It's a New Year

Thank God for life.

I am grateful for my experiences so far in JVC; I give all credit to our God for filling me with hope and strength--necessary graces that have allowed me to open my mind and heart to God's love and life.

God's love has been something that I have been truly contemplating lately.  

I am astounded by the immensity of this reality, and the difficulty to truly and firmly believe and trust in this.

Faith is a gift, and I have a need to ask for more everyday.  God will give us what we ask for, and more.  MUCH more!

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."  Matthew 7:7

A priest told me recently, "God loves us because He loves us."  He loves us, and there is nothing we can or will do to change that one, literal, living Truth.

My New Year resolution is to find out as much as possible about God's love for the world.

I will start by living, and I will live by praying, trusting, hoping, and acting.  All by the grace of God.

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."  Philippians 4:13

2012 Rose Bowl

I would like to congratulate the Badgers now for their exceptionally great performance at the Rose Bowl.

I would also like to thank God, Emily my housemate, and Josh my friend from Madison who all helped make it possible for me to actually watch the game in the Rose Bowl stadium.

Badgers forever!

January Update

My busyness has prevented me from consistent blogging.  It's already January, and I've been doing JVC for 5 months.

Work is getting better, but more difficult and stressful at the same time.  I have been trying to develop relationships while remaining within the boundaries of financial self sufficiency case management. I have found that it is not always easy to direct conversations, and it is certainly not second nature to act like a professional case manager.  Admittedly not much training was involved in my job experience, however, I am clearly learning as I'm going.

Only recently has it come to my attention that I actually have very little knowledge of how to truly serve clients.

It has been humbling to learn that I have an infinite amount more to learn.

I am frighteningly at the point in my job where I have been around a little too long to make excuses for not knowing certain things.  I am expected to have a little more independence and rely a little less on my supervisor for questions relating to social services in Santa Monica.  I have been encouraged to try harder to learn what I need to know to fulfill my role as a case manager.  At this point, it is less about what I want to do and more about what I absolutely need to do to serve my clients.

I am grateful for this opportunity to improve my job skills.