Heaven is Going to Be Huge!

Our new sermon series is about heaven, and I'm enjoying it. Today, the pastor talked about the dimensions of heaven and put it in terms I could relate to. It's going to be huge, and I'm so excited, because that means that everyone will fit. :-) And, eternity isn't as scary, because we will have no time restrictions, so we will be able to meet everyone and do everything and be with God forever! Though I really still can't visualize what it will be like; I'm just trusting that God will reveal all in His time and give me the strength to go through anything.

God is Good

This is crazy busy nutso time for me, so I probably won't be posting too much. Then again, I may post more. I'm so very good at procrastinating. :-/

I had a wonderful Thanksgiving. It was so good to see my family, and I'm especially glad that I was able to see my brother, as I think seeing him will be more rare due to distance. Break was much too short, as I came home Wednesday night after working until 9 PM and then had to come back Friday night, as I worked 8:30 AM-5 PM today. I have to work tomorrow too. :-( But, it's good to get the hours in. I packed a lot into 2 days, including visiting with family and friends, a bit of shopping, and even some homework. *gasp*

I'm really getting into my project for my evaluations class. I'm doing real research and it's really cool, though somewhat overwhelming.

I went to the opera on the 19th for the first time. My roomie and I went with our neighbor. It was a lot of fun. I enjoyed getting all dressed up and fancy, and it was all of our first times, so we shared the experience together. We saw Die Fledermaus by Strauss. It was a comedy, so lots of shenanigans and no death. It was a nice romp, and I enjoyed the music. Strauss is a fun, lively composer.

There is a blog post on the Boundless website entitled "Thanks for Nothing." The poster asks the question what are we thankful for that didn't happen? I think the topic is a really good one to ponder. I am personally thankful that I didn't get into U of I. Twice. Rejection is not easy, but it meant that I was able to work at the 'dale for a year and live on my own, and I was also able to come here to b-town. God is good, even when I don't understand what He's doing.

I'm Workin' on a Buildin'

November is finally upon us. It's dreary gray and cold. Which is as it should be. We have had an unnaturally sunny November.

I have the whole day free, so I am planning on heading up to campus after lunch and working very hard on my project for my evaluations class. I am nervous and excited about this project, as I am doing "real" research, and it is rather different from my normal research papers. I'm praying that it goes well.

I was sick last weekend, and I am doing much better, but I am still feeling weary and low energy, which is frustrating. Especially since I want to go running but know that I shouldn't until I'm back to normal.

I'm going to the opera tomorrow night with my roomie and our neighbor. It's Die Fledermaus. I've never been to the opera, and I'm rather excited, especially for the opportunity to get dressed up and go out for the evening.

I wish I had more deep thoughts, but stress is not conducive to that right now.

Blessings.

13.1 Miles

I just signed up for the mini/half marathon in Indy in May! It's the largest mini marathon in nation, and I'm excited for the experience. I can't really believe that I'm doing this, but I'm also excited. I have at least 2 other friends who are running as well, so I'll have people to train with. I know there will be days that I will so regret my decision, but I think it will, overall be good. I'm looking forward to proving to myself that I can run long distances. Now, I need to buy a good pair of running shoes.

I think I am getting sick. I have a sore throat, and I had it yesterday too. Not cool. Hopefully it's not a bad cold. I have a lot to do.

I have taught 4 instruction sessions this week, and it's been a lot of fun. This last session was rather out of my comfort zone, as it dealt with statistics and government documents, which I am not very comfortable with, but I learned more about resources we have and that are available. And, I like learning. I talked with several different librarians, and it was good. Slowly but surely, I'm becoming more familiar with Lexis Nexis. Good times.

I really need to go grocery shopping and clean my room. I'm rather out of food. I have almost finished the entire box of elbow macaroni that I made the other day. I didn't realize that not making the whole box was an option until my roomie mentioned it. Oh well, leftovers are good. :-)

We got a new dishwasher the other day, as our old one had been making horrendous grating/grinding noises. We didn't expect a new dishwasher, but we are not complaining. :-)

Running and such musings

I was up at 5 AM this morning. Which is a ridiculous hour of the morning and should not be observed by being awake. At least not by me. But, I woke and rose to go to Indy and cheer for my friends running a half marathon. They were awesome, and I enjoyed being very loud and bouncing my voice off of the buildings. Now, I am contemplating signing up for the one in May. I am not really a runner and I will be busy next semester, but it may help me blow off steam and destress. Also, I'd like to say that I did it. Running 13.1 miles is quite the achievement.

I'm going over to a friend's house to work on a big project tonight. November will be full of me being very busy and working on my big projects. All semester projects are so hard for me, as my time management skills are less than stellar. I just need to work hard and not panic too much.

I made meatloaf wellington the other night. I really need to work on making meals for myself and eating better. The meatloaf wellington was very good though, and I'm not generally a fan of meatloaf. But, wrap it in croissants, and everything tastes better. :-)

Love and Blessings.