wow, it's been awhile.

lent started yesterday, and while i'm not catholic and i don't really observe lent otherwise, i have decided to spend an hour a day on bible study and quiet time other than stuff for bible study and discipleship.  especially as the mcat approaches, i want my focus to be on the Lord and on what is really important.  i pray that God would use this time to help me draw closer to Him.

hebrew class is almost over, and i'm pretty sad about that.  i absolutely love that class.  dr. meier is one of the most intelligent people i've ever met and i admire his knowledge of the scriptures so much.  but i'm taking another class with him next quarter... jewish history, second commonwealth.  anyone else taking it?  or want to?  i'm pretty sure there's still space left.  (history 530.02)

other than that.. tomorrow night our bible study is having a sleepover and i'm excited.  i've also been thinking about things for the summer.. i might be leading a study at my house, but we'll see how it goes.  spring break will be filled with studying for the mcat, so while i'm looking forward to the break from classes and being able to sleep in, it'll be some very long days of studying at panera.........

alright, i'm outie!

i'll be done with autumn quarter in exactly one week.  it's unbelievable how quickly this quarter has gone by.

things to look forward to over break:

1) going to nyc with my dad

2) reading :)  (on the list:  Pride and Prejudice, The Source, and some OSC books i haven't read in awhile)

3) actually getting some decent time to work on my John precept study

4) MCAT studying... (okay, maybe i'm not looking forward to that one so much, but i am in the sense of hoping i'll get a lot done)

5) my fam and my kitties

6) my favorite holiday!

7) and....... christmas conference, of course :)

i hope everyone's finals go well and that you all have a great break!!

first of all, oc reunion was AMAZING!  two days were definitely not enough.  it was like a time warp... and it felt almost just as hard to leave everyone again.  i started crying during the last worship song we sang at church because i just looked around and saw people really worshiping the Lord, desiring to know him more and to serve him and surrender their lives to him, and i miss being around those people more than words can say.  i was greatly encouraged by hearing how these men and women have been serving God on their campuses and how God has been faithful in their movements and in their lives.

second, God continues to teach me that even though i can be faithless and try to do things on my own, he is faithful and can do things through me that i never imagined.  i worked on tonight's study tonight for a really long time and didn't seem to be getting anywhere.  i went to study tonight with a feeling of resignation, already convinced that there wouldn't be good discussion and that the girls wouldn't learn anything.  wrong.  i limited God!  he definitely showed up and i know he spoke through me because it definitely wasn't me.  i just pray that God would continue to use me like that.... and teach me to rely on him and trust that he will pull through and will do things that glorify Him and not me....