Mañana.

The day is almost here. Mañana. Tomorrow I will head to meet up with my study abroad group and we will begin orientation together before we depart earrrrly Wednesday morning  (3am early). As I spent some time with family and close friends (who might as well be family) today, I kept saying, "I can't believe it's here!" I have been planning and talking about this trip for at least a year and a half and now it's here. Where did the time go?

That's the funny thing about life. It flies, it's but a vapor. The past three years at SAU have gone by so fast, I can barely remember parts. This summer (which I thought would be a slow, relaxing one) has been lost in the mist of time before my very eyes. Soon and very soon, this trip will be over and I will be home freaking out about my student teaching. I can chose to be anxious and nervous about this trip or I can choose to be excited about this adventure that the Lord has blessed me with. I can enjoy each day, soaking everything in and investing my time into truly learning the Spanish language. I can choose to put my time and effort into investing in others' lives.

So, while I write this in the darkness of my room, late at night, I am making a vow: I am going to savor and appreciate every little detail of this trip. I am going to live. I am going to learn. I am going to love. I am going to love with the same love that Christ has given me...because absolutely nothing can separate me from the love of Jesus Christ.

Saying goodnight to my room until December,
-J