Back Again!

Howdy from Arkansas! I got back to school on Sunday, after a great weekend with Caleb in Sherwood, AR. Mom and Dad and I went up there with him to see the church he's interning at. It was a blessing to stay with Pastor Mix and his family and be a part of Brockington Road Baptist Church for a weekend!

My class schedule this semester is FULL -

Monday, Wed, and Fri - Music Theory, Adolescent Psychology, New Testament Survey, English Composition, and Choir

Tues - Proverbs, Baptist History, and Chorale

Thurs - Methods of Mentoring, Methods of Teaching, and Chorale

Tuesday and Thursday are block class days. Today (Tuesday) was the first class day. I'm gonna LOVE Proverbs! Dr. Mitchell teaches it. Enough said.

It's been encouraging to see how God is giving me opportunities to build awesome friendships with some great girls here. "Iron sharpeneth iron" - and it is incredibly refreshing to be with people who have the same desires and ideas. I was just talking to a girl and she said something like, "I'm amazed right now at what God is doing in my heart and life, and I'm just enjoying being in love with Jesus and having a relationship with Him - I don't want to mess that up for anything!"

She was talking about being single, and I had to smile - because that is almost word-for-word what I think. It was encouraging to talk to someone who has surrendured to the Lord the "right" to marriage. There isn't an over-abundance of girls who have even considered the possibility that God's plan for them might not include marriage. I'm sure for the vast majority it will. And I don't think there's any normal girl who doesn't have a desire to be married and have a family. But I do believe that as we surrendur to the Lord our lives, we need to surrendur every area. We ought to be willing to follow the Lord's path for our life, even if it means He is our only Bridegroom.

Any you know, fellowship with Him really beats anything else.

There's my thoughts for the day!