One of my favorite forms of consuming content is via podcasts. I began dabbling in them to keep up with the sermons at my home church while I was away at college. I now also listen to them to gain inspiration on how to grow ideas. They help me keep up […]
Please don’t take this as me bragging that I have arrived and mastered all things time management. I most definitely have not. It is to say I have a deep knowledge on how to manage (especially my) time, and am pretty decent (usually) at controlling my time. I have learned that life is busy, but that does not mean I don’t have time. It means that I’m using my time, and if I do so wisely, I can get a lot in.
For four years I served as the executive secretary for GYC. The title sounds fancy, but really it meant that I was administrative support for the organization’s Executive Committee. While my responsibilities varied, one of my most important tasks was a mundane one: taking minutes. I’ve heard from more than […]
I am a ninja-in-training. At least that is what my supervisor at works tells me. The training has been going on for over a year now. Advocating for those who have been neglected and abused, and intervening in the lives of delinquent children with the hope of correcting their course […]
Repost from my friend’s blog. You can find the original article on her site here. How To Have the Most Fun at GYC: Or at least, my take on it. By Josephine Elia When I first started coming to GYC, I would remember every message, every speaker, and every conviction […]
Nine years ago I received a letter in the mail dated February 14, 2003. The first line read something to the effect of “Congratulations! We’re happy to inform you that you have been accepted to the University of Michigan…” I didn’t think of the letter much when I received it. […]
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