Getting Better...

You know, tonight things started to get a little better...the daytime wasn't too bad, I had 4 classes, one of which I will talk about later. Classes will be tough, but easier than ASP...Things with the roomies are getting better, slowly...they talked to me tonight and asked how my day was and stuff...and my old roommates/friends really made my day today. Leslie called me this evening and asked if i wanted to come down and have cookies with them...if only she knew just how much that meant to me! We had a great time laughing, talking, sharing...it was almost like old times. I felt like myself around them, which hasn't happened in a while! God is beginning to bring joy back into my life, and I am so thankful for that...though I still feel strange...hmmm...

An ASP alum from Spring 2003 came into the library today (after I had been praying the whole night that God would bring her in!!) and it was so great to talk to someone who had been through what I am going through...she said that she also felt like she no longer fit in, like she didn't really want to be back here...and she said that a part of her still feels that way. ASP changes us in ways that we don't even realize until we re-enter campus life, I have found. Anyway, we exchanged contact info, and I look forward to sharing stories with her, and pictures too!! ('cause I have a FEW!!)

Okay--so about one of my classes...Research and Writing...I have heard that this prof is a little eccentric, perhaps even strange...but WOW, I never expected today's event. I cannot possibly portray to you how ridiculous our excercise was today, but I will try. He was talking to us about paragraphs, and about how they are supposed to be connected and should flow into one another. He asked if we had ever seen children on a field trip with a teacher, or crossing the street or something similar. He said that paragraphs are like those children who all hold hands while crossing the street...they are all different, but connected. Yeah. Okay. So that was interesting. But he didn't stop there. Oh no. Can you guess what he made us do? You're right! The classroom has two doors, and he made us all hold hands and go outside, with people walking around watching us, from one door to the other (probably 30 yards)...we just laughed. I could not believe that a 300 level upper division writing intensive political science course was HOLDING HANDS WHILE WALKING!! Wow...yeah. I know that it isn't as funny reading it as it was to experience it...but use your imagination!! :)

APU has sure changed--I must say that I feel as if I am on a totally different campus...which only makes me miss D.C. more, even though our campus is more beautiful than when I left. They have redecorated/renovated nearly every building on campus, built several new ones...it looks great! However, it all changed while I was gone, so I wasn't here to see the process...the library changes are the hardest for me because I am supposed to know basically everything about the library, so that I can help patrons, and I do not know much of anything anymore...patience...:) At least my boss is SO patient that he is giving as much time as I need.

Okay, I should get some rest. One class tomorrow after chapel...I am really looking forward to chapel for two reasons: one, I have missed the West Campus worship team tons, and two, our campus pastor is speaking and he is absolutely amazing. I cannot wait to get back into his Wednesday night study, which for the past 2.5 years has been on Mark...I wonder if he is done with it yet...who knows...

Goodnight!!