Christmas
....was rather dull and boring for me...not to mention down right miserable. I had the flu. I decided to stay in Kansas for the holidays and spend Christmas with friends, but that didn't happen. I stayed by myself. So from the 24th - 27th, I was really ill. By the 28th I was starting to feel much better. I am so thankful for friends who brought medicine and much needed human contact during those days.
The one bright spot was dog-sitting for my friends the Seleys. Sparky kept me company and wouldn't let me sleep all day. However, sparky liked to urinate when got excited. He got excited a lot. That was definitely the one part I could have done without. I wish I had diapers. He is just a baby and couldn't help not being able to control his bladder.

New Year's Eve
...was pretty great. I spent it with a room full of friends and holding babies. I LOVE babies. They are so fun to hold and love on. Then we played Monopoly. I lost badly, but it was really fun to play and to be around people.


Now we are back to normal life and I am glad. I love having a schedule! I guess that makes me a little weird, but I am ok with that. So, the students have returned to campus and I have already had some encouraging one on one appointments. God has been allowing me to see change and growth in some of the students. I count that a blessing.

I guess that's it for now. I just wanted to blog because it has been so long. So, I leave you with a little bit of what God has been encouraging me with lately. I have been doing a character study on Peter. God has used Peter's interactions with Jesus to give me hope. I have been made aware of my need for the Gospel daily. Through Peter I have seen that Jesus is willing to hand out forgiveness to me. That my friends is grace, Boy am I thankful.