Day 83 "I'm Back"

Well, I am not dead incase you may be wondering. I haven't decided to hate my blog and never write again either :O) When I wrote at the beginning of the month that this was going to be a crazy busy month - I didn't realize that today I would think that was the understatement of the century. Even as I a write, I have 400 things to do, but you know it is all good in the hood. I am just counting down the days until May 15th when I graduate and can take some time from all this course work for a while. Honestly, I can say that I am just so happy. God is with me right now AND BOY O BOY is that so necessary. I would be overwhelmed without Him.

Tomorrow I leave for the ATL. I am going down to be commissioned as a missionary. It is my hope to get caught up on my posts for this month by the 31st because I want to start my birthday month on the right note :O)

Today's mentor moment is light-hearted because I feel that my mentor is in a jovial mood today, I can say I am too. I can honestly say she is the best imaginary friend I have ever had :O) She got an idea from a magazine on an airplane and shared it on her blog. This is one of the reasons I choose her as my mentor - I do stuff like this too. We were supposed to share ten things about ourselves on her blog that people would know about us if they were close. I think it is a fun idea, so I am sharing mine on here today:

• 1. I love black music - i've always wished I could sing like Mandisa and rap better than Jay-Z
• 2. I inherited a zip-lock bag obsession from my mom - i think of buying them every time I go to the store
• 3. I've lived in many states and places, but I will always consider Texas my home
• 4. I am a fast driver, if I could I would love to race cars
• 5. I am obsessed with Blue Bell ice cream, which is ironic since for the last 15 years I've lived places that don't sell it.
• 6. If I could, I would travel to a new place every day just to experience something new
• 7. I am obsessed with learning, but I try not to let anyone know that.
• 8. I love keeping a clean house, but for some reason I really hate doing the floors - i mean I HATE IT :O)
• 9. Coke is my favorite drink, I've been on a forty day fast from it and felt sure I was going to die many times :O)
• 10. I could live the rest of my life just eating pizza, chicken alfredo and mexican food

Sigh. I could go on, but I am procrastinating as it is. I'll be honest, keeping up this mentor gig has really been difficult for me lately. Basically, I am just insecure about it again I guess. I think part of it is that I feel like it reminds me that I don't have a real mentor you know? Oh what I would give to have coffee once a month with my fake BFF. And, I've been a little discouraged b/c my schooling is keeping me from my keeping up with my blog postings. But look at this encouragement God gave me today from a book I was reading:

"Skills are also needed for success. Although God can work around our lack of skills, it is much wiser to develop skills. Ecclesiastes 10:10 says, 'If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed but skill will bring success.'"

Anyway, this just reminds me that God has me going through what I am for a reason. In less than two months I will have two masters degrees. I can't wrap my mind around this. I can't imagine what life will be like for me then.

I miss you guys. I would love to know you if you are reading my blog. Please leave me a note, it would mean a lot to hear from you!

Peace out my peeps.