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well it has been approximately 10 days since i have been here....it is really amazing how many things can happen in 10 days. i am experiencing some very life-changing movements from the Lord. it's actually pretty dang sweet.
i'll tell you something that is not sweet though- hurricane ike. well ok, so it's sweet in the meteorological sense, and of the natural sense as it hurricanes are truly a phenomenon, but when people and property are being ruined...it's cool factor goes way down. especially when you know a bunch of people being affected! luckily, my best friend and her family made it out, but who knows what they will return to...they live pretty near the coast so i'm praying it's not so bad as they are predicting. my aunt and uncle decided to ride it out a little further (but ONLY a little further) north around lake conroe, so it will be interesting to see what kind of storms they get. we are supposed to even get torrential rains up here in D-town!
i'm running in a 5K tomorrow morning. this is going to be challenging considering i haven't run in over a month and i've been eating like a garbage can. or maybe just eating garbage. but i guess i don't have to run the WHOLE thing...maybe i'll surprise myself and do it anyway. my dad is running the 15K- he's much more ambitious and talented in the running arena. that whole race thing starts in a little over 7 hours which means i'm getting up in a little less than 6. bummer dude. the days of sleeping in are truly, truly over. thank you working full time. did i mention i don't get paid? right.
still, i love the teaching. i am in charge of the entire 6th grade unit next week. SCARY but awesome too. knowing that the partial responsibility of the students' success is in your hands is a little overwhelming. i'm up to the challenge of course, and the topic is "junk foods"- something i can totally get into. PLUS you could definitely use this as an opportunity to have a "hands-on" day where the kids actually bring in junk food. BRILLIANT, if you ask me.
so here's where my life's at:
God is good. Things aren't easy. But God is good.
Friends REALLY ARE His way of taking care of you, and encouraging you in a tangible way.
I'm learning a lot.
I'm teaching a lot.
I'm a mess mostly.
But God can still be glorified.
shweet.