Not My Spiritual Gift

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I spent two summers working at a Christian summer camp. Every Saturday night the camp staff would get together and sing worship songs to God. We definitely did not have to, especially after a crazy camp week when we all were tired, but we all wanted to.

Then on Sunday mornings, we would all gather in the chapel for church. Some of the staff I worked with were a part of the worship band. This band would lead worship for church on Sundays.

One of my coworkers I worked with at the time (the cool worship leader with a guitar) kept trying to get me to be a part of this worship team. I would jokingly tell him “that’s not my spiritual gift.”

He kind of laughed at that, but some reason he was convinced that I should be a part of this worship band.

At this point in my life, I could not play any instruments and I think that everyone probably could agree that they do not want to hear me sing. . .

My coworker started teaching me a few guitar chords. You know, the four you have to know to play any song on guitar. (G, C, EM, and D). By the end of summer I was not good at all, but I did think it was fun.

I told myself, that if I ever had the time, I would find a guitar and learn how to play it.

So over the next year something happened that gave me an insane amount of time. . .you guessed it, quarantine. . .

I guess that probably everyone picked up a new hobby around the time of quarantine, but guitar became one of mine.

I found a cheap acoustic guitar on Amazon, and I figured if I never learned to play, I didn’t really waste any money.

I was quarantined last March and I learned how to play my first song on guitar. The song I learned to play was Waymaker.

Literally you can play it with the 4 chords I mentioned it’s not a hard song. . .

All of this because one of my coworkers was convinced that I belonged in the camp worship band and took the time to teach me 4 chords.

I definitely still don’t feel like guitar is my “spiritual gift,” and I really don’t want to be in a worship band anytime soon, but I definitely have a lot of fun.

About Me

So I thought that it would be about time to update my about me page. I have changed a lot since college and want to keep my blog page up to date. This is what my about page says, feel free to let me know what you think. 🙂

“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
― C.S. Lewis

Hi, I’m Megan. I am a writer, teacher, grad student, photographer, musician and Christian.

I started writing in high school. I would often write “fanfiction” of my life. I would take people who were in my life and write about us doing crazy things, like finding the door that leads to Narnia. I feel like I have written something everyday since even if it just was a journal entry.

I am also a teacher getting a master’s in education. Talk about a crazy journey, I graduated college in 2019 and knew that I wanted to get a master’s degree and become a teacher. Somehow today (only through God) I am a teacher. I love interacting with the kids and showing them God’s love. I learn more from my students than I think they could learn from me.

I also am a photographer and artist. I had to take a photography class in college, and I had to buy a camera. I still have this camera today. I love having excuses to take pictures. Today I edit pictures to create art, or even draw pictures.

I play guitar and piano. I have played piano off and on since I was little. To be honest, I can play a lot better by ear than I can when I read music. It just makes so much more sense to me. I also play guitar. I bought a cheap guitar on Amazon thinking that if I did not continue playing I really wouldn’t have wasted any money. I started playing guitar when I was quarantined. I had time I needed to learn a few chords and learn how to strum. (Not an easy task at first) Now I can play both piano and guitar pretty well, though I am not an expert, it is a lot of fun.

Last but definitely not least, I am a Christian.

I remember praying a prayer when I was young and asking God into my life, but since I was so young, I did not understand what it meant.

It was not until I was older, and after God brought me through challenging situations, that I fully understood the amazing gift of salvation that He gave us.

I’m definitely not perfect, or someone who pretends to be perfect, but I am forgiven. God changed my life and I want to share what he did in my life with others.

Join me on this journey as I have many adventures. I’d love to hear about you. What are somethings you like to do? and also, how can I pray for you? Be sure to let me know, I love and pray for each and every one of my followers even though I do not know most of them personally.