Well really it should be easy to understand....I am jumping into this blog now that we are "in the middle of things". You see it is only a couple of days until FALL BREAK! I seriously cannot wait to get a break from school and work. I love my job and most of my classes but it is time for a little bit of relaxing and resting. It has been a full semester to be sure. A lot of reading has been done, many nights of going crazy with my roommate and hallmates, and even a visit from a friend. So far no major problems have come up, well other than the fact that I have to get my wisdom teeth taken out next weekend. (EEEK) But even that has an upside since it means that Mom is coming up to spend the weekend with me while I recover. I can't wait to see her.
This semester I am trying to work on finding the things to be joyful about in life. I want to really pursue the joy of the Lord and get even closer with him as I am studying and working, even when I don't feel "joyful" about things. I have been thinking about this a lot as I have started to tutor downtown this semester. I am working with a program called GLAD, it is just a small group of volunteers who work with students to finish homework for a couple of hours four days a week. These students are some of the most difficult children I have worked with but at the same time they can be some of the sweetest kids to be around. They are so grateful to have someone who is willing to sit and work with them that they latch onto you as a tutor after one afternoon. Now, some of them take longer to warm up but in general they are all ready and willing to give hugs to anyone who will take one! It is humbling to me to see that these kids, who very often come from hard families, can be so joyful over the smallest things. Nothing brings a smile to their faces like a piece of candy as a reward for hard work ;) (Of course, I am fan of rewards too!)
So my goal is to become more grateful. When is it cold and rainy outside, I can be grateful that I have a warm room to go to. When work is boring, I can be grateful that it is helping to pay for my school. When I don't want to eat in the great hall, I can be grateful that I have a place to eat. When I am so very homesick, I can be grateful that I have so may friends here at school. And I could go on and on....but I won't!
So onto a totally new topic.....My hall. First I want to say that THE FRITZ IS AWESOME! Ahem, got that out...now, like I was saying, we have some really cool girls who have joined us this year. I love our Freshies a lot. I have so enjoyed getting to know each of them more and more for the first half of the semester. They have brought a different dimension to the hall that is nice. Also, those Fritzers who are returners this year I feel like we have all gotten a lot closer this year. Some of us have been more outgoing and able to just be ourselves which is great. I hope lots of the girls are reading this one! I look forward to a great year of random trips to Walmart, crafting (we should do it each season I think!) and all kinds of crazy adventures!
Lastly, I don't know why owls are the new "thing" right now, but I love it. A lot!
