I’m Baaaaack

Hey Friends,

First of all, major apologies for the duration of my abrupt and unexplained absence. Life has been extremely busy between moving, opera, classes, midterms, etc. In other words, my life has been crazy booked.

Second off, an update.

• My family and I have successfully moved in to our new house in the city. It will definitely take some time getting used to, but luckily I’ve had the chance to spend some time there this past weekend for Fall Break. Even though it’s not where I grew up, it IS where my family is, and that’s what’s important. 
• The opera went very well and it was really cool to get to play with professional musicians. It really gave me a more mature perspective to music. Not only did I get to play with professional musicians in the opera, but there was also a touring musician that came through our town, and I got to play with him for a midweek service on campus. That was a really fantastic time and I’m beginning to take my music career a lot more seriously. Even if it doesn’t become my career, music IS a part of who I am. Whether I continue playing in churches, with professional musicians, or just as a hobby, I’m excited to continue with it. This Just In: The band I play with for midweek service on campus has been invited to be the guest band at a weekend youth retreat! I’m pretty stoked!
• Midterms kind of suck. Just in case you didn’t know, they suck. 
• Fall break was awesome. I volunteered a lot, which I love doing!
• I’m going to the Dominican Republic in May. Still pretty stoked about that.
• God is good. (in case you forgot)

It’s been a while since I actually woke up with a sense of purpose, but today was one of those days. I finally woke up feeling like I was born to make a difference in the world. Maybe because I was able to catch the pilot episode of Supergirl on CBS and her inner struggle with becoming the hero inspired me? I don’t know. More on that later.