Well, I'm obviously not very good at this whole keeping everyone informed, blog thing, but I'd like to thank the internet at Capernwray for that....alright, alright, I know I could have been a bit better if I had tried harder, but I've been quite busy. Just 2 days ago, Saturday the 28th of November (it is still so exciting to me!), I finished my application to Moody Bible Institute for next year. I really feel that God is calling me to attend Moody next year, but we'll have to see if I get accepted. Last I heard, about 1500 people apply and there are spots for 400 incoming freshmen...so that's a bit of a competition. Please pray that the admissions team will find my application just what they are looking for, if going to Moody is God's will for me, but if Moody is not God's will for me that He will close that door and open a new one. I have been realizing that I certainly want to go into full time ministry (Women's ministry, I think) and nothing should stop me from doing just that. I really want to serve God with my entire life.
So, my excuse for not writing recently is my Moody application. Oh...it was so much more than just a simple college application. That phrase, “Moody application”, holds so much more time, effort, and prayer than you had first thought. It holds many earnest prayers alone about my worry about not getting in and letting God speak through me, and answered prayers that show God's great power; it was many hours that I spent writing, revising, asking opinions, and re-revising my 5 essays (I have never revised so much in my life...I had to cut down the word count a lot); Moody application was also the amount of money I spent on trains, taxis, and buses into Lancaster to sit in an internet cafe where I could actually log into the site, plus running up and down the brick lanes looking all over for a post office and practically ripping the envelope in half as I attempted to tape it shut (the guy at the post office was not happy with me). Whew! Going into Lancaster really tested my faith, too...so many temptations. Let me explain: so much cute stuff...so little money! Me and credit cards don't go well together. I swear, they don't like me and purposely run out of money faster! Really though, if you have ever been to England, you will understand that the clothes and accessories, and stuff is just cuter here than in the US. It's so disappointing because I know I won't be able to get it when I go home. Topshop, the legendary London look, is wonderful, as is Accessorize, oh, the most beautiful little accessories I have seen; I could buy that whole shop. Those are only two. There are a lot more. Worst part about it...? Everything is so expensive! What would cost $40 in the US, still costs £40 in the UK and then you figure out how much that is in dollars.....ouch! It sure does hurt, but still...it's all so cute...
To combat my bad buying techniques, I am going to create a budget for my first time ever. Yes, it is a daunting task for me, but I have quite a few Christmas presents to buy still...plus I might treat myself for a nice Christmas outfit, ya know? ;) Well, either way, please pray for me, I've got a trip to the biggest mall in England this weekend, the Trafford Centre. I'm going to buy Christmas presents, but... You just never know what I might find. Wish me luck!
