Since I have the time...

Maybe I don't post so often as I'd like to because I automatically think that not many people will want to read the ramblings I end up putting on here. There's been a few times where I start typing and it comes out extremely long. Then I delete it all, realizing that maybe no one should read it. It's difficult to know what to put on a blog and what not to. Sometimes it's just better to talk to people I live close to.

School started and I'm back in a place where it's even more enjoyable. I like learning, not just about math or how to defend myself in violent situations (I'm taking a self defense class which I think is quite a different perspective on life), but I also like learning about who I am and who others are.
I am not living with Apryl because she wasn't able to make it to NMSU again this semester. I hope to see her at NMSU next semester. She always says something about Las Cruces every time I talk to her. Which reminds me that I want to call her. But, I have a roommate of a whole two weeks, Paola, who is from the very south of Mexico (which she is very fond of) and she's beautiful, personality-wise and in the looks...haha, that may sound strange, but I believe it. She needs to hear it more often, I think. It's not as difficult as I thought it would be to live with someone I've never met before. I just ask for prayer that I might learn how to put her before myself, in the cleaning and in the conversations.

Classes are even going well. I don't like how much I talked about my fear of abstract math in the past because it really isn't that bad so far. I praise God that I have a teacher who is going through it systematically and explaining things well. He's a Canadian...I like all of the Canadians I've met so far...they're so interesting and have a good dispositions, I guess you could say. I don't intend to stereotype. One of my closest friends, Hannah, is getting married to a Canadian in May, so that's exciting!

I went to Indiana this past weekend (never paid so much for a trip in my life and I hope I never have to for that distance!), but I'm thinking it was worth it. I'm not going to try to be the mathematician and compare money to spiritual growth. So instead I'm trusting that experience with those wonderful people was well worth it. I got to see a great example of the body of Christ and was very encouraged and I realized even more so how important it is that I talk to others about the gospel. After 21 years, I still stink at it, but it's becoming clearer and life is so much more meaningful! The meeting was focused on our individual ministries and the entire weekend was biblically based, full of prayer, praise, and a beautiful setting (Indiana reminded me of Oklahoma but with more clouds and trees). The bugs make a lot more noise there, haha.

I just finished taking a "gifts" (Based on Romans 12:6-8) test today (finally) and I was excited when the last one on there was "compassions person", or as someone at the conference put it "mercifier". I found myself relating positively to most of those questions while the others (perceiver, server, teacher, leader, giver, and exhorter) I partially related to, with teacher being the next highest. It's good to know these things because now I can discover how I might show mercy better (among other things).

"We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in porportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully."

I'll try to update more often and not care so much about what others might or might not read. I like reading other people's updates and so I figure someone might like reading mine :P. I just realized I have to read a lot this weekend and finally write thank you notes for people who supported me on the Mexico City trip! I made a list of "Things I Will Do Before I Do Anything Else" this morning. Seriously, they're not going to kill me. If anything, it will make others' lives better.

Now as for planning for what to do after graduation, that's still creeping up on me ever so quickly :).