Happy Happenings: "Faith is not knowing what your future holds, but knowing who holds your future"

"Faith is not knowing what your future holds, but knowing who holds your future." This Muslim proverb has been words that I've repeated over and over again in my mind the past few weeks. Why? Graduation. Jobs. Real life.

Luke and I both graduate in April. Crazy right?! I register for my last classes ever tonight at midnight! I can't believe it. Luke is graduating in mechanical engineering with a Spanish minor and I am graduating in Psychology with a nonprofit management minor. For engineers, this is the thick of the recruitment season. Luke and I have spent hours and hours filling out job applications for him online. Probably about 200. Boeing for example, thy say to apply to about 70 jobs and your lucky if you get a couple of interviews. It's nerve racking, but it's nice that the engineering field is a in demand field so we will see what our options are.

As for me, I plan to work as well next year. My real passion while getting my education has been in nonprofit work and I've accumulated a lot of experience over the years in it. I'm applying for something I never thought I'd apply for-- Teach for America. Out of the blue the head recruiter assigned to BYU personally emailed me and said that they were impressed by my BYU portfolio especially my experience in nonprofits and asked to speak with me one on one. The next day I was meeting with him and talking about the program. I walked out convinced I should apply. Good job Mr. Recruiter. It's a very prestigious program to get accepted to. They're mostly Ivy League students and it's only a 12% acceptance rate right now. But it's worth a shot. It'd be amazing to be a part of. I've had experience working with children in poverty for a couple years and there's something so special for me to be humbled and learn what it is you need to help them with, and in my case they almost help me more in the life lessons I learn. It would be an amazing experience that I would be honored to be chosen to help in. So I've applied and get word on Halloween if I make it to the first round of interviews!

Even if I get in, it depends on Luke's job whether or not I will be able to teach in the program. We will need to move to a big city where Teach for America operates. We will go wherever Luke needs to go, since let's be honest, he'll be making a lot more than me :)

But life is good! Do we know where we will be living in May? No. Do we know we will be where we will need to be? Yes. January just needs to come so we can start seeing those job offers. But like the quote said, we have faith that The Lord knows our future and will steer us in the right direction.

To say that we are busy would be a gross understatement. Luke is doing his 20 hr/wk internship at BD Medical that he's now had for two years, on an engineering research team, applying for jobs, and the usual insanity of engineering school work (although the hw is a little lighter this semester thank goodness). As for me, I'm working 20 hr/wk, doing my on-campus internship still after two years as well, on 3 student boards (which is busy but I love it!) and taking a German literature class that's kicking my booty. When life is busy though, we still find time to spend together and enjoy every minute of it :)

Life is uncertain, but good :)