Change is Coming

So I'm an intern at National Community Church. It's probably one of the best things I've done since moving here to DC. The internship is suppose to last one semester, but as of today officially... I'll be at NCC until MAY! My thesis portfolio was approved by my advisor and now I just have to flesh it out! I got to talking with some of the arts advocates at NCC and really got some good ideas flowing for my thesis (its a portfolio really). One amazing idea was from Jeremy Sexton. He suggested a night where the artists of the DC metro area could showcase their art.

That amazing idea stemmed into my final thesis portfolio as follows: I will be starting an "Artist Forum" once a month in the fall for all artists to get together and just network. From there, I will be taking applications for any artists interested in participating in the block party. In the spring, I will put on a block party outside of Ebenezer's Coffee House! This block party will be FREE to the community and feature the artists I've selected (with help from others). We'll have tables scattered out on the block for the visual artists to get their name out there or sell their wares (whatever they have). In the basement of Ebenezer's, we'll have sets for singers to perform in sets. The televisions will be set up to play any short films I receive and will be looped so people can watch them as they please throughout the day. We'll have a section for written word etc. I hope to have food/ caricatures/ tie-dyes/ moon bounces and just a day of fun! *whew*

So I got to thinking how much I looooove being at Ebz and NCC these days and how much I've grown in the last four weeks working and hanging out here versus the 16 months that I've been at the Hyatt. Everyone at NCC has challenged me in all different directions! I've really enjoyed being pushed so much- emotionally and mentally it's been a lot. So the million dollar question is... why am I still at the Hyatt? I didn't major in hospitality... it's a job I need to meet my financial needs. I hate being there and the only people I can stand there are Whit, Letarsha, Josh and Susan.... not enough to make me stay.

So today, I've decided that I'm throwing my resume out there. Time to find a new job. With the recession and everything... I hope my resume is good enough to find me a decent one. It just makes sense. The block party is going to take up sooo much of my time but I don't mind because I'm doing what I love. Whereas the Hyatt is taking up the most amount of my time and energy, but yet, I hate being there! I need a change in my life. I'm gonna need your prayers everyone- I can't cry over the Hyatt anymore. Please let me find a job where I can grow as an individual/employee and where I am respected as a person. Please allow for God to open doors for me so that I can do what He meant for me to be doing.