The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.” Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.” -Luke 1:26-35

Indeed, this is why we celebrate. What wonderful words!!

Merry Christmas, one and all! I pray that all of you may have a wonderful Christmas Day and coming new year!!!

I got straight A’s this semester!!!!

Wow, I’m still sort of in shock that I pulled out an A in Statics…Praise the Lord – I must have aced the final!! I’m just so happy and so thankful…this is my first semester that I’ve gotten all A’s. Thanks to God, I’ve done it.

Now, to enjoy a long and – dare I say – well deserved Christmas break…ahh, to smell cookies baking every day and have all the time in the world to read the books I want to read. Life is good.

I will praise You with my whole heart; before the gods I will sing praises to You. I will worship toward Your holy temple, and praise Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth; for You have magnified Your word above all Your name. In the day when I cried out, You answered me, and made me bold with strength in my soul. -Psalm 138:1-3

Winter is here!

It was nice and cold today, the coldest it’s been so far at school this year! And the trees were colorful with the leaves of fall, and it was sunny and clear…pretty much the perfect day. Alas, I had to spend most of it indoors studying for my final statics exam, which just happens to be tomorrow. Surprisingly, even though it’s my hardest class, I’m feeling confident for the final. I think part of that confidence has to do with the fact that I actually had an organized study plan. I started studying for statics on Monday and have been studying almost every day since for it. Even in my idle thoughts statics problems pop into my head! Yes, I’d admit that’s strange.

But, I’m done with my studying for tonight(before 10? Shocking!) and now I’m going to go for a walk(Rob, too) in this beautiful winter night. After tomorrow’s exam, I’ll be done with school until January! Hurrah!