*sip tea* ahhh....

I am currently taking a long sigh of relief as two very stressful weeks from test hell (wherever that is) comes to a wonderful end. I couldn't be happier sipping at my tea while I tell myself how grateful I am to take a night with zero, zip, nada, NO studying of anything. I'm telling you, if Einstein stormed into my dorm room at this very moment, telling me that he knew the equation that was going to change the world, and he needed me to study it with him- I would simply... shut the door in his face. You heard me! Not another ounce of information is going into this brain. Nope, noway! Not another crazy-spelled landmark in the anatomy of our body, not another organic compound chemical property in chemistry, not another theory within the folds of psychology. No more! Instead, and out of spite toward all of these things, I am going to stare aimlessly into my computer screen at a bunch of mindless, completely unmeaningful, hilarious youtube videos. Yep! That'll teach em.
Ahhh... what a glorious feeling.

Thank you God, for lifting burdens off of my shoulders and giving me room to breathe after feeling as if I'm being squeezed between the thickening walls of life. Thank you that I am now stronger, more knowledgable, and better because of the trials that have come my way. Without obstacles within this race, I wouldn't be able to grow as much as you know that I can, and I have faith that you do this on purpose. Humbly, I desire to rise even higher, overcome every bump in the road that I am faced with, and even passing with flying colors; with your help and your strength only, knowing that in the end, its really all about you anyways.

*sip tea*
breathe...
Oh my. God is good.

First Rain

The overwhelming smell of rain hit me as I woke up from an afternoon nap today. The first rain of the year, moistening everything in sight, as a blanket of joy soaking anything that seemed a little thirsty. I couldn't be happier about this weather to say the least. The song I once sang in my childhood days... "Rain, Rain, go away, come again another day..." is one I wouldn't be caught singing now. Something about it gives me such peace. So many thoughts of life are wading through my mind: the stresses of tests are tugging at my skin, the longing for the ones I miss are pulling my heart strings in all directions, the unsettled feeling of living in an environment where I don't feel I belong anymore. All things that I don't have peace about within my soul, but as I smell that sweet aroma of God's gift from the sky, I couldn't be more content. Everything is going to be drenched with this peace soon enough, I know. Until then I will stay in bed sniffing and smiling as my window is wide open, and the sounds of droplets hitting the ledge lull me back to sleep.