Standing on holy ground.
I felt the hands of God tonight.
It was the most amazing feeling. I went home to go to my church, The Lords Table, as I do every Wendsday night, expecting a normal service and some much needed time with Kie and Ava. What I got was the most extraordinary experience.
First of all, today was already awesome, I did my first full Sports layout for The East Carolinian (I set it up yesterday, it went to print at midnight and was delivered all around campus today). It was so incredible to look at the paper and see my work. I got it on the first try too, Stephanie, who is training me ended up having to leave halfway through my set up, which was completely nerve wracking, I had to go at it on my own. That's who Gods hand showed itself in this job, I knew it was a blessing from Him that Stephanie offered me this job in the first place, its perfect for me, exactly what I know, and will build up my resume' exponentially, but Tuesday as I sat in front of the computer, completely alone in my design, I knew exactly what to do. I did the layout in and hour and everyone, my editor Eric Gilmore and the head editor Sarah Bell were incredibly impressed with my work. Then to pick up the TEC today and see my design in print (I work it in Adobe InDesign at the newsroom) unchanged (very impressive because Stephanie said that normally first timers usually don't get their designs exactly as they worked it). It was such a joy, such and honor to know that I'm now part of something so incredible. The people I work with are awesome, Stephanie is completely the best, she's throwing me assignments working with Student Media--I'm shooting and modeling in a brochure tomorrow and I've already designed a t-shirt and two other brochures for ECU-- she's building my portfolio with excellent work, she's giving me so many opportunities, opening so many doors, its absolutely incredible!! I adore her, she's like my older sister, just a gorgeous woman, spirit mind and body. I know that I'm going to be so incredibly happy with the paper, its such an awesome time there, great people, incredibly talented people, I'm indeed blessed!
So the day started out well, I got back got some good work done for my deviantART portfolio done, got caught up on the Anthropology work, caught up on my emails, and snuck in a quick nap. All in all, got what I needed done. So when I set off to Goldsboro (972934 copies of the TEC in my front seat at the behest--more like threat of beheading if I didn't get copies for everyone I've ever met) jazzed about my design, hungry (I've been broke so I knew mom would take me out before church--Thanks mommy! I love you), and ready to spend some good solid talk time with my dear friends Kie and Ava. I knew Pastor Bill had been teaching a series of sermons about David and was really looking forward to see what he had in store for tonight. I got to the store, showed 9782394 the paper and me and mom had a wonderful dinner and discussion about life at Logans (yea steak and taters!-- that's the only southern thing you'll ever read by the way) and we set off for church.
It started out like a normal service, Daddy Dietrich leads the worship and always ushers in the Holy Spirit, really gets our souls prepared for the sermon and really gets us into an attitude of worship. Well its didn't stop, the music, the atmosphere, it was so extraordinary. It was like God Himself was there with us. We just kept worshipping, the Spirit blew through the doors at 7pm and didn't leave until we did at 8:30pm. It was so incredible, the Spirit just took hold and we were all just saturated in worship it was awesome, Pastor invoked a healing, a miracle and a refreshing over all of us and it was like waves of grace and love breaking over me. It was so awesome. At one point Pastor asked us to take the hands of those around us, I was sitting up front and Kie and Ava were on stage in the choir so there was no one around me so I just lifted my hands and worshiped and prayed while he prayed and invoked a miracle for each of us, that's when I felt it, a pressure on my hands, His hands help mine, and it was like He anointed me with oil right there. I felt His power, His love, His peace, it just flowed over me, filled me, calmed my turbulent mind. It just was so extraordinary, I know it sounds so weird, but its so true, its so real to me. I just let everything evil, everything bad just flow out of me and I just worshiped and praised. I am so blessed, I feel so much better, Pastor invoked a healing and the things that have been tormenting my mind just washed away. I feel refreshed and whole again, Dan Rankin called and talked to me for like and hour and a half and just spoke a word to me, set me straight and helped me to my feet when I had fallen (thank you so much for "Being the boy that saves the girl" Dan!!) Dan said when he first met me I had an infectious happiness, an air of joy, he said that I had lost it for awhile, but that its finally coming back, that its something that we both needed to get back, he was so right! I feel so refreshed. So alive. Its gorgeous. My "infectious" happiness is back, I've gotten my life back, its going to be a wild adventure this year, its my year, I can feel it, as Dan always tells me, I'm going to seize my future joy and just run with it. Life is beautiful, I cant wait to see what God has in store of me! I can feel He desires me to do great things, I am so ready!
Its also a good day now (being its 1:39am) because I go home later today and leave for New Jersey tomorrow (Friday) at 5am. The getting up early stinks, but I get to go get JEREMY!!! I miss my baby brother so much! I get to see my gorgeous family, I get to be a loud Yankee like I'm supposed to be, I get to celebrate my Nanny turning 90!! I get to see my cousin Josh, whom I adore, I get to take a zillion photographs of my family. Its going to be gorgeous, I love driving up there, I love the atmosphere and I love that the Crouthamel Clan is going to be together again! I've so missed them! I've been asked (since I have inquisitive regular readers--You guys rock!) to take many photographs and publish them here, so I will do that, I have a great idea for an essay that I'll publish here or on my site for when I get back, so those who have emailed, look for it when I get back on Sunday!
I hope everyone has an awesome weekend, I hope God rains down His love and peace on you all, I hope you see the beauty that each day holds! I hope that my friends abroad who are keeping tabs on me here have a great last bit of summer (yea! Everyone's coming back home!) I hope life is as beautiful for you as it is for me! Your all gorgeous!
Au Revoir till later loves!
It was the most amazing feeling. I went home to go to my church, The Lords Table, as I do every Wendsday night, expecting a normal service and some much needed time with Kie and Ava. What I got was the most extraordinary experience.
First of all, today was already awesome, I did my first full Sports layout for The East Carolinian (I set it up yesterday, it went to print at midnight and was delivered all around campus today). It was so incredible to look at the paper and see my work. I got it on the first try too, Stephanie, who is training me ended up having to leave halfway through my set up, which was completely nerve wracking, I had to go at it on my own. That's who Gods hand showed itself in this job, I knew it was a blessing from Him that Stephanie offered me this job in the first place, its perfect for me, exactly what I know, and will build up my resume' exponentially, but Tuesday as I sat in front of the computer, completely alone in my design, I knew exactly what to do. I did the layout in and hour and everyone, my editor Eric Gilmore and the head editor Sarah Bell were incredibly impressed with my work. Then to pick up the TEC today and see my design in print (I work it in Adobe InDesign at the newsroom) unchanged (very impressive because Stephanie said that normally first timers usually don't get their designs exactly as they worked it). It was such a joy, such and honor to know that I'm now part of something so incredible. The people I work with are awesome, Stephanie is completely the best, she's throwing me assignments working with Student Media--I'm shooting and modeling in a brochure tomorrow and I've already designed a t-shirt and two other brochures for ECU-- she's building my portfolio with excellent work, she's giving me so many opportunities, opening so many doors, its absolutely incredible!! I adore her, she's like my older sister, just a gorgeous woman, spirit mind and body. I know that I'm going to be so incredibly happy with the paper, its such an awesome time there, great people, incredibly talented people, I'm indeed blessed!
So the day started out well, I got back got some good work done for my deviantART portfolio done, got caught up on the Anthropology work, caught up on my emails, and snuck in a quick nap. All in all, got what I needed done. So when I set off to Goldsboro (972934 copies of the TEC in my front seat at the behest--more like threat of beheading if I didn't get copies for everyone I've ever met) jazzed about my design, hungry (I've been broke so I knew mom would take me out before church--Thanks mommy! I love you), and ready to spend some good solid talk time with my dear friends Kie and Ava. I knew Pastor Bill had been teaching a series of sermons about David and was really looking forward to see what he had in store for tonight. I got to the store, showed 9782394 the paper and me and mom had a wonderful dinner and discussion about life at Logans (yea steak and taters!-- that's the only southern thing you'll ever read by the way) and we set off for church.
It started out like a normal service, Daddy Dietrich leads the worship and always ushers in the Holy Spirit, really gets our souls prepared for the sermon and really gets us into an attitude of worship. Well its didn't stop, the music, the atmosphere, it was so extraordinary. It was like God Himself was there with us. We just kept worshipping, the Spirit blew through the doors at 7pm and didn't leave until we did at 8:30pm. It was so incredible, the Spirit just took hold and we were all just saturated in worship it was awesome, Pastor invoked a healing, a miracle and a refreshing over all of us and it was like waves of grace and love breaking over me. It was so awesome. At one point Pastor asked us to take the hands of those around us, I was sitting up front and Kie and Ava were on stage in the choir so there was no one around me so I just lifted my hands and worshiped and prayed while he prayed and invoked a miracle for each of us, that's when I felt it, a pressure on my hands, His hands help mine, and it was like He anointed me with oil right there. I felt His power, His love, His peace, it just flowed over me, filled me, calmed my turbulent mind. It just was so extraordinary, I know it sounds so weird, but its so true, its so real to me. I just let everything evil, everything bad just flow out of me and I just worshiped and praised. I am so blessed, I feel so much better, Pastor invoked a healing and the things that have been tormenting my mind just washed away. I feel refreshed and whole again, Dan Rankin called and talked to me for like and hour and a half and just spoke a word to me, set me straight and helped me to my feet when I had fallen (thank you so much for "Being the boy that saves the girl" Dan!!) Dan said when he first met me I had an infectious happiness, an air of joy, he said that I had lost it for awhile, but that its finally coming back, that its something that we both needed to get back, he was so right! I feel so refreshed. So alive. Its gorgeous. My "infectious" happiness is back, I've gotten my life back, its going to be a wild adventure this year, its my year, I can feel it, as Dan always tells me, I'm going to seize my future joy and just run with it. Life is beautiful, I cant wait to see what God has in store of me! I can feel He desires me to do great things, I am so ready!
Its also a good day now (being its 1:39am) because I go home later today and leave for New Jersey tomorrow (Friday) at 5am. The getting up early stinks, but I get to go get JEREMY!!! I miss my baby brother so much! I get to see my gorgeous family, I get to be a loud Yankee like I'm supposed to be, I get to celebrate my Nanny turning 90!! I get to see my cousin Josh, whom I adore, I get to take a zillion photographs of my family. Its going to be gorgeous, I love driving up there, I love the atmosphere and I love that the Crouthamel Clan is going to be together again! I've so missed them! I've been asked (since I have inquisitive regular readers--You guys rock!) to take many photographs and publish them here, so I will do that, I have a great idea for an essay that I'll publish here or on my site for when I get back, so those who have emailed, look for it when I get back on Sunday!
I hope everyone has an awesome weekend, I hope God rains down His love and peace on you all, I hope you see the beauty that each day holds! I hope that my friends abroad who are keeping tabs on me here have a great last bit of summer (yea! Everyone's coming back home!) I hope life is as beautiful for you as it is for me! Your all gorgeous!
Au Revoir till later loves!
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