Fishers of Men!

I think it's pretty neat seeing the the fishermen working together, all doing their part of bring in the nets. In contrast to the lone man, they bring in a plentiful catch ... Like us! If we work together as fishers of men, we will be more productive and better prepared for the moment to pull that heavy net into the boat. If we're alone, there is more of a chance of those fish pulling us into the water.

[I got these from www.joshmelissa.com --Josh and Melissa Jore are new members of WMPL to Bangladesh. There is more at www.wmpl.org] I sure miss living there.

Morning!

I'm not experiencing the bright shining face ... I'm off to math here pretty soon. I really like my teacher, but I think I'm going to need some caffeine. Having a million things on my mind and some homework is kinda urgh. I'm looking forward to meeting with a friend today. We're going to go through the 1st Step of Neil Anderson's Steps to Freedom in Christ. As far as school goes, I'm going to try to get an appointment to meet with an adviser about possible majors. Hmmm... Pray for guidance. God is good and faithful! I'm looking forward to seeing what he has in store for the day.

Convictions

I'm in the middle of studying for my huge Western Civ. Exam. Eek... more like the beginning though I've studied for over an hour and a half. I don't know how I'm going to cram all of this information into my noodle. :( Osmosis?

Today's chapel was awesome. The speaker talked about how we shouldn't depend on our feelings. Though we have spiritual highs AND lows, we are still in God's hand. What a comforting thought, especially for me. These past couple weeks have been rough. Not really academically, but emotionally. Extreme highs and lows and swings. I don't really understand completely what is going on, but I'm trusting the Lord's leading and I'm depending on prayer. Some major molding is going on and it's out of my control. My ignorance and idiocy hit me hard last night and the Lord's grace really came in full. I desire to live for Christ and bring him glory, but I find it hard in the midst of the world and all the trials and temptations. I really desire to be blind to all that is not pleasing to the Lord so that I might in some way bring Him glory. He is so gracious and I have no idea why he has saved a wretch like me.

Congradulations Matt and Molly!

I had the privilege of going to Wisconsin for the weekend. I did Molly's and her five bridesmaids' hair and had a blast. What a joy it was to see Matt and Molly step into this marriage so full of love for the Lord and each other. God's guidance was and is very obvious in their lives and it was a wonderful testimony to all that witnessed it.

Hurray for Family!

Pictures of Lily's Great Grandparents (my grandparents), Great-great-great Grandma (my great-great grandma). Mary and I at Jenny's Wedding.