Update

Whewwww! Man, life is busy. God is good! I really do not even know how to summarize the past few weeks. I am afraid this may a bit disjointed!

Of late, life has been full of tests, projects, planning, and more. Of course, I've fit some good fun in the mix as well. My birthday was marvelous, I felt so loved and uplifted. The best part of it is that overall I felt encouraged that the SPIRIT is doing things through me, instead of feeling that I was something else. GOD IS WORKING! Praise Him! I was reflecting on how much I have changed and grown in the past year, and it is quite extensive. I am most certain that I am being inhabited by a powerful God. Ha, of course, that is not to say my "old self" does not rear its ugly head on frequent occasion. It does. Yet, I know the Spirit walks with me.

For those of you who pray for me, please continue to pray for meekness and humility, for a grace-embracing-and-endowing lifestyle, and for diligence! May Jesus Christ be praised!

Looking up,
April

Sunshine State?

Well Day 1 in Florida is completed. While we were disappointed to be greeted with clouds and cold winds at the beach, we still had a marvelous day.

My old roommate, Bethany, and her parents are kindly letting Laura, Bethany Daniels, and me stay at their place--so we have a delightful, inexpensive spring break. Today, we went to Sunday School, church, and a potluck followed by volleyball on the beach and then Bible study. Last but not least, I played Scrabble with Bethany's little (but over 6') brother, Caleb. It has been an enjoyable day.

I really enjoyed seeing Bethany's church--great teaching, sweet people. The Lord brought me a lot of encouragement through different teaching sessions today. One of the big ideas from the sermon: trusting that God will keep his promises. He will! Praise Him!

Well anyway, it's bedtime for April. I hope to get up at a decent hour tomorrow and get to work on a paper. No rest for the weary. Hehe. Seriously, though, it will be a wonderful break.