A lot

A lot has been going on in these last few weeks.
October has been a very busy month, and we are only half-way through, which is hard for me to beleive. The month started off with a quick trip to homecoming at Cedarville University. At my alma mater I visited with several friends that I have not seen in too long.
Upon my return to Auburn I prepared to defend my thesis on Wednesday (which I passed), and lead the discussion in the Adolescents I am taking on Thursday. That was a crazy week! But upon the completion of the week, I got to hang out with two friends who will be moving to Oregon soon. And on Saturday I went to Atlanta to see a musical called "The Light in the Piazza," which was beautiful.

Basically, the last two weeks have been a combination of ups and downs, but mostly ups.
It seems that I have been averaging about two posts a month, which is not an accurate indicator of all that is going on. I hope to share a bit more, but there is one experience from my trip to Ohio that I want to remember and treasure:
I had a late start on Thursday so I traveled late into the night. During one stop at a gas station I went into the store to get some water. As I was waiting to pay the attendant behind the register was very cheerful and pleasant to each of the people that passed through. A couple of ladies who were in line behind me were saying, "she's starting out the shift like this, let's see if she's the same at 5:00 in the morning." The attendant replied, "This is my shift, and the I want to use it to share all that the Lord has done for me."

Lord, grant me, grant us all the courage to declare, "This is my shift, this is my time, and I am going to use it to share God's love and glory with those who come across my path."