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I think my ambitions for understanding my schoolwork are not very realistic...so...I will see how things work out. I'm having a little difficulty with some of the algebra stuff--between new concepts (mixed in with ones I know, confusing me somewhat) and learning to use a calculator, I have a challenge.
My interest in the other things is growing, and I'm quite afraid that I will try to study much more than I should for the amount of time I have...I just don't know how to balance life.
I have an in-class essay to write Wednesday, and I feel like I've done all the preparing that I can do (legitimately). I thought about writing the essay at home, then outlining it from that...LOL! (We're not allowed to take drafts of any sort, and I doubt we're supposed to write them.) The truth is that I've already done an essay like the one I'll be doing next week...but I'll have to fit it into the description of the assignment and exclude my references to Scripture, God, and various struggles (because it's not "pertinent," even though it does make all the difference in the world).
Tomorrow in Sunday school, we will be listening to the second half of Dawson Trotman's testimony. I felt like something he said in the first part really convicted me about school, "Do you ever see the apostles in the New Testament praying for opportunities? No! They prayed for boldness, and that's how we need to pray, too." Over time, my prayers in that respect have indeed changed, "Lord, OPEN my eyes to the opportunities You are giving me." I must say goodbye to self-consciousness and self-centeredness. I wonder if that has anything to do with denying ourselves...
I drove on the bypass in rain yesterday. People still passed me...whizzing by at over 70 MPH, frequently. What is it with people who aren't content for me to go the speed limit? (I did reduce my speed going around curves or when visibility was diminished.) Maybe something's wrong with my speedometer. I don't really like driving...I think a longer commute would induce me to move on-campus wherever (obviously, I can't do that at the community college!). At the same time, I have gotten so much easier about the traffic, and it doesn't frighten me nearly so much anymore.
Well, my brain's not functioning properly at the moment, so I'd better go and try to do something physically productive.
I think my ambitions for understanding my schoolwork are not very realistic...so...I will see how things work out. I'm having a little difficulty with some of the algebra stuff--between new concepts (mixed in with ones I know, confusing me somewhat) and learning to use a calculator, I have a challenge.
My interest in the other things is growing, and I'm quite afraid that I will try to study much more than I should for the amount of time I have...I just don't know how to balance life.
I have an in-class essay to write Wednesday, and I feel like I've done all the preparing that I can do (legitimately). I thought about writing the essay at home, then outlining it from that...LOL! (We're not allowed to take drafts of any sort, and I doubt we're supposed to write them.) The truth is that I've already done an essay like the one I'll be doing next week...but I'll have to fit it into the description of the assignment and exclude my references to Scripture, God, and various struggles (because it's not "pertinent," even though it does make all the difference in the world).
Tomorrow in Sunday school, we will be listening to the second half of Dawson Trotman's testimony. I felt like something he said in the first part really convicted me about school, "Do you ever see the apostles in the New Testament praying for opportunities? No! They prayed for boldness, and that's how we need to pray, too." Over time, my prayers in that respect have indeed changed, "Lord, OPEN my eyes to the opportunities You are giving me." I must say goodbye to self-consciousness and self-centeredness. I wonder if that has anything to do with denying ourselves...
I drove on the bypass in rain yesterday. People still passed me...whizzing by at over 70 MPH, frequently. What is it with people who aren't content for me to go the speed limit? (I did reduce my speed going around curves or when visibility was diminished.) Maybe something's wrong with my speedometer. I don't really like driving...I think a longer commute would induce me to move on-campus wherever (obviously, I can't do that at the community college!). At the same time, I have gotten so much easier about the traffic, and it doesn't frighten me nearly so much anymore.
Well, my brain's not functioning properly at the moment, so I'd better go and try to do something physically productive.
