turtle on a fence post.

Alright, yes, blogging has resided on a very cold back burner as of late. There's just always something that needs to be done! Schedules, buses, cleaning, laundry, homework, food, sleep...

and then I would like to have a social life. Juggling it all is going to take some getting used to.

Classes started Monday; I'm learning to love it, despite the ever on-coming stress and exhaustion.  

I live in a high rise dorm, in a cubby of a room, with a smidgen of a closet. 

It's becoming cozier with time..

My roommate, Laura, sleeps and studies on the left side. Me on the right. 

Pictures and posters help the cozy factor a lot.. 

And see that blanket on hanging on the bed? 

I knitted that. Yes, I did. Nathan and Grayson, yours are coming, in time. 

I've been told that I'm the clean roommate.

A little scary, I must admit.

So there is my room! Tour is over.

Yesterday, I went out and bought a fish!

His name is Oscar. 

I'm missing my menagerie of pets at home - and the dorms only allow us to have fish. So, Oscar is my attempt to fill the void. He adds a little something to the room. We have name tags on our doors; we plan on making one for him as well. 

I'm loving being an art major. 

Like in my Drawing 1 class, all we've drawn so far is cups.

Simply awesome. I can't even begin to explain.

I should probably explain the title of this post, though.

I'm a turtle on a fence post.

Basically, if you see a turtle sitting on a fence post, obviously, you know that the turtle did not get there by himself. Someone had to put him there; he couldn't do it on his own and can take no credit for it.

By His grace, God has put me here - for His purpose. 

I know that I will never fully understand the gravity of His blessings.

But I can't wait to continually find them anew and abundant in my life. 

-Mary Catherine.