- I spent this past weekend at Notre Dame for a conference on the family put on by their Center for Ethics and Culture ... IT WAS AWESOME! I heard some of the most important scholars in the nation talk about Christian perspectives on the family, I learned a TON, bought a lot of good books, slept a lot, ate A LOT of free food (thanks for my filet mignon, Baylor!), laughed a lot and strolled through a beautiful campus. It was an awesome intellectual retreat, and I loved every minute of it ... as much as I wanted to go to Notre Dame for grad school before, now I want to go for sure (Lord willing, of course)!
- So I was working on an application to teach Bible at a Christian school (why not?), and I got stuck about 5 questions into the app when it asked me for my denominational preference. I have no idea ... is that bad? I am 21, and still have no idea what denomination I would even want to think about identifying myself with. Even my protestant identity is a little bit fragile at this point, so picking a denomination is a lot to ask. Any ideas? :)
- I have been thinking daily about birth control/adoption/having kids and the ethics surrounding those topics. Pretty ridiculous for someone so single, eh?
- Speaking of which, a potential relationship opportunity has presented itself -- I have been an incredibly fickle woman about the whole thing, refusing to decide how I feel about it ... fortunately, the conversation has yet to arise where the decision must be made. But I think my fickleness is a pretty clear indication that I know it isn't right. And God, as usual, has done some fun things to make his will clear to me. For example, a good friend sent me a note telling me how much my faithfulness in dating and contentment in singleness has blessed/encouraged/inspired her. The timing was too right for it to be coincidence ... I think God just wants me to keep rockin' the single thing -- story of my life :-)
- I signed up for a class on Paul and his writings for next semester ... I am excited to have a class again that will dig into the Word.
- I have been offered 3 different jobs for post graduation ... without filling out applications or even inquiring about jobs. I wish I could do them all ...
- Hugs are pretty much my favorite thing ever, and I could use a good one right now. My two favorite people to get hugs from don't live anywhere near me ... lame.
- I have the first ten pages of my thesis due Monday ... AHHHHH!
ummm ... i guess thats it!
