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Gods_Wandering_Child
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Name: Leslie
Birthday: 7/25/1984
Gender: Female
Interests: GOD!!!! Singing, theater, reading, doodling, movies, being slap happy, eating,
Expertise: I don't know...
Occupation: Student
Industry: Youth Ministry
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AIM:  SearchedKnown
Member Since:
3/20/2004
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| Today is March 28th. 3 months from now it will be June 28th. For
those of you who don’t know my contract with Pascack Bible Church ends
June 30th. I have not requested this contract to be renewed because I
have for a long time hoped to live closer to family. I graduated from
Nyack Dec. 2006 and have loved the time I’ve spent at PBC but always
knew it wasn’t a permanent stay. I didn’t know I’d be staying two more
years, haha, but it’s been great. It’s really shown me a lot what I’m
good at... and definitely what I’m not.
As for future plans I’m
currently job searching in the Illinois area, trying to narrow down
possibilities to live near my sister and be halfway between my family
in Michigan and Kentucky. I’m hoping to work in a group home like I
have before. I’ll update when things change I just want to give heads
up to everyone in the NY/NJ area so we can hang out before then and so
I don’t just "disappear" after June. Also so that anyone willing can
pray for and with me about job searching both for me and for PBC who’s
in the process of seeking a full time youth minister.
Thank you to everyone who has made living here awesome. | | |
| Well, let's fill Xanga in on what's happened with me lately... Still contemplating the future, my church hasn't changed much. I'm getting the feeling that my time at this church is ending. They need a full time youth leader and I don't feel I am that person. I know what I'm good at and lesson planning, vision casting, and event creating isn't it. I worry that they won't find a replacement by the time my contract is up. I'm also very reluctant to leave my small groups. They're filled with the relationships that are the parts I'm good at. Just hanging out with the kids and letting them know that someone's listening and someone older thinks they're cool enough to hang out with. I definitely spend more time with kids and adults my parents age than anyone my age. As for my future I'm trying to figure it out. Or should I say I'm trying to pray it out. I'd really like to live closer to family. But I want more than an inclination and a whim. I've been having a really hard month. Two people I cared about have passed away this month. My parents are going through a hard time. I was in a car accident on the way to a funeral and how my car is a total loss. It's really complicated finding a new car. There are used ones everywhere but you don't know which are going to be good and which are time bombs waiting to clunk on you. Even if you get a good one you never know if one day you'll slide in the snow and get hit anyway. I don't have that much money right now. Filling out paperwork to get my compensation check from my insurance is annoying. It's stressful finding a car and not having one. It's a week from Christmas and I can't wait to fly to my sister's house and be with family for a few short days. It will go too quickly... | | |
| Sometimes I wish the "light unto my feet" shined a lil farther ahead on the path. I've been a college graduate for a year now. I really want to move closer to family. Only problem is I don't want to just move on a whim of mine. I want to know where I'm supposed to go & what I'm supposed to do. Only I don't know what jobs even to look for because I still don't know what I'm "meant" to do... not specifically. I don't feel qualified for anything. What am I good at? What was I made to do? | | |
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PBC is going... are you? | | |
| I stand corrected... $30,000 was the offer that was intended for my contract. I had spoken in weeks prior trying to clarify that amount as a base line, not a final offer. I understood that it was a baseline and that there would be room to negotiate. Today I realize I never heard anything more because I guess they just expect me to take it. Granted, I may not be a natural at this or as experience but I do have a Bachelor's degree... and living here is expensive! I should be able to get paid enough to live in an apartment without necessity of a roommate. I should be able to pay bills.  Now the congregation meeting is tonight and doesn't leave much time for discussion. | | |
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