| Welcome to Emily's World! |
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| FAVORITES of EVERYTHING: Birthday: April 22, 1981 at 11:55p.m. Family: Mom, Dad, Carolyn, my cat Patches Friends: If you're reading this, you're most likely my friend. AOL IM name: Emilyd422 Favorite Colors: Navy Blue, Red Favorite Author: Nicholas Sparks Favorite food: brocolli & mint chocolate chip ice cream Favorite Musicians: Sarah McLachlan, Shawn Colvin, Jim Brickman, Dashboard Confessionals Favorite POP: Diet Dr. Pepper Favorite day of the week: Monday....err...jk, Friday. Favorite creature: ladybugs!!!! Favorite class: anything about Pastoral Care or counseling Hobbies: clarinet, piano, shopping, reading, movies, dancing, hanging out with friends, volunteering. Movie: When Harry met Sally and in a close 2nd--Circle of Friends, Read about my others here Food: Mint Chocolate chip ice cream, brocolli, mexican Songs: Picture This by Jim Brickman, This Way by Jewel, Black & White by Sarah McLachlan, The Way you look Tonight sung by Toni Bennett, Still the One by Shania Twain TV Shows: Friends & ER, Wedding/Makeover Story, Trading Spaces, Starting Over Book: The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks Season: Autumn and THEN spring Country: Austria Memories: As a girl growing up my family took a lot of mini weekend vacations to Starved Rock and northern Wisconsin...I really love all of those memories. Also the times I spent with my grandpa, learning about nature and walking around the yard with him telling me how wonderful my grandma was. Inspiration: "Don't let anyone look down on your because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, and faith and in purity." 1 Timothy 4:32 Holiday: Thanksgiving Flower: Daisies & Tulips Time of Day: early morning in spring when the dew is fresh on the grass and it smells so clean. Restaurants: Applebees, Panera Bread, Chili's Actress: Julia Roberts, Minnie Driver Actor: Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, Hugh Grant Car: Red Mustang Convertible Dream Vacation spot: Hawaii or Caribean Pastimes: going for walks, shopping, being with those I love |
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| Happenings this week: The semester is drawing to a close and there are oh so many papers to write, so many sermons to finish, so much to do with so little time. How will I ever make it? By the grace of God I'll make it through, hopefully still sane in the end. Hope you all have a blessed day! Peace to you. |
| All about me: Where to begin? Ok...here are the basics...My name is Emily, I'm a 23 year old graduate student studying to become a pastor. In May of 2003, I graduated from Bradley University in Peoria, IL with my BA in music and psychology and a minor in religious studies. Upon graduation, the plan was to go to grad school for school psychology, but because God had other plans in mind I felt lead to ordained ministry. In March of that year, just months before graduation I applied, was accepted and I am now at seminary at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, IL. I could fill you in on my whole call story, but I figure I'd save ya the pain, because it is slightly long and drawn out. I have completed one year and a summer of chaplaincy at Banner Good Sam in Phoenix, AZ. My eventual goal is to become a parish pastor or a chaplain at a hospital, I'm really open to where God is leading me because from past experience I have learned that where I WANT to go and where God wants me to go, are sometimes two vastely different things. I am fortuanate though, to have this life path. Sometimes it is really scary and really challenging, but I feel God knew and continues to know my own heart better than I ever could. Now here are some random things about me. I'm a goofy girl....anyone that knows me can verify that. I love to laugh with a snort on the end and crack silly jokes. I value my friendships and meeting new people. I like being actively involved on campus and in the community. I live in a apartment during the school year and with my parents and little sister while at home. I'm from Spring Grove, IL, a tiny town just south of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. So yeah...I'm a small town girl, I miss that being in the big Chi town. Also...another random fact--I'm 50% German, 25% Swedish, and 25% French Canadian. Can you say brats, beer, sauerkraut, and meatballs? Yum yum. None of that herring stuff though, that's reserved for New Years Eve(a family tradition of sorts) I play clarinet and piano(but not so much anymore, unfortunately), and sing in the Gospel choir at school. I enjoy listening to chick music and watching chick movies and going out shopping. At seminary I stay active by working out at gym,, "trying" to eat right, being involved with classwork and being with friends. I really do miss my time at Bradley and once I graduated, I had a hard time realizing that my college days are OVER. PooF! Done, wow! The hard part now is keeping in contact with old friends and continue to work on the friendships in this different place. Despite all of the transitions I have been experiencing in my life, I'm glad that I am sticking with God's plan in attending seminary. My life will never be this college again, but seminary life is sure kicking Bradley's pants! Hehe, YIKES that's scary! Actually I think its because I've finally found a place where I fit in, that I'm happier. More randomness--I enjoy watching rodeo on tv, I'm a member of weight watchers, and I like to kiss. |
| Somethings to Ponder: There's another way of living, and it has brought me a sense of peace that I want you to have. Know that God has a plan for your life. Turn your life over to Him every day. Stop looking outside yourself for validation and approval - you're letting other people define your happiness. Instead of trying so hard to manipulate life, take care of yourself on the inside. Then all those other attributes you're so desperately seeking will find you naturally. -Trisha Yearwood It�s important to remember that feminism is no longer a group of organizations or leaders. It�s the expectations that parents have for their daughters, and their sons, too. It�s the way we talk about and treat one another. It�s who makes the money and who makes the compromises and who makes the dinner. It�s a state of mind. It�s the way we live now.--Anna Quindlen |
| I have this friend this trumpet player and sometimes I'll go hear him play and he plays this one song that I love everytime and everytime it sounds different, and after words we'll go have drinks, when i used to drink, and i'll try to tell him how this song makes me feel. He says "Joan don't. Talking about love is like dancing about architecture," and I say, "well, then its kind of like love." and he says "definately talking about love is like dancing about architecture." And I don't know maybe he's right but that still won't keep me from trying. --Joan from Playing by Heart It is better to me, than not me. It is better to follow God, than not follow God. It is better to have loved, than not loved at all. It is better to be who you really are, then feel like you're lost behind some clouded mask of identity. Be you. Be proud. --Me |
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| Emily & Carol(my summer CPE--chaplaincy supervisor) |
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