Happenings

There have been a lot of fun happenings over these past few days…

For Christmas I received a beautiful ukulele that I am eagerly strumming away at, learning chords, notes, and songs. Already I got down most of “Somewhere over the Rainbow” and the hymn “O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go.” I feel quite accomplished.

Also I finally got my final grades in for my first semester at Gordon…I made Dean’s List! It was not till I got these grades that I felt like the semester came to its culmination. I did it. I got through my first semester, and I got through it well.

Next, as celebration and reward to the good grades, I finally (after much humming and hawing) got my nose pierced. I will be honest, it did hurt. But, it did not hurt enough that I swore out loud. Overall though, I love it! It was great to do something…wonderfully crazy. The thing that held me back from getting a nose piercing sooner was wondering what others would think and the aspect of it hurting like hell. So finally I went for it. I don’t regret a single moment!

My brother and his wife came up from NC for a visit. They were here from late Christmas night to extremely early New Year’s morning. It was great being able to see them and get in some of that bonding time. Seeing them made me miss my North Carolina home all the more. However, I would not trade my current Massachusetts’ life and experiences.

It may not seem like much, but there has been a lot of going and going and not nearly enough stopping. I feel unsettled with the processing of my first semester at Gordon. I believe I still have much more to reflect and contemplate on. Truth is I may never be done processing it all. This is a rather daunting realization. My analytical side is not pleased.

However, I do know this: that this has been a wonderfully sweet semester with a swirl of challenges and moments of stressful situations, where I found great growth, hard realizations, and created memories that I will one day write about in a memoir (I got my aspirations).

I also know this: that God has shown up, that He has provided, and that He was/is with my every step of the way, covering me with his favor, mercy, and love.

That’s all I know for now at 1:05 in the morning. Much more for a later time.