All day today I tried to write one paper so that I could write another one, too.  It took me approximately two hours to write an opening paragraph, and by then I wasn't even sure what I was writing about, so I just gave up.  You know what--it felt great.  These papers aren't due until Friday, and for some reason I'm stressing out 6 days beforehand because I can't seem to get the words out.  I need to get back in serious paper-writing mode, but I'm sure it will come eventually.

     In the meantime, I got a ton of my reading homework done, snacked around and watched tennis with Amanda, took an astonishingly quick run to walmart and enjoyed a little nap.  How much more glorious can a Saturday get?

     It got better.  Hard to believe, right?  Well, I hung out with Nate.  That should explain it all right there.    God amazes me when He shows me how to love someone so completely, for everything that he is.  When we finally started dating a year and 7 months ago,  I thought he was clever and good-looking, and I certainly admired his persistence.  Those things haven't changed, but now I know all the little quirks and habits and even faults that make him the most wonderful person I'll ever know.  [I won't apologize for those of you who may feel queasy reading this...it's a good reminder that love based on caring and respect does exist and is the best way to do it!]  Maybe this is a weird place to admit this since it's such a personal thing, but it will just cap off my thoughts for the evening: I know in my heart that Nate is the only man I'm ever going to love this way, and I especially relish the thought of serving God with him for the rest of my life.  I'm such a cornball.    Thank you Lord for such a blessing!