Friday, April 30, 2010

What I made a B?!?! Is this a dream?



Why yes! That does say "a well-written and organized paper..." and that letter is "B"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
.... NO! its not dream I did make a "B" on my Teachings paper, a 20 page research paper discussing the humor in Jesus' Teachings... The Teachings of Jesus, a class devoted to studying the saying of our Lord and Savior taught by a man whom I have grown to respect. Choosing to take this class may have been one of the worst and best decision of my life. However, I have recently (possibly now that the class is over and I have the paper back)come to the conclusion that I need to rejoice and be glad in this opportunity to be grateful that I the opportunity to receive the education I am. Grateful to my parents for funding the adventure, thankful to my professors who often put up with mediocre work, and half hearted listeners as the present to us material that has influenced the, grateful for amazing friend who put up with late night cry-study-laugh-coke-chocolate-whateverelseisgoodforalifeandhappiness sessions, but most of all grateful to my Lord who has placed in my heart a calling and a passion to do something bigger than myself.

I feel that it is quite necessary to mention hear that I have been far from grateful for all I have this semester.... I have been mean and miserable... I had in fact become a person I was not very fond of. Thanks to the boldness of a few dear friends (who shall remain nameless) I have realized that this is not the person I am nor is it the person I want to be. I owe a great many thanks and apologies to those I have spent most of the semester with, and hope they will continue to be an encouragement in love and accountability as we all move out of a less than perfect semester and into a magnificent summer of growth.

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