Like the pine trees linin' the windin' road
I've got a name, I've got a name
Like the singin' bird and the croakin' toad
I've got a name, I've got a name
And I carry it with me like my daddy did
But I'm livin' the dream that he kept hid
Movin' me down the highway
Rollin' me down the highway
Movin' ahead so life wont pass me by
Like the north wind whistlin' down the sky
I've got a song, I've got a song
Like the whippoorwill and the baby's cry
I've got a song, I've got a song
And I carry it with me and I sing it loud
If it gets me nowhere, I'll go there proud
Movin' me down the highway
Rollin' me down the highway
Movin' ahead so life wont pass me by
And I'm gonna go there free
Like the fool I am and I'll always be
I've got a dream, I've got a dream
They can change their minds but they can't change me
I've got a dream, I've got a dream
Oh, I know I could share it if you want me to
If you're going my way, I'll go with you
Movin' me down the highway
Rollin' me down the highway
Movin' ahead so life wont pass me by........."I've Got a Name" by Jim Croce
I have to be honest to say that I have been struggling with motivation and direction lately. Most of the excitement and energy that I gained from seeing friends, family over the summer and hanging out with Student Development types has been soaked up in the bog of check-ins, emergency room visits, and tons of changes here at McMurry. I have also been struggling spiritually-really feeling exhausted and attacked in my spirit.
Jim Croce is a man that died in the summer of 1972-before I was even born-but his music has always spoken to me and I have always felt a connection to this man that never really experienced any commercial success before he died. The song, "I've Got a Name", has always comforted me and is my own personal anthem as I seem to always be called to walk down this road alone. But I am alone only in the sense that there is no one physically sharing all of my adventures-GOD is with me and always has been and will always be there. And like the fool I am and I'll always be (maybe part of the reason that I alone) I have been given a dream of reaching out to others. I am thankful that God has always provided those friendships and experiences that are "goin my way" so that I can roll along with them. The only thing that gets me through feeling unsettled in my spirit=like being a misfit to my family, and a poster child for what not to do in dating=is the fact that God continues to use me in spite of me. I know that God has not given up on me and that gives me the strength, perspective, and insight to have the energy to not give up on the students put in my charge.
I would ask for prayer that I continue to find new ways to seek and glorify God in all that I do as well as asking His direction for my future-wherever that may be. If I am to stay in Abilene, help me to find the strength to accept that charge and be an agent for change!!!
