Hey there! I am glad to hear that you have had a good break. It is such a moving thing to see God at work first hand. I sent you a sum yesterday and I hope that you recieve it without any problems. I didn't know how all to go about getting it there, so let me know if you still don't have it and I will see if I can figure out what happened. I hope that you are looking forward to your third year as much as I am. I still have to complete this year, but so far, I feel like I am learning so much about nursing and I'm really learning how to help people. It's an exciting thing.
Gideon, I hope that you never feel like my life is none of your business because I think that it's friend's jobs to get involved in other friends lives, and love having you be part of mine. Andrew and I broke up because I felt like we were getting really serioius and I didn't want to do that because I'm just not ready for that and I feel like I still have a lot of unanswered questions about life and love and marriage and the kind of person that I should choose. My dad also thought it would be a good idea if I was able to be on my own for a while just to see what would come of things. That is pretty much the whole story. It's not terribly dramatic, but I feel like I have a lot of choices to make very quickly. Please pray that God would give me lots of wisdom and a little bit of sanity every now and then.
I talked to my sister the other day and she was telling me how independent I have become since we broke up. And I suppose it's true that I have and, honestly, I am really enjoying it right now. I'm not sure that I always want to be independent, but I'm happy with it for now.
I have also made some very independent decisions lately. I'm going down to New Orleans, where the big hurricane just hit. I'm going to spend a couple of weeks with the Red Cross help out with things at the beginning of December and I am really looking forward to that.
I have to say that I have been learning a lot about prayer lately and how I didn't really grow up understanding the power of it. My parents did a very good job at raising me, but that is the one thing that I never felt was emphasized very much- the power of prayer.
Anyway, my studies have kept me very very busy this school year and made me lose a lot of sleep. I hope things are going well for you. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Bethany