It's been a long time... this semester is kicking my butt - hard. Five weeks are done, and the time has flown by. There has been very little downtime, crazy 15 (or 19) hour days, a lot of homework, a lot of stress, and little sleep. By little sleep, I mean that my body no longer functions well on less than 8 hours ... getting 6 hours of sleep is unacceptable. My body made that fact perfectly clear when I slept through class last week. Oops.
So... What has happened in the past month of my life? School. Work. Babysitting. Dinners with friends. Heart-to-hearts. Goodbyes. (I've grown to hate them after saying goodbye to my best friend and another awesome friend). A crazy sleepover and photoshoot. A blizzard and my first official college snow day. Life has been full and busy to say the least.
Now, the title "Excitement." ... tonight I met with my spring break team - in 20 days we will be flying to The Netherlands (through Campus Crusade) to partner with Dutch staff and students to reach people for Christ. After our meeting tonight, I am so freakin' excited. Am I nervous? Of course. I'll be traveling to a foreign country - flying over the ocean - talking to people with extremely different backgrounds than I'm used to - experiencing jet lag - etc etc etc. But all of these things that scare me give me so much room to step back and trust God. I'm pumped for that aspect of the trip. My little Christian bubble of West Michigan is going to pop, and it's going to freak me out, but it's going to be so amazing, and I'm pumped for God to do some amazing things! Another thing I'm pumped for? Pictures. I'm so so so excited to take pictures of beautiful old buildings and canals in Amsterdam and to capture memories of what is sure to be an absolutely mind-blowing trip. Ahhh! Excitement. It may be an understatement.
God, help me to draw near to You in the next three weeks. Replace my nervousness with even more excitement. Remind me that this trip is one hundred percent for your glory. Draw our team closer to one another as we draw closer to You. Help us to make an impact for Your kingdom. Amen.
