Tonight we had dinner with close family friends...the Hamptons. The young people took the adult table and the adults got the card table. :-) L-R Jon, Me, Laura, Brian, Melinda, and Laura Beth 

Right before leaving Texas, I went to a baseball game...Royals vs Rangers...sadly the Royals lost...15-2. :-( On the way in, I saw one of my client projects at the neighboring field. 

My family 

More Goodbyes

Some of my old team members: (clockwise from left) Rebecca, Sara, Diane (my current roomate), Me, and Mary (who is about to move to Florida to get married) 

Erin and I at her going away party.

Redesign of Musil Design

Check out the redesign of my portfolio site, including projects from the past 2 years. Let me know what you think of the design. www.jennifermusil.net

Where'd Jennifer Go?

Ok, so it's been over a year since I have posted. There's a lot that's happened in that time. I'm about done with school, I'm saying bye to friends as they leave for new ventures, and I'm getting ready to move myself. August 1st, I'll be saying bye to Texas and a quick month later, I'll be calling Boston home. I will blog more about that soon. I posted some pictures from the last couple months to keep you entertained as you wait... I know on the edge of your seat... for my next post. Don't worry, I won't make you wait a year this time.

Brooke and I at the wedding. I'm trying to talk Brooke into coming to Boston too. She hasn't said yes yet, but I'm going to keep trying. :-)  

April and I at the wedding. 

Sue Ching and I at her wedding last weekend. 

Gabe, Me, Osei, and Erin - just before Gabe left for Minnesota. 

Osei and Cynthia at the conference. They knew each other from NOBTS. 

Cynthia and I hanging with a real cowgirl 

Cynthia and I in downtown Fort Worth. She was visiting for the glocalnet conference and we slipped away to see a little of cowtown. 

Goodbye Dinner for Greg and Christi with other school friends 

Cheese Toasties

On Monday evening, I met a nice British couple and their daughter who are visiting the US. They came to visit his aunt and her family, but were suddenly left without a place to stay. They ended up staying with a friend of mine from church. I had the opportunity to spend the day with them today before their return trip to England tomorrow. We went to the Fort Worth zoo and were surrounded by animals...some wild, some human, some both. By "chance" we landed there on Wednesday - half price day. (YEAH!) We were glad for the savings, but it did bring in quite a crowd. We were blessed with nice zoo weather and many of the animals were out and active.

After a refreshing rest, we went to dinner at Applebees. We were looking at the menu and I was asked what grilled cheese was. After describing it, I found that in England it is called a Cheese Toastie. (prounounced with a British accent) Since that is a fun name, I decided to adopt the British terminology for my future grilled cheese sandwiches. "Could I have a cheese toastie, please?"

Praises

I am so glad for it to be a new week. Last week was a tough one for me for a variety of reasons. It was one of those weeks where you just think…it couldn’t get much worse, but then something else would happen that completely threw me off. I think some of it was a result of spiritual warfare. Here are some exciting things that God is doing around me…

I am the coordinator for the Single’s teams at my church. We have small groups called teams where 6-12 people gather regularly. These groups bring the individuals in the church into a community for fellowship, Bible study, prayer, sharing and accountability, social events, and ministry opportunities. I have been excited to be a part of this ministry. When I came, there was a team for singles aged 35+, but it consisted of 2 single adults and a married couple that led the team. That team is currently being led by the two single adults who were a part of that team and now has eight people coming regularly. My team started in January of last year and was set up for singles aged 25-35. We had choppy growth, but then at the beginning of the year, I had a couple people come alongside to help with the ministry. Since that time, we have grown and our team recently multiplied. Our little team spawned a team of single parents, mostly divorced, who are a part of the church. Our first meeting after multiplication was on Sunday. The thing that amazes me about this whole process…we had 12-16 on an average week before multiplication. In the first week afterwards, we had 11 and 8 people attending the two teams. Where did they come from? This ministry has brought a lot of joy to my life. I am so excited to see people in a Bible Study for the first time, asking questions, and reading their Bible at home. Is all this happening because I am a great leader?? ABSOLUTELY NOT! I often feel inadequate in my place of service. Despite my weaknesses, God is working to bring people to know and love himself, I am just a willing person involved in the process.

On Sunday afternoon, I also heard about a church plant that I am praying towards joining. It would be with one of the interns at my church, who is also a student here at the seminary. After graduation, he and his wife are looking at starting an international church in the area – probably Arlington or Frisco. He was asking me about my thesis and we had a great discussion. It is exciting to find people who have the same heart as I do to reach the world through the internationals in our community. He will graduate in December and the church will be planted soon afterwards. The timing is amazing because I also finish in December. I do not know yet if this is the direction that I should go, but I am excited about the possibility and I can’t wait to see what comes next (a lot depends on when and where I find a full-time job)

Speaking of jobs…my dad accepted a job yesterday. He has been looking for a long time and yesterday accepted a position with MDOT in Missouri. It is a small department and far from the corporate world. It will be a lower paying position, but it is close to home and does not include the extra hours and stress that existed in his previous position. This is a great praise!

Happy Birthday McDonald's

Today is the 50th anniversary of McDonald's. It's not my favorite place to eat, in fact - I only get there once or twice a year, but I have many fond memories of going to McDonald's as a child. I also enjoyed stepping into a McDonald's when I lived in Asia. It was a nice familiar place to go on those days when everything there seemed unnatural. In fact, McDonald's in Hong Kong is far better than what we have here. They had great marketing and a better variety in food. It was also one of the cheapest places to eat in town. You can see visit the website . If you have a few minutes play the Fast 'n' Fresh Trails game. Maybe you can beat my score (9900).