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winding down....winding up

Life has been a bit mad lately (that's the British "mad" - aka "crazy"), and I haven't had much time to add a new post to my blog. Plus, the last one I wrote was simply enjoyable (in my humble opinion) and hard to match that level of posting.

My first semester of seminary classes is winding down. In t-minus 3 days I have a HUMONGOUS project due - I have to "Hermeneuticize" (my made-up word) Jude, basically do a variety of hermeneutical methods of studying Scripture...literary analysis, paragraph analysis, word study, biographical study, geographical study, figurative language, use of Old Testament and Apocryphal writings, Theological analysis, and of course application...phewy! Still seems like a big chunk to do, but it'll get done. I also have a 10-15 page paper due on my "Worldview as applied to Global Mission." This paper I am actually excited about, just wish I had more time to give to it. I've written down many scattered thoughts and have too many good quotes from books I've read, and somehow in the next 5 days I have to compile and coordinate that.

Also in the coming days, some various Christmasy activities, a team meeting for my group going down to Mississippi for hurricane-relief-story-gathering, church, a couple days of work, class, and somewhere in there, I should probably sleep, oh, and shower.

So all that to say, this "winding down" is winding me up! Low on sleep, high on coffee and Christmas cookies and "Digitally Imported" trance music.

Also, I'm being wound up by some exciting things that God's been doing. Apparently, I am on someone's Christmas list and it's quite exciting to begin developing a relationship that I think will be part of my future.
[silly people, I know what you're thinking...well, it's NOT what you're thinking, though I do wish I was on someone's Christmas list in that way but this is something exciting in a totally different way. And as far as being on someone's Christmas list in that way there's nothing I've been told about...so, whatever.]

Anyway, I'm beginning conversations with a ministry that's been on my heart for awhile now, and God seems to be providing me with plenty of compelling things to move me that direction, and it's something that gives me both a great thrill and also a steady determinism to walk in wisdom and prayer and seek to include key others in my journey.

SO it's officially the weekend now and what am I doing still sitting at my desk?! I'm outta heeah!

posted by FaithChristine @ 17:19