Jesus has a way of rocking your world...

Sorry it has been so long since I have blogged! The past month seems to have been a whirlwind! My days and weeks all seem to run together. I write this today to give you an update on my life. It won't be me telling you everything is amazing cause that simply is not real. God has turned my life upside down! Luckily as he breaks us he also holds us and molds us. Where should I start?
First of all, I came into this year wanting so much to balance Chris, my friends and the girls on my floor. I was extremely purposeful with my time with them and honestly did a pretty good job balancing the three. However, a couple weeks into school realized that I had left out one extremely huge part... SCHOOL!!! Now that I went through some extremely stressful and tough weeks I finally feel like I have a handle on things again. It is difficult because I am used to being able to get ahead in all of my work and as an R.A. that just simply isn't realistic. I just did my Bible Study today for my Preaching and Teaching class which went very well (glad that is over). I love my major because not only am I getting an education, I am getting challenged spiritually. I really could not ask for more.
My relationship with Chirs is going great! He is a constant in my life and I could not thank him enough. We challenge each other constantly, urging one another to grow and to gravitate towards Christ. He is truly a blessing and some days I don't feel that I would be able to get out of bed if it were not for him.
Things at Vanguard are incredibly difficult right now. Because of financial trouble that has been building up for almost ten years our school has had to lay off a number of people. We just found out yesterday that three of our beloved staff members in Student Life are being let go. This may not seem like a big deal but one of them is our Dean of Students, Linda Hartzell. She is the most amazing people I have ever met. When you look at her you see Christ and she has a love for people that can only flow out of her love for Christ. The impact that she has has on this community cannot be summed up in words. Our department (student life), our Catalina R.A. staff, and our community are all taking a very hard hit with her leaving. Needless to say, we are all heartbroken. We feel as though a piece of the heart of Vanguard is being taken out. We know God still is holding us in his hands and I am trying to rest in that but we are broken as a school right now.
Life has been extremely challenging but I came into this year knowing that it would be. I have prayed for growth and to become more like Christ and that is never an easy experience. In order to be more like him, he has to break us! Please continue to pray for me, my friends, my school, and the girls on my floor. May God be glorified in all that we do! Blessings!