Again, out of laziness, I am going to copy an email I sent a friend asking for details on my life...
I miss posting on this but I can't seem to find the time! I hope all is well!


Well...nothing exciting to share. At least that compares to your new adventure.

I love love love our house. We painted the front room and middle room. We've hung pictures and lamps and have plants and it's so homey! We're getting to use it just like we'd hoped...people are coming in and out a lot. We have two younger boys from the FEC over for dinner once a week and girls nights Thursdays for Grey's Anatomy. We all take turns cooking for each other once a week and share our leftovers all week. Girls from the dorms come bake in our kitchen and boys tired of their roommates come nap on our couch. Even its inability to retain heat adds to its character so we just bundle up or have sleepovers together for warmth. It's everything we ever hoped and we love it. The only problem probably has been Warren (our landlord). He is a control freak and a sad, lonely man. We are currently on good terms though and we've just decided to love him as best we can.

I'm done with core classes so I'm taking all Pysc. and Soc. classes. I love all of them and have never felt more sure of my calling to ministry through counseling. The only catch is that I am not doing as well as I expected. I think it's a combination of the fact that I am too distracted with friends and living off campus is too fun...and also, an unexpectedly hard adjustment to being a student again. But I am slowly improving.I'm back in leadership with Intervarsity and leading a small group with two guys. Neither of them has lead before and leading with boys is surprisingly hard! It's kind of been a rocky road but God is teaching us a lot through it and I'm actually really enjoying it now.

Jessica Dodd, who took my place in Turkey, has decided to come home. They have her ticket for November 2. I have mixed feelings. I am sad for the kids but I understand where she is coming from. Sometimes I miss Emre so much I ache a little.

That's really it, I guess. Oh, I stopped by the office for a vist and that was nice. Bonnie took me out to lunch last week for my birthday and it was nice also.

What else...I have newly discovered that I very much like the taste of butterscotch. I'm trying to work out four times a week but I'm really out of shape...I was in better shape in Turkey! I ate at the Bunnery for the first time and really appreciate the fact you get to choose how much icing they put on your cinnamon role. I forgot to say "when" because I was so awestruck. My next goal is to try Geoffrie's on Aviles street. I am on a hunt for a place to go to be quiet that can kind of be my own. Any suggestions? Also, Brothers Bloom is the best movie I have seen since being back and if you haven't seen it I highly recommend it. God is giving me a new heart for injustice...I have been on a kick about sex trafficking but Id on't really know why or what to do about it. I am a very bad cook but am learning. my biggest success so far has been chicken cordon bleu's but I had supervision from Debrah so I don't know if it counts.There was a homosexuality forum last week and one of the panelists was a lesbian pastor from some union church or something...hearing her talk kind of made my heart hurt. I can't wait to see Where the Wild Things Are. As soon as I have time to read I intend to start the Portrait of Dorian Grey...or whatever it's called.

That is it for now I think...please tell me lots about you now!