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sunshine after the rain...

a rainstorm came through the area today bringing a single bolt of lightning and then a little while later the sun was shining just before sunset

God is good

1 more semester... 15ish weeks if I were counting

Yeah thats the story of my life... books! With the 1st week of my last semester behind me it seems as though its going to be tough not including fitting in 100 hours of teaching. I'm still in the process of placement so I'll share that news when I have it.
Long days for sure and will only become busier with work. If you think I've disappeared- think again... I'm just consumed in hw & work.

Pray for me as I need to keep the strength, determination, and take time to rest when necessary.
Love to you all!

3 girls after3 years (or so)

Ashley, Leah & I went to Bonefish tonight, after not seeing Ash for a few years.
It was a great time catching up on life and all the changes that have occurred over time. What a great night together- I'm sure it will happen more often now that Ash is in town for a little while-depending on what happens with her job search.
Thanks girls for rekindling the friendship and recalling fun memories from high school and beyond! Love ya

Balance: myth or reality

A great topic as I start my last semester of my college career (at least for now) I know its going to be a very busy, trying, hard semester but I also know there are so many things God will be teaching me if only I'll let Him.
Mark Waltz did a great job putting this balance topic into perspective. Here are a few things...
*Balance: the feeling of being in control able to exercise choice and find equilibrium between your own needs and those of others whether at work/school or at home.

*I can't be all things to all people.
*My value defines me as what I do.
*I can't be slave to the tyranny of the urgent.
*I have to move my base of the scale to where the weight is heaviest and balance it out.

"There is more to life than increasing its speed." -Gandhi
"We do not rest because our work is done; we rest because God commanded it and created us to have a need for it." Gordon MacDonald
"Not everything that can be counted counts; and not everything that counts can be counted." -Einstein

Proverbs 17:24 An intelligent person aims at wise action, but a fool starts off in many directions.

I have to start this last semester on purpose but not in 1000 different directions. It will be busy but I still need to find time to rest. It will be challenging with the work load and finding time to do fieldwork and working part time as much as possible.

This is refreshing:
Matthew 6:33- Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need.
Ephesians 5:15- Life life with a due sense of responsibility, not as those who do not know the meaning of life, but as those who do. Make the best use of your time.
Psalm 39:4-7 Lord, help me to realize how brief my time on earth with be. Help me to know that I am here for but a moment more. My life is no longer than my hand! My whole lifetime is but a moment to you. Proud man! Frail as breath! A shadow! And all his busy rushing ends in nothing. He heaps up riches for someone else to spend. And so, Lord, my only hope is in you.

As I try to put all this into personal perspective and something to truly live by- I think it is a great start to the semester.
December still can't come soon enough ;)

Have a great day!

a fun day with the twins...

I was able to capture a few minutes of our day... it was full of non-stop fun. These boys come up with the cutest things! I've called each the wrong names a few times but its getting easier to tell them apart the longer I'm with them.

notice they have 2 spaniels that look exactly alike. it makes me laugh

Here come the IRISH!

Well the home opener didn't go as planned... a sad 33-3 loss. :(

Hopefully the season will be getting better!
I'm done working early because of it. When the Irish don't do well, I don't work late...