I am so blessed!

This has already been a really rough but really awesome semester.

I keep having these moments where I start to think about my life, and I realize how ridiculously blessed I am. In fact, I teared up earlier today thinking about all that I have been given ... it is crazy! Here are just a few of the little things that make me survey my life in wonder ....

- I have the most amazing job in the world! I get paid to do things that I would absolutely love to be a part of anyways! For example, I am in the process of planning Baylor's first ever poverty summit .... how cool is that! We are going to get faculty, staff, students and community members to convene and talk about issues surrounding poverty! There will be creative and emotional elements to the summit as well as an academic discussion ... it is going to be so great! In the process of the planning for this, I have gotten to meet and talk with all kinds of people at Baylor and in Waco that are doing awesome things in the name of Jesus for the poor in this community! On that note, another part of my job is creating materials for the "Steppin' Out -- More than just a day" campaign to help make students aware of the needs and opportunities to serve here. How did I get so lucky to have this job!?

- I have a patient and loving thesis advisor who understands my heart for my thesis ... and cares enough to fight with me for it!

- Bethany Dillon is coming to Waco... again! I pretty much freaked out when I saw the poster ... she is my favorite artist ever and I get to see her perform again!

- I get to read "The Lord of the Rings" for a class - granted, I have to read ridiculous amounts of pages for every class period. But it is so amazing ... I feel guilty reading some

thing I love so much for class!

- God is using this season of my life to build my faith ... and it is awesome! I have prayed some silly little prayers in the past week or so, and God has been faithful in those small things. Today I prayed to hear a song on the radio, and it came on next ... and I couldn't stop s

miling all day! I get to be a part of something really big by loving Jesus, but he is concerned enough with me to give me small, sweet tokens of his love. AMAZING!

- I am going to college. Not many people get to do that ... especially without incurring debt. My parents and the Lord are the bomb!

I kind of feel like a member of the Fellowship of the Ring (I know ... I am dorky, but hang with me....) -- I am on this really rough path on a really important errand, but I have so

me sweet potion from elves that renews and enlivens me. Bam.