A week of indifference and lessons learned

This week is one of those BLAH week you have as you look back at last week and go, "I am so glad that week is over," and look at your planner for next week and go, "please don't ever come." So that is basically what is going through my head this week. I have finally gotten a chance to think briefly about spring break (I am going to Florida) and I have really started to think more about my trip to Europe!!!! I have gotten the chance to respond to emails from my sister-in-law as she plan our short excursion to Italy!! This is definitely a thinking and reflection week for me. I don't really get a lot of down time in my life between 200 freshmen, 6 RA's, a want a be social life, and school work, but this is a week where the dust is settling a little bit and I am taking full advantage! Although that also means that I have gotten to take a nap this week :). For those of you that don't know me very well, I used to hate naps because they made me feel like a "baby", and as the youngest of 3 older brothers that is not something I was going to ever look like!! But since I came to college I realized that they are wonderful, especially when it is cold out and the only place warm is under my covers! So anyways, back on track to my indifferent week and reflection week. This week I have really been working on the "life is better with Love" part of my life. I have been thinking about the 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 verse that says, "⁴ Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵ It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶ Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷ It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." Last week my life was filled with patience, between constant group meetings, needs of others that needed to be fulfilled and just trying to find the time to get everything done. Another part of this verse that has stuck out this past week is that love is not "easily angered." Over the past couple years I have definitely grown a lot in not getting frustrated with others and becoming easily angered over the small things in life, but instead I have had to practice love in all circumstances even the what I call "annoying" circumstances. Although some say that I do not give off this"love" side of me because of my strong sarcasm and strong personality (often taken as "my way or the high way"), I(and most of my close friends) would say that I just take time to open up and let people into my life. I tend to be a major planner and organizer so when someone messes with my plans or things don't go according to plan, I tend to not be very happy. This is where I have learned that "life is better with faith" because we can never plan enough for what might happen in our futures. So all in all this week has been a great week full of reflections, memories and life lessons that I feel like I am always learning, but not always wanting to apply to my life. 

Now it is time to go to the library (a scary place for me), but hopefuly a place where life might be full of laughter??? I guess only if I can laugh at my finance books :( 

Anyways until next time, I hope you can look back on the hard weeks and see all the things that you can take away and be thankful for, such as friends, the memories created, the need to grow in love and patience, the people you care most about also learning and growing and just another chance to see how God might be trying to change your life!