So work and life has been kind of crazy since some awesome things have come up {Getting sick. And being sick still for two weeks because the meds were not the right kind} but I am glad that I now get to share them with you....the 700 calls I had to make also took up a lot of my time...
New Job!
On Monday August 1st I will be moving downstairs to Academic Support Programs. I am super excited because it will be a nice (and much needed) change in pace. I will have tons to do and all of my co-workers down there are awesome. It also helps that they are so excited for me to come down and work with them! I definitely feel welcomed! I will also not dread going to work everyday and I will get paid a little more which is a plus.
Lets just say that I will be very happy to rid myself of my current position and I will have successfully called my 700 students before I leave!(and it will have only taken 6 days)
Haiti Fundraiser!
Some awesome woman at the church I work with Children's Ministry at are awesome! (to say the least!)
I am so excited and honored that they would think of having a fundraiser for me and my trip to Haiti. On August 14th right after church we are having a lunch fundraiser with a silent auction! I felt very special when they thought that up by themselves and just informed me of it ;) So blessed.
It is so funny how you can pray for the same things over and over again and feel like God has not heard you (and me not being very patient doesn't make it any easier to wait on his timing) and within 2hours on one day about 5 different prayers of my heart were answered through these two things that happened and are going to be coming up! Thank you God :) You are GOOD!
P.S. It has been a crazy last two weeks and the craziness will continue with this Saturday marking 6 months without my mom. The irony is I was sick for two weeks before she died just like I have been sick now. Its like I am reliving the days up to the day I received the call from my sister about my mom...
It will be good to go over labor day to Missouri to check in on the family! :)
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
100 Days!
100days till Haiti!
Yesterday we got a packet of information emailed to us and it contained a few more details and things that I need to do! :) Shots, doctors, packing, and getting a few things for the trip!
I have never flown with a passport and gone through customs or anything so I will probably be nervous or unsure when we go...I like to think I catch on pretty quickly to things and I can follow the lead of those before me.
I am excited! I also have $440 in so far...which is pretty exciting! I am so thankful for each and everyone who has given so far. What a blessing you are! :)
The cost is $1350 ($50 more than estimated) and we actually dont have 100 days to get the money in...
It all has to be in by August 21st so that we can buy the tickets early enough. Which is kind of crazy cause its only 5 and a half weeks away (38days)!
So each day prayers would be appreciated as the Lord moves in peoples hearts to give. My conscious fleshy self who loves to take control and live in this world is nervous but the Holy Spirit is reminding me each moment that I forget that all the money in the world is the Lord's and he will provide. So I am choosing to trust and rest in him :)
Please be praying for me as the Lord prepares my heart for what he has in Haiti....
If you would like to donate, please make a check out to First United Methodist Church Waco (in the subject line you can write "Haiti-Megan Frazer”). Any donations may be mailed to the address below or may be given directly to me.
First United Methodist Church Waco
c/o Wayne Williams
PO Box 7736
Waco, TX 76714
Thanks Guys! :)
Yesterday we got a packet of information emailed to us and it contained a few more details and things that I need to do! :) Shots, doctors, packing, and getting a few things for the trip!
I have never flown with a passport and gone through customs or anything so I will probably be nervous or unsure when we go...I like to think I catch on pretty quickly to things and I can follow the lead of those before me.
I am excited! I also have $440 in so far...which is pretty exciting! I am so thankful for each and everyone who has given so far. What a blessing you are! :)
The cost is $1350 ($50 more than estimated) and we actually dont have 100 days to get the money in...
It all has to be in by August 21st so that we can buy the tickets early enough. Which is kind of crazy cause its only 5 and a half weeks away (38days)!
So each day prayers would be appreciated as the Lord moves in peoples hearts to give. My conscious fleshy self who loves to take control and live in this world is nervous but the Holy Spirit is reminding me each moment that I forget that all the money in the world is the Lord's and he will provide. So I am choosing to trust and rest in him :)
Please be praying for me as the Lord prepares my heart for what he has in Haiti....
If you would like to donate, please make a check out to First United Methodist Church Waco (in the subject line you can write "Haiti-Megan Frazer”). Any donations may be mailed to the address below or may be given directly to me.
First United Methodist Church Waco
c/o Wayne Williams
PO Box 7736
Waco, TX 76714
Thanks Guys! :)
Monday, July 11, 2011
Merely Clay in a Potter's Hand
My Utmost For His Highest July 6th
Visions Becoming Reality:
We always have a vision of something before it actually becomes real to us. When we realize that the vision is real, but is not yet real in us, Satan comes to us with his temptations, and we are inclined to say that there is no point in even trying to continue. Instead of the vision becoming real to us, we have entered into a valley of humiliation.
Life is not an idle ore,
But iron dug from central gloom,
And battered by the shocks of doom
To shape and use.
God gives us a vision, and then He takes us down to the valley to batter us into the shape of that vision. It is in the valley that so many of us give up and faint. Every God-given vision will become real if we only have patience. Just think of the enormous amount of free time God has! He is never in a hurry. Yet we are always in such a frantic hurry. While still in the light of the glory of the vision, we go right out to do the things, but the vision is not yet real in us. God has to take us into the valley and put us through fire and floods to batter us into shape, until we get to the point where He can trust us with the reality of the vision. Ever since God gave us the vision, he has been at work. He is getting us into shape of the goal He has for us, and yet over and over again we try to escape from the Sculptor's hand in an effort to batter ourselves into the shape of our own goal.
The Vision that God gives is not some unattainable castle in the sky, but a vision of what God wants you to be down here. Allow the Potter to put you on His wheel and whirl you around as he desires. Then as surely as God is God, and you are you, you will turn out as an exact likeness of the vision. But don't lose heart in the process. If you have ever had a vision from God, you may try as you will to be satisfied on a lower level, but God will never allow it.
Been reading and thinking about what this looks like in my life the last few days. I think that it is safe to say that I have forgotten my place on the wheel and have fought against what and who God is creating me to be. (I think we all do this at some point). Even though that is all I want; to be like God and to be used by God because in that life is found.
I think I need to slow down and cut out and not add so much stuff to the week to be able to be molded. hmmm...story of my life I guess. But really I need to stop fighting the one who has created me and I need to be put back on the wheel where I was always intended to be.
I need patience in this area of my life so that it can then be a part of every area of my life. If I am not patient with God how will I be patient with anyone else?
Visions Becoming Reality:
We always have a vision of something before it actually becomes real to us. When we realize that the vision is real, but is not yet real in us, Satan comes to us with his temptations, and we are inclined to say that there is no point in even trying to continue. Instead of the vision becoming real to us, we have entered into a valley of humiliation.
Life is not an idle ore,
But iron dug from central gloom,
And battered by the shocks of doom
To shape and use.
God gives us a vision, and then He takes us down to the valley to batter us into the shape of that vision. It is in the valley that so many of us give up and faint. Every God-given vision will become real if we only have patience. Just think of the enormous amount of free time God has! He is never in a hurry. Yet we are always in such a frantic hurry. While still in the light of the glory of the vision, we go right out to do the things, but the vision is not yet real in us. God has to take us into the valley and put us through fire and floods to batter us into shape, until we get to the point where He can trust us with the reality of the vision. Ever since God gave us the vision, he has been at work. He is getting us into shape of the goal He has for us, and yet over and over again we try to escape from the Sculptor's hand in an effort to batter ourselves into the shape of our own goal.
The Vision that God gives is not some unattainable castle in the sky, but a vision of what God wants you to be down here. Allow the Potter to put you on His wheel and whirl you around as he desires. Then as surely as God is God, and you are you, you will turn out as an exact likeness of the vision. But don't lose heart in the process. If you have ever had a vision from God, you may try as you will to be satisfied on a lower level, but God will never allow it.
Been reading and thinking about what this looks like in my life the last few days. I think that it is safe to say that I have forgotten my place on the wheel and have fought against what and who God is creating me to be. (I think we all do this at some point). Even though that is all I want; to be like God and to be used by God because in that life is found.
I think I need to slow down and cut out and not add so much stuff to the week to be able to be molded. hmmm...story of my life I guess. But really I need to stop fighting the one who has created me and I need to be put back on the wheel where I was always intended to be.
I need patience in this area of my life so that it can then be a part of every area of my life. If I am not patient with God how will I be patient with anyone else?
Thursday, July 7, 2011
JOY!
I know that it is kind of a lot to add another trip to my fall....BUT YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE! :)
Brian and I are planning on going to MO over labor day weekend and taking an extra day off (Friday the 2nd) and then returning the night of labor day. Got to check in on the family and see how they are doing (plus if I am lucky Ashlyn will come like she said she was planning on and I usually only see her once a year).
And then Oct 22-Oct 30 I will be going to Haiti (as we all know!!!) Which is a huge trip and I am so excited to see what God does.
Then Thanksgiving break which we celebrate with Brian's family.
And of course the topper of the year is going home to AZ for a week at the end of December when Baylor is closed for the holidays! :)
But I decided that I needed to visit a place that is near and dear to my heart...COLORADO!
It is my second home (and really the first place that I made a home all by myself as an adult).
There are tons of people I hope to see and cannot wait to see! :) Some who I have not seen in a year and 5 months by the time I go out there. My heart needs it. This year as been so trying thus far and this wonderful community that I left a year and a half ago has blessed me more than they will ever know.
Just bought my ticket today! I get in early (and by early I mean 7:40am) on Friday Sept 30th and stay until late in the evening on Sunday Oct. 2nd.
3 FULL DAYS!
So mark your calendars and prepare to not sleep, eat a lot together and enjoy the beautiful weather that time of year brings!
Brian and I are planning on going to MO over labor day weekend and taking an extra day off (Friday the 2nd) and then returning the night of labor day. Got to check in on the family and see how they are doing (plus if I am lucky Ashlyn will come like she said she was planning on and I usually only see her once a year).
And then Oct 22-Oct 30 I will be going to Haiti (as we all know!!!) Which is a huge trip and I am so excited to see what God does.
Then Thanksgiving break which we celebrate with Brian's family.
And of course the topper of the year is going home to AZ for a week at the end of December when Baylor is closed for the holidays! :)
But I decided that I needed to visit a place that is near and dear to my heart...COLORADO!
It is my second home (and really the first place that I made a home all by myself as an adult).
There are tons of people I hope to see and cannot wait to see! :) Some who I have not seen in a year and 5 months by the time I go out there. My heart needs it. This year as been so trying thus far and this wonderful community that I left a year and a half ago has blessed me more than they will ever know.
Just bought my ticket today! I get in early (and by early I mean 7:40am) on Friday Sept 30th and stay until late in the evening on Sunday Oct. 2nd.
3 FULL DAYS!
So mark your calendars and prepare to not sleep, eat a lot together and enjoy the beautiful weather that time of year brings!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
HELLO July!
Its July. Half way through 2011. I dont have a lot to show for the last 6months which is bad on me but...we can take a breather and look back at some things I wanted to do and try and get back to it.
1. Memorize two verses a month...well I was doing really well and if I got a little behind I could catch up. Lets just say I dont think I can catch up from not memorizing verses since April 1st...So We will start with July 1st...just skipped a few crazy months...
2.Read! I need some good books to read (anyone want to offer suggestions?). I wanted to read even more than last year (cause it is a treat once you are out of school and dont have to read for class).
3. Praying! praying more about what God cares about. I know he cares about me but praying for others more intentionally as well as cultivating those relationships...Choosing not to worry but to pray cause we are commanded "DO NOT be anxious".
(The thought of having to move again is great (Texas has yet to really grow on me) BUT having to find a job all over again...not so fun![even if its a year from now])
4. I also want to not complain so much about my life. God always provides and I need to live in today even if my heart is waiting for tomorrow. God knows the desires of my heart and I do believe he has placed them there.
I think that is enough to do and work on and be intentional about...
July happenings so far:
Blessed by people giving money for me to go to Haiti....107 days to go...
4th of July weekend was spent eating! Eating wonderfully delicious peaches, cobbler and homemade ice cream! So YUMMY :) And enjoying a break!
1. Memorize two verses a month...well I was doing really well and if I got a little behind I could catch up. Lets just say I dont think I can catch up from not memorizing verses since April 1st...So We will start with July 1st...just skipped a few crazy months...
2.Read! I need some good books to read (anyone want to offer suggestions?). I wanted to read even more than last year (cause it is a treat once you are out of school and dont have to read for class).
3. Praying! praying more about what God cares about. I know he cares about me but praying for others more intentionally as well as cultivating those relationships...Choosing not to worry but to pray cause we are commanded "DO NOT be anxious".
(The thought of having to move again is great (Texas has yet to really grow on me) BUT having to find a job all over again...not so fun![even if its a year from now])
4. I also want to not complain so much about my life. God always provides and I need to live in today even if my heart is waiting for tomorrow. God knows the desires of my heart and I do believe he has placed them there.
I think that is enough to do and work on and be intentional about...
July happenings so far:
Blessed by people giving money for me to go to Haiti....107 days to go...
4th of July weekend was spent eating! Eating wonderfully delicious peaches, cobbler and homemade ice cream! So YUMMY :) And enjoying a break!
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| Making homemade ICE CREAM! |
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| PEACHES! |
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| Cobbler! |
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| Don't lie Brian you LOVE cats :) |
All and All a great weekend! :)
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