Study.

Today is cleaning day. I woke up and immediately started cleaning. Vacuuming, dusting, putting away the piles of clothes I've had piled for the last three months. All while listening to The Beatles on shuffle. It was fantastic.

We then proceeded to have a hall ice cream party. I made myself sick.

Now, on to studying. It is misty and foggy outside, my favorite kind of weather. I'm sitting in our study room with some of my favorite people, all on our computers and studying for various exams.

Time to get down to business.

Oh, college.

We have a love/hate relationship.

Love: My MacBook. Coffee. Tea. Diet Coke. Water. Phone. I even love The Open Secret, because it's about missions.

Hate: Since this picture was taken: The coffee is gone. The tea is almost gone. Diet Coke needs to create a self-replinishing button. I have like 200 words on my paper. (Curse solitaire. And Facebook.) It's way too late. Or early. However you choose to look at it.

Thus, the love/hate relationship I have with college.

FOCUS.

This word has become the word I use most often in convincing myself to do my work. Exam week is fast approaching, and I have 4 exams, 4 papers, 500 pages to read, and 10 journals to do, and $500 to help raise for Invisible Children. Yes, I am behind. Yes, it's my fault. Yes, I am TERRIBLE at managing my time. I am stressed beyond words. I already live off of Diet Coke and coffee. I should probably just get an IV.

On the other hand, I have wonderful friends. I have a roommate, whom I dearly love, that is getting married. Which really just means we're hanging out a lot before she peace's out. I have dinner dates, and lunch dates, and coffee dates, and I love each of them. I want to dedicate my time to them, but I have too much stuff to do.

2 more years. 4 more semesters. (or 5, if I study abroad and graduate when everyone else does.) That's it. I need to enjoy it. But I need to make good grades more than I need to enjoy it.

In other words, I need to FOCUS.

Oh, and I love frosted animal cookies. And waking up to snow outside of my window. And Panera with Pvirg. And fair trade coffee with Rachael. Just sayin.

I'm learning.

Zephaniah 3:17

"The LORD your God is with you,

he is mighty to save.

He will take great delight in you,

he will quiet you with his love,

he will rejoice over you with singing."

He loves me.

Thank you, Dr. Ward, for assigning an exegetical paper.