Update much?

I can't believe it has been 5 months since my last post! I would love to have an amazing update full of interesting tidbits and exciting stories but that isn't the case. Since my last post not a lot has changed. The Fall semester ended and now the Spring semester is in full swing. These past couple of weeks have been pretty interesting considering DBU was covered in ice and SNOW! I don't think I've ever experienced snow like we had last week. School was cancelled Tuesday through Friday and then again today! I am loving this time off but my brain doesn't seem to be able to keep up as well. It goes into shut down mode and doesn't want to think once school reconvenes. 


My last post was in a state of pure bliss and this one comes from a very similar state. Although my surroundings are very different the state of my heart is even better. God has shown me just how patient he is and is now teaching me to have patience of my own. I am sitting in 'my circle' at Vgriff listening to the buzz of the overhead lights. The sun is setting, traffic is backed up on I-20, people are not in the car looking mood in this 20 degree weather. In my last post I was basking in the freshness of the cool breeze, now I'm shivering by a tiny heater to escape the bitter wind! Don't mistake that for complaining because I certainly am not. I LOVE the cold weather. LOVE. Even though I make silly faces walking in it and can't feel my face after having spent any time outside, I LOVE it. I will be happy to see spring come but so sad to see the cool/ freezing weather go. 


We have a new roommate in 4D! Katie is a great new addition not only to our little house but to my life! She is great. We have all become friends quickly and mesh well together. Alyssa (my current roommate), Katie, and I are going to be living together again next semester as well. Oh the fun we will have! Being 'snowed in' provided us with the perfect excuse to break out the pots and pans. Last week we baked, cooked, crockpotted,  brunched, lunched, and so much more. We were constantly making food. We had a movie night every night as we anxiously awaited the text from DBU informing us of another 'Inclement Weather Day'! When we got those beloved texts we would celebrate! Many a fingernail was polished, movie watched, and morning enjoyed by sleeping in. What a great way to spend a week:)


This past weekend I was fortunate enough to get to be a leader at FBC Meridian, TX. The Lord continued to open the eyes of my heart and mind. The speaker for the weekend was amazing and presented the gospel truth, sugar free. So often at DNow weekends you hear some sugar coated message about behavior modification, not this weekend! The theme verse was Matthew 7: 13-14:


"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14: But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only few find it."


I've heard this verse plenty of times but this weekend we fleshed this out and really looked at our relationship with God and examined the condition of our hearts. I had an amazing group of mature 9th & 10th grade girls. I miss these girls already! We learned about entering the Kingdom of God, counting the cost of being a disciple of Christ (Matthew 16:24), and then about treasuring God above all else(Matthew 13:44-45). I was so encouraged by this weekend and look forward to going to Decatur this weekend for a Live Pure weekend!


As far as my daily life goes, it is pretty routine. School, class, work, rinse & repeat. I love my little red house, the little roommates that inhabit that house with me and all the crazy things that transpire when we're all together. God is teaching me so much about Himself and I love the time we spend together. I am so blessed and thankful for His grace and mercy. Where would I be without it?


Psalm 23- pretty much sums up how God has been taking care of me.



^1-3 God, my shepherd! I don't need a thing.
   You have bedded me down in lush meadows,
      you find me quiet pools to drink from.
   True to your word,
      you let me catch my breath
      and send me in the right direction.

 ⁴ Even when the way goes through
      Death Valley,
   I'm not afraid
      when you walk at my side.
   Your trusty shepherd's crook
      makes me feel secure.

 ⁵ You serve me a six-course dinner
      right in front of my enemies.
   You revive my drooping head;
      my cup brims with blessing.

 ⁶ Your beauty and love chase after me
      every day of my life.
   I'm back home in the house of God
      for the rest of my life.