Four days to go!

The big day is almost here! One of those surreal moments that one longs for and then when it is near it seems unreal. Will it really happen? One of those strange things were you wonder ... will something happen to prevent this from taking place? Crazy thoughts!

Just Another Monday

Ahhh, this is the life! I love Mondays! The weekend is over and a new week is ahead. Okay, so Sunday really is the beginning of the week, however, when one is in ministry and working for a church Sunday is anything but the relaxing, spirit filled day it is designed to be! Attending three services and doing "ministry" inbetween can be taxing so Mondays are my "ahhh" days! And today is an even more "ahhh" day because I can sit and do nothing, absolutely nothing, without feeling one ounce of guilt for not doing school work! What a blessing to be in charge of my life once again!! Now, that may make it sound like the past five years of "doing school" were not worthwhile - they were but...I also like this new life :)!! A cup of green tea (with leaves straight from China!!), my bible study or a good book (currently Homestead by Jane Kirkpatrick), relaxing in the big chair, looking out the large front windows watching the storm come in and just "being". What a life!!

Ta Da! I'm Done!!

As of 9:01 p.m. April 1st, I finished my last class when I hit the submit button - sending off my final test. The last test covered the New Testament - James through Revelation. A most interesting class with lots to cover and memorize. My final paper was based on I Thessalonians 4:13-18 regarding those who "sleep in Christ" and exactly what that means. Does the body and soul sleep till the second coming of Christ (as some denominations and/or other faiths believe) or does only the body sleep with the soul of the believer immediately transported upon death to reside with Christ? You'll have to read my paper and find out!

So, this past week of absolute freedom I have read for fun, walked more, swam more, organized some pictures, cleaned some closests (sorting through years of cards that I have saved) and even deep cleaned the house (covering areas not covered in years!) without the stress of feeling guilty because I wasn't studying. In some ways it is weird to get used to (not studying) and in other ways I feel like my life has been handed back to me!

All of this is NOT to say that I'm not glad I did it - I am - it just took longer than I had anticipated and was super hard - but I did learn quite a bit, which of course is the goal so...I accomplished what I set out to do. Now, onto the next chapter...whatever that will be!