So I've been working for a week now, I've been to several services, meetings, lunches, and even a wedding. Every day last week I walked into work fairly certain that I had absolutely nothing to do, but I found myself keeping busy and learning new things.
I am not yet entirely settled into my new apartment, because I took my time last week getting over my cold. That means this week hopefully I'll actually manage to make my apartment look presentable to me, much less anyone else with higher standards than I have. For now, I'm using a box as a footstool, and I keep pulling things I need out of boxes and bags as I need them.
At the church I'm getting to know people well. I have always said I'm terrible with names, but I've been actually practicing this time, and I'm surprised to say that it's going well. I'm still learning a lot about the church and finding my place, but I'm beginning to feel settled too. I am working on my first sermon (which is two weeks away, of course) and I'm exciting about getting a chance to preach at St. Stephen soon.
This weekend, I attended a wedding rehearsal and ceremony so I could learn about the pastor's role in a wedding. It was really nice to attend, even though I didn't know the couple. It's nice to see a couple so happy to be getting married. I got to work with our wedding coordinator at the service, and get an idea of how the behind the scenes things work.
Today, I was finally feeling well enough to get back to working out, so I decided to check out the yoga studio that is conveniently located directly across the street from my apartment complex. I went in for a class, and it was fantastic. The class was made up of people of all ages, sizes, strength, and flexibility. The teacher was great at emphasizing that we all do what was best for our bodies, an attitude important in yoga practice, but not always seen in classes. I'm definitely going to keep going, because it felt so good to get back on my mat again.
I'm also finally settled in to my kitchen at least, so I could actually do some proper cooking. I brought a few cookbooks with me to Iowa, and tonight I made a bean and potato hash as well as homemade granola for breakfast in the mornings. Having a kitchen and George insisting on cuddles makes me feel pretty much at home, and I think it's going to be good here this year.
Monday, August 10, 2015
Monday, August 3, 2015
Beginning of Internship
So here I am in the middle of my first day of internship. I'm home now because I have committee meetings to attend tonight, so I left the office a couple of hours early to make up the time.
I moved up here to Iowa last Thursday. It was a long drive, so when we arrived it was good to be able to see my apartment right away. The drive was full of every single emotion coursing through me at different times, so I am very thankful for my mom sitting next to me and being able to roll with the series of emotions and make me feel better no matter what. We got in and met with a member of my internship committee who gave me the keys to my apartment. George was glad to be settled again too. We went out to a very nice dinner at a local place, and then we all crashed because of the long drive. The first night in a new place is always a little lonely, but I had a nice phone call with Silas and George insisted on curling up with me every opportunity he could.
On Friday my parents and I spent the day running moving-in errands and exploring Urbandale. We had a great lunch and I started really being able to settle in. My parents left to head back towards Texas on Saturday and I continued unpacking. Unfortunately the unpacking is going slower than I'd like, because I managed to develop a cold as I got up here. I'm drinking lots of tea and taking rests when I need to, and my apartment will be fully unpacked eventually.
Yesterday I went to church for the first time at my new internship church. I was nervous on my way there, but I'm really glad I went. On my way in a couple noticed that I had come in a car with Ohio plates and asked if I was their new intern. They were very sweet and welcoming. I snuck into the back of the sanctuary and read over the bulletin before the service started. My supervisor Dan knew I was there, but when he made an announcement about me starting today, he didn't point me out, which was nice because it gave me a chance to ease into getting to know everybody. The service was great, and I left it pleased that I will be working with this church over the next year. A few people recognized me as the new intern and I met several folk during the coffee hour. The whole morning was really pleasant and I think it'll be good to be the intern there.
Today was my first day in the office. I was again really nervous on my way in, but it was actually a really good day. Dan and I went over a lot of basic things to get started on my internship and began to get settled into my office. It feel weird to not start out with a syllabus and books that I know I'm going to go through, but I think I'll like being an intern pastor here. Tonight I'll head back to the church to attend committee meetings, and get to know a bunch more people. And then I'll keep practicing names of all of these people so hopefully I can learn them well. I'll be overwhelmed for the first few weeks (I've been told to expect that) but I can't wait to get on my feet at the church and get to start really learning what it's like to be a pastor.
I moved up here to Iowa last Thursday. It was a long drive, so when we arrived it was good to be able to see my apartment right away. The drive was full of every single emotion coursing through me at different times, so I am very thankful for my mom sitting next to me and being able to roll with the series of emotions and make me feel better no matter what. We got in and met with a member of my internship committee who gave me the keys to my apartment. George was glad to be settled again too. We went out to a very nice dinner at a local place, and then we all crashed because of the long drive. The first night in a new place is always a little lonely, but I had a nice phone call with Silas and George insisted on curling up with me every opportunity he could.
On Friday my parents and I spent the day running moving-in errands and exploring Urbandale. We had a great lunch and I started really being able to settle in. My parents left to head back towards Texas on Saturday and I continued unpacking. Unfortunately the unpacking is going slower than I'd like, because I managed to develop a cold as I got up here. I'm drinking lots of tea and taking rests when I need to, and my apartment will be fully unpacked eventually.
Yesterday I went to church for the first time at my new internship church. I was nervous on my way there, but I'm really glad I went. On my way in a couple noticed that I had come in a car with Ohio plates and asked if I was their new intern. They were very sweet and welcoming. I snuck into the back of the sanctuary and read over the bulletin before the service started. My supervisor Dan knew I was there, but when he made an announcement about me starting today, he didn't point me out, which was nice because it gave me a chance to ease into getting to know everybody. The service was great, and I left it pleased that I will be working with this church over the next year. A few people recognized me as the new intern and I met several folk during the coffee hour. The whole morning was really pleasant and I think it'll be good to be the intern there.
Today was my first day in the office. I was again really nervous on my way in, but it was actually a really good day. Dan and I went over a lot of basic things to get started on my internship and began to get settled into my office. It feel weird to not start out with a syllabus and books that I know I'm going to go through, but I think I'll like being an intern pastor here. Tonight I'll head back to the church to attend committee meetings, and get to know a bunch more people. And then I'll keep practicing names of all of these people so hopefully I can learn them well. I'll be overwhelmed for the first few weeks (I've been told to expect that) but I can't wait to get on my feet at the church and get to start really learning what it's like to be a pastor.
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