Summer Planning

A couple weeks ago I found out that I was accepted into the Blackstone Legal Fellowship. Blackstone is a 9 week summer fellowship that "addresses some of the challenging cultural and legal issues facing the Christian lawyer in the new millennium." Over the summer, "students receive highly specialized, in-depth training, and hands–on work experience." To find out more about it, click here.

Blackstone trains all of its interns at the beginning of the summer for two weeks in Arizona. After those two weeks are up, intern go to their Phase II placement, which could be anywhere in the world. Placements vary, but all of us will be doing legal work, addressing either the sanctity of life, marriage and the family, or religious freedom. I should find out where I am placed for those six weeks sometime mid-March to late April. We are so blessed because Jonathan doesn't work for two months in the summer (his position is only 10 months), so he will be able to go with me wherever I am placed.

We can't wait to see where God will have us this summer - home, Seattle, Colorado, Washington DC - it could be anywhere! We're hoping Jonathan will be able to find an internship in the area of my placement doing something he loves, like working to strengthen families. But, at the very least, we are glad that he will have a chance to rest and focus on his studies, instead of trying to work full time and take classes! We'd appreciate all of your prayers as we wait to hear where we'll be placed!

After working for six weeks at my Phase II placement, Blackstone has all 120 of its interns regroup in Arizona for a week of debriefing and looking toward the future. It looks like it's going to be an exciting summer and I look forward to following in the footsteps of many amazing Blackstone Fellows!

Thank you God for great opportunities!!!