"...'cause you're worth more than that."

On the freshmen bucket list: Go to Mt. Currahee

... and now I can check that off.

Mt. Currahee was such a good idea. I know why I like the mornings - even though I'm not a morning person - it's 'cause the mornings are peaceful and fresh and renewing. As I looked down at the land and the houses that were filled with families, I couldn't help but thank God; thank Him for choosing to allow us to have another morning and for the breath that we were able to breathe. It was a great way to start the morning of my last day of finals.

And on that last day of finals, I had a really good conversation with a friend and on the topic of marriage, he told me, "Don't ever settle for less .... 'cause you're worth more than that." It's always the short conversations that have the best quality - not that long conversations don't have that. I'm thankful for little times like those that remind me who I am and whose I am ... remembering my worth in Jesus Christ.

And now that school is officially over for the Winter, I'm finally back at home and glad that I don't have to think about waking up for classes or struggling to finish a paper the day before it's due. Every time I come back home, I'm humbled because I see the way that my family lives and I see their hard work and it just humbles me. I'm excited for these next couple of weeks that I'll have at home!


.... and at the end of all this goodness, we can say that all of it comes from God alone.