Finals are over, and so is the first semester of my SENIOR year in college!! Wow, how the Lord has brought me through. I could not have done all of this without Him. He has truly grown and changed me this year in ways I never thought possible. My faith and resolve in the Lord has grown to higher degrees of dependence on Him. I truly enjoyed every class I took. It was alot, but it was SOO good. I would not have traded this semester for anything. Honestly, it was VERY VERY difficult to be away from my sweetheart, Andy, but yet I knew and have come to see it true that the Lord would do great things this year in our lives to draw us closer to Him and prepare us for marriage. I know it to be true in my life, and in Andy’s as well. I have seen such growth in his life and I am so thankful for a willing, loving, godly man that too as I believe that marriage is for the rest of our lives. Only death will break the bound of marriage, where forever we will worship the Lord! I just try to keep life in perspective. He’ll be my husband in due time - and in the mean time I can enjoy all of the people and experiences God brings my way. I LOVE MY FAMILY AND MY CHURCH FAMILY! (Of course, I have 2 church families - 1 at home and 1 at college, plus a college family) People have just become so important to me, more than ever before. 1 person can make such a difference in another’s life. We just had our cantata at my home church (Bensalem) tonight…One of the themes of the cantata was to love and be giving toward others. I feel sorry for those who love no one but themselves - they MUST be miserable. I get so much joy and fulfillment by loving others. It’s like a hug - You don’t give one without getting one back. So often when you show joy and kindness to others you can’t help but get it in return. Even from the gruff people - I love seeing a hard person soften! It’s so wonderful. Everyone needs to be loved!!!!!!!!!! And of course during this Christmas season people are more tender being reminded of Jesus Christ, God, coming to earth not to live, but to die and show the ultimate love for human kind! He died for ME! He died for YOU!!!!! But He didn’t just die! He rose again and is my Savior! (John 3:16, Acts 16:31, Romans 6:23, Romans 10:9-10) Truly it is a gift (Ephesians 2:8-10). Never again will a lamb have to be slain to picture payment of my sins. “It is finished!” Just as He cried from Calvary. How POWERFUL my Savior is! He is LORD! He is KING! He is Eternal! Just as Isaiah 6:9 says that His names will be “…Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace…” How amazing is the Lord of Glory!!! - Christmas time is a great time to think about what God did for us! I am so glad that I get to be with my family this Christmas! I am very excited that I get to see Andy not this coming tuesday, but next tuesday. In seven months I will be married and looking forward to a lifetime of love with my love of a lifetime! That is SOO exciting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Many wedding plans to be accomplished during that time! But I will make sure it is a good time of fellowshipping with him as well! ;) I think that is what I miss the most about him not being with me, just good old talking! No problems of time zones or school work! :) I will blog more tomorrow, but I need to get going - I don’t think I even wrote about the things I planned to write about, but that’s quite alright, because I enjoy far more thinking about God, and thinking about Andy and my family. So, that’s all for now!