Monday, August 18, 2014
Sunday, August 17, 2014
This ISFJ is Headed to L'Abri!
Wow, it has been so long since I've blogged that I actually considered just starting a new one. But I'm back on here for however long that may be :). Recently I've been interested in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and how personality type affects relationships. I read a good book on it called, "Gifts Differing." In it, I learned about how the different letters interact based on whether you are an introvert or extravert, and based on the last letters of your type- either a P or a J. (I happen to be an ISFJ). I also have a book that I've only read parts of called, "Was That Really Me?" which examines how a person's inferior function acts out under stress. I encourage you all to take the test and find out what you are. This website is super helpful in displaying types in an easy to understand way, by analyzing the types of well-known book, movie, and TV characters- http://funkymbtifiction.tumblr.com/.
Something I'm super excited for is my upcoming trip to L'Abri in October. I'll be going for a week to L'Abri Center in Southborough, Massachusetts. L'Abri directly translated means shelter. The L'Abri communities are a ministry started by Francis and Edith Schaeffer in the 1950s. It was a place for people to come with their questions about theology, philosophy and the meaning of life. Francis and Edith loved ministering to adults of all ages and helping people come to understand the truth of the Bible. I first heard about L'Abri a few years ago when I discovered Francis Schaeffer's books by reading the "God Who Is There." Ever since, I have been wanting to go. There are L'Abri centers all over Europe and two in the US. You can attend for a short period of time or an entire semester. I have to pick a topic to study and then the staff will help me to determine a self-study program for the week. I'm not sure what to study yet but I am leaning towards prayer. A typical day at L'Abri is divided into four hours of studying and four hours of helping out around the campus. The rooms are set up in a dormitory style, so I'll probably have a roommate.
Other than that, nothing is really new. I'm still working at the same hospital on the same floor- Med/Surg. I am a staff nurse and charge nurse. I still love taking pictures of my adorably photogenic dog, and I spend lots of time reading. My latest fiction read was the "Winter Sea" by Susanna Kearsley and I highly recommend it. I finished it a week ago and am still thinking about it. Also highly recommend the show the "Bletchley Circle." The first season is available to stream on Netflix. It is about a group of women who were code breakers during WWII who come together ten years later to solve a string of murders. It's set in England, so the awesome accents alone make it worthwhile ;).
I'd better sign off, working charge in the AM.
Something I'm super excited for is my upcoming trip to L'Abri in October. I'll be going for a week to L'Abri Center in Southborough, Massachusetts. L'Abri directly translated means shelter. The L'Abri communities are a ministry started by Francis and Edith Schaeffer in the 1950s. It was a place for people to come with their questions about theology, philosophy and the meaning of life. Francis and Edith loved ministering to adults of all ages and helping people come to understand the truth of the Bible. I first heard about L'Abri a few years ago when I discovered Francis Schaeffer's books by reading the "God Who Is There." Ever since, I have been wanting to go. There are L'Abri centers all over Europe and two in the US. You can attend for a short period of time or an entire semester. I have to pick a topic to study and then the staff will help me to determine a self-study program for the week. I'm not sure what to study yet but I am leaning towards prayer. A typical day at L'Abri is divided into four hours of studying and four hours of helping out around the campus. The rooms are set up in a dormitory style, so I'll probably have a roommate.
Other than that, nothing is really new. I'm still working at the same hospital on the same floor- Med/Surg. I am a staff nurse and charge nurse. I still love taking pictures of my adorably photogenic dog, and I spend lots of time reading. My latest fiction read was the "Winter Sea" by Susanna Kearsley and I highly recommend it. I finished it a week ago and am still thinking about it. Also highly recommend the show the "Bletchley Circle." The first season is available to stream on Netflix. It is about a group of women who were code breakers during WWII who come together ten years later to solve a string of murders. It's set in England, so the awesome accents alone make it worthwhile ;).
I'd better sign off, working charge in the AM.
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