Counseling

I've been thinking about people today, as I've drifted in and out of naps, recovering from some sort of stomach bug that hit me as I drove back to Calgary from the mountains at 5:30 yesterday morning.

I spent the weekend with people. Hearing stories, praying, sharing hearts, and it was one of the more intense yet beautiful things I could imagine.

I was at work for two hours this morning before my stomach and light-headedness got the better of me and sent me home for the day to the couch in my living room. It was really hard to walk back into that atmosphere. To know that it is occasionally a place of ministry and connecting with people, but that it is also a place where I do very little that motivates or inspires or challenges me.

I am beginning to sense a confirmation of things that are coming. I had a conversation last night with a friend who has just moved back to Calgary to pursue schooling towards her own dream of becoming a counselor.

I want to spend my days listening to people's stories, praying for them, and loving them. The best moments in my current work day are the moments I get to spend at lunch hour or coffee break, dialouging with a friend who always has big questions on her mind - answering questions, sharing my heart and journey with her.

It's time to start pursuing that dream again, to take it up from the way-side. To query some schools - my dream school in Seattle, and an option in Calgary/Winnipeg as well. I'm going to spend some time this week sending out emails and seeing what comes back... It's time to be spending my days with people instead of numbers and typing projects.