Almost There

The Lord blessed us with a beautiful sunny day today. Yeah, it was still a little chilly outside, but the sun was wonderful. I was pretty excited to get my bike back out and ride to class. Much faster, and much more enjoyable than walking. :)

My first class was cancelled, so the only class I had for the day was biology at 5:30. Yay for having the morning and afternoon off! I was pretty productive all afternoon, and I thank God for that. Sometimes it's hard for me to be productive when classes are cancelled because I'm just too excited and I'd rather be doing something else. I began my study time with praise and prayer. I got out my guitar, sang a couple good songs, and then prayed that God would help me to stay awake and motivated to finish my homework. What a great sense of focus that gave me! I love how God's word and prayer has the ability to do that.

I taught a guitar lesson tonight to my friend Alexis. I've been teaching her on some Monday nights this semester, and although we haven't been able to get together every week, I've enjoyed the time we've had together. It's a good experience for me to learn how to teach. I'm practicing my patience, for sure. Plus I've been able to talk to Alexis more and get to know her a little bit. We had a class together last semester, but we didn't get a whole lot of opportunities to talk. This way, with me teaching her to play the guitar, we're building a bit of a friendship. She's also being so kind as to support me financially for my GAP Year. Even though I don't know where I'm going yet (I'll find out soon!), I know that I'm going somewhere...and that I need to raise $9-10,000 by the end of this August. In exchange for guitar lessons, Alexis is helping me raise support for my GAP Year and that is such a blessing to me. I thank you, Alexis, and I thank God for providing me with this awesome opportunity. :)

In other news, I got an email this weekend with a bunch of information about graduation! I'll be graduating on April 16th, and you better believe I'm excited about it. These four years have really flown by, and they've been enjoyable, but I am really ready to get the heck out of here and take a year off. I just need the motivation to make it through this last month of classes. I'm almost there! Come Holy Spirit, grant me peace and clarity of mind.