I've had a lot of time to just hang out with the family, which has been wonderful. The last two days, I've been reading (my favorite pastime - I told Mama the other day that when my most difficult decision is which book to read first, my life is bliss) while my family watches football. I sit in a chair or on the couch with my book, the TV is on, the fam's gathered around (well, at least my parents), and I look up every now again to see the game or laugh at my parent's banter. It is been perfect. Mama apologized for being boring, but honestly, this is more wonderful than I can really describe. To just relax and do nothing except read and eat and joke and watch football...Its great. The other great thing is that Daddy is here! He's not off covering one of these ball games, so I get to watch him watch the game. It has been enlightening. :)
Amid all this wonderful relaxation, I've had lots of thinking time. I've been thinking a lot about God's will and what is means to follow Him and His faithfulness in my life and His conviction. Shocker, right? :) I know I've written about this over and over. I really am amazed at how the Lord has worked in my life this year. I guess what I've been experiencing most this week is His conviction, in the little things. Mostly with my attitude and my selfishness. I've felt that keen struggle to defeat myself and surrender to the attitude and perspective that I know God wants me to have. Its been good. I've failed most often, or else I have to take a minute, really fight, and then barely choose God's way. There's always a moment or two of failure in there. And then God deals with me in it as I'm changing my perspective. Really, I can't imagine a more loving Father than the Lord. I have a pretty great Daddy, but compared to God...I don't know. Its indescribable, really. That love, the combination of conviction and teaching and encouragement, well, I am so thankful for it.
Now I'm off to Atlanta for a few days! Then home, Rebecca's wedding, and back to school. This break is FLYING by!
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