There's a first time for everything...

So if you haven't heard by now, I recently entered a "Be the Next Great Fuse DJ" contest hosted by FuseFM, which I subsequently won. Hooray!!! I went in last Tuesday to hang out on the air and meet Sarah and Dice. I got a phone call on Friday morning to let me know that I won. Which was epically awesome. Truly. And I couldn't believe that somehow, through the grace of God, this dream that's been nagging at me for a while was going to come true.

There were so many emotions streaming through me on Friday morning--excitement, joy, nervousness, and even fear (which I hadn't actually been expecting, so I was kinda surprised by that). In fact, fear actually prevailed for most of the weekend as I thought about the responsibility and commitment I was about to take on. And then something happened...

During church, I gave a testimony to this awesome thing that God has done in my life, and how I'm excited and overwhelmed--and so grateful--to be a part of the Fuse Family. And the excitement was all I could feel again. Out of the corner of my eye, I watched a young girl's face light up when she recognized my name from hearing it on the radio all week along with the other finalists, and it hit me that I get to be a part of her life--by playing music I love and having fun. Pretty awesome. And even though there is a huge responsibility that comes with being the next FuseFM DJ, the reward will always, always outshine the sacrifice. And that's the beauty of God--when you do things in His name it's joyous, and awe-inspiring, and you get to connect with people in a way that otherwise may not happen.

On Monday, I met with Dice to go over some of the finer details of my internship-like when it starts, for example (next Monday!). My internship will also consist of approximately one month of training where I get to learn how to do all kinds of cool DJ things. I'd love to tell you about them but it's still a mystery to me, so you'll all have to wait for those details too. :) Eventually I will...wait for it....have my VERY OWN SHOW on Saturday and Sunday night!

And that kind of sums up where I've been this past week--afraid/overwhelmed/inspired/excited. I hope to lose most of the fear as I get used to working with people I've been listening to on-air for a couple of years now. Feel free to stay tuned--'cause I can't wait to see what happens next...