My News

Hello my friends who do take the time to read this! September 17th I will starting a new university, and a new degree program. I wrestled and prayed and prayed again over this. I was officially accepted into Liberty University on August 16th into Liberty Baptist Theo Seminary where I will be working on my MA in Religion with a focus in Pastoral Ministry. This focus leaves a broader umbrella for me to move under in whichever way God chooses to use me. At the moment I fell more lead towards youth ministry work but who knows where I'll end up...well God knows only he knows and I trust in him to lead me where I need to go. This is something my mind could have never conceived that I'd be doing at 38 years old or any age for that matter. I've lived my life however I saw fit. I know that the months/year ahead of me will be filled with lots of information, lots of challenges but I trust that as long as I seek God's will, and I stay the course that he has sat me on that I will be alright. I know this has caught some old friends from my past way off guard, I have honestly struggled with talking to them about this because I know in what regard they hold God and Christianity. But I have put it out there and they know what I'm doing. They seem to have distanced their selves to the point of not telling me stuff, and avoiding me. This bothered me and ate at me for about a good week and then I just got it through my thick head that a friend a real and true friend will be there at all times no matter how you change or grow a true friend accepts you for who you are. I have accepted all my friends how they are and it hurt bad when I didn't feel that acceptance that I have for them. But for every person who has rejected me since I have grown closer to God he has replaced with loving people who know him too, that walk beside me, who talk to me, who accepts me even when I mess up. I am sure it'll take a few people some time to get use to the idea of me not being the same Lori that I was and that's alright. Honestly I have had some close family members voice their disapproval but they can disapprove all they like because it isn't them that I seek approval from, it isn't what they want that I choose to live my life by, I choose to live my life in a way that is pleasing to God, in a way in which he wants me to. He is the potter and I am the clay and he can do with my life what he see's fit because from my first day of life God has had a plan and me living my plan hasn't worked for me too well...so let's try living his plan, his will and what he wants from me and for me. With all that God has done for me and all that he continues to bless me with even when I am undeserving how could I not listen to what he wants from me!