September was a month of building projects as I designed my room and space. In choosing to live closer to my church, September was a month of increasing collisions and connections. As I built furniture, put hardware into walls, and formed new routines to carry with me into the new academic year of doctoral study,Continue reading “September 2023 Monthly Summary”
Category Archives: Monthly Summary
July 2023 Monthly Summary
July 2023 has been a month of transition and preparation. While I have spent time getting to know a handful of friends, I took fewer pictures this month in order to focus on what God has been doing at the moment and navigate an intense season day by day. This month, I spent a lotContinue reading “July 2023 Monthly Summary”
June 2023 Monthly Summary
June was a wild month full of pressure, favor, and opportunities to reconvene with longstanding friends. As the pressure increased, God provided moments of decompression and joy in a landscape that has been rapidly changing. I made several big steps forward in ministry this month as my research proposal passed and I was able toContinue reading “June 2023 Monthly Summary”
May 2023 Monthly Summary
This month, I felt led to try a different procedure for writing my monthly summaries, for the sake of focus, clarity of communication, and to save time. As I took notes and journaled this month, I starred important sections rather than transcribing them that day. Then at the end of the month, I went throughContinue reading “May 2023 Monthly Summary”
April 2023 Monthly Summary
April felt like going through a full circuit obstacle course, ending at the beginning much better than I started. Despite being a reward season, this month was kind of a grind. People often think of reward seasons of rest and recompense as this blissful time when you are periphereally involved and there is no realContinue reading “April 2023 Monthly Summary”