP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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