It's kinda overwhelming to know what all to say about Sept. 2018.
I just read through ALL my Facebook posts from that month. I had so many joys, so many new adventures in Portland, getting into the new grove of life as a part of Servant Teams, AND time with extended family in California which was wonderful! Mood-wise, it was up & up for the most part! I did get a cold at one point that put me out of commission for a couple days, but that wasn't too bad.
As part of my role in Servant Teams, I started interning/volunteering at the Union Gospel Mission in downtown Portland. I continued that for the next couple months. If you happen to want to read more about that experience in particular, you can check out the post about it on my other blog.
I enjoyed meeting new people, having a purpose to my days, positive things to work on, etc. It felt GREAT to be consistently excited and motivated again!
At first, I stayed with the host family where my team leader Yevette also stayed - though I was made to understand from the beginning that was a temporary solution (the family had three kids under the age of 7 trying to sleep in the same room so that I had a bedroom to myself!). In the meantime, though, I became accustomed to riding the bus from their house to the office, or driving in with Yevette which was even more convenient! Although there were stressors in that situation - mostly having to do with storage space i in the kitchen and the aforementioned children!
As the month drew to a close, Yevette reminded me that the housing situation was temporary, and that I should be ready to move by the end of September. She and Mandee were working hard to find a new place for me to stay. There was one option available, but it was clear down in Gladstone - an hour to an hour & a half bus ride, compared to the much shorter one I had become used to. Then another housing opportunity became available, in the same neighborhood as where I was already staying! I was so very excited for this possibility ...
Then I found out the bad news: Since the family had a foster child, I would have to go through a DHS screening process which could take up to THREE MONTHS.
And .... well .... I threw a hissy fit.
Internally, mind you. I didn't understand why God was allowing me to be so much further away from everyone.
And then my birthday came. And that night, thanks to a big free frozen coffee, I didn't sleep a single wink.
But rather than send me completely spiraling downward, these circumstances were opportunities to practicing trusting God, even though I *didn't* like it or understand.
And He was faithful through that for sure!! As you will see in the next chapter or two :)
I didn't have any idea of a song to put with this post. This is an "oldie but goodie" as some say that I shared on my Facebook page that month ... so I'm going to use it!
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