Updates on the Life of a College Student ;)

School has been very good so far. I have 17 credit hours which consist of 6 classes: Psychology (currently an A or B), Shakespeare (currently an A), Southern Women Writers (currently an A), Heros in Film and Fiction (currently an A), Liberal Arts Chemistry (currently a low B...suffering people, suffering!), and the Leadership Seminar class (currently an A). I am taking the Leadership class in order to eventually become an RA. I found out today that your room is paid for when you're an RA...that's a nice sum right there! ;) I have determined that it will be very enjoyable to move back on campus, being near my close friends is always nice. But, I will miss the luxury of getting away from it all, my kitchen (although I am told that I might be able to use the kitchen in the new women's dorm), and my privacy. Someday, possibly my Senior year (which is only a year and a half away...ahhhhh), it would be nice to have a private room if it is at all possible. I miss the solitude of having a room to myself. Although, if I don't, I won't complain. It's better to share a room than to not have a room at all. :)

So, I am still awaiting a reply from the Best Semester Programme, they sent me an email saying that I would have an answer by around March 1st...AHHHHHH! I have been praying for God's will to lead the decision. I know that God has incredible plans laid out for all of us and I am certain that if He plans for me to go, I will go. If not, then He has better things to bring me at Warner. I know, England sounds so much better than Warner but, God can use a small school to mold me just as He can use a big university! Whichever direction the Lord leads, I know that there are still many more decisions that I will face and each one will have to be brought under the subjection of Jesus so that I may know the will of the Lord.

I'm still looking for a car. My Daddy wants to purchase a good used car for me, it's just a matter of finding the right one. I am so thankful for the generosity of my Daddy and in the way that the Lord always provides. Before I came to college, my family was desperately struggling financially. I had to take a year off between high school and college to work and save money. The money that I earned was given to my parents, who hated to take money from their own child but, it was something that I didn't have a need of for myself at the time. Well, now my Daddy has a very good job and can pay me back when I need it now. Isn't God's timing perfect? He allowed me to help my family in our time of need, and now He is making it possible for my parents to help me during my time of need. God takes care of all our needs. Isn't He awesome?! I thought I would share that because God proves Himself over and over to be a God who's timing is perfect!

My accountability partner and I are doing splendidly! We are going to begin doing "Breaking Free" by Beth Moore. My mother did the study a while back and said that we picked a great study to do. Danielle has already done the study but she wanted to do it over again and it seems to be the appropriate time to do so. My own personal Bible Study is going very well. My prayer life has increased, and my knowledge of the scriptures is increasing. I love that feeling of drawing closer to the bosom of God!

So, I started waking up at 5:00am two days ago, in order to work out with my friends Emily and Kelly. Yesterday, I jogged 3 miles in 30 minutes!!! 224 calories! Yeah baby! Hehehe. Then I did crunches and about 7 min worth of lunges. And you want to know what? My buttocks hurts SO bad! Hahahahaha. I could barely get out of bed this morning. It was quite funny actually...NOT. It's good pain. I continue to eat healthy foods and proper proportions. I am trying to consume things with a lot of protein so that I can gain more muscle. I don't necessarily want to lose weight, just unneeded fat. I want to tone up and be healthy! I weighed myself yesterday and I hadn't looked at a scale in about a month. So, I was originally at 125-128 and I am now at 112! I was totally astonished! It's not unhealthy for me to be that weight at my height. I've been eating right, walking/jogging at night, and doing my exercises. So, I'm feeling pretty good. Starting good habits for a healthy lifestyle! ;)

So, I always have things on my heart and mind. Who doesn't? But, my post before describes the approach that I want to take with all my decisions and wonderings; my anxiety and my cares. I continue to pray for God's leading to be clear to me. I want to make the right decisions that will bless others and bless God. I pray for the contentment in knowing that God is there, overseeing all that I do and say, and that He will see to every desire of my heart.

"For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly." Psalm 84:11

"Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come." John 16:13

"Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day." Psalm 25:4-5

"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed." Proverbs 16:3

"I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart." Psalm 40:8