Well, the semester is finally over, and I am now only days (six, to be exact) away from seeing my parents again! I couldn't even begin to express how excited I am about that.
But, alas, this is not the reason for which I write. Despite my complete and utter exhaustion from finals week and work, I was able to drag my butt out of bed this morning and get it into the pews (or chairs, really :D) at my church. I was, of course, about 10 minutes late, but I did make it, and I was very glad that I did. While the kids did a really amazing job with their awesome Christmas production during the service, the thing that really resonated with me was the simple message my congregation received from Luke 1: God is with us.
You're probably thinking, "Well, duh. I knew that." But, I know this little message was something that I desperately needed to be reminded of, and I'm writing this now in the hopes that it'll reach someone else that needs it. God is with us. Always and forever. He never leaves our side. He's there in the bad times and in the good times. He sees you at your worst and at your best. And, through it all, He still loves you. No matter what. Despite the fact that you and I don't deserve His love, He still loves us! Is that not amazing?! I think it's insanely amazing. And so, I think I'll leave you with the particular passage from Luke 1 that inspired this post.
"Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. And having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, highly favoured one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!"" Luke 1:26-28
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Where has the semester gone???
Yes, I know. I was supposed to update this more often, but I promise it feels like the semester only started yesterday. I have no idea why it's flown by so quickly this time around. Maybe because I'm super busy with work and school, but who knows? :)
So, here are the major updates:
Work is going fairly well. I've finally gotten used to my schedule with school and everything. It was very challenging at first, finding time to fit everything in (especially hanging out with friends), but I think I've got it down now.
School's going okay, I suppose. This has been the most challenging semester thus far, and it appears, as I look at my class schedule for next semester, that it's only going to get harder from here. I guess the biggest news here is that I've finally found what I'm going to major in: History. I know what you're thinking, "How can you do that and be pre-med?" Believe me, I've struggled with this one since I came to this conclusion, but, I've whiddled it down to this: History interests me, and if I weren't absolutely sure about becoming a doctor, I'd be going down a road filled with a History career, but, alas, I am absolutely sure about becoming a doctor. So, this is my last chance to really study History, before my life becomes completely filled with medicine and everything to do with it. Therefore, I decided that I wasn't going to pass up this opportunity. It didn't help that I wasn't particularly liking the Biology courses (or most of their professors, for that matter) when I made my decision. Either way, the decision is made now, and I'm at peace with it, which is all I was looking for really.
As for everything else, I've had a pretty good semester. I've made some new friends, who I became close with really fast, which I was not expecting. God truly answers prayers when you least expect Him to. My birthday was pretty great. I spent it with some amazing people in Huntsville and had one of my best days all semester. Thanksgiving was better than expected, but it was still the first one I hadn't spent with close family or close friends, so I was pretty bummed about that, but, I'll be spending the Christmas season with both to make up for it. I am really looking forward to Christmas this year, but, even with Thanksgiving behind us, it still doesn't feel like it's the holiday season. My Christmas tree is up and presents are being bought (and even wrapped, and, yes, I know it's a bit early for that, but I was inspired to do it), but the Christmas feeling isn't there yet. I'm hoping it'll come once finals are over in two weeks. And, that's exactly what I should be doing right now, studying for finals (even though we all know Harry Potter is on TV and I am definitely watching it :D).
Oh, but, before I go, I must say this in response to another goings-on from this evening: ROLL TIDE! We're going to the National Championship!!
So, here are the major updates:
Work is going fairly well. I've finally gotten used to my schedule with school and everything. It was very challenging at first, finding time to fit everything in (especially hanging out with friends), but I think I've got it down now.
School's going okay, I suppose. This has been the most challenging semester thus far, and it appears, as I look at my class schedule for next semester, that it's only going to get harder from here. I guess the biggest news here is that I've finally found what I'm going to major in: History. I know what you're thinking, "How can you do that and be pre-med?" Believe me, I've struggled with this one since I came to this conclusion, but, I've whiddled it down to this: History interests me, and if I weren't absolutely sure about becoming a doctor, I'd be going down a road filled with a History career, but, alas, I am absolutely sure about becoming a doctor. So, this is my last chance to really study History, before my life becomes completely filled with medicine and everything to do with it. Therefore, I decided that I wasn't going to pass up this opportunity. It didn't help that I wasn't particularly liking the Biology courses (or most of their professors, for that matter) when I made my decision. Either way, the decision is made now, and I'm at peace with it, which is all I was looking for really.
As for everything else, I've had a pretty good semester. I've made some new friends, who I became close with really fast, which I was not expecting. God truly answers prayers when you least expect Him to. My birthday was pretty great. I spent it with some amazing people in Huntsville and had one of my best days all semester. Thanksgiving was better than expected, but it was still the first one I hadn't spent with close family or close friends, so I was pretty bummed about that, but, I'll be spending the Christmas season with both to make up for it. I am really looking forward to Christmas this year, but, even with Thanksgiving behind us, it still doesn't feel like it's the holiday season. My Christmas tree is up and presents are being bought (and even wrapped, and, yes, I know it's a bit early for that, but I was inspired to do it), but the Christmas feeling isn't there yet. I'm hoping it'll come once finals are over in two weeks. And, that's exactly what I should be doing right now, studying for finals (even though we all know Harry Potter is on TV and I am definitely watching it :D).
Oh, but, before I go, I must say this in response to another goings-on from this evening: ROLL TIDE! We're going to the National Championship!!
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