I had my first presentation in class on Monday, and did really well - yay God! It was the first time I didn't get nervous or have everything memorized, but actually felt really comfortable and poised speaking in front of a group. I really LOVE the people in my class - I wrote them all cards that day, which was fun for me! We also did a tasty Mexican pot luck dinner (where I brought way too many Teds tortillas - so me and others took several home) ...then we got out of class two hours early! All good. =)
At that point, I got a random text from my friend, Morgan, who was in Tulsa after a modeling shoot. She hadn't eaten dinner yet, so we went to Logans and got all caught up on each others' lives. I really felt like the timing was God, because she was feeling discouraged, and it was a great opportunity to build her up and 'speak truth in love.' She talked about her "fear of insignificance" and how that has shaped her decisions... it's so interesting to think about how that shapes each of us in some way. She stayed with me that night and we did a lot of talking... then we had breakfast at Panera (awesome) and prayed together, which was great!
I went to work, only to find that my judge was taking the day off - HOORAY - so I went to read at Panera for a bit... (while there, I heard two men at the table beside me talking about a couple adopting from China... I thought, "Oh, cool, Ashley's adopting from China too!" ...then the one guy started telling the other about how this mom was raising money for an incubator and for kids with cleft palate, and it was just really cool to actually hear people talking about something that was started as a small idea on her blog! Then I stopped eavesdropping and went back to my book.) I saw Think Like a Man at 11:00 and ran into Kelly from my class there, so that was fun! Somewhere in the middle of that, I decided to make it a real day OFF and not focus at all on schoolwork or doing anything stressful. I finished my book, ate several Teds tortillas :), took a long nap, and watched a Reba marathon! I also jogged a mile, but only because it sounded fun at that point after a day of very little movement. =)
And I took some time for silence - Craig talked on Sunday about how difficult it is to really turn your mind off of the to-do list and be silent and think about God and what you're thankful for for 5 minutes... we have totally different personalities, or my to-do list is just not half as stressful, because I did this for 25 minutes with no problem. lol It was really, really nice!! I'm going to try to carve out 10 minutes every morning to just be still and silent, pray, focus on who God is, what I'm thankful for, and my vision for my future! I went to bed feeling rested and thankful.
So far, today is off to a good start as well. My judge is coming in tomorrow and Friday (when I will work hard and be productive and catch up on pleas)... but today, I'm blogging, starting my next paper for school, and having lunch with my awesome friend, K-Lamb ...discussing life and wedding shower/decoration plans (LOVE their engagement photos below - so cute, and her blue eyes are fantastic)!
G.I.G.A.T.T.
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