oh April...

I cannot even believe that April is here, and is already almost half way over! So many things are starting to come to an end, and then so many things will be a whole new beginning!
Let's see...last time i blogged (i know it was a while ago) i was pretty vague about the happenings of the last couple years. but i think it's better at this point to just keep looking forward with a general knowledge/understanding that the past couple years have been incredible, and seeing God's faithfulness has been the hugest point of growth for me. Learning to rest in His goodness and trust Him, and continue to learn how to exercise faith in Him have stretched me spiritually, and emotionally, and who knows...maybe physically as well.:)
Today, April 13th, a look ahead at the calendar would look like this:
this week and next week--classes as usual. the next week, April 25th, will be our SENIOR RETREAT to Jersey Shore Pennsylvania! i'm so stoked for that for sure! As soon as we get back from that retreat, there will be only ONE MORE WEEK OF CLASSES and then i will graduate from New Tribes Bible Institute on May 16th, 2009. And who would ever have thought that that would ever happen. i can assure you that it was not i that was able to complete each assignment and task in the last two years, but only the work of Christ through me. learning more and more about how that is possible has been an eye opener for me for sure.

After i graduate in may, i will be staying in jackson michigan for another month and a half, June 30th, at least. this will be finishing out my apartment lease with the 3 girls i room with...(3 of some of the most precious people i know!)haha.
it is what comes after this point in june that i am learning more and more every single day, putting into practice my faith in the All-knowing, All-powerful God and savior of my life! because i don't know what's next!
so if you would be helping me pray about these upcoming phases in my life of change and of moving forward in a deeper relationship with the Lord daily, i would greatly appreciate it!

I pray that you all are doing great! and that the Lord is constantly showing himself to you...more importantly that you are constantly seeking His face in your life!
thank you for reading!

first entry!

hello! well, i finally succumbed to the peer pressure of starting a blog.:) but i hope it'll turn into a great way to keep in touch with a lot of you, and especially a good way to fill a lot of you in on what's been going on since we last saw each other and share what God's been up to the past few months and hopefully the months to come!
Bible school in Michigan has been an incredible experience! it was so spur of the moment, as most of you know! but now all the hard work has paid off, and i'll be graduating with a class of about 65 on may 16th. i cannot even wait! it'll be sad to be done with the teaching, which has been awesome, but i think i'm getting antsy to be able to move on to the next thing God has planned.
this past semester i moved off campus with a few of my girlfriends, which has proven to be quite an adventure! we all started off as schoolmates looking for a place to live, and it's turned out to be an awesome experience of getting to know each other and becoming really close friends. it's definitely been a blessing. i'll post pictures soon i promise! but i promise they'll be kind've retarded, just because that's kind've how we are when we start taking pictures.
i still work at the same coffee shop i've been at for a year and a half. God's definitely been providing financially through that. it's been challenging at times, but every job is right? there have been fun times too though of course!
ok, so this is a short, and kind've informative entry, but i'll do more soon...and hopefully attach some pictures! hope you all are doing well!