When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I didn't have a single bit of talent left, and could say "I used everything you gave me"

I'm ready to impact the world- one person at a time. 
I'm determined to always give the best that I have, even when I don't know if there is anything left. 
I want to enjoy simplisity. 
I strive to find meaning in things that seem meaningless. 
I long to accomplish things that are difficult and choose to do them again. 
I want to pursue my faith even when I'm confused. 
I reach into myself for strength to give to others.
I want to remember that even when I feel alone I'm not. 
I hope to never forget that my life has been blessed with incredible people and amazing adventures that have shaped who I'm and where I find myself today.

You may be completely content where you find yourself

You may know that you are exactly where you need to be

Yet you may still feel that something is missing...

When you have had GREAT, good just doesn't always compare.

Exactly where I need to be is where I find myself.

Walking Forward

My time left in Slippery Rock is starting to slip away. In a week I will be moving out of my classy trailer home, in 2.5 weeks I will be hopefully crossing off one of my life list items (complete a half-iron man) and in 4 weeks I will be packing up my life and flying to Denver Colorado to start my new job working for AmeriCorps. Its crazy to think that I will be leaving Slippery Rock without a designated time to come back. That everything I have created and accumulated the past 5 years is being packed up and removed from this place. The past couple months my future plans have greatly changed, and I have come to realize that life is way to short to be worried about messing up sometimes, or disappointing, or being scared. I have become a stronger me. I may not always make the right choice, or do the perfect thing but at the end of the day its me.. Strengths and weaknesses. Tested everyday. 

 

Easy living


Simple days


Happiness in the little things. 




I have decided that is how life is meant to be lived.

Moving On....

It seems that I will finally be leaving slippery rock in September. Not just for the summer, or for a break but indefinitely which feels weird. It has become more of a home to me the last 5 yrs then any other place has been. My tiny trailer, my crazy job, my friends, and living companions have been a constant for me for so long that it seems strange to be leaving without knowing when I will return. I'm extremely excited to be working for AmeriCorps in Denver and surrounding areas. Traveling, meeting new people, and growing both personally and professionally. It has all fallen together almost effortlessly and I take that to mean something. I see that as this is something I was meant to do, the next step for my life. Who knows what the purpose will end up being, or what I will take from this experience, or what I will be able to give? I know that it was a needed step for me to take. It was time for me to move from what is comfortable to something scary, something challenging. Something that is entirely mine...

Slippery Rock has forever changed my life...
The community it has brought together will forever be in my heart.

I was blessed to be a part of a rare happening. To be a part of something bigger then any of us were aware of. Fortunate enough to feel a belonging that is impossible to describe.

Here is to friends weddings, new jobs, graduates, moving, traveling, and mostly to growing up... 

I'm a traveler of life looking for somewhere to go..