Call Me, Maybe
When I was a wee little thing, I was as shy as could be! (I still can be incredibly shy at times). One way in which my shyness would manifest itself was in a great dislike of talking on the phone (mainly because there was no way I could hide behind my mother's leg on the phone and have her talk for me). It was simply me and the other person on the other end of the line...no barrier, no blockade, just the two of us. (No Will Smith reference intended).
As I grew out of my shyness, I still clung onto this dislike of speaking on the telephone. In high school over the summer months, friends would celebrate when they held me on the line for more than a half hour! One day, a friend was actually able to keep me on the phone for a whole hour! That hour long conversation remained my record for longest phone conversation until this year actually.
Despite this aversion to phone conversations, I have found myself practically with one ear glued to my dumb phone (opposite of smart phone) this entire summer. Between calling mission partners and potential mission partners and keeping in touch with students from MIT and meeting students from Ramapo, I seem to always have a phone date! Unlike the fear and anxiety that would overwhelm me in the past, I approach each of these phone calls with such joy and excitement! Through these conversations, I get to learn of friends' and family members' encounters with Christ and what's happening in their lives. With MIT students, I can hear how they are running with the things we've worked on while school was in session. With Ramapo students, I have the pleasure of hearing how God has impacted their lives and how excited they are for this upcoming year. With FOCUS friends, we can share in the struggles of fundraising our salaries, provide encouragement, and hear of the most recent workings of God in our lives. These phone conversations have been a source of life and excitement and it's hard to believe that not too long ago I would shove my phone in places where I couldn't hear it so I wouldn't have to answer it. Now, I will gladly embrace Carly Rae Jepsen's hit song "Call Me, Maybe."
So, if you wanna chat, call me, maybe.
And because my mother only heard the song for the first time this week...
As I grew out of my shyness, I still clung onto this dislike of speaking on the telephone. In high school over the summer months, friends would celebrate when they held me on the line for more than a half hour! One day, a friend was actually able to keep me on the phone for a whole hour! That hour long conversation remained my record for longest phone conversation until this year actually.
Despite this aversion to phone conversations, I have found myself practically with one ear glued to my dumb phone (opposite of smart phone) this entire summer. Between calling mission partners and potential mission partners and keeping in touch with students from MIT and meeting students from Ramapo, I seem to always have a phone date! Unlike the fear and anxiety that would overwhelm me in the past, I approach each of these phone calls with such joy and excitement! Through these conversations, I get to learn of friends' and family members' encounters with Christ and what's happening in their lives. With MIT students, I can hear how they are running with the things we've worked on while school was in session. With Ramapo students, I have the pleasure of hearing how God has impacted their lives and how excited they are for this upcoming year. With FOCUS friends, we can share in the struggles of fundraising our salaries, provide encouragement, and hear of the most recent workings of God in our lives. These phone conversations have been a source of life and excitement and it's hard to believe that not too long ago I would shove my phone in places where I couldn't hear it so I wouldn't have to answer it. Now, I will gladly embrace Carly Rae Jepsen's hit song "Call Me, Maybe."
So, if you wanna chat, call me, maybe.
And because my mother only heard the song for the first time this week...
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