Weekend Update

Well, I guess it's about time that I update on what's going on in my life. The semester is nearing its end (GASP), and then after that I'll be doing May Term until about the end of May. Big news - I talked with my parents, and they're going to help me fulfill my dream of studying abroad!!! Next summer, I'll be going to Florence and Rome, Italy for a month!! The summer after that, I'll be going to Africa for 2 weeks! I'll be getting 12 hours credit total from those 2 trips, and with those hours freed up in my regular school year schedule, I can add a religion minor! God is so good! I'm so excited about this. I pray that God will use all of this for his glory. I don't want to get tied up in the logistics of it - I want to praise him always.
One of my good friends Holly always inspires me. She's a fountain of wisdom, truly. She was telling me about this tattoo she wants to get on the inside part of her sole - one foot says, "God saves" and the other, "God pursues." She told me this message changed her life, and she wanted to bring that to other people (hence the writing on the feet). I've never really thought of God as a pursuer. I see Him as almighty, but I don't see Him as running after me. But He does. He pursues us with more passion than any lover and more heart than any saint. I love that about God. Our acceptance of Christ as our Lord does not come as a shock to God, but as a fulfillment of His love that He pours out on us. He is on the move.

"The winds of God are always blowing, but you must set the sails."