And the Journey Begins...

I left home yesterday afternoon. My early morning was spent saying goodbye to my family and then to Ruth and Casey. After an hour, I took a short detour to see Amy and was attacked by Katie's new, super cute but overly enthusiastic puppy! Then, I was off to Dayton to catch up and stay with Sarah for the night. It's been a blessing to spend time with these wonderful friends!

Now I am breaking for lunch at a McDonald's (thank goodness for free wifi!) on my route to DC to start my new job and new life. It seems as if I was just stressing over my future and what my life plans were. I ended in a completely opposite direction than what I predicted. I imaged that directly out of college I would work a stable office job with an excellent starting salary that Hillsdale's career planning office helped me get. That is what I expected to do and that is what I figured others expected me to do.

After graduation I realized lofty expectation was not going to be the reality. Slowly, I envisioned the unhappiness I would have working at an office with a dull job dealing with finances of an unknown company that I wouldn't care about. That was not what I wanted, so I started to flip through the potential possibilities that my future could hold. I could own a bakery, travel, be a cross country coach, participate in a mentor volunteer program, teach in Korea or take a mission trip. I'm young and tied down to nothing! My possibilities were endless.

Last summer, through Hillsdale, I applied for a position working for Students for Life of America. I had an interview but didn't get the job. I didn't exactly want the job either. It almost sounded like a sales position that I have just interviewed for and one that I wanted no part of. I'm not a sales woman. I'm scared of the phone and people.

But, a little over a month ago, I was asked to interview for the same position in a different area. I interviewed for practice, didn't want the job, but got a second interview. Somewhere between those two interviews, my heart changed and this Field-Agent position was something I wanted. It was exactly what I had been waiting for. A mixture of mission work, mentoring college students, bettering myself and fighting for the Pro-Life movement. It was just what I needed.

I'm on my way to DC for two weeks of training at the Students for Life of America headquarters. In the next two weeks I get to become an expert in Pro-Life facts and managing college organizations. I am attending the national conference and the March for Life. Then, I am moving to New Jersey to start a life of my own. I get to travel to colleges in both New York and New Jersey starting and working with SFL groups. Needless to say, this is a hugh change, but I'm excited!

A drastic in me change occurred since graduation. My values and my outlook on life changed. I thought, money would make me happy, when really it never can. I'm sad to be leaving my home an friends, but here is a chance for growth and a way to affect the world. I'm positive that I will return back to my family someday, but for now, I need to learn to live on my own... and what a great opportunity! Now, I am doing meaningful work and I can't wait to see what the future holds!

To increase your knowledge of the Pro-Life argument, check out these postcasts at Life Report. I'm listening to them the whole drive!