London Countdown: 25 Days
30 Aug 2010 Leave a Comment
I am quite frustrated. Apparently, London is one of the most expensive cities in the world…yay. I know that I shouldn’t worry about such things. I’ve seen God provide materialistic things for people before. It’s just that it’s hard not to worry when you can’t see the end result. I guess it’s human nature, but that doesn’t set my mind at ease. I feel like I can’t even be excited about going to London because of everything else that’s worrying me. It feels like Catch-22, and it’s driving me crazy.
On the bright side, I had a great weekend. I spent it with two of my best friends, and we did basically nothing. It was fantastic! I wish every weekend could be a blissful. However, since I have so much lined up for this next week: mostly last minute doctors appointments to make sure that everything’s good and applying for scholarships (an endless, exhausting search), I have little else to report for today. So without further ado, goodnight, and may your day have been much less annoying than mine.
Kaylee
Going to London Countdown: Day 27
27 Aug 2010 Leave a Comment
Well, yesterday was my last day of work at Abbott Animal Hospital, my summer job. I decided I wanted to stop a bit before I leave for London, just to relax a bit and have more time to work on finding out everything I can about what I’m doing. I am still clueless, but luckily, I can learn quickly whilst feeling like I’m leaping off a cliff.
If you don’t know, I am going to London to work on a veterinary science degree. Why London? Well, it’s a long story, but basically, though I applied to a few schools, London was the only one that accepted me. However, the thing that convinced me to accept their offer was the dozen or so little things that happened between me and Christ during the application process. I don’t know why, but I truly feel that this is where He’s leading me.
Now that I’ve finally had a chance to breath a bit, I have had a chance to read over most of the information given to me about life in London, and I discovered something I hadn’t realized: I have to live in the center of a city. I mean, I knew Camden was in the center of London, but living in the middle of a huge city had never really dawned on me before. It may be hard to find a tree or grass anywhere!
I suddenly had a new-found fondness for my home in Georgia, where you can play in your big front yard with your dogs, or take a 15 minute drive and find a big field somewhere. Where you have common courtesy, fried chicken, Southern hospitality, and warm Sunday mornings at a little white church where everyone knows your name. I don’t even take advantage of all of these things, though they’re if I need them. Will I be able to find any of these things there?
When I visited NY earlier this year, I thought to myself, “How could anyone live in a city like this, with cement all around them, unable to see the sun and the sky due to the vast number of skyscrapers towering over them?” Then I went with a group of kids my age to a newly-founded church, and I’ve never seen so many people on fire for Christ! That’s when I made a promise to myself: I could and would live in the middle of a city if the Lord wanted me to, but only if I had a church like that! I know that you can’t really made deals with God, but I figured that He didn’t mind this one.
Well, I may not have everything planned out yet, but hey, where would the adventure be if I knew every step, right? Wish me luck and pray, by all means, please pray for me! I’m going to need all the help I can get because I definitely CANNOT do this on my own!
Thanks! Much Love,
Kaylee
