Category Archives: Monthly Summary

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”

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 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”

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 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”