New Adventures

After receiving encouragement from more than one person I decided to start a blog. It will help keep those I love updated on the happenings of my life. First of all, God has been doing amazing things in my life over the past few years. God has blessed me with so many wonderful opportunities to seek Him, to be changed, and to build relationships with some incredible people. One major change that has happened within the last month is that I became an affiliate of the sisters of St. Benedict, which is the first step towards entering that monastery. I have been visiting there for four years and I have fallen in love with this particular community and the rule of St. Benedict that calls for a way of life that is centered in prayer, hospitality, and ministry. I still have a lot to learn about what it means to seek God in community, but I am excited about this new phase in my discernment process. I am excited to continue to seek God with the wonderful women at Our Lady of Grace Monastery and I am excited to continue to work towards making changes in my life so that I may be a more loving, compassionate, and holy person serving God and His people with all that I am. (The picture on this post is of me and my vocations director at my affiliation ceremony.)

I am still working at a homeless day center in Indianapolis and will continue to do so as I continue in discernment with the sisters of St. Benedict. I work as the employment placement coordinator. The main functions of my job include teaching job readiness classes and job placement case management. I love my job so much. I learn so much each day and even on the difficult days I am encouraged by those that I work with to continue to seek towards our goals of providing the necessary resources to empower our neighbors lives so that they can permanently end their homelessness. I am truly thankful for all that is going on in my life currently.