Going to a place....where I can find YOU again.

I just realized that my post last night was scattered and weird....hmmm maybe that's how I've been feeling? Scattered and weird. I am super excited to go on the Common Ground Retreat. Just a night of fun and fellowship with other believers. It's going to be great. I can't wait to go. I think that it's important that I get God back at the center of my life and figure out some things for myself.

Anyway, I haven't really updated everyone on school yet! School is crazy! I'm busy ALL the time but I do enjoy it. I love my classes, mostly, and I absolutely LOVE living in this house with these awesome people. It's truly amazing. All of my housemates are amazing people that genuinely care about other people. Christ's love is over flowing in this house! It's amazing. It's nice to come "home" at night and not just to a dorm room or an apartment. I'm coming to my "home" where all is well and I can be myself. I was talking to one of my housemates last night and I told her that I'm learning it's okay to be weak, it's okay to be vulnerable, it's okay to be scared, and it's okay to melt down sometimes. And I love that here I can come and be all of those things and still be welcomed and loved. I love that I have so many resources and supports to be fed spiritually in my own home.

As for everything else, things are shaping up. I'm trying to find a balance between everything and I'm sure eventually that will come. For now I'm just taking it step by step and one day at a time. That's all we can do, right?

I leave you with a little devotion that i found interesting by Dietrich Bonhoeffer:

"We live in houses, but homes need to be created. And we do this when we make room for togetherness, intimacy, and sharing and when we create a setting for openness, relaxation, and joy. The home should not be like a busy railway station, where we may see each other regularly, but our lives do not really touch. Instead, at our meal times, times of games an storytelling and in the common participation of making the household work, we weave a tradition of togetherness that enriches our lives. This setting also becomes the opportunity for hospitality."