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Tired.

Oh so very tired.

Perhaps this is part of being alive. tiredness, pain–feeling.

First week back to school was an explosion of stress. Double work shifts, homework and welcome week.

I’m looking forward to this semester, though I must admit, I shall be severly sleep-deprived by its end.

I’ve had the chance to meet some pretty cool people, and look forward to forming more/closer friendships as the year goes on.

I’ve played so much ultimate frisbee these past couple weeks. it’s been AMAZING! but i pushed myself a bit too hard the other night, and have some bad shin splints right about now.

Last night I went to RUF–i really missed it spring semester, but i’m hoping to get back there as often as i can this fall. Tonight is the first normal FCA, and i can’t wait!! Tomorrow night I start leading the women’s Bible study–nervous… I really want to do my best, not for myself, but for those who may have the opportunity to develop a deeper relationship with Christ (also that I may grow and learn from this opportunity as well!)

It’s only 5 in the afternoon and I am literally falling asleep at my keayboard. yikes.

I’m trying to see if the Reitz Union Board will get Jamie from To Write Love On Her Arms out here to UF to speak. I mentioned it to Aaron and I’m going to try and meet with the board soon and talk to them about it.

(p.s. if you have no idea what To Write Love On Her Arms is yet… have you ever talked to me??!! check them out here (NOW): To Write Love On Her Arms )

I’ve decided that I really want to take my elementary education major and use it working with non-profit organizations and missions work, whether abroad or here in the USA.

I’d really like to do missions here at home, because i think that so often people (Americans, really) neglect mission opportunities in the States because they don’t seem to yeild as much “fruit” or (sadly) because it seems like it would be a thankless job, and if they took the position they would not receive the affirmation and feedback they so desire.

Americans, it seems, don’t “need” God. They’ve got their suburban white-picket-fence houses, gigantic gas-guzzling SUVs, soccer moms and free soda refills. Woohoo the lives of Americans are complete!

i’ve decided that there really are a great many more things i am passionate about than i once expected. let me talk to you and tell you about them…

(not that i want to make anything about me…but sometimes just keeping my dreams, thoughts and ideas bottled up inside creates a tension that i’m sure will one day explode in a calvacade of mess. i need to talk about it, organize it…plan.)

so, goals for right now:

get through fall semester with as little stress and as many A’s as possible.

enjoy life.

change the world. (well that’s a given… right now i’ll settle with bringing TWLOHA to UF…from there who knows!)