Ok This will be a long post. First of all, I hope you all laughed at the joke, I thought it was clever. So I found out today that my admissions office job training or team building or whatever it is called is going to run from 8:30 till 4:30 Wednesday the 10th till Friday the 12th...ouch. And then, apparently, we may be helping the freshman move in on the 13th...double ouch. I love my job, and whatever job I have, I am a dedicated and hardworker, but unfortunately, I'm not a big fan of teambuilding training stuff with jobs, it's just not my nature. And usually the effect only lasts 2-3 weeks before everyone settles back into normality. I don't think it's a waste of time, but I have trouble going into those things with alot of enthusiasm because I know the coming pattern is inevitable. Hey, it's human nature. Anyway, it's a paycheck and I will take my post without a further complaint. And I suppose I maybe could feign a little excitement this year.
The Peru Sunday School is over! It wasn't so bad actually. I spoke for an hour straight....by myself. That's the longest I've ever spoken in public. A far cry from 8-10 minute speeches for a grade. Had I prepared and thought about it more, I may have been a little more worried about it, because looking back on it, an hour seems fairly daunting right now. Oh well, it's done. I didn't practice what I was going to say but it turned out alright. One story did come out of it though, there's this lady at my church, and we won't call her Gail and we won't make it known that she can be sometimes...enthusiastic with sharing opinions and "suggestions", even when they are not wanted or asked for in any sort of way. Anyway, this lady who we haven't named shows up 25 minutes late for Sunday school and leaves about 15 minutes before the end right when I ask for the class to split up into 2 groups and pray. I also won't say that I sometimes get frustrated with the seemingly flippant attitude some people at my church (not just this one) have towards church and reverence and stuff like that. Anyway! So after the Peru presentation, I felt pretty good about it, and I guess alot of people were really interested in the mission and stuff because my mom said alot of people came up and said stuff to her (good stuff, I assume) Oh, and I think there's a rumor beginning at my church now that I'm going to be a missionary. How about that. So after talking with a few people I'm about to leave and I was literally 3 feet from the door when I see not-Gail chasing after me (seriously chasing) and my first thought, though not the most Christian-like thing to think was "Crap." Because I knew nothing good could come of this, But I smiled and said Hi and not-Gail goes "Ok, a couple things, first I liked the Sunday School presentation, I mean, I wasn't there for the beginning of it, actually I wasn't there for the end of it, but I did see some in the middle and the part that I heard seemed really interesting, but I want to give you some criticism, but I'm not being mean about it I just need to tell you this..." As she's saying all this and some other stuff too, I was trying really hard not to have that really incredulous look on my face, so I just nod, and she continues "You probably shouldn't talk so much in the middle about the stuff that isn't important and you shouldn't say um and you shouldn't say uh, and I can say this stuff because sometimes I judge debates so I know. And of course, I'm just helping you for when you present this stuff again. When are you doing this again?" Me: "Um, never?" "Oh, well, I thought you would..." And she continued on for a little while with some stuff that I was definitely not listening to, because I was busy thinking "so...the 20 minutes that you were there for, did you listen at all to what I was saying, you know, about God, and helping people and teaching the Gospel?" Somehow that conversation thankfully ended, and I walked away with a somewhat bad taste in my mouth. I mean, it's one thing to give tips after a school speech or something, especially if someone asks for the tips, but to come up and criticize (be it constructive or not) if someone does not ask for it, especially after you missed the majority walked in late and left early clearly without any shame while someone was speaking on a topic that is very close to her heart seems a little audacious to me.
I know I'm probably being ridiculously indignant, and it's stupid to take it to heart, but I guess I just got a little upset because things like this happen at my church...alot, and I think the part that I'm taking the hardest is that I feel like she missed maybe even just brushed off what I was trying to share and encourage others with. But not only that, it just didn't matter, and I get frustrated especially at my church with sometimes what appears to be a major lack of sincerity and dedication to the Gospel. And I don't know how to deal with that. I'm just venting right now, and I have a lot to say about this, but I don't have the energy to go into it too much now, but pray for me that I can be patient and pray I guess for my church, that...well I don't even know what exactly.
Anyway, now the fluffier side of this blogpost. I went to the dentist again today for another filling. I don't know why, I brush twice a day and floss and take care of my teeth, but my dentist is kind of excited about doing fillings. well I went and they stuck the swab of numbing what not in my mouth to numb my left upper cheek before they gave me the shot to numb my face (which I still hate by the way) Phew, good thing they gave me that swab to my upper left cheek before the dentist came in and gave me the shot on my lower left gum. Total waste of a good swab. But it wasn't too bad, I suppose. I think my biggest fear at the dentist is that they will slip while holding one of the sharp tools and pierce my tongue, or lip, or gum, depending on which way they slip. But I'm done with dentists for this year! Yay!!!
Well I suppose that's it for now, it's a long post, but needed to get some thoughts off. Feel free to comment if I'm being stupid about the situation. I don't want to be unloving or harsh, but that's been on my mind. Other than that, Best Friend Missy comes tomorrow!!!! I'm sooo excited! Best Friend's Sister Joleen is moving back to Colorado from Minnesota, so pray for them and their safety. I probably won't write much while they are here, but I'll try to post when I can. I hope everyone is doing well! Goede Nacht iedereen! (It's Dutch...like me...NOT!)
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