Coffee

My absolute favorite thing about Tuesdays and Thursdays (besides Glee on Tuesday nights) is not having to go to class until 12. And that is not the only thing that is wonderful about these two days. I love being able to get up early and get things done. I love that I can make coffee on these days and actually sit down and enjoy it. I don't have to worry about not finishing it before class. I can simply sit at my desk and do homework and related things and enjoy.

Conviction

Whoa. The Holy Spirit has been at work in my spirit this weekend. On Friday night, I went to Navs and the topic was Loving God and Loving Others. At first, I was like, oh, well what new can be said? This subject is taught again and again in the church (and for good reason). But then the speaker said something that convicted me. He was talking about how important it was to listen to others and ask them genuine questions. I consider myself a good listener but often I don't follow up with any questions. And oftentimes I find myself checking out when someone starts telling me a long story. So that is definitely something I will be working on.

Conviction number 2 came during Campus House today. The pastor was talking about fear and how it can control our lives. If we constantly let fear rule our thoughts then it paralyzes us from doing anything. I know personally that fear is something that affects me. I get scared when I think about the future. I worry about what people will think of me if I say something that they think is out of line. It's definitely not something that I want to be true about my life. I want the peace of Christ to rule my life and write my story. That's the next area of my life that I will be working on.

Thanksgiving break starts tomorrow afternoon, I can't wait to go home! I miss my family and my friends back home. It will be nice to get away for a while.

Long time, no see

Whoops. It has again being a long time since I have blogged. No excuses this time...

This past weekend I finally broke down and went home. I say broke down because I have been wanting to go home for the past month but just kept finding excuses to not go home. It was wonderful to be home! I spent lots of time with my family doing normal things. And I loved being back in my bed! Hallelujah for a dark room, cold environment and fluffy blankets. On Sunday we took a family drive and we brought along the cat. It just made me laugh. This is what makes my family who they are. Little snapshots of life as I know it.