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Monday, May 20, 2013

Necessary Rest

I noticed tonight that I last wrote a post over a month ago. Time absolutely flies.

School wrapped up well. I managed to fill my last two weeks with lots of... well... life. Much study. Much writing. Much time with friends. The week of finals, my friends and I had a surreal reality check: our freshman year was essentially over. We coped by finding adventures that only finals-hazed brains can discover. Within 48 hours, we studied at Waffle house well into the night, drove 45 minutes to explore a river, searched for a coffee-mug tree (take a cup, leave a cup), went to Spanish church, AND I learned to drive a stick-shift. And all of us took at least three finals. All of this in the pouring rain. Most of it at night. What a time...

The past two weeks have been radically different. The rest I've had was beyond needed. It was necessary. My body is caught up on sleep, my mind relaxed, and my soul prepared for my upcoming sojourn in Ohio. I've slept as much as I wanted (sometimes a bit more), worked out my worries on the keys of the piano, and allowed my imagination to run wild in the pages of Tolkien's The Silmarillion. I feel like I've had a two-week Sabbath, sitting back from work, relaxing, and enjoying the time with my family that has been the blessing of a lifetime.

Concerning Ohio: I will keep updates coming through this blog. I'm really excited, even though I haven't the slightly clue about the specifics of what we'll be doing. One thing, though, God has continually placed on my heart: trust. Trust in His spirit to work. Trust in His grace to use my efforts. Trust in His protection. Do my best, offer it all, and the results are up to Him. For followers of Christ, success is not a marked, defined outcome. It's obedience. In obeying, we find the greatest fulfillment and truest satisfaction that our stay in this world has to offer.  

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