Ice Cream Social
Well. The last night before classes. A new semester looms ahead of me. New faces to meet, new challenges to confront, new tests to fail ... just kidding.
Surprisingly, I'm not nervous. Maybe a little bit, I am, but it's not getting to me the way it has the last two years. I have the Holy Spirit to thank for that. Already, God has begun to give me a sense of peace and inner calm to let me know that He's there. No matter what happens, no matter how hard the classes get or how busy I get, He is always there giving me strength and peace. I received an awesome new example of just how great a healer and a comforter He is this morning. Over the weekend, I hurt my foot jumping down from a raised concrete surface. It wasn't until the following day that I noticed anything wrong, but by yesterday, my foot was throbbing really bad. But I prayed about it (and Jessie prayed too - bless her heart), that God would just touch my foot and take away the pain. And this morning, I woke up, climbed out of bed, stepped down on it - and the pain was gone. History.
Now, stress fractures like the one I had can take up to a week to even start healing. And that's usually when you notice bruising or redness on the base of your foot. But mine disappeared almost overnight. God be prasied!!
Anyway, we had Freshman Survival Night this evening. And as with the Luncheon, it was a marvelous success. We had a great turnout, played some fun get-to-know-you games, listened to Taylor and TJ offer testimonies on religious life at Furman and finding a good church to attend, and topped it off with some Marble Slab ice cream. It was actually the first time I'd tried ice cream from Marble Slab, but it was tasty.
So, I guess I'll sign off for now. I've got Religion-33 first thing tomorrow morning. But I'm looking forward to it. Prayers would be appreciated.
Song of the Day: Matt Redman - "Holy Moment"
Verse of the Day: "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." - John 14:27
Surprisingly, I'm not nervous. Maybe a little bit, I am, but it's not getting to me the way it has the last two years. I have the Holy Spirit to thank for that. Already, God has begun to give me a sense of peace and inner calm to let me know that He's there. No matter what happens, no matter how hard the classes get or how busy I get, He is always there giving me strength and peace. I received an awesome new example of just how great a healer and a comforter He is this morning. Over the weekend, I hurt my foot jumping down from a raised concrete surface. It wasn't until the following day that I noticed anything wrong, but by yesterday, my foot was throbbing really bad. But I prayed about it (and Jessie prayed too - bless her heart), that God would just touch my foot and take away the pain. And this morning, I woke up, climbed out of bed, stepped down on it - and the pain was gone. History.
Now, stress fractures like the one I had can take up to a week to even start healing. And that's usually when you notice bruising or redness on the base of your foot. But mine disappeared almost overnight. God be prasied!!
Anyway, we had Freshman Survival Night this evening. And as with the Luncheon, it was a marvelous success. We had a great turnout, played some fun get-to-know-you games, listened to Taylor and TJ offer testimonies on religious life at Furman and finding a good church to attend, and topped it off with some Marble Slab ice cream. It was actually the first time I'd tried ice cream from Marble Slab, but it was tasty.
So, I guess I'll sign off for now. I've got Religion-33 first thing tomorrow morning. But I'm looking forward to it. Prayers would be appreciated.
Song of the Day: Matt Redman - "Holy Moment"
Verse of the Day: "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." - John 14:27
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