Hi again blog!!
October is already finished which is CRAZY. Two months of fellows done. There's been so much joy and fun in this month, but as a whole I would say it was a month of learning to settle into routines. You know in the church calendar when there's the whole section in the middle that’s called ordinary time (or normal time idk I'm not really the best church calendar expert- maybe go ask Nick or Elijah, but it's something like that) where there's not really anything crazy going on but the regular rhythms of life and it's not flashy in the way other seasons are but so holy and good. That’s what this has felt like. The initial adrenaline of newness has begun to fade, my daily rhythms are emerging and it's just so holy and good.
I think a big lesson I've been learning in this season is to let myself lean into what I need day to day. Fellows is so full and joyful and so in the small moments of filling my free time it's really highlighted my struggle to just let myself enjoy small moments and be okay with the weight of not experiencing it all. Shocking news I know, but I actually can't do everything fully all the time. But I'm grateful for the ways the Lord reminds me of my finitude and the ways he reminds me I actually wasn’t meant to experience it all. Rather he has given me freedom to lean into things that I care about, and he cares about the things I care about !! That’s so cool. I'm rambling, but really this is just a thank you to my mentor Gretchen and my mom for always reminding me I have permission to lean into what is good for me in small moments.
Little things that have brought me joy this month: karaoke with my small group, eating pickles at the fair, carving pumpkins with Mark and Mona, bible recap texts with Cora Carr, watching Little Women at girls night, going for walks among the fall leaves, calling my dad, eating lunch in the fellows lounge, watching Anna lead worship, singing the doxology
This months stats:
CAPTRUST cold brews- 15
Prizes Joe won at the fair- 4
Cries- 9
Fall walks- 5
That’s all I've got for now !! Surely his goodness and mercy will follow me!!
All my love!
Lola