Blog! I’m back! What a joy it is to be together again. Thanks for reading.
December FLEW by. I felt like I was just writing my November blog and here we are with the next monthly update. So what happened this month? Good question… let’s reflect.
First, I want to start with some fun moments, memories, or lessons I’ve been learning so far. Gabi, Meg, and I wrote a rap about being made in the image of God— Imago Dei. We are uploading to SoundCloud soon but if you can’t wait that long, text me and I’ll send it your way. Y’all ever sat backwards in a car on purpose with your seatbelt on? I have. Shout out the whale and I guess Simas too. NEXT! Party bus + Glenwood = the best night downtown. You can be a kid, try finding the fun in each day. Boundaries are a form of self care (thank you to my family systems class for teaching me this one). Fellows is such a deep rooted community and boy am I grateful to be a part of it. Goodbyes are hard, but how beautiful that we get to love people so much it hurts to let them go. It’s kinda funny how God intertwines grieving with celebrating. Still on my concert grind, got to see Simas in his ~element~ (shout out the Moss). All the fellows WILL become golfers… just one at a time. Sarah Creasey came to visit me! Post grad friendships are possible! Daisy 🤝 Christmas sweater. Lastly, I discovered I am most in my element on the dance floor– not sure if anyone is surprised here.
Now we haven’t done an update on each aspect of the program yet, so let’s dive into that. Actually I’d be writing for a while, instead let's just do some highlights of my job instead and fill in the rest later!
My job! What a joy! I am beyond grateful for my team and for my work placement this year with fellows. Before coming to fellows, we took a lot of time with summer reading and prayer to prepare for work. Learning about the opportunity of work and how God designed His people has been so beautiful. I work as the marketing and communications coordinator for Mission Triangle here in Raleigh. Mission Triangle is a nonprofit that does coaching and consulting for hundreds of nonprofits in the triangle area. They are a christian based organization which has been so cool to bring my faith directly into my work place. I’m not going to lie, when I first started at Mission Triangle, I was worried because I studied health sciences in school and I didn’t feel confident or competent to take on this new role. My boss, Dee, has done an incredible job of building me up, giving me independence to try and learn on my own while still guiding me each step of the way. I have grown so much within the past 4 months with Mission Triangle. Not just professionally, but personally too. I’m learning about collaboration, how important it is being on a team that not only works well together, but likes each other too. I’ve slowly built up my confidence to basically create and manage multiple projects all on my own. I coordinate, collaborate, delegate, communicate, design, and most importantly build relationships with my coworkers. I am the youngest employee in my office by several years, yet the team has done nothing but take me under their wings and support me well! I can actually say I have friends at work, people who have my back in and outside of the office. It is truly a blessing to have a team that not only gets along so well, but pushes one another to Christ. We have a weekly staff devotional time where we come together in scripture and prayer. I am beyond thankful for my time working with Mission triangle as it has shown me such grace and excellence in the work place. Thanks and praise to God for His intentionality in placing me at Mission Triangle and equipping me to do the job well. I am so excited to continue learning and growing my skills professionally in this next year.
Things to know:
TESSA IS GONNA BE A RALEIGH FELLOW
Linda May will be the most beautiful bride
Finally found a place to get my haircut in raleigh (aka I’m becoming a local)
More. Sleepovers. More. Sleepovers.
I LOVE film photos
Don't touch cheap mugs that’ve been in the microwave
What do I want to do with my next semester in fellows (a new year resolution if you will)?
Dance at all opportunities
Build deeper one on one relationships with each fellow
Go to Sola more often
Be disciplined in my sleep
Sabbath
December REPORT:
R- I’m reading Abba's Child Brennan Manning & Psalms
E- I’m eating soft scrambled eggs
P- I’m playing Revival by Zach Bryan
O- I’m obsessed with the Megan Wu (you’re my everything)
R- I recommend the radio feature on Spotify
T- I’m treating myself by taking my time to get ready in the morning
“Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.” – Philippians 2:1-2
With all the love, Maddie Roberts
