Up at midnight but class at 8 am...

I should be in bed...

Well this week has flown by! I cant believe its already Thursday! Its been a great week with surprises around every corner. I have class in 8 hrs, but I cant seem to go to sleep, too many things on my mind I guess. warning: This will be random

Let's see first, I must comment on my global marketing class. One word: LEGIT! Man our teacher is hard core- I know I am going to learn a lot and definitely be challenged (which is what I need!) We have no text book, but we are required to read about a book every week- now Emily does not read like that unless the book is about vampires or some sappy romance...unfortunately these books wont have those characteristics, but they will be about business and that should keep my attention :) I am excited to see what I will take away from this class!

Next, so I was looking forward to some interviews this week for potential summer internships... going into them I prayed, and prayed hard. I am done with living my life according to me, satisfying MY desires...no! things are changing and now I am laying everything at His feet and praying for His guidance and peace- this includes career, relationships whatever! I am confident the Lord already has some sweet job/internship for me for this summer, it is just going to take some work on my part to search those out and simply have faith. So, the internship I thought my be a for sure didn't happen, but I was so encouraged by what the woman said to me and she gave me some great alternative options. So, what i am thinking at this point, if not this amazing one, God has something else amazing for me- no worries. So now its onto the next contact, the next person i can get to know and some more doors of opportunity for the Lord to open- man life is exciting!

I have been very blessed to have the past few days pretty much free due to icy weather conditions. No practice for the past 3 days! I have had some time to do some shopping (getting new business clothes is way too fun!) I have spent some quality time with people in my life who bless me in so many ways! I am so amazed by God and how perfect He does things. He totally puts the exact people in your life at the perfect time, for the perfect reason (understanding that reason sometimes is the tricky part). I need to be a better friend and invest in their lives as much as they do in mine!

I love how small of a world this is. I went out to sushi with some friends the other night and overheard the waitresses talking about some kind of fruit. One mentioned that it tasted like Rambutan and so I instantly butted into their conversation. The girl was actually from Bandung Indonesia and had met the family that works in Molly's school who were from Texas! I knew them too..wow what a small world- I love it when God does that!

Today I went to Panera to read the rest of my text book for my spring internship. While I was there God totally reminded me the simplicity of life and how much joy it should be. I guess getting older, you just get stressed out about dumb things and you forget about how good life is. I was sitting on the comfy chairs by the fire when this family sits at the table next to me. The kids sat at a separate table than the parents-the typical set up when the parents dont want to deal with the kiddos. I was watching the kids and it was just funny remembering how fun it was to be that young and not really have a care in the world. They were laughing about who knows what, but that totally changed my attitude for the rest of the time there. It was a nice reminder to just be happy. Focus on the good things of the day, of all the ways the Lord has blessed me...when you count your blessings, all the "bad things" dont even matter.

While at Panera I was also reading my daily walk bible. Good challenge for the day:

Take 10 words to capture the most important thought on your mind right now

* "the unknowns of the future cause me no fear "

Last random thought for the night. I went to church tonight to watch Fireproof with a group of people. Can i just say this was absolutely amazing! It was such a powerful movie that totally proves the importance of 1. having Christ in your life 2. that your relationships must be based on Christ 3. love is a choice not a feeling.... great, clean, moving movie that i definitely recommend to everyone!

Alright that's all for tonight, I think I'll be able to sleep now :)

Reflection of the First Week Back at School

One week of school down 15 more to go :-D

Looking back on the first week I think one word to describe it would be "Encouraged". Man I am so encouraged! Although there are a lot of unknowns concerning the summer, this semester's internship, and life in general- I am so encouraged by the Lord and the amazing ways He works. I have been doing really good with spending time in the Word thanks to the Daily Walk Bible- a day-by-day read (in theory so i can read the bible in one year!) I have gained so much understanding and appreciation for God's Word and its so cool to see how applicable the Word is to my life's experiences! So that has been really neat to see god speak to me through His Word. It was my roommate's birthday this weekend, so we had a surprise party for her on Friday and then had a girls day out on Saturday- nails and shopping it was great!
We have acquired a new decoration for our apartment to help remind us to focus on our studies...haha its kinda the running joke in the house :

This week I will start back up with soccer training and I am really excited about that. I have really gained a passion for weight training so practice wont be a burden, rather an escape! I am going to have my first meeting for my internship for the spring this week to talk about all the details- and I am so excited about the fact that I will be working on the 20th floor of a high-rise in downtown Dallas!! Yup, the Lord is so good.
I heard a really neat quote by Jim Elliot today, and I really want it to be the cry of my heart as well as every follower of Christ:

“Father, make of me a crisis woman. Bring those I contact to decision. Let me not be a milepost on a single road; make me a fork, that men must turn one way or another on facing Christ in me.”