I have always loved reality television. I mean i really can't remember a time I did not like it. Now i am not talking about the "Judge Judy" courtroom shows or the "Jerry Springer" who is my baby's daddy shows but instead I am referring to the "Real World," Road Rules," "Real Housewives of Orange County" type of shows. they fascinate me. So much so that in college I did a school wide psychological experiment with my classmates and won an award for it. I love reality TV!!
You may ask "Karney, WHY??" To this I answer....It makes me feel better about myself....and I learn a lot about other people and their actions. All this to say....
The MTV 12 year phenomenon of "The Real World" putting 7 strangers in a house to live and work together.....is NOT the REAL WORLD.
I am currently three weeks into the "real world." Where people have to get up, go to work, come home, try to make ends meet, find time for their families and friends and live in a society that holds them accountable. this my friends is the "real world."
Things are good and I love my job....still looking for another part time job...but benefits are taken care of. til then.....don't be ignorant (in the word's of JIll)
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
And the time for Adulthood Has Cometh
So after 20and 1/2 years of schooling, 10 summer jobs lasting three months at a time, Full time ministry at part time pay, hourly retail jobs, and three months of sitting around the house being nagged by my parents......i start a job. Like a real job....not a part time need to pay off my credit card job and real adult job with all kinds of responsibility.
Monday I begin my job as a a bank teller for SunTrust bank INC. I am now an employee of the federal division of commerce (or something like that). This means that every day I will awake at 6 am...and drive approximately 30 miles to stand at a window and deal with people's money....most of which will probably be making more than I will but still I will have a job.
I train for three weeks (two in the classroom and one on site) and then begin my time as a money pusher....oh the thrill!!
Now you may be asking yourself..."Karney, why is this such a big deal?" Well my friends I though the same thing until I was hired and realized that a drug screen and fingerprinting were involved...from now until the end of time I am in the federal database...they will definitely be able to track me. And who knew the drug testing would be so serious....they actually went in the room with me to watch me pee...oh seriously like I was going to take the stash of urine out of my belly button and use it??
Anyway all of this nonsense to say....I am really excited...and thankful that i found a job with benefits (401K, HMO, PPO, IRA, IIA.....). Ask me in a few weeks if I am still as excited.
Monday I begin my job as a a bank teller for SunTrust bank INC. I am now an employee of the federal division of commerce (or something like that). This means that every day I will awake at 6 am...and drive approximately 30 miles to stand at a window and deal with people's money....most of which will probably be making more than I will but still I will have a job.
I train for three weeks (two in the classroom and one on site) and then begin my time as a money pusher....oh the thrill!!
Now you may be asking yourself..."Karney, why is this such a big deal?" Well my friends I though the same thing until I was hired and realized that a drug screen and fingerprinting were involved...from now until the end of time I am in the federal database...they will definitely be able to track me. And who knew the drug testing would be so serious....they actually went in the room with me to watch me pee...oh seriously like I was going to take the stash of urine out of my belly button and use it??
Anyway all of this nonsense to say....I am really excited...and thankful that i found a job with benefits (401K, HMO, PPO, IRA, IIA.....). Ask me in a few weeks if I am still as excited.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Can't Get Away
So here I am three months after leaving grad school, Atlanta, a life of habit, friends to hang out with, a meaning for my life, and I am once again sitting at Panera Bread using free wireless to look for jobs, and other opportunities to make money. I left Candler with the intention of "taking a break." Taking a break from living on my own, taking out loans, being in class, writing papers, late nights of work, reading...and really thinking about ministry all together. I left Atlanta with no want or desire to learn about the church, work in the church, volunteer in the church, or even attend church. I was so broken and burned out that the last thing I wanted to do was pick up the Bible and read, sit with others in worship and talk about the majesty and greatness of the church, after I feel like the church has burned me, and left me at my time of need.
All this to say this week all of that has changed. I applied for a job at a church in Clarksville Tennessee, about an hour north of Nashville on the KY/TN border. think Fort Campbell Army base. I got an email and a phone interview about a Children's Director position at a large church there in town. There is a large military presence and for the first time I actually have a "try-out" of sorts on the 15th of March.
I have to plan and execute a children's Sunday School class and a children's Church time during the later part of the worship service. After receiving the materials and initial planning I have realized something....something I have always known since I was 16 years old...I am a minister, and I am called to be in ministry. It is in my bones, part of my soul,and there is nothing I can do to get away from that.
It is not the church that calls, or makes you a minister. It is not the church that is perfect or shows you unfailing love. It is not the church that saves you, or says whether or not you are qualified. No friends it is NOT the church...it is GOD!! the church is merely a vessel through which you learn and carry out ministry. The church is not perfect....but through the church we...no I am perfected by faith and by grace in a relationship with God.
So friends....what am I trying to say??
I am called to ministry...I want to be in ministry....I want to get a Master's in Divinity...and I want to serve God with my entire heart, soul, and mind.
So no I can't get away. As much as I try....as hard as I have tries I can't get away from the being that makes up who I am....and what I do. And I venture to bet that none of us really can get away from the love and calling God has on our lives.
All this to say this week all of that has changed. I applied for a job at a church in Clarksville Tennessee, about an hour north of Nashville on the KY/TN border. think Fort Campbell Army base. I got an email and a phone interview about a Children's Director position at a large church there in town. There is a large military presence and for the first time I actually have a "try-out" of sorts on the 15th of March.
I have to plan and execute a children's Sunday School class and a children's Church time during the later part of the worship service. After receiving the materials and initial planning I have realized something....something I have always known since I was 16 years old...I am a minister, and I am called to be in ministry. It is in my bones, part of my soul,and there is nothing I can do to get away from that.
It is not the church that calls, or makes you a minister. It is not the church that is perfect or shows you unfailing love. It is not the church that saves you, or says whether or not you are qualified. No friends it is NOT the church...it is GOD!! the church is merely a vessel through which you learn and carry out ministry. The church is not perfect....but through the church we...no I am perfected by faith and by grace in a relationship with God.
So friends....what am I trying to say??
I am called to ministry...I want to be in ministry....I want to get a Master's in Divinity...and I want to serve God with my entire heart, soul, and mind.
So no I can't get away. As much as I try....as hard as I have tries I can't get away from the being that makes up who I am....and what I do. And I venture to bet that none of us really can get away from the love and calling God has on our lives.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
5 Years From Now...
So I know it has been awhile....well five months to be exact. So for my friends I am here updating my blog and hoping to continue on a regular basis.
So to update those of you who may be out of the loop... I am in Nashville now, no longer at the Candler School of theology and living with the parents. I must say that five years ago I never in a thousand years dreamed that I would be in the place I am in right now. It just goes to show that good plans and a few years can change everything.
I am currently unemployed and while people continue to tell me that it is the state of the economy, not me that is to blame still question the decision to leave Candler. I figured it would have been an easier transition for me to make...a few weeks out of work and I would be employed living the life I dreamed of when I left school. While I am glad that I am NOT in school right now I can't help but want something productive to do in my life, other than reading Twilight series and watching Days of Our Lives.
I call my friends and they are all doing the thing I had planned on doing...pastoring a church. I envy them and I wish them all the luck in the world...but I somehow wish that my dream was coming true too.
Don't get me wrong I am in a great place and I am very blessed...i have a roof over my head, food to eat and a loving family...I guess it is hard becasue five years ago I never thought this would be my reality.
So to update those of you who may be out of the loop... I am in Nashville now, no longer at the Candler School of theology and living with the parents. I must say that five years ago I never in a thousand years dreamed that I would be in the place I am in right now. It just goes to show that good plans and a few years can change everything.
I am currently unemployed and while people continue to tell me that it is the state of the economy, not me that is to blame still question the decision to leave Candler. I figured it would have been an easier transition for me to make...a few weeks out of work and I would be employed living the life I dreamed of when I left school. While I am glad that I am NOT in school right now I can't help but want something productive to do in my life, other than reading Twilight series and watching Days of Our Lives.
I call my friends and they are all doing the thing I had planned on doing...pastoring a church. I envy them and I wish them all the luck in the world...but I somehow wish that my dream was coming true too.
Don't get me wrong I am in a great place and I am very blessed...i have a roof over my head, food to eat and a loving family...I guess it is hard becasue five years ago I never thought this would be my reality.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Preparing for the Journey
So on the eve of my fourth (and final) year of Seminary at Candler School of Theology I was reading the blogs of my good friends, and decided that this may be a great way to tell people about what is going on in my life. My good friend Jill, Erik, and Lance each have a blog themselves and after reading the latest posts for each of them I decided that this is a great way to keep up with people and to just write about what is going on in my life.
I named the blog The traveling Karney because I have a love for traveling and for those that know me best they know that every trip I make rather to another hemisphere, or to the grocery store next door, a story always seems to ensue. I have wondered about this title for some time and I think that using my namesake is appropriate, after all most people in my life know me as Karney.
Now to quickly clear up any confusion; my name is Kimberly Carney, but I sign my name Karney, this comes from a mistake on day made on the signature line of a credit card receipt. i left the C out of my last name and when I realized it was easier to sign Karney it stuck. And there are many Kimberly's, Kim's and Kimmie's in the world and well there are not many Karney's. I figure a uniques person such as myself deserved a unique name.
So I welcome you all to my blog. I promise to attempt to post stories of laughter and silliness, words of wisdom that provoke thought, and a look into my life that is unlike any other I have ever provided.
Enjoy,
Karney
I named the blog The traveling Karney because I have a love for traveling and for those that know me best they know that every trip I make rather to another hemisphere, or to the grocery store next door, a story always seems to ensue. I have wondered about this title for some time and I think that using my namesake is appropriate, after all most people in my life know me as Karney.
Now to quickly clear up any confusion; my name is Kimberly Carney, but I sign my name Karney, this comes from a mistake on day made on the signature line of a credit card receipt. i left the C out of my last name and when I realized it was easier to sign Karney it stuck. And there are many Kimberly's, Kim's and Kimmie's in the world and well there are not many Karney's. I figure a uniques person such as myself deserved a unique name.
So I welcome you all to my blog. I promise to attempt to post stories of laughter and silliness, words of wisdom that provoke thought, and a look into my life that is unlike any other I have ever provided.
Enjoy,
Karney
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