phew!

wow. so it's been a while. the last month has absolutely flown by. (plus i'm absolutely terrible at keeping up with this whole blog thing...) let's see, what's happened since last i wrote?...

well, as i said, i got a job. i worked as a lead cashier at murdoch's for a little over a month, before i quit to move back up to va for another year here on liberty mountain. my mom and i made the trip together again; we had several close calls, but God kept us safe, and we arrived last thursday in lynchburg, va, where we unpacked my junk, ate, and crashed. and i was thrust strait into student leadership orientation and the full title of prayer leader on my hall. i won't lie; it was a little nerveracking at first, to think i might be responsible for the spiritual welfare of a bunch of girls. i struggle enough with my own messes; i don't need to be screwing up other peoples' lives. but, as always, isaiah 40 prevailed, and last night i led my first ever prayer group.

and it was amazing.

if i needed any more convincing that this year is going to be an amazing year for my hall, i don't now. the freshmen that we moved in over the last three days are absolutely amazing, and i can't wait to get to know them better and spend a year both teaching and learning from them about Christ.

and now, leadership orientation is drawing to a close with one last 40 minute seminar tomorrow morning, and the returning upperclassmen will begin pouring in tomorrow with a few early arrivals. and i won't lie; i'm a little nervous for them. (if i screw up with the fish, they don't know; but the uppers will know in a heartbeat...) but i'm also really excited. i firmly believe that a lot of the hall's attitude will be determined by the attitude of the leadership core. and ours is amazing. so i think we're set. i have some butterflies, but i'll make it.

in other news, i have a fish. he's a betta. he lives in a huge vase-bowl-thing with texan decorations all over it, and his name is pecos bill. he's about as random and adhd as me, and he loves the david crowder band. life's good.

i'm also struggling a little with homesickness. i just found out a friend from home is pregnant again, and i miss being home and hearing in person. but what's even scarier is when i think that the next time i see my family, i will be graduating in exactly a year. that's positively terrifying...maybe i need to go read isaiah 40 again...

hope your week's been as amazing as mine. :)