Well I took my accounting test today.... we will see when the results come back if I need to add it to my spring schedule...
I finished my painting and it is ready to turn in...so here goes nothing. One more test at noon and it will all be over.....in the words of Casey...the end is near..
Tonight in devo we reflected on this semester with the expectations, let downs and the unexpected. I realized this semester that is doesn't hurt to ask. What is the worst thing could happen...you could get a "no" and that would be what you thought you were going to get before asking...so now you just know for sure. An example...I asked my accounting teacher if I could take my tests at a different time then the schedule time on Wednesday nights at 7. She was very willing to help me and I was able to take my tests at an earlier time...so I didn't miss Bible study. Also I talked to her about my grades and she was willing to help me if I put forth the effort. Communication with your professors is a good idea...you know the whole going the extra mile thing...it is a good idea believe it or not. Also I have learned how to be more thankful...it doesn't always have to be something big...so remember the little things too...it puts things in better perspective. I am going to look back on this semester and say this was a learning experience! I have learned a lot...I have had some hard times....and some good times! I am going to learn from the bad and remember the good!
Today I am thankful for:
Good friendships that last through hard times
For my dad who sends me emails when I am feeling blue (he knows just what to say)
A new day to start fresh everyday..
Ms. Melanie cooking dinner for us every week...even when it was not easiest thing to do (chicken and chocolate)
A break from school
Surviving another semester...
GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME.....ALL THE TIME GOD IS GOOD!!
Well tomorrow is the big day..I take my accounting test. I have decided that I am going to just go and take it and do the best I can. Some how it will all work out in the long run. Tonight was a lot of fun at late night breakfast...I found that Sean is a pro at cookin bacon (right, sean) and that the guys overall are a big help. It is not usual that you see a lot of guys in the kitchen (especially willingly) but around the UCSC that is common thing. To which I am thankful...thanks guys...I couldn't have done it without you. By the way, where was Dave?..oh yeah...he is the taste tester!
After tomorrow it is all down hill...I have a painting to finish and a little anthropology to look over...but it is all good.. I am already looking forward to Friday...it will all be over!
Today I am thankful for:
Friends that can show up at the right time...to lead a smile.
James for being in good humor about the scavenger hunt..I hope you had fun :)
A good turn out for late night breakfast...thanks to everyone who stayed..
My parents loving me whether or not I get a C in accounting or not
People helping me around the center when I am studying and can't get to everything
My uncle getting to go home from the hospital
Being able to go out to eat with friends (welcome to Moe's)
Being able to talk to my sister, Gena on the phone and hear how Davis doing
The Lord always coming through when the budget is tight and sometimes I think I am not going to be able to get paid
My computer so that I can talk to Bryan on Instant messenger all the time...thanks for listening Bryan..
Friends that encourage me in my school struggles...even when I am hard to deal with.
Most of all I am thankful for today and for the opportunity to make things right with God.
Well I finished my book...believe it or not...before it was due. I was not as happy with it as I would have liked, but I think that will come with practice and experience with the software. I will have time during the Christmas break to play with the software and learn more about it before I take graphic design 2.
I have my accounting test on Thursday at noon and I plan to begin studying tonight and continue all day tomorrow...I need a B on the test in order to get a C in the class. I need prayers!!! I am going to try my best...so we will see...the best is all I can give.
Besides , in the words of my soon to be brother-in-law, I need to be more ready to go Home (heaven) than ready to take finals! Heaven/ Judgement Day is the only final that counts....Am I ready for it?
This weekend is not as exciting as normal weekend, due to upcoming finals. I have a children's book to finish and a painting to do on top of 2 finals one in anthropology and ACCOUNTING... I am not looking forward to either, but accounting is really going to be tough. However, due to the exam being scheduled during Wednesday night Bible class I asked to take it at a different time, so I will take the exam on Thursday instead Wednesday...which gives me an extra day to study...which is desperately needed!
I went to Memphis today...to watch Sean in the half-marathon to benefit St. Jude's. It was a lot fun...eventhough I had to get up at 4:30 in the am. Mullet made a few new friends while we were watching the race...he is such a friendly lion. We took a nap on the bench at Peabody Place while Dave played games on his phone...while we waited on Sean to finish the race (since we couldn't keep up with him). We all had lots of fun...including Sean with his back injury..congrats! on your accomplishment, my friend!
Tonight is going to be productive..workin on my book.
The semester has almost come to an end!!
Today was filled with meetings and last minute details with classes. I finished my Tuesday, Thursday classes for the semester...I have one more class this week and then it is off to finals. (which a dread)
I have to being studying for my accounting final..since I found out today that I have to make an A to get a C in the class...needless to say I am not happy with the way things are turning out due to the fact I don't have time to take this class again.
It is finally winter (I think)...it was very cold walking to class this morning...but it gave me something to be thankful for and that is that I have a warm place to come home to and a coat that keeps me warm.
Well it is almost the weekend and I hope to have more exciting things to say after today...did I say tomorrow is FRIDAY!!
During Wednesday night small group...one of our group members said something that really made me think...she is a school teacher and has to deal with negative attitudes from other teachers around her. She wanted to have control in her classroom, but last year was her first year to teach and she wasn't quite sure how to go about it..so she took the advice of someone..who told her not to smile til Christmas...be tough and strict that is the only way it would work...so she tried it that way and was miserable for her whole first year of teaching. This year she tried something new..she said I am a happy person and I have a lot to share..so I am going to welcome every student into my classroom with the attitude that it is a place a joy...she said that this year has been so much better. She has so much hope to share and when her kids can come to her class and feel that there is a sense of happiness and joy, they will be more apt to learn and enjoy being in her classroom.
I didn't realize what a great difference that looking at life as I have a lot to offer and that I am so blessed with a great sense of hope. I have a hope that not a lot of people have...why can I not have the attitude of pure joy and want to share it with those around me. Why can't I see everyday as a reason to be thankful? Why can't I give hope to those around me? Just a few thoughts I am having... I think part of my problem is that I have a lack of hope in my life. I look at things from a negative stand point than a positive one. I find myself doing so much better when I focus on the positive but somewhere along the way I lose that focus and I am right back where I started.
I told my mom today that I am feeling like I felt the semester when I flunked out of school a few years ago. I want to crawl in a hole and never come out. I am thankful for Sean and Dave who have kept me from doing that...if it wasn't for them I don't think I could have made it through the semester. There have been others that have prayed for me and thought of me often and I am thankful for that...I think that is when my sense of hope comes back...God is always there for me and that is especially evident when I have friends like I do. Thanks guys!! you are awesome...I love you very much.
If you have a faith as small as a mustard seed NOTHING will be IMPOSSIBLE for you. Matthew 17:20