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7 quick takes {special edition} {also vol. 8}

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Normally, and because of the genius of Jen Fulwiler, I devote these quick takes to my takes on the week, any happenings in my life and/or pop culture. This week I'm going to shake things up a bit. I'm going to try to tell a story in 7 points. If it's horrible, I beg your forgiveness. If it's boring, just skip to point 7. Here we go.

(1)
About a year ago, around this time, I graduated from college, was totally lost in the world, and had no idea what to do next.


(2)
A few months before that, and through the summer, God, like a good cook over his crock-pot, was randomly (or so I thought) stirring in me a deep interest in the Dakotas, particularly South Dakota. Maybe it was because I'd never been to the plains, maybe it was because of the Native American culture, I don't know. But there it was.



(3)
Because of this I was interested in watching a Frontline documentary (which I NEVER do) about a struggling Native American reservation in South Dakota. And it broke my heart.

(4)
It came at a time when I was distant from God, away from Mass and the sacraments. But I had such a strong reaction to this, all I could think was - these poor people, who have been so neglected by the rest of America, need hope. Not that I thought I could give to them - hope was in short supply for me at that time. 

(5)
But I contacted some people who were doing really beautiful work, planting seeds of hope in a (seriously) dry and weary land. I never thought anything would come of it. But, somehow, God, in drawing me back to Himself, made it so clear to me this was exactly where He wanted me to be next year.


(6)
I fought God for MONTHS over this. Did I really want to move 2,000 miles away from everything, and everyone I loved?? NO! No Starbucks, no Barnes and Nobles, no TV, no more driving my car. Did I say no Starbucks? Obviously, Jesus won that epic arm wrestle.


(7)
As a result of all this madness, I will be leaving for South Dakota in just a week! To get in the mood, so to speak, I've been reading a lot of the wild frontier books. Okay, so they mostly have been historical romance novels. Same thing. The point is, they inspired me to try to look at this new step in my life as one big, 'Wild West' adventure. Like I'm heading out west searching for gold or something. I'll be chronicling my journey on a special page on the blog every week or so. It's not totally set up yet, so stay tuned!

God bless you all! <3 

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