Monday -
Ahh! My people!!! It was so good to see everyone again. x) You should have seen us on Monday morning, it was like a reunion of long-lost allies. We then proceeded to have Vacation Talk. ^_^ Well, return from vacation talk. xD It only took one day this time. We each reported on our week and talked about what we wanted to see over the next three weeks. It's kind of scary how fast time has flown! In between Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks, there are three weeks. As I write this, two are over. There's just one more. When we return in January, we'll only have one week of class time. We have a Microsoft show through our temp agency for a fundraiser. But, because we're going to Honduras this year and funds are short, we have not one but two Microsoft shows. And then we have a guest speaker one week. Which leaves only one week for class time. Eeek! I'm going to miss class time! And then it will be February. And we'll be getting ready to go to Honduras! We're going in the end of February or the beginning of March. How is this all happening so fast?
I'm writing this at the end of week 9. It's December 13. This all started September 14. Just three months ago. Three whole months ago! O_O So there are only 8 more left.
December -
One more week of class. Two weeks break.
January -
Two weeks of Microsoft. One week guest speaker. One week of class.
February -
I'm not sure all what's up for February, but getting ready for Honduras... including learning all the choreographed dances, I believe.
March -
Two weeks in Honduras, unless we do it during the end of February. Spring break will probably be at the end of the month?
April -
Maybe we'll have some class time here? Spring break could fall here. We leave for road trip around the end of the month.
May -
Road trip! A lovely 4-6 weeks of road trip.
June -
We'll get back from road trip sometime this month.
July -
The year is pretty much over at this point. Graduation and all that.
August -
This is that in-between month at GL. The class of 2014 is gone, the class of 2015 is not yet here! All of us students will be finding what's next. The interns will be busily earning their intern tuition. Some will be heading off to college. Some will be getting jobs. We'll be like the fellowship disbanded. There was a time when all 9 of them were together again. Well, 8, that is. Naturally 8. They lost Boromir, after all. Not that we're going to lose anyone. No way! But anyway, yeah. All 8 of them, together. Until Fangorn, where they split ways. And you know what Gimli said? Ahh, such a bittersweet quote which has been a favorite for years.
We will send word when we may, and some of us may yet meet at times; but I fear that we shall not all be gathered together ever again. - Gimli
*nods thoughtfully* It's like that with the Kotoomps from high school, you know. And I think it will be true of my class as well.
But you know what? It might not be true. We might have awesome class reunions. And it won't be long before the true beginning. It's not as though any of us were mortals, you know. Not in reality.
Ahh... it's good. x) So good. Life is good. Always. And this year is good. And class time is good, and it's not over yet. And I'm not scared of the year ending. It will be sad, yes, but it will also be happy. Goodbyes and hellos. I tore down that stronghold over Thanksgiving break. It's good. And this year has so much awesomeness that isn't just class time. There's still 8 months left! ^_^ That's almost 75%!!!
Anyhow, back to week 8! xD Which is really 12, if you think about it. There were 3 weeks before we started the official week count, and then there was Thanksgiving. So, 4 uncounted weeks + week 8 = 12 weeks. And as I write that would be 13 weeks. But I digress...
Tuesday -
During Young Adults, Jim talked about joining the generations... ahh, I loved this... x) Then he talked about a page, a squire, a knight. And the significance of that blew me away. Symbolism from my very foundation! And then Sir Tom performed a knighting ceremony for all who wanted it. (which was pretty much every single person in the room. Imagine some 50 young adults lined up on one knee...) You remember his awesome sword? Third post I ever made on this blog, there's a picture of Abbie holding the sword. Ahh... It was good. It was good.
Did I mention I got baptized the Sunday before Thanksgiving break? I was born again when I was 10, or when I was 16, depending on how you look at it. But when I was 10 I was told that I was mistaken, and therefore not baptized. And when I was 16, I barely trusted anyone enough to let them know who I was. After all, it didn't go over well when I was 10. Plus the fact that at that time baptism was just as associated with rites of passage from one religious caste to another as its true meaning. And of course when I was 16 that whole religious structure had been long-since dissolved. And I am thankful that my baptism did not take place within that religious caste. And at 16, the atmosphere around me was... well... confusing or hibernating, you might say. That's it. My family came out of the religious house church of the Cooks and entered hibernation. I like this metaphor. It works perfectly. And there is a time when building walls inside is okay. Because I fell in love with Jesus behind those walls. And I had no need of baptism to establish my value. Because He gave me my value. And in time the walls were no longer needed.
But all the same, at that time the true meaning of baptism was restored within me, untainted and true. And I associated it with a knighting ceremony. x) And now I've had both. With my people.
Wednesday -
That morning, Haley was feeling under the weather. She was to be the second chapter teaching that day, but I actually hadn't even read her chapter yet. I was going to read it during lunch! And yet there we were, putting our stuff into the cubbies, and Haley was saying that she felt so bad she wanted to go home and rest, and she hoped they'd ask me to do her chapter. So I hurried off to a quiet corner room to read and prepare in case that should come to pass. And her chapter... was AWESOME! I loved it! Haley did end up going home, but we just skipped her chapter and went straight from Millie's to Chad's... hoping that Haley would be well enough to teach the next day. She wasn't, though, and that night Tammie text me to ask me if I could teach it.
After class I hung out in the basement with several of my classmates for a few hours, then went to children's group. ^_^
Thursday -
I taught Haley's chapter in the morning, and it was great. All about glorious things! Like when Phillip teleported. And the future glory. ^_^ And dear little Haley was well enough to come to class part-way through! x) So that was good. She's so sweet and so... so special to our class.
That night I had a sleepover with Megan. ^_^ We played with her house sisters and brother, who are about 3, 6, and 8. Then we had the most edifying conversations about science and literature until midnight. xD It was great.
Friday -
I awoke... with a cold. So I didn't go to MOPs with her, since I didn't want to infect all the children. I spent most of the day resting at home. In the evening I had wanted to go with my house family to a nativity walk-through. They had a replica of the streets of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Herod's palace, etc. And you walk through it, like a tour, only you're part of the story. And... and... oh, it sounded SOO amazing. I'd been really looking forward to that. I'd even been excused from the ladies Christmas party in order to go. But walking around for two hours in the cold, while trying to fight off a cold... bad idea. And several of the girls were having a sleepover at Brie's, so I had wanted to go to that too. But it was better to rest. I was pretty dissapointed. But it was better that I stayed home. So I rested, watched a movie, and then I spent over an hour breathing in steam to work the phlegm out.
Saturday -
I spent the day just resting for the most part.
Sunday -
My house dad's retirement party was on Sunday. So I was there for a bit, but then I got a ride back home. I like having the house to myself... it's good for resting and doing homework.
Conclusion -
And to conclude this post... ahh... it's a good year. It's a good year, we're 27% into it, and life is awesome.
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