August has come charging at me full speed ahead, just as I expected it to. This week is probably one of the busiest weeks I've ever experienced. (The first full week in September will be a doozie, too.) My calendars, all three of them, are color coded and covered in activities, meetings, reminders, etc...and class doesn't even start until tomorrow!
This month I've encountered the following:
two new roommates
lots of new furniture and house things (yay!)
two dear friends returning from far away lands (double yay!)
the wedding of two close friends
a slap in the face by America's economy
a funeral for someone younger than me
my first real devo as an intern
the first few waves of new students coming to the ACSC
the first few concerned parents
lack of sleep
insecurities
jealousy
determination
assertiveness
that empty feeling you sometimes get when you get slightly overwhelmed
the filling of that empty space inside you that only God can fill
lessons on life in Tanzania
lessons on life in general from Mary
the correct way to set up chairs for devo
the knowledge that I am less, He is great.
I can't even focus on the fact that I have class tomorrow (thank the good Lord I get to speak Spanish again). I haven't had time to wallow and miss Reed every minute. Don't get me wrong, I do miss him literally all the time...but I've not had time to pity myself over his not being here. I can't even stay awake long enough to finish a blog post or avoid locking myself out of my office. I'm still new, right? I can still get away with things like that and not be a complete idiot. Here's hoping.
