It's Monday.  What is there good to say about Mondays?  After 3 days of bliss, one must return to routine and structure.  School is getting better.  I'm not quite as stressed.  A very wise man once told me, "D's get degrees."  Well, seeing how I'm an overachiever, I adapted it to fit me better.

"B's get degrees"

I wrote it on a sticky note and put it on my mirror.  It's encouraging to be honest with myself and be okay with the possibility of getting a B.  Now, I don't want evil comments about how you would do anything for a B.  This is my post, and I've only had one B in all my days.  So bottomline, I'm trying my best, but I'm not going to beat myself up over a B.

Tonight we had a chapel service at 7.  It was amazing; very possibly it was the best ever.  We had great praise and worship then 2 guys tag-team preached.  Instead of an altar call, they dismissed all of SAGU to go walk and pray around campus.  I didn't think people would take it seriously, but they did.  We left dead silent and for the next hour there were hundreds of people walking all over campus praying, singing and reading the Word.  WOW!

Christen

Wow, what a week.  Classes are going to be tough.  I'm not afraid of failing as much as I'm afraid of only keeping my head above water.  I hate feeling behind or overwhelmed.  It's a LOT of reading and outside projects.  Today I talked to one of my professors because I was afraid I was taking on too much, and I almost started crying.  I teared up, but he told me I was going to be fine.  I hope so.  Overwhelmed and emotional is the way I feel.  Those are two things I am not very often.  I am definitely in the right place, but I wasn't quite prepared for this.

Matthew 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."

Christen

I'm here.  We started classes today.  They are going to be much tougher than I imagined, a whole lot of reading!  I'm very happy though.  I have great friends and incredible opportunities.  I'm considering switching churches.  The youth group at my current church is not really hoppin'.  I'm visiting somewhere else tonight just to see.

Christen

Off to school, off to school, tomorrow I go off to school.

Well, I never claimed to be a poet.  It sounds better if you kinda sing it.  Anyway, I really do leave in the morning for school.  Registration's at 10 then I've got to move my stuff in.  I'm not sure if I'm being naive or if I really think it's not going to take me long to pack.  I haven't started.  Surprise, surprise.

If you're ever in the Dallas area, come see me.  I'm going to miss everybody, but at least I'm not 1000 miles away, just 150.  I love y'all.

Christen

I graduated to a new level of achievement today.  I'm so proud!

Tomorrow I must pack for school.  I leave Saturday morning so I am required to pack tomorrow.  I want to go back to school, but I'm such a procrastinator.  The last thing in the whole world that I want to do is throw my entire life into a car again.

One of my supposed roommates called today to say she's not living with me anymore.  That made me sad.  I'm afraid there's going to be someone in my room that I don't know at all.  I need sanity this year.

Sorry this wasn't a must read today.  I have no words of wisdom or wonderful stories to tell.  Tomorrow holds promise though.

Christen

I have come to realize what a small world Xanga really is.  I need to be careful what I say.

I had the strangest conversation tonight with a guy I graduated from high school with.  We were extreme opposites in high school.  He just wanted to say hi and see how I was doing.  It was really a pleasant conversation.  Just, weird.

Small group is a phenomenon.  God has enabled me to pour the limited knowledge I have into numerous 15 and 16 year olds.  They take what I say as truth and run with it.  I have personally watched one girl change her life completely because of things I have said and done.  This is no pat on my back, just, my mind is racing.  Why does God use me when I'm still growing?  Why would He trust me with these precious lives?  I don't understand.

Christen

Today is a good day.  I got to eat lunch with my friend Ikey.  We've been friends since my sophomore year in high school, so that was super fun.  Then we visited his parents' furniture store.  It's so cool! Tonight, I'm going to dinner with my family to bid farewell to my cousin Josh who's headed off to college in Abilene.

I can't believe I go back to college in one week.  I'm excited though.  Okay, so I had considered going back to Rockford because I love the ministry opportunities and the things I have learned, but my parents said no.  (I don't want to talk about that.) But, my heart is still Master's.  I believe in the program and the person it allows people to become.  This week we had a Back to School Revival, and (tell me THIS isn't God) the Master's Commission director from South Dallas Master's was there.  SDMC is located at the church I go to while I'm at college.  We talked, and he said I can work with them as much as I want.  I don't have class Tuesdays or Thursdays so I'll be going to their classes, teachings and prayer.  I'll kinda serve in a 2nd year capacity but not.  Understand?  Well, I'm SO excited.  I'm getting a college degree and working in the ministry at the same time.  I love it!

Christen