Surviving the Cold

Christmas break was a much needed rest for me, sort of. I thoroughly enjoyed being home and seeing all of my family. I was able to see more of my family this year than I have in the past few years. And obviously the highlight was seeing and playing with the nephews and my niece. I already miss them and wish I was back home to play with them more.

I had plenty of school work to continue working on while I was home and of course I once again got pretty ill. It was a rough couple of days, but the Lord really got me through it, as well as some TLC from my wonderful mom and sister.

I have been back in Lexington now for a week and still have not embraced the truth of winter. It is so cold here and the snow just won't stop. I don't know that I've ever desired summer so much.

With the help of a couple of friends, I have now moved into the house where I will be able to stay rent/utility free until the owner sells the home. While I do hope that the house sells for her benefit, there is a selfish side of me that is hoping for at least a few months of being able to stay there and help out the owner. The financial gain for me will be significant as not having rent and utilities will allow me to make some larger dents in my medical bills. I am so appreciative of the offer from the owner to allow me to stay in the house. (If anyone would like to visit, there is a ton of room and I'm in the big 'ole house by my lonesome, so your visit would be very much enjoyed)

I have returned back to work, which has drained a ton from me getting back into that routine with such cold temperatures. We all spent over an hour shoveling snow around the shop on Saturday morning...not fun! I have my J-term class this coming week and then I will work full-time until our spring semester begins. I am very much looking forward to this spring when I will only have one set of classes to be concerned with at a time.

I am trusting and expecting much from the Lord this year. I appreciate all of your prayers and support so much. Although I have several thoughts for future blog posts, I do not have internet at the house, so I am not sure how often I'll be able to post. I have missed posting regularly though and hope that I can find a way to increase my posting this year.

May your 2011 be a year filled with revelation, inspiration, health, compassion and love. And may you learn how to choose life each day that you are given.