Chocolate and conversations

I have yet to ask my suitemates if they would like to go eat out sometime and I think it's affecting me more than I thought it would. I have to trust that the time with them will be blessed.

I had a Starbucks Vivanno chocolate banana smoothie last night because I didn't eat a whole lot of dinner and I needed something sweet but somewhat healthy. And oh my goodness, that thing was wonderful for the time being! Good stuff. And I used a giftcard for it, so I didn't even have to spend money on it! Praise Jesus for college-age church gifts :)

It was fun watching people slip and slide today...I don't like those things, but people were funny to watch. Oh, and spending time with a friend from CRU at International Delights today was a blessing. Gyros are greasy and hummus with pita bread is yummy. And I want their desserts and some dark chocolate.

I bought the book, "Changes that Heal", (with yet another gift card...I make me gift cards last a long time and I'm glad these don't expire...I've seriously had the one I just used for about a year and a half). I still need to finish another book that I am about 10 pages from finishing. I do the same thing my mom does, start one book, and then get others and start those and maybe finish them, and then get some more on top of those, etc. I don't beat myself up about it anymore though, because if I don't finish a book or never read one that I've wanted to read, it won't be a loss to me after I die. Yay for eternal perspective!

My friend, Hannah, and I are planning on starting a Bible study soon, and we got together yesterday to pray about it and just catch up on how things are going in our lives. It was a great time and since she was so excited, I got pretty excited, too. I guess I had been doubting that it would be followed through for some reason. Probably because I don't know what to expect with this Bible study and the unkown factors in all sorts of areas intrigues me because I get to see what God will do. Yet at the same time, I feel like backing away for fear of not inputting every idea I have and possibly discarding some of my ideas, whether small or big, for various reasons. I do realize that because Hannah and I are doing something for God's kingdom, we will be attacked, and we will be ready and fight back as we give it all to God. I need to ask for prayer for both me and Hannah. It seems like it isn't real because we haven't started yet, but I know once we start, I just want to give it all to God, not worry about it, remembering that I'm not the source of the goodness that will come from the fellowship time. And it's really funny thinking that both Hannah and I don't even remember how we met...just sometime during freshman year. I love it :)

Thursday, I met a guy, Ben, in the library, and it was cool to just chat. I enjoy asking questions that make people think, because I like it when people ask me questions that make me think....well, the questions that make me see the truth in something that I had never seen before. I also started out this Thursday with a great conversation during my walking class at 7:30 AM (feels great outside!) with a new friend of mine, we'll call her Lynn. And praise God for His changes in me, because I like that without even trying hard, I brought in the topic of church and it just went off of that. I asked her questions, listened to her, and I really liked it when she said "I haven't thought about this stuff in a long time"...and I would not have had that conversation and enjoyed it had it been for the peace the Lord gave me and the patience He has taught me to have. I just hope and I will trust that God will continue to work in our relationship. She's also in my another PE class I have, but you don't have much time at all to speak words in that class...always moving and remembering to breathe! It feels good to breathe, hehe.

Whoa, I need to get to sleep. This brings back memories of being on the computer too long...haha.