Friends,
My apologies (again) for my disappearance — I am finally done with my midterm exams. And I am so glad it’s done. Spring Break begins this Saturday; and Lord knows I need a break. I’m not going anywhere for Spring Break, I will be working full-time and doing research for my research projects.
However, there has been some awesome blessings that I’m so thankful for:
1) I am done with physical therapy! My leg has gotten strong enough for my physical therapist to be comfortable with me not coming in weekly. I still need to keep doing my exercises, but at least I don’t need to go to PT anymore.
2) I am getting a huge tax refund. I reckon this may be a little materialistic, but the tax refund money will be able to pay off my credit cards and a little bit of my MRI bill. I should have my MRI bill and the remaining medical bills finished by the end of the summer, as well as having the wedding dress paid off. The reason why this is a blessing is that it will mean that I will be entering marriage with only debt from my student loans. That in itself is a small miracle.
I am sending some money to the Monastery I’m making my Oblation through for their needs. I reckon if God is going to give me a huge sum of money, I should definitely give some back to Him.
3) Speaking of the wedding dress…
The front.The wedding dress fit into our budget and doesn’t require any major alterations. 
I’ve noticed a couple things with going through midterms this week: that my spiritual/secular life balance is entirely out of whack, and that I am finally mentally adjusted over to the fact that I’m engaged and will be married at the end of the year. Granted, I’m going to need another adjustment period when we actually get married; but for now I’ve had my tweak-outs and have gotten my head around the fact that my life is going to change in all sorts of ways. I always thought I’d never get married, so marriage was something that everyone else went through and I was more of a spectator than a participant. It’s an entirely different viewpoint being where I am now. It’s scary, that’s for sure; but I know that it will be okay because it’s God’s will. It won’t be easy, and there’s going to be all sorts of crosses; but it’s all for His glory and our sanctification.
This Spring Break, in addition to doing my schoolwork and full-time work; I really want to get my life back into balance. All I did was study — I went to Mass, Confession, Bible study, and taught my RE class; but my prayer life went down the tubes (along with my Bennie preparation). I’m back in the saddle, but I realized that this past week could have been a lot less stressful if I had clung to Our Lord instead of falling off. That’s one of the things I love about God and His Church — especially in this time of Lent. No matter how many times we fall, He’ll always be there to pick us back up. I just have to remember that He’s there and more importantly, let Him. I’ve been praying the Stations of the Cross with my parish each Friday; and the point was brought up that’s especially applicable: Jesus fell three times, but got up four times.
Pax!!
