Senior Year

Hello again, everyone!
Once again, it's been a while since I've posted anything on here. I think I'm worse than my sister. :D (Just kidding, Jen). :P I love it when you post to your blog.
I've recently started my Senior year at Dordt College, and am already nearly halfway through the first semester. Time passes so quickly.
Life is busy - I'm taking 18 credits this semester, am trying to stay on top of school work, grow in faith and knowledge and wisdom in Christ, patiently wait for and plan a wedding, grow in relationship with Jesse, spend time with roommates and friends, and do a little work here and there. All in all, there are nights when I get little sleep.
I'm taking 6 classes this semester, and am enjoying them all, though it seems every week I am threatened to be buried in the amount of reading that I have to do. I am taking Foundations of Missions and Evangelism, Introduction to Theatre, Eastern Asian History, 20th Century Theology, Gen 300, and Foundations of Worship. I am learning a lot; both from my classes, and about time management - what's doable and what isn't. I am thankful for God's grace to me thus far in the semester, because I was not anticipating being able to transition into such an academically focused year so gracefully and easily.
God is teaching me a lot about practical Christianity in every day life also: we are called to make purposeful decisions each and every day. We must seek to choose to be for Christ, because of our sinfulness, it does not come naturally, which I am seeing more and more in myself. I have come to witness the power of reading God's word. If we don't know it, how do we expect to live by it? This is something I have wrestled with much, and still do wrestle with. It becomes more of a joy every day though, thanks be to God! I pray He will continue to stir in me a hunger and dependence on it, and that I may abide in and be nourished in Christ as I grow in His word.

On a different note, for those of you who don't know: Jesse and I have decided on a date for the wedding - It will be June 4, 2011 at Zillah Faith Community Church in Washington. :) I've had a countdown on facebook for the past while, as some of you can attest to, but I'm actually not sure of how many days are left right now - 237ish would be my best guess at this point. I am very excited to marry my best friend.

My bed beckons. For those of you who have been through college, when your bed beckons at 1:20 in the morning, you head it's call.
Good night and God bless.