This year I decided to choose one word that I would allow to inspire my life. For 2011, I chose the word confidence.
How I came to decide on one little word:
At the end of last year, I had recently made the decision to change schools-and cities- and move to Lamar University here in Beaumont. I am from a suburb of Houston, and at the time, I had never lived anywhere else but home. In December of 2010, I stumbled across my friend Angela Moore's blog, and read about how she had been chooing a word each year for a couple years.
In a time of change, I thought out what word would inspire me to be a better person, to accomplish more than I thought I could, and to be brave in my new adventure of moving away from home. After surprisingly not much consideration, I picked the word confidence.
How the word I chose has impacted my life:
As I look back on this past year, I am in awe of how often confidence played a part in my life. It truly did inspire me.
January 2011- In January, I moved into my dorm and began a new season of my life. I knew not a single person on campus and knew that I would have to step out of my comfort zone and make friends. This would absolutely require confidence. I quickly joined a soroity and became involved in the Baptist Student Ministry, in which I made more friends than I thought I needed!
February 2011- I prayed about going on a mission trip. I felt God leading me to Ethiopia. I had never been to Africa, I had never had to fundraise for a mission trip, and I had never been in an evangalistic situation before. All three were very new, and I needed confidence. I needed confidence from the Lord if I was going to step up and travel to Africa.
March 2011- I humbly asked friends and family to support my mission trip. It was uncomfortable, but the Lord was giving me peace and continued to make me confident in my decision to be a missionary in Africa.
May 2011- My mother and I left for Africa on May 15 and returned home on May 26. To this day, I can not believe I was given the opportunity to go and make a difference in the lives of the people I met.
June 2011- I accepted the position of Fundrasing Chair for Zeta Tau Alpha. I was newly initated, had never had a leadership role in the soroity before, and I knew very little of the position requirements; however, my chapter trusted me, and I once again found the confidence necessary to fulfill the position.
August 2011- In addition to being Fundraising Chair for Zeta Tau Alpha, I also started the fall semester as the Student Mission Leader for the Baptist Student Ministry.
October 2011- On October 15, Zeta Tau Alpha's 1st Annual Ultimate Frisbee Tournament took place. I spent time and energy and exhibited confidence as I planned and organized the entire event.
I know there is still a month left of this year, and I expect that I will be surprised at least one more time at the success of choosing confidence this year.
How I came to decide on one little word:
At the end of last year, I had recently made the decision to change schools-and cities- and move to Lamar University here in Beaumont. I am from a suburb of Houston, and at the time, I had never lived anywhere else but home. In December of 2010, I stumbled across my friend Angela Moore's blog, and read about how she had been chooing a word each year for a couple years.
In a time of change, I thought out what word would inspire me to be a better person, to accomplish more than I thought I could, and to be brave in my new adventure of moving away from home. After surprisingly not much consideration, I picked the word confidence.
How the word I chose has impacted my life:
As I look back on this past year, I am in awe of how often confidence played a part in my life. It truly did inspire me.
January 2011- In January, I moved into my dorm and began a new season of my life. I knew not a single person on campus and knew that I would have to step out of my comfort zone and make friends. This would absolutely require confidence. I quickly joined a soroity and became involved in the Baptist Student Ministry, in which I made more friends than I thought I needed!
February 2011- I prayed about going on a mission trip. I felt God leading me to Ethiopia. I had never been to Africa, I had never had to fundraise for a mission trip, and I had never been in an evangalistic situation before. All three were very new, and I needed confidence. I needed confidence from the Lord if I was going to step up and travel to Africa.
March 2011- I humbly asked friends and family to support my mission trip. It was uncomfortable, but the Lord was giving me peace and continued to make me confident in my decision to be a missionary in Africa.
May 2011- My mother and I left for Africa on May 15 and returned home on May 26. To this day, I can not believe I was given the opportunity to go and make a difference in the lives of the people I met.
June 2011- I accepted the position of Fundrasing Chair for Zeta Tau Alpha. I was newly initated, had never had a leadership role in the soroity before, and I knew very little of the position requirements; however, my chapter trusted me, and I once again found the confidence necessary to fulfill the position.
August 2011- In addition to being Fundraising Chair for Zeta Tau Alpha, I also started the fall semester as the Student Mission Leader for the Baptist Student Ministry.
October 2011- On October 15, Zeta Tau Alpha's 1st Annual Ultimate Frisbee Tournament took place. I spent time and energy and exhibited confidence as I planned and organized the entire event.
I know there is still a month left of this year, and I expect that I will be surprised at least one more time at the success of choosing confidence this year.
