can i just say...

i was so encouraged this evening.

i'll admit i was feeling pretty down today. not sure if it was the rain or i was just in a mood or what. the day wasn't really going the way i'd hoped.

i ended up skipping campus church and going for a power walk for over an hour with two friends and we had some great conversation. i LOVE people who are not needy and judgmental!!!

then i came home and got a phone call from paul exactly 10 minutes after i thought to myself "i should call paul" and we had a super good conversation.

then i got a call from jonny bravo telling me to meet him outside so i did. to thank me for tutoring him in music theory today, he bought me a giant egg full of reeses eggs because he remembered me saying i liked them a lot. i couldn't stop laughing! i haven't seen a lot of him this week partly cuz of schoolwork and partly cuz he's got a new "girl" that hes talking to so i just leave them be as a true friend should :) its just encouraging to know that friends are friends no matter what.

i feel the prayers.
i thank you all for the prayers.
i feel encouraged and surprisingly not horribly stressed and worried.

yeah there's a lot on my mind, but i feel peace. not totally. but somewhat. it's there :)

i think what is worrying me the most lately is that in the hustle and bustle of the work and the stress this semester, everything is becoming routine. when i'm stressed or worried about something, my response is to bury myself in schoolwork or practice the piano so i don't have to think about it.

i'm losing my passion for worship. and that scares me. it's like i've become so educated that i've lost touch with it. i'm losing touch.

so please pray.

pray that the Lord will re-awaken my passion for worship. and for prayer. and for His word. and that i will be able to separate school from my spiritual walk.