Thursday, February 25, 2010

We knew I was bad at this...

I was simply not made to live a blogging lifestyle. It is a rare occasion that I am in my dorm room and awake longer than the time it takes to get ready either to leave or to go to bed. I am always running to class, work, Seekers, friends' houses, etc. Welcome back to campus life.

Speaking of life, I love it! This semester is amazing. There is just so much to love. I am back in Seekers which is just about the greatest thing ever. I missed it so much while I was gone. I'll be performing for the first time since before I went to Uruguay this coming weekend. I'm so excited to get back into the swing of performing. I have also really enjoyed my duties as Spiritual Director and a member of the Creative Team. We have been working on some new skits that I am pretty pumped about. I co-wrote three of them. Leading chapel and devos has been great.

My classes are either really easy or really interesting so that makes for a good semester. Greek is going really well and is by far my favorite subject. The Bible department hires a tutor for Greek each year and I talked to Marcia (my professor) about it today. She told me that there is a requirement for the tutor to take second year Greek before being able to have the job. However, she also told me that she had been thinking of me for that job and that, basically, after next year it's mine if I want it. By that point my internship will be over with Hillcrest, so I'll have more time to tutor if that happens.

Speaking of Hillcrest, I haven't even technically started working yet and I love that youth group. They are a great bunch of kids. I've had the chance to hang out with both the high school and junior high. some of the youngest junior highers were at camp this past summer. One girl came up to me last night at church and said, "Hey, you were the Voice of Counselor Trivia. I remembered, so I'm awesome." There are a ton of kids and I am having a hard time learning names, but I'll start to worry more when I'm paid to remember them.

I've also really enjoyed playing disc golf. It's a really relaxing sport and it has become one of the ways that I spend some quiet time with God. I just take my discs and either listen to some Christian music or pray while I play a round or two. I've also made a couple groups of friends who like to play, so I go play with them from time to time.

Anyway, life is fast and crazy but in a very good way. I can't wait to go visit Kayla and Darby with Hannah over Spring Break! It's coming faster than I know.

Until next time, may God show you that He can keep up with you no matter how busy you feel. May you see that He is a part of all things and that, if you open your heart, He will use you wherever you are.

Blessings,
Matt