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Avoiding the Lure
I heard a sermon from Francis Chan the other evening. It was all about comparing temptation to God’s plan for us. It was a really compelling message, and it reminded me of some important things about my relationship with God. God loves us so much. Francis, during the sermon, mentioned how we are not only God’s beloved children that he loves, we, as the church are also the bride of Christ. Francis likened sin to cheating on that marriage. I had never heard this comparison, but I thought it was good for the most part. It was a good challenge to think that that’s how poorly sin affects us. It…
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A Treat for the Season
I love water skiing, even though I quickly became scared of it when I was little. After a little encouragement and an alternative method for trying came about and worked, I got up. My Mom is a terrific skier, even after two years of not getting behind a boat, and even though she’s not 20 anymore she can still get up within a few tries and drop a ski within 10 seconds like its no big deal. Every time she’s up she’s grinning ear to ear, I honestly love watching her ski, because the joy is so contagious. My Dad is also good, I will also add! I think seeing…
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Provide a Solution
At Dispatch, the goal is to remedy bad delivery services for businesses. That is, Dispatch has found a pain point and found a solution, and made it easy for businesses to integrate it. One of my bosses mentioned that we’re a sort of pain reliever to businesses, not only in how we are able to provide service but also in how we’re able to save our clients money. Think about what you can do to provide a solution either to a business or to any given individual. Can you help a business run more effectively, or could you perhaps make life better for others? This is all of course just…
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I’ve Got a Desk!
I know it doesn’t seem like a big deal, but after having jumped between so many different contract roles, its a welcome change to have a company computer, workspace, and soon to be phone that is mine. I went to my first company meeting on Wednesday actually and it was wonderful. I enjoyed hearing about what the company is doing, what the team has already accomplished and to be a part of such a stellar group. In fact, even remote employees from all across the country join this call. Before these meetings have been so temporary at contract roles as I know its nothing permanent to get excited about, and…
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The Fighting Loons
I enjoy sports, and while I don’t need to see every game, whether on tv or live, it’s fun to experience a game once in a while. This evening I had the opportunity to see the Minnesota United FC play at their new Allianz Field in St. Paul. I went with the youth group I volunteer with at my church. It was fun to not only go with some familiar faces but to see my first live game at the new stadium. It was a nice space! It’s a unique looking space, it has comfy seats, though the rows are quite skinny. We had great seatings about 20 rows up…
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You Can Find Me at Dispatch
Big news everyone. I got a job! I started today and although it was mostly HR orientation meetings it was great to be at work, and getting things done. So what is Dispatch? – you might ask. Well the simplest way to explain for me is a cross between a courier and Uber, or Uber for packages. It’s all about an app and the transport vehicles that make it all happen. It’s a two and a half-year-old startup in Bloomington, MN. I’ll be working as a Business Development Representative. That said, I’ll still be living in the Twin Cities metro for the foreseeable future. I am so happy for this…
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Turbulence
We all face turbulence in our lives, whether we’re experiencing at the moment or not. After all, we live in a sinful world. The question is: do we treat God like white noise until there’s turbulence? I remind myself often that I am who I am, and where I am because of what God’s done in my life so far! It is only because of the challenges, blessings, up, and downs that I am the person I am today. The thing is joy is the inevitable result of living your life with God’s priorities. Joy isn’t about having a perfect life here on earth it’s about having joy in Christ…
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Looking for Minnesota Resorts?
I want to high light my parent’s wonderful website in this post. They run MinnesotaResorts.com and have been running it since the late nineties when they both worked for my Grandparent’s resort. My Dad spent numerous years, between the time he spent after college, and then after they were married working for Cascade Lodge. It has become their way of still being involved in this great industry. They’ve talked to countless resort owners, improved the site over time, and made it more valuable to visitors through tons of research, additions, and in adding additional resorts over time. So if you’re looking for a great place to vacation in Minnesota head…
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A Small Comunity with Room for Everyone
I got my college internship from being tagged in the comments sections of a Facebook post… and then interviewing and getting the job. It was an awesome summer and I loved nearly every minute. When I was on camp staff I heard that despite being larger than the camp I grew up going to they were still moderately small but the director mentioned that they’ve never turned a kid away over numbers, they’ve always made room, whether by making cabins out of two smaller rooms, or having one or two more campers in a cabin, they’ve made it work. So upon hearing that I got to talking with other senior…
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Truly Family Camp
Other people: “So when have you met some of your extended family?” Me: Well, I had a blast counseling my 3rd cousin at Koronis Bible Camp, and hanging out with other extended family members there. Oh, and I love going to camp with my grandparents, I love visiting their cabin at camp while we’re all there. Oh, and my 2nd cousin has done a great job at directing, and my cousin once-removed is an awesome registrar…the list goes on! I grew up going to a small family camp nearly every year of my life. My family has been going for three generations to that camp, and I’ve loved every year.…
