Things I'm thankful for: Halfway there!

It seems so surreal that I am already at the halfway point in my fall term as a junior. Only five and a half more terms till I graduate! Wow. Time seems so short here. Teach me God to redeem the time that I have here and to make every moment count. To number my days so that I would gain a heart of wisdom.

And there is just so much to be thankful for. Take this week for instance...

Things I am thankful for...

• Freshmen Fondue Fridays today. It was amazing. We had 9 people AND something like 4 parents (because it's parents weekend here at Carleton), many of whom have never been to FFF before. It was refreshing to hear about people's stories, and lives, and meeting their parents... because really, watching a kid interact with his or her parents gives you a whole lot of insight into the kid's life. And we had SWISS FONDUE. It was amazing to say the least. :) And of course, my two very awesome co-leaders. :)
  
• Exit 69's first performance today as part of the a cappella fest for parents weekend. It was exciting to see this new group gel and raise the level for their very first performance. And the group dynamics are so different now. People who encourage one another, for one. I think we did pretty well for our first performance. There are issues... there are always issues. But I'm thankful for this vineyard that God has given me.
  
• Connecting with people. Freshmen, upperclassmen. I had the privilege of making and having dinner with a freshman from Exit this week. Not often you hear an upperclassman saying that right? But it was a privilege because I am realizing more and more that every person is more than just what you see. Every person has all these years of memories, stories, history that make a person unique. So often we don't really take the time to get to know people. And if the only thing you can take with you other than your relationship with God is the impact you make on other people's lives, then this is something we really should be doing.
  
• God appointments. Meeting a prospective student who is so on fire for God. And praying for her brother who is not a believer. And hearing that prospie's story of how she came to Christ. How amazing. How humbling. How powerful.
  
• God appointments. Meeting an alum who stirred up possibilities in terms of what to do after Carleton. Having doors opened in this area. Meeting with Laura to research psych internships and grad school stuff.
  
• Getting work done. It feels so good to be done with my midterms. And psych lab reports. And just the way God worked out everything so that everything worked out.
  
• This hasn't technically happened yet, but going up to the cities tomorrow with Erica. And meeting Mace at the airport! And spending a great weekend chilling with KUM from home! :) It will be sweeeeet.
  

What an amazing first of the term it has been. God never ceases to amaze. He leads me by still waters and his rod and staff comfort me every single day! One thing I've been learning is to learn to depend on God for everything. When you start out each day focused on God, it's almost like, hey all these trappings of earth, they are nothing compared to the bigness that is our God.

So, I guess it would be an understatement to say that I'm excited for the next half of the term to unfold. I am praying for fruit. I am praying for more doors to be opened. For more people that God will use me to impact. For more revelation of His character. For more songs to be written. For a deepening of relationships with the people in my life. For world peace. Hehehe. Just kidding. Although that would be awesome too.