Retreat!

This week is the last week of j-term and honestly, I'm a little bummed out. It's been quite nice having only one class every day, getting out of said class at 10 am and having the rest of the day to do things I enjoy (reading, playing guitar, going on runs). It's also been great to have lots of quiet time to spend with God. We've had some good times together this month. I hope to continue that time into next semester, maybe during a nice break between classes.

This month has been filled with new things for me and it's been very rewarding. As I said in my last post, I started to help lead worship at Athletes in Action. I'm so glad I decided to do it. I'd really been wanting to play guitar in a setting like that, but up until now an opportunity hadn't come up. I hope to start playing on Sunday nights on a pretty regular basis. I'm learning new songs, playing guitar more often, and my fingers toughened back up (win!) It's also helped me get over my fear of singing in front of people. I do have the ability to sing, contrary to my previous thoughts of not being able to carry a tune very well.

I've also been getting to know people that I wasn't able to spend much time with last semester and it's been such a blessing. I love talking and connecting with people and learning about their lives. I just love people.

Now, some of you reading this might be thinking, "why did she title this post retreat? There's nothing about retreating or anything." Be patient, I'm getting to it.

This weekend is the Athletes in Action winter retreat in Xenia Ohio. We'll be with lots of sports teams from other colleges that have an Athletes in Action. I'm very excited because 1) I haven't been on a retreat or anything of that nature in a long time, 2) I'm excited to see how God will work during that time, and 3) This weekend is also the beginning of j-term break! Be looking for a post next week about how it all went.

Now, on to something warm and fuzzy. As in animals. I've decided that when I have my own place, I'm going to get a bengal cat.




I've never been a huge fan of cats, especially since I'm allergic to them. But these cats are special. Besides from looking like small leopards, which is awesome, they are extremely intelligent and playful and like being around people. They also have a very specific fur type, which means that people with cat allergies, like me, can own one without having any reactions! How cool is that? If it's a boy cat, he shall be named Benny. Still trying to come up with a name for a girl cat. Suggestions are welcome!