Green in the face….
Ok so last week didn’t really end the way I would have liked. Things have been alittle tense here in L.A. 244 (my apt.) With school, life, late nights of studying or just not sleeping, and being in a place where 5 women who never met each before the beginning of this semester….yeah you can bet some misunderstanding are bound to occur and moodiness and all the things that comes from being a woman, oh and there is only one exteremly small bathroom- yeah I don’t really need alot, I’m a low-fuss kind of girl, pretty easy to get along with, I don’t need a huge room or big bathroom and even though there are five girls, I’ve been dealin- but some people just don’t bend when it comes to things, sometime they make things miserable for others- why? I know thats just how some people are but until the day I die, i don’t think I will ever truly understand some people’s complete disregard for people and don’t care about anyone but themselves. Anyways misunderstandings are misunderstandings. And they are better when they are cleared up and resolved, but that process can be emotional to say the least. AHH! It’s also hard not knowing who you can and can’t vent to about things that frustrate you, and when you’ve lost the person that you are used to venting to- you can sometimes accidentally vent to a wrong person, even though you didn’t really mean/want to in the first place. By friday, I was practically running out of my apartment to get home for the weekend, I just needed to get away. I was looking forward to a wonderful, happy tutoring session with the autistic boy I tutor named Steven. I hadn’t seen him in two weeks because they were on vacation so I really had been missing him and after the stressful week, that would be just the thing to lift my spirits. Little did I know, i would be in for a big surprise. His parents have decided that moving to Oregon would be the best thing for the family and for steven and his disabilities. I did not take this very well, I cried pretty hard about this. It is so easy to get attached to the child you are working with. He is such an amazing kid and I have learned so much from him and I love him and his family so much. I have been praying for them and hoping that they would come to know Jesus and now they are moving, I can only hope and pray that it will happen up in Oregon then. I then saw some old family friends and went out to dinner with them, and it was just very sad to see what their lives are like now. I love them so much but they have completely lost sight of how important God is in their lives. Sunday rolled around and Pastor Matt kicked our butts in service and did an AWESOME job at putting it out there on tithing- thanks Matt! God really spoke to me about my tithing habits and the importance of sharing with God, giving Him what is rightfully His to begin with. Very difficult subject but an important one. Thank you Jesus for giving me just what I needed. Monday came, all to quickly it did, and the stress started to roll in- I have a Lab Practicum tomorrow! Tuesday I had 2 classes cancelled which was wonderful b/c I was able to sit in my apartment all alone- glorious! and study for 4 hrs straight on ALL the bones (parts, bumps, etc.) and muscles of the body….it’s alot to say the least. Lab practicum time came- took that baby, think I did pretty good, dissected a sheep’s brain- yummy, wrote a 6 page research paper on Ruth and then called it a day at 1 am. Today, I woke up with a migraine, a very bad sore throat, my ears hurt, and my glands are very swollen…I hope I’m not getting strep throat. Today was a great day despite the feeling of sickness. I had my small group potluck and that is always an immense blessing in my life. I love my group so much. Then i came home, went for a run and then came back and all the roommies were in the apartment, a rare occurence with one of the roommies. it was then brittany’s idea for all of us to try this mint mask on our faces. so the 5 of us, completely green-faced, gathered on the couch and took pictures of us as a apartment. It was a nice thing that we were able to have that after such a bad week last week. Now I am ready to go to bed b/c I am so exahusted. Even though my week sounds like it hasn’t been that great, I know the Lord is blessing me and I have so many things to be thankful for- this is mostly a vent session for me, so I’m not really trying to complain about everything- just vent. I know the Lord is making me stronger and testing me so that I can be a good example to my roommies and others around me. I am pressing on until monday afternoon when school lets out for Thanksgiving break- much needed- and I get to drive up and pick up my sis from SB, I miss her and haven’t seen her in months. I need this break very much so. Ok so I must depart but most importantly I wanted to announce that I applied and was picked to go on the Sandals Worldwide trip to India in April!!! I am so unbelievably excited and I can’t wait to see what God is going to do in my life and the lives of my team (as well as the Botswana team) as we start to prepare for this trip. I know God is going to do some amazing things in India and I am so excited that He wants to use me for His work! I feel so lucky to have this opportunity ….Ok more on India trip later. Woo hoo! Night!
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