Blumed.

Blume conferences, Blume general sessions, Blume Bible studies, Blume facilitators.....everything in my life since January has been consumed by an incredible event called Blume. But now, Blume has come and gone, and my little body doesn't know what to do with itself.

Blume was absolutely wonderful. I couldn't have imagined it being any better. Everyone involved gave everything they could and then somehow mustered up more to give. Girls' lives were changed, and God moved in a big way.

So the big question: NOW WHAT?

An event like Blume leaves a person on an incredible high, giving you this surreal expectation that all of life should be this way. When everything finally slows down, your brain doesn't quite know what to do or how to function. The National Acteens Panelists lead a conference called,

"Staying on the Mountaintop: Making Blume Last".

I should've gone to it.

My sleeping schedule is out of whack, my brain goes to a default "..........." mode whenever it sees fit, I'm starting to get emotional about leaving.....

and I wouldn't change it for the world.

My experience at National WMU working towards this event was inexplicably wonderful. There are not two bosses on the planet who would be willing to pour into me in the way that Kym and Suzanne did. I felt so necessary, and that is not a feeling that an intern typically has.

I gained friendships that will last for a lifetime. I know it already.

(I may never want to go to Chipotle again, but we did have a good time!)

We talked about our "divine compulsion" some in our Bible studies at Blume. What is something that you feel so compelled to do that no one could stop you? Blume was one of those things for me. I could've easily denied the position and decided that a college graduate who was planning a wedding had no business moving to a town where she didn't know anyone, especially not for 7 months!

But there was no stopping me. I was like a train rolling down a hill. High speed, ready to go, and no detour available. 

So, since I can't just write something to share my feelings, I challenge you: What do you love? What is it that you would sacrifice sleep, socializing, and self for?

DO IT.