Dear friends,
It has been a while since I have posted on here. I've thought about it many a time, but life has kept me running. In the beginning of the year I was working several (very) part-time jobs and work study. It was really just too much. The Lord provided just enough that I could afford to quit work study if I just trusted Him to provide another two hundred and fifty dollars somehow throughout the year. (Or, if He doesn't provide that, the other option is for Him to keep my car healthy so I don't actually use up my car repair budget!)I have no doubt that He will provide in one way or another. He always does.
Senior year means Fall Block for education majors. It's a really interesting set up because basically we squish semester long classes into a month and a little. While it means that I only have three classes at once, the workload is definitely increased. Keeps me hopping. The classes are each between two and three hours long, but my professors do a good job of using the time well. When it's not needed (mostly for my Senior Integration Paper class), we get let out early. Woohoo!
I am also down the mountain in a classroom two days a week, on Tuesday and Thursday. It has been so confirming, but a little overwhelming, to be working with kids. Confirming because I love it, but overwhelming because there are so many problems in education that I feel helpless to fix. I've prayed a lot, to say the least.
I got sick this past week. I tried to pull myself together and go to school anyway, but I just ended up being up all that night with a fever and feeling tons worse. After a day off, a shot, antibiotics, a new inhaler, and increased dosage in my old one, I am finally on the mend. I would still love prayers for health. The doctor told me I should expect to be sick a lot for the next few years as my body gets used to being around little kids all the time at school.
The Lord has been teaching me about His power to sustain me and about how I've GOT to live like a child, dependent and trusting. Please pray that He would continue to give me strength, courage, insight, and deep love.
Wow, that was a long update. That's how I am. I hope you are all doing well!
Love and peace in Christ our risen Savior,
April
