I've Always Enjoyed the Album "Plans" by Death Cab For Cutie

Speaking of plans, it's time I got some of my own. Last night, I sat down and thought for a while about what exactly I would do when I get out of college. The closest thing to a plan I have is to go on a trip to Israel for two weeks in June. So I asked some people. Chris Stackowicz, head of the art department, suggested grad school at U of Chicago in Cultural Studies. I told him that the idea was to get OUT of school. He then suggested the Peace Core--something I'd considered before. But two years is a long time, no matter what you spend it doing. And anyways, I don't feel that's what I'm supposed to do. But what could I do? Stack said I should focus on making connections, which would give me more opportunties later on. I told him that I'd consider his suggestions.
Then, there's the age old question of Europe. YWAM in France? Then there's the possibility of teaching English abroad. People always talk about Korea...but why not France? I want to go there anyway.
Or Emmaus. Or Jesus People. Or some other minsitry in Chicago. I just can't get away from Chicago..

There's something else I can't get away from.

The night I met Christ, the speaker was praying for me afterward. As he was saying all of these things pertaining to my life, he said, "I sense a strong gift of music...I wonder how He's going to use that..."

Two months ago, Josh Sabo told me that there was a line I had to cross, and I said I'd do that. It's proved slower in crossing than I intended, but I still intend to cross it.

Last night, I called my friend Nick for advice on whether or not to buy a new guitar. At one point, he said, "You know how you got disappointed in me for switching to art from Youth Ministry? How I had a gift and a talent, and I wasn't using it?"
I said, "Yeah..."
"That's how Josh Sabo and I feel about you and your music."

Oh.

Jonathan Seller, young adult pastor at Colonial Woods and graduate of Moody Bible Institute is staying at my house as he takes a graduate class. We were talking, and he talked about how a lot of Moody grads get jobs at one of the 30+ Starbucks in the area near Moody and an apartment and just go from there. And with that many Starbucks...es, they're almost always hiring.

So maybe I could do that. Chicago Barista by day...
Musician by night. And day.

It's scary, but I want to go for it. I want to go for it.
I want to go for it.