This past week was probably the toughest weeks of the years due to extremely busy schedules. I don't think Brett and I got to eat dinner together at all last week. It seemed like on the nights he was busy, I was at home working on homework, and the nights I worked late, he was actually at home resting from a long day at the office. Now a few weeks in to school, the work load has gotten bigger and this week I really felt the pressure to manage my time well. I spent Thursday working on homework for four hours after school to then go into work until 10:30 that night. I was really ready for some rest come 8 AM class Friday morning. I was greatly encouraged by my 9 o'clock class, English, when I received my first graded paper back. I got a 98!! (Now, this is a big deal because my teacher has said nothing but how hard of a grader he is for 4 weeks straight and how we should all drop his class because the work was so demanding.) To have this very frustrating teacher write on my paper how well it was written definitely gave me the motivation to keep up what I have been doing.
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| I was so excited, Brett put it on the refrigerator! |
We have also been so encouraged when we get to go have fellowship on Wednesday evenings and Sundays with our church family at Stillwater Community Church in Rowlett. The Lord is exciting both of us with the things that we see happening and changing the past month or so. For example, tonight, at our Night of Worship, many were baptized as a demonstration of their faith in Christ. A couple of teens were baptized and it was so encouraging to see kids we hang out with every week place their faith in Jesus. This is why we are where we are, and it is so humbling and exciting to have the privilege to be a part of God's story.
The moving of God's Spirit in our church body only makes Brett and I more excited to move Rowlett hopefully near the beginning of this summer. I have been anxious to move for a while now, but I can see the Lord's timing at work in our situation. I know His plan is much greater than my own, and I am confident that He knows our hearts and has a plan in motion to work out things for our good. Nights like tonight really make me yearn for the godly community that we, right now anyways, live so far from. (Feel free to pray for us that we might make the right decisions the next few months regarding where we will live.)
The Lord truly is showing me patience and while we wait He has been faithful to continue to grow us. One of the promises I felt that the Lord gave me this semester was that He would not only give us the grace to make it through the semester in one piece, but He would allow us to grow through this time of chaos and busyness. I can definitely see this promise in motion especially after a week like last week where I am so exhausted from the demands of life, but yet so refreshed from God's people and His faithfulness. I am just thankful that the Lord has allowed us to be apart of His plan.
Here is a testimony of God's faithfulness in the life of one of my middle school girls. In small groups a few weeks back I encouraged the girls to write on a post-it note a hope that they wanted to see happen this semester. One girl said that she wanted her dad to come to church on her post-it. Tonight her dad was with his family in church! I am convinced that those are the prayers God loves answering.
Following the Night of Worship, we walked outside to the first snowfall of the year. Being that this is our first year of marriage I decided to take a few snow fall photos (even though the snow didn't stick). Here you go.
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| First 2012 Snowfall |
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| Our apartment complex has a random putt-putt green... not sure why. |
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| We were cold, but I had to take a snow pic. |
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