December 3, 2011
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What’s Going On
To keep my mind off of some things, I figured I’d update everyone with what’s going on in my life. Get excited. I never really do this.
Well, as some of you know, I’m back in school. I finished my first quarter a couple weeks ago and my grades are as follows:
Spanish I- B
Geology- B
Political Science- AAs you can see, I’m better with these more abstract subjects than the technical ones. I got a 3.3 which, honestly, is the best I’ve ever done in school, so I’m pretty happy about that. My goal is to get a 3.5 next quarter. I think I can do it. I’ll be taking Spanish II, Psychology: The Science of Behavior, and Great Books: The Bible. We’ll see what I can do about that 3.5, but I’m not worried. I think I can do this.
Also, as of November 1st, my wife resigned as the youth director at our church. The job went to me after much prayer and consideration. I’m happy I’m finally in a ministry setting, but right now, I’m really lacking motivation. I really hope I get into gear though. I have a lot to say, but sometimes, I’m just afraid that I’m not interesting enough. I guess there’s no better time than now to start working on that.
So far, it’s been going well enough, but I really hope God uses me to bless this church.My Thanksgiving break was nice. I went and watched the new Twilight movie with the wife. It was better than I expected, which always seems to be the case. On Thursday, Tesia and I went to my aunt’s and uncle’s for Thanksgiving dinner. It was good to spend time with the family. After that, Tesia, myself, my cousin, his girlfriend, and another one of our friends went to go see the new Muppet Movie, which I recommend. After that, Tesia, after much begging and pleading, convinced me to go Black Friday shopping with her. We bought two things: a bathroom mat and a new set of headphones, both of which, we don’t really need. Friday night, we went to my dad’s for another Thanksgiving dinner. I had a good time there.
Afterwards, we dropped my grandma and my brother off at my grandma’s house. As my brother was helping her in, she fell, scrapped herself up pretty bad, and broke her shoulder. She is currently in the hospital, so I ask you please pray for her.
Saturday, Tesia, her parents, her grandmother, and I all went to see ‘Les Miserables’ at the Schuster Center in Dayton. It was terrific. I actually cried- and I mean, my eyes weren’t just watering up- they were coming out. I’ve seen it once before, but it was the high school version. They cut out all of the stuff about God, and really, that is what makes this musical what it is! Seeing the full version was good for my soul.
After that, we went out for Thai food to celebrate my good grades this quarter.
Lately, God’s been showing me that it’s alright to be human. I care a lot about the way I appear to others. I want to be taken seriously. Then I look around and realize that God is helping me make a difference in other’s lives just how I am. I’ve got nothing to prove to anyone and I don’t need to be so defensive. Those that may be out to get me are only hurt, themselves. This is why it is so important that when others curse us, we bless them.
I hope everything is going well with you, and I pray for the best!
-Jimmy
Comments (1)
I really hope your grandma recovers quickly! That’s such a scary thing for everyone. I know how you feel right now. My grandmother fell down the stairs a couple years ago and broke her neck. She’s fine now, but it was super scary at the time.
And I agree with you on Les Miserables. Fantastic movie, fantastic book. Just.. fantastic. It really is nothing when they don’t talk about god.
And congrats on the great grades!