OY. Human. I hate to admit it. Only two arms, and only having the ability to be in one place at one time.
School started a few weeks ago, and I'm running for my life! I really really really love it, but it has taken my life to a whole new level of busy. I'm losing my desire to run away from home, though--that's a good thing, right??
My two classes right now are "Old Testament Survey" and "The Church and its Doctrines". I don't have a favorite. I love them both equally. "Doctrines" has a weekly exam which I don't especially enjoy, but it also has weekly discussions that I LOVE. In our discussions, the professor will post a series of questions based on our chapter readings for the week, and we post our opinions and insights. Once we have posted, we are also required to read our classmates' posts and comment on at least four of them. I love it!! Sometimes we're just affirming and saying, "I really liked when you said...", but sometimes we get into challenging each other's positions, and it is great fun. :)
My other class, "OT Survey" doesn't have those weekly, pesky exams, but it has papers to turn in. I have thus far loved writing these papers. I've only turned in three, but I received two "A"s, and an "A+". That helps affirm that I've been working hard, and my time is spent accomplishing something. Yay!
Last week my pastor and I were texting back and forth-- not uncommon as I'm a worship leader and also a Bible Nerd, so I ask him about/update him on stuff all the time-- and I mentioned to him that I was pretty sure I had just met my arch-nemesis: Crazy Day. "Crazy Day?" Yep-- I was running from the moment I had convinced myself to get out of bed until when I dropped back into it at night. He reminded me of the way you eat an elephant: "One bite at a time."
I loved it.
However, by the following evening, I was ready to text him again. I was pretty sure at that point that the elephant was eating me. I can't EVER remember being that tired while I've still been getting a full night's sleep.
Yesterday, I received some wonderful/terrifying news: I got a job offer. Within a couple of weeks I'm going (Lord willing), to start work in the school that my children attend as a paraprofessional. I'm incredibly excited!! But DANG-- if my life is hectic now... Well, I believe "Uff-Da!" is the appropraite Scandanavian utterance here.
School started a few weeks ago, and I'm running for my life! I really really really love it, but it has taken my life to a whole new level of busy. I'm losing my desire to run away from home, though--that's a good thing, right??
My two classes right now are "Old Testament Survey" and "The Church and its Doctrines". I don't have a favorite. I love them both equally. "Doctrines" has a weekly exam which I don't especially enjoy, but it also has weekly discussions that I LOVE. In our discussions, the professor will post a series of questions based on our chapter readings for the week, and we post our opinions and insights. Once we have posted, we are also required to read our classmates' posts and comment on at least four of them. I love it!! Sometimes we're just affirming and saying, "I really liked when you said...", but sometimes we get into challenging each other's positions, and it is great fun. :)
My other class, "OT Survey" doesn't have those weekly, pesky exams, but it has papers to turn in. I have thus far loved writing these papers. I've only turned in three, but I received two "A"s, and an "A+". That helps affirm that I've been working hard, and my time is spent accomplishing something. Yay!
Last week my pastor and I were texting back and forth-- not uncommon as I'm a worship leader and also a Bible Nerd, so I ask him about/update him on stuff all the time-- and I mentioned to him that I was pretty sure I had just met my arch-nemesis: Crazy Day. "Crazy Day?" Yep-- I was running from the moment I had convinced myself to get out of bed until when I dropped back into it at night. He reminded me of the way you eat an elephant: "One bite at a time."
I loved it.
However, by the following evening, I was ready to text him again. I was pretty sure at that point that the elephant was eating me. I can't EVER remember being that tired while I've still been getting a full night's sleep.
Yesterday, I received some wonderful/terrifying news: I got a job offer. Within a couple of weeks I'm going (Lord willing), to start work in the school that my children attend as a paraprofessional. I'm incredibly excited!! But DANG-- if my life is hectic now... Well, I believe "Uff-Da!" is the appropraite Scandanavian utterance here.
Congrats on the new job! Just remember.... we are supposed to have a Sabbath, too. Don't forget to take some time to recharge. :)
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