I am joyful. I've been feeling really good lately. High spirits, good hopes, happy thoughts. It feels great- but at the same time I don't want to be so up that I miss those around me who are so down. When I speak with someone I want to make sure that I am truly "all there." But I also want to recognize that meeting someone where they are does not mean I have to sacrifice and permanently bring myself down, I just have to be aware of where I am and where they are and how I can meet them at that spot. I'm learning how to do that. It's good though. J

Grad school is going well! I find that I don't study nearly as much as I thought I would…most of what I'm learning is not new information, so it's quite easy to follow along. I know that eventually we'll get into some harder stuff, but right now it's nice to just follow along. I really need to get on top of writing some of those papers though. No procrastinating! :P

Anyway, I'm off to Counseling Skills here pretty soon. I hope to learn a lot from this class- may it shape me to be not only a good counselor, but a better person in general.

To God be the glory! J