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Today was so amazing, I can't even explain it.

God speaks in whispers and in silences, but have you ever felt like he uses a megaphone?

I am overwhelmed and challenged.

The things he does.... his ways are mysterious....

Things work together, random occurrences.

my desktop

look what i can do!

yeah, i have clever friends who teach me how to do cool stuff.

the thing about moving is...... it's so stressful..... ugh.

relentless time and motion

I'm so aware of so many things that need to be done.... a massive report due Thurs., emails to return, houses to look at, moving, a room that needs to cleaned desperately, studying, phone calls yet to be made, plans to be made.... I feel so overwhelmed in this mess of responsibility and life.

Then for the first time today I'm sitting in peace. The TV is off, roommates are in bed.... it's just me in the semi-darkness and the ticking of a far off clock.... an object that usually causes me a great deal of stress is suddenly a soothing lullaby.

So I'll just sit in this quiet and be......

Unusual things

I've been playing Guitar Hero for 3 weekends in a row.

I'm moving in with my sister.

Leadership roles have found me.

Listening to a lot of Queen.

Somehow I became a person others look up to.

I went on a date this morning.

I'm actually working on the take-home midterm at home during spring break.

the space between

I feel like I'm in a strange place... it must be that whole transition into post-college adulthood thing...

Living far from people who are close to my heart is hard. At times I wonder if some relationships are fading or are simply straining across the space. At other times I feel so alone in this strange new stage of life. I crave home. I crave community. I crave the familiar. I crave love.

I went on a retreat this weekend with my fellow Rock Harbor Youth middle school leaders. It was lovely. A safe place opened up and I opened my eyes to a large group of genuine people who are with me in this and give me a kind of mutual support in this vulnerability. Now, it's just up to me to bring my whole self into budding friendships instead of putting up defenses and running away.

I am deeply thankful for what God is up to and for what he has in store for me.