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hola......first of all, i am really excited that we are all doing this together. i feel like it will be great for all of us to stay in touch while also building the foundation for the christ-centeredness of our group.

this first week of spring summer was pretty hard for me actually. After moving out of EQ and graduating on saturday and etc etc on sunday, i was really pooped but we also started CSMP training this week which consists of 6:30-10 am every day of training this spring term. i haven't woken up at 6 am for a long time (not even in high school) so it has been kicking me in the butt. i've also been working a lot (about 8 hours a day) in the research lab in the chem building....and to make matters worse i also caught a cold this week, so theres literally snot everywhere. im hoping that after the adjustment period of waking up early and going to bed early that it will get better. i do enjoy the things that we are learning in training, but its hard when im not exactly awake. please pray for my health and just strength to make it through the days!

i, like lizz, am also behind in the BRP so im doing some random things to catch up. i think i need to have the word of God more etched into my mind because its very easy for me to sway left or right in my faith. today was also kind of hard: a combination of being sick and tired and feeling bleh in general at work. but i was praying and reading 1 timothy 4 and the following verse spoke to me:

“Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.” 9 This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it. 10 This is why we work hard and continue to struggle,[d] for our hope is in the living God, who is the Savior of all people and particularly of all believers.

I think the way to handle any form of spiritual attack (feelings of apathy, sin, etc) is to fight back--not from myself--but to rely on God's power to bounce back. verse 9 reminded me to continue to seek God even when it gets difficult or I don't feel like it, or I am looking for other things simply because a Godly life is the best life that is possible. verse 10 gave me comfort knowing that despite the things I may struggle with, they don't have to weigh me down because of the ETERNAL hope i found in christ.

AMEN!!!!