Must...post...more............

Man, life has been busy! I am lucky if I get a chance to post once a week. Oh well, there ARE more important things in life.....

Anyway, I am stayed home sick today. I felt a bit better than when I left work early yesterday, but I am a bit burned out from all that is going on, that I jsut stayed home. I haven't gone anywhere or done anything, really, since I left work yesterday. And let me tell you---it is ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!!!!!!! Just GLORIOUS, to do nothing for a day. Thank you samo for pushing me a bit to just let it go and do nothing. I am even debating calling my teacher and skipping my piano class tomorrow, but I have missed a couple classes already, so we'll see....

Our small group is going pretty well. It's jsut been a time of fellowship, and just hanging out, especially when Jenn's friends come. I love hanging with them and jsut getting to know them. When Kiersten comes the conversation is a bit deeper, since she is a Christian and Jenn's friends are not. I am so excited about how God is stertching me though.

God has actually been stretching me a lot in terms of empathizing and knowing more people who are really hurting and not close to God. Unfortunately, one situation is very close to home. That one in particular, I think, is creating a greater empathy and understanding about those who don't know or who aren't following God. It hurts like hell sometimes, and I am praying like crazy for this person, but I have faith that they will come back to God. At any rate, it is definitely challenging and I am having to rely on God big time.

I am going to post a dream that I had, but I thinkit will be better in a separate post.....

Marieke